Tanisha M. Sullivan

Biography

Tanisha M. Sullivan, leads health equity strategy, external engagement, and Massachusetts government affairs at Sanofi, where her work centers on ensuring AI is designed with, and for, the communities it's meant to serve. Working with the NAACP she designed the A.C.E. Your Health initiative, including its AI focus, which led to a white paper on AI governance and a companion policy brief. She also designed the Sanofi THRIVE Challenge with MassChallenge, backing startups using responsible AI to improve care in rural communities. An attorney with nearly 30 years in life sciences, she chairs MA Gov. Healey's Advisory Council on Black Empowerment.

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.

2. Opening Remarks Presented by Sanofi

   Wed, Nov 4, 8:05 AM – 8:10 AM CT

   Track Equity, Bias and Clinical Trust