BOTS2026 Video Library

What happens when world-class surgical expertise meets cutting-edge AI/ML?  Surgeons are currently overwhelmed by "mountains of data." AI acts as the connective tissue—sifting through imaging, genomic markers, and clinical notes to surface latent patterns. This allows a world-class surgeon to make decisions based on predictive analytics rather than retrospective observation.  We are honored to host Prof. @Jon J.P. Warner as a Keynote Speaker at the inaugural @BOTS: Boston Orthopedic Technology Summit, where he will share his vision on the future of surgical excellence and integrated technology's role in patient outcomes.   

Beyond his legendary work and surgical excellence at MGH and HMS, Prof. Warner is a visionary architect of surgical innovation. By merging surgical excellence with AI and Machine Learning, he moves innovative technology from theoretical promise to the clinical standard of care.  

About Dr. Jon J.P. Warner: Dr. Warner completed his medical degree and surgical residency at the University of Rochester School of Medicine NY (1982), followed by the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency (1984-1987). He subsequently completed multiple research and clinical fellowships in Shoulder and Sports Medicine in Europe (Bern, Switzerland, Paris, France, Linkoping, Sweden-1988) and New York City (Hospital for Special Surgery-1989-1990). From 1990-1998 the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Dr. Warner was Associate Professor of Orthopedics at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Director of the Shoulder Biomechanics Laboratory. He was also the Chief of the Shoulder Service as well as Associate Director of the Sports Medicine. Since coming to Harvard in 1998, he created the Shoulder Biomechanics Group and founded the Boston Shoulder Institute, New England Shoulder and Elbow Society and the Codman Shoulder Society. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School (Executive Program). The focus of his work has been in the areas of Value-Based Healthcare, cost analysis, and clinical outcome studies. This includes ongoing collaboration with colleagues at Harvard Business School. He is also a successful innovator and entrepreneur with successful ventures in both digital healthcare innovations and hardware product development including implants for for sports medicine, arthroscopy, and arthroplasty. Dr. Warner is Currently Professor of Orthopedics at Harvard Medical School, Founder and Emeritus Chief of The MGH Shoulder Service, and Emeritus Vice-Chair for Quality and Safety for MGH Orthopedics. He is also the founder of the MGH Shoulder Fellowship. He is also Past-President of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Organization and President of the San Diego Shoulder Institute, the longest running professional education program in the world for shoulder surgery.

Why do certain cities become global tech leaders while others stagnate? Drawing on 25 years of experience building the world’s global innovation campuses, Tim Rowe explores the "Ecosystem Effect"— from the high-density laboratory of Kendall Square to global innovation campuses, Rowe deconstructs how the strategic intersection of density, capital, and bold ideas creates the "living room" for breakthroughs. This session offers a blueprint for building high-trust, neutral environments where competing ideas collide to solve humanity’s most pressing Human challenges.

About Tim Rowe: Founder & Executive Chairman of the Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC), a global leader in building and operating innovation campuses globally, focused on supporting the growth of startups and entrepreneurs. Since 1999, Tim has grown CIC from a single 2,700 SF location in Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts to a global company that manages more than 1.5 million SF of shared workspace, wet labs, and event space. CIC now hosts more than 3500 companies across multiple global cities, and companies in CIC and affiliated clusters have raised over 40B in risk capital. Among the notable organizations that spent their early days at CIC are Google Android and HubSpot. Rowe currently serves as the chair of Venture Café Global Institute, and was the founding chair of LabCentral, MassRobotics, and the first president of the Kendall Square Association. Rowe holds an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management and a BA from Amherst College. He speaks fluent English, Spanish, Japanese, and basic Mandarin Chinese.