Pfizer’s Albert Bourla on AI, health, and innovation in a changing world

  • Tue, September 22, 2026 • 3:15 pm ET
  • Virtual event

AN AC FRONT PAGE EVENT—Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla discusses how artificial intelligence is reshaping drug discovery and healthcare and outlines the data, policy, and regulatory frameworks needed to translate technological advances into better health outcomes.

On Tuesday, September 22, at 3:15 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council will host Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, for an Atlantic Council Front Page conversation as part of our AC in New York programming on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. 

Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare and accelerating scientific discovery, with the potential to reshape how new medicines are developed, how healthcare is delivered, and how health challenges are addressed around the world. At the same time, realizing AI’s potential requires responsible approaches to data, innovation, privacy, and security. 

In this conversation, Bourla will discuss how AI is changing drug discovery and healthcare, the importance of access to health data, and the evolving policy and regulatory landscape surrounding emerging technologies. He will also explore the role of business and government in ensuring that innovation keeps pace with technological change while strengthening public trust and global health outcomes. 

This event is part of the Atlantic Council Cyber Statecraft Initiative’s Data Rules Project, supported by Pfizer, which examines how global data governance policies are shaping the future of AI and health innovation. 

This event is part of our #ACinNY series, happening on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. See the rest of the line-up and register for more events here. 

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Featuring

Dr. Albert Bourla
Chairman and CEO,
Pfizer

Moderated by

Frederick Kempe
President and CEO,
Atlantic Council

Supported by

Pfizer is a supporter of the Atlantic Council.

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