Ashley Allison

Biography

Ashley Allison is a political strategist, media executive, and national commentator shaping conversation on race, policy, and power in America. She is owner and publisher of The Root and founder and CEO of Watering Hole Media, leading culturally grounded journalism on democracy and culture. A regular CNN voice with two decades of experience, she served in the Obama White House and as National Coalitions Director for the Biden-Harris 2020 campaign, leading nearly 300 staff to build the most diverse voter coalition in modern political history, driving record turnout among Black, Latino, Asian American, Pacific Islander and Indigenous voters.

Sessions

1. Equitable Innovation: Delivering on AI’s Health Equity Potential Presented by Sanofi

   Thu, Nov 5, 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CT

   Track Equity, Bias and Clinical Trust

   Emerging technology, like artificial intelligence, is reshaping healthcare at record speed with great potential to advance health equity, but for communities that have long faced barriers to quality care, the promise of AI comes with urgent questions: How do we build trust in emerging technology?  Who is the technology built for? Whose data trains it? At its core, this discussion will focus on a critical question for patients, practitioners, technologists, and communities: Will AI close, or widen, longstanding health disparities? Leading voices in health equity, technology, and policy will explore how to build trustworthy AI systems, ensure representative data, and hold institutions accountable for equitable innovation. Join us for a candid conversation about power, progress, and the future of healthcare access in the age of artificial intelligence and what it will take to get it right for underserved communities.