HARLINGEN, Texas - AltaCair Foundation held its Accelerator 2026 half-day conference at the Harlingen Convention Center on October 15, 2026.
The theme was “Bridging AI & Health Outcomes,” and the focus was on the practical role of AI in healthcare, access, whole person care, and community impact.
Organizers said the aim of the conversation was to focus on “real-world use, social impact, and how AI can help strengthen systems that serve families across the Rio Grande Valley.”
Following a presentation by Christian Pean, CEO and Co-Founder of RevelAi Health, two panels were convened. The first comprised Katie Adams, director of federal government affairs at Genentech, Matt Wolthoff, president of Driscoll Children’s Hospital-Rio Grande Valley, and Joe Wilson, executive vice president for growth and government affairs at Frontier Direct Care. The moderator was Dr. Edwin Estevez, board chair AltaCair Foundation.
Here is a video recording of the panel:
A second panel on the same topic comprised June Simpson, head of population health and customer engagement at Genentech, Dr. Raghuveer Puttagunta, MD, chief medical information officer at Driscoll Health System, and Jaimin A. Modi, MHA, chief operating officer at Rio Grande Regional Hospital. Estevez, the board chair for AltaCair Foundation, moderated this panel also.
Here is a video recording of the panel:
