Connecticut’s Healthcare Economy: Competing, Innovating, Growing

Healthcare is not simply one of Connecticut’s largest employers—it is an economic ecosystem connecting workforce, technology, life sciences, insurance, higher education, real estate, housing, innovation, and community development.  

The February 4 Connecticut’s Healthcare Economy conference reframes healthcare as an economic development conversation, not as a traditional healthcare discussion. 

Connecticut doesn’t need to invent a healthcare ecosystem. We already have one. 

The opportunity is to connect it, measure it, tell its story—and build what’s next.

We’ll explore Connecticut’s competitive advantages through a healthcare lens, from the economic forces shaping the industry and the state’s ability to turn life sciences research and innovation into patient impact, to the workforce challenges and opportunities shaping the future of healthcare. 

And don’t miss the opportuntity to connect with your peers from around the state!

Agenda

7:30 | Networking Breakfast 

8:30 am | Opening Remarks

8:40 am | The Connecticut Advantage: Economic Outlook Through a Healthcare Lens

9:20 am | Research to Patient Impact: Connecticut’s Life Sciences Advantage 

10:05 am | Networking Break 

10:25 am | The Workforce Question 

11:10 am | The CEO Conversation

11:55 am | Closing Remarks

12 pm | Adjourn