The 2026 DirectTrust Annual Conference

October 20-21, Kansas City

Join us in Kansas City for the 2026 DirectTrust Conference—two inspiring days of learning, collaboration, and community. This annual gathering brings together leaders across healthcare including interoperability, cybersecurity, identity, trust services, standards, accreditation, and innovation to explore what’s next for our ecosystem.

What’s New for 2026 & What to Expect

A New Location & Experience
For the first time, the DirectTrust Conference will be held at the Oracle Innovations Campus in Kansas City, offering a modern, tech-forward environment that elevates both the learning and networking experiences. DirectTrust will still be partnering with local hotels to set up a room block and transportation services for attendees.

A More Focused, Two-Day Format

We’ve kept the engaging plenaries and roll-up-your-sleeves participatory breakouts while streamlining the agenda into an efficient two-day program designed to maximize value with concentrated plenaries, breakout sessions, and cross-community dialogue.

Save the date and join us October 20-21, 2026 in Kansas City!

Agenda At-A-Glance

Day 1 – Tuesday, October 20

Conference kickoff with plenary sessions
Breakout tracks focused on real-world use cases, policy, standards, and technology
Evening reception and networking

Day 2 – Wednesday, October 21

Plenary speakers
Breakout sessions
Closing discussions and next-steps for the DirectTrust community

Continuing Education Credits:

Last year, we partnered with the Midwest Gateway Chapter of HIMSS to offer HIMSS Continuing Education (CE) credit for our conference. More information is coming about CE hours for the 2026 event.