GHX Opens Early Registration for GHX Summit 2027 and Nominations for GHXcellence Awards

The three-day event will be held in Arlington, Texas, featuring futurist April Rinne and behavioral scientist Vanessa Van Edwards as keynote speakers

DENVER, Nov. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) today opened early registration for its flagship annual event, GHX Summit, and issued the call for nominations for the 2026 GHXcellence Awards. From May 10-13, 2027, providers, suppliers, distributors, ERP and GPO partners, and industry organizations will gather at Loews Arlington Hotel in Arlington, TX, for keynotes, networking and special events, alongside breakout sessions on building a supply chain that is more resilient, better connected and ready for what comes next. Attendees who register early can save more than $600 per registration through February 12, 2027.

GHX Summit draws healthcare supply chain professionals, from executives to frontline specialists, to share best practices, celebrate success stories and learn from the organizations making real progress on healthcare's toughest challenges. In 2027, customers take center stage. Building on September's pioneering vibeGHX event, which brought providers and suppliers together to build AI-powered prototypes, Summit will put customer ideas front and center. Seventy-seven organizations took part, bringing real workflow challenges to the table. Select winning teams will present their ideas live, and attendees can also participate in another vibeGHX event to innovate together.

"The future of healthcare's supply chain will be shaped by the providers and suppliers who know its challenges best," said Tina Vatanka Murphy, President and CEO of GHX. "AI-powered orchestration gives this community new ways to anticipate needs, coordinate action and build a supply chain that learns and adapts. Summit 2027 will bring that collective expertise together to help turn this vision into new ways of working that strengthen the supply chain and the care it supports."

GHX Summit 2027: Six New Breakout Tracks 

Summit's customer-led approach comes to life in six new breakout tracks:

• Resilient by Design: how organizations can anticipate risk, respond faster and build greater resilience into everyday supply chain operations.
• Data DNA: Powering a Healthy, Connected Supply Chain: how trusted, connected data creates the foundation for better decisions, stronger collaboration and a healthier supply chain.
• From Transactions to Orchestration: how connected workflows, shared visibility and coordinated action can move providers and suppliers beyond transactions.
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures (MA&D): Navigating Complexity: how to manage the operational complexity of MA&D while maintaining continuity, visibility and control.
• Financial Performance: Winning on the Margins: opportunities across financial workflows to reduce friction, improve cash flow and capture more value from transactions.
• Connecting Supply Chain to Clinical Impact: how better product information, collaboration and decision-making can connect supply chain operations more directly to clinical and financial outcomes.

The program reflects the breadth of the GHX ecosystem. Sessions will feature customers, GHX experts and executives and ecosystem partners including leading ERP providers and group purchasing organizations, as well as industry associations and thought leaders from outside healthcare.

Attendees can also visit Summit Central, the event's networking, demo, learning and innovation hub, where hands-on demo stations offer access to GHX solutions, including new AI-powered innovations, and partner technologies.

Additionally, Summit 2027 will feature the GHX Next-Gen Leadership Academy, a cohort-based program for emerging healthcare supply chain leaders. Through peer learning, conversations with industry executives and an interactive leadership workshop, participants will develop practical strategies for leading through change and strengthening supply chain resilience.

Summit 2027 Keynotes: Navigating Change and Building Trust

The Summit 2027 keynotes look past the supply chain itself to the human side of healthcare's toughest challenges: thriving amid constant change and building the trust that collaboration depends on. The lineup pairs GHX President and CEO, Tina Vatanka Murphy, with two leading voices who bring distinct perspectives to those themes.

• Tina Vatanka Murphy, President and CEO, GHX
• April Rinne, futurist, change navigator and author of Flux
• Vanessa Van Edwards, behavioral scientist and author of Captivate and Cues

Additional keynote speakers will be announced in the coming months.

Join Us at GHX Summit 2027

To learn more about GHX Summit 2027 and reserve your spot, visit the website at www.ghxsummit.com.

The GHXcellence Awards: Recognizing Healthcare's Most Impactful Innovators

The GHXcellence Awards recognize healthcare leaders and organizations redefining what's possible in the business of healthcare by advancing innovation, reducing costs, improving operational efficiency and enhancing the quality of patient care. This year's program adds a new award - Advancing Resiliency in Healthcare Supply Chain, recognizing provider and supplier organizations that have strengthened their ability to anticipate, withstand and recover from disruption, while supporting continuity of care. Nominations are due by Friday, January 29, 2027. Winners will be announced at GHX Summit 2027.

"GHXcellence celebrates the people who are helping redefine what's possible in healthcare," said Tina Vatanka Murphy. "These teams are building more resilient supply chains, stronger partnerships and greater capacity for care. We invite our community to nominate the colleagues and partners whose vision, leadership and ingenuity are making that progress possible."

More information about the GHXcellence Awards, including a full list of categories, criteria and selection committee members, can be found at www.ghx.com/awards/ghxcellence.

About GHX
Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) is reimagining how healthcare works by powering a more intelligent, resilient and connected supply chain. Through AI-driven automation, cloud-based solutions and intelligent decision support, GHX helps healthcare organizations increase operational agility, reduce unnecessary spend and improve outcomes. For more than 25 years, GHX has been a trusted partner across the healthcare ecosystem—from providers and suppliers to distributors and government agencies—working to remove billions in waste and strengthen the economic foundation of care delivery. Learn more about GHX's platform and insights at www.ghx.com and The Healthcare Hub.

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