INSPIRE: Ideation Workshops

May 17, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Transform Your Health Tech Idea into a Viable Business!

INSPIRE is an immersive two-day program designed to help aspiring health tech entrepreneurs and innovators validate their ideas and gain critical insights into product-market fit. Whether you have a rough concept or an early-stage startup, INSPIRE provides the guidance and hands-on experience to get you on the right track.

Over two intensive Saturday workshops, you’ll work to refine your health tech solution. By the end of the program, you’ll have a clear assessment of your venture’s product-market fit. You’ll learn if you’re on track to meet a legitimate market need or if you need to pivot your approach. Regardless of the outcome, you’ll gain profound insights to inform your next steps.

For only $25, don’t miss this opportunity to validate your health tech idea and position yourself for success!

Limited to 10 participants for personalized attention and mentorship.

Register for INSPIRE today and equip yourself with the tools for startup success!

From Concept to Clinical Insight: A Hands-On Introduction to AI in Healthcare

June 6, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Join us for an interactive workshop designed to equip professionals with essential AI skills for the healthcare industry. Over four engaging sessions, you’ll dive into AI concepts, preprocess healthcare data, build and train models, and learn deployment techniques.

Led by Ivan Reyes, an expert in biosensors, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Virtual Reality (VR), this workshop offers invaluable insights from someone who has served as a startup founder, CTO, and senior engineer, and now leads AI innovation at a cutting-edge health tech company.

June 6/13: Friday, 12:00PM - 4:00PM

June 7/14: Saturday, 9:00am - 4:00PM

Day 1: AI fundamentals, ethical considerations, and dataset exploration.

Day 2: Data preprocessing, feature engineering, and baseline model selection.

Day 3: Model training, evaluation, and improvement.

Day 4: Model deployment and next steps in AI implementation.

Whether you’re a software developer, data analyst, or healthcare IT professional, this workshop will empower you to turn ideas into real-world solutions. No prior AI experience is needed—just basic programming knowledge and a passion for innovation!

There is a limit of 10. If you have any question reach out to Emily at emily@mcamericas.org

Border Health Innovation Summit

August 21, 2025 | 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Health innovation does not occur in a vacuum and the Medical Center of the Americas (MCA) Foundation believes that true innovation in the industry occurs at the fusion of research, medical practice, technology development, talent creation, and collaboration. The Medical Center of the Americas (MCA) Foundation will host a daylong summit that captures this fusion, speaks to the region’s progress towards the creation of a globally competitive health ecosystem, and inspires the region to innovate into the future.

Learn more: https://www.mca-summit.com/