Why You Should Exhibit and Sponsor at the Symposium

Welcome & Event Overview 

The HFES Health Care Symposium 2026 offers sponsors and exhibitors an unparalleled opportunity to connect with leading human factors, ergonomics, and health care professionals who are shaping the future of patient safety, health care technology, and clinical practice. This premier event draws a highly engaged audience of researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers from across the health care ecosystem—providing direct access to thought leaders, innovators, and potential partners. By showcasing your products, services, and solutions at the Symposium, you not only gain visibility among your target audience, but also position your organization as a trusted collaborator in advancing health care quality and outcomes. 

Why Sponsor? 

Becoming a sponsor of Health Care Symposium you increase:

  • Brand visibility to a targeted audience 
  • Direct engagement with potential customers or partners 
  • Thought leadership through speaking or panel opportunities 
  • Community goodwill by supporting an impactful initiative 

Attendee Snapshot


Job Titles

Job titles found among attendees at the Health Care Symposium reflect the diverse range of specializations within the field.  

Common job titles include: 

VP, Client Solutions and Strategy 

Principal Human Factors Engineer 

Principal, Regulatory Affairs & Human Factors 

Senior Director, Human Factors Engineering & Industrial Design 

System Director, Quality & Performance Improvement 

Chief Quality Officer 

Executive Director, Global Human Factors 

Global Head, Office of Health Literacy 

 

Attendees may also hold positions such as: 

Director, Human Factors Practice 

Director, Research & Human Factors 

Director, Strategic Design 

Director, Surgical Safety and Human Factors Research 

Medical Director of Human Factors 

Head of Human Factors Engineering 

Senior Manager, R&D Clinical Engineering 

Senior Principal, Research & Strategy 

Innovation Design Director 

Human Centered Design US Lead 

Behavioral Health Clinical Safety Officer 

Professor & Assistant Professor (in academia) 

Professor, Assoc. Dean of Women's Health 

Endowed Chair in Human Factors 

Chair, Department of Health Systems and Implementation Science 

Clinical Informatics Fellow 

Patient Care Oriented Research Portfolio Lead 

Human Factors Engineers 

 

These professionals work in various settings, including: 

Industry 

Academia 

Government Agencies 

Consulting Firms 

Military Research Centers 

 

Past Attendee Data

 

 

Past Exhibitor List

Agilis  
Battelle  
Bold Insight  
Crux Product Design  
DAZL Innovations Inc.  
Design Science  
Emergo by UL  
ergoCentric  
Eurofins  
Farm Design, Inc. A Flex Company  
Fieldwork  
Goddard  
Human Factors Design Consulting Inc.  
Inertia  
Intuitive  
Ipsos  
J.S. Held  
Mayo Clinic  
Noble International  
OpenBCI  
Research Collective  
Rimkus  
Sabai   
SGS-CSTC Standards Technical Service  
Thay Medical  
The Magnet Way 
Thrivable  
Thrive  
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign  
Veranex  
 

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