Speaker Profile
PMWC LUMINARY AWARD
Scaling Dragon and DAX Copilot to improve clinical practice
Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Health & Life Sciences Solutions and Platform, Microsoft
Biography
Joe Petro leads the development of the Dragon portfolio, DAX Copilot, and Dragon Copilot. He has been central in bringing ambient clinical documentation to scale across health systems, advancing AI-driven solutions that reduce clinician burden and improve patient care. With a career spanning leadership roles in healthcare technology and product innovation, he has guided the integration of Nuance into Microsoft’s Health & Life Sciences strategy, positioning AI as a cornerstone of modern clinical workflows.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Sharat Israni, UCSF
PMWC Award Ceremony
• Regina Barzilay, MIT
• Joe Petro, Microsoft (Dragon)
• Curtis P Langlotz, Stanford
Keynote
• Curtis P Langlotz, Stanford
From Foundation Models to Digital Twins: AI Reshaping Clinical Imaging
• Chair: Alexander Weir, Canon
• Regina Barzilay, MIT
• Joe Petro, Microsoft
• Curtis P Langlotz, Stanford
Fireside Chat
• Chair: Eric Horvitz, CSO, Microsoft
• Curtis P Langlotz, Stanford
Core AI Methods for Precision Medicine Foundation
• Chair: Sharat Israni, UCSF
• James Zou, Stanford
• Regina Barzilay, MIT
• Olivier Gevaert, Stanford
AI and Omics Foundation Models Powering Translational Research
• Chair: Janusz Dutkowski, Data4Cure
Radiomics & Radiogenomics: Harnessing Precision Imaging for Oncology
• Chair: Chris Hare, Canon Medical
• Ángel Alberich-Bayarri, Quibim
• Kevin Blyth, University of Glasgow
