Where Innovation Meets Impact: Let’s Turn Gaps into Game-Changers at the 2026 IMSH R&D / Product Development Workshop
Calling all simulation innovators — past, present, and future.
After an overwhelmingly positive response to last year’s inaugural R&D / Product Development Workshop at IMSH 2025 in Orlando, the SSH Corporate Roundtable is excited to bring this dynamic, high-impact session back for IMSH 2026.
Last year’s lineup set the bar high, featuring leaders like Dr. Barry Issenberg, Dr. Haru Okuda, Dr. Ryan Ribera, Jon Laerdal, and other experts from both industry and the SSH community. Together, they broke down the journey from idea to deployment and sparked new conversations about how industry and educators can innovate together.
What’s New for 2026
This year’s workshop — Defining the Technology Gap in Simulation Education: Creating Solutions and Bringing New Products to Market — is all about momentum – taking the conversation even further.
Featuring experiences from IMSH SimVentor winners, success stories from industry trailblazers, and feedback from the simulation community, the session creates a collaborative space where educators and industry partners come together to transform training challenges into real, market-ready solutions.
Our goal is simple: build a community-driven forum that accelerates good ideas into impactful solutions — that ultimately end up on the IMSH exhibit floor.
Get Ready for a High-Energy, Hands-On Session
You’ll dive into:
- How training gaps are identified — and how they inspire innovation
- The behind-the-scenes journey from spark to prototype to product
- Real-world approaches to IP, commercialization, and validation
- Testimonies from creators who did it – and what they learned
- Actionable tips, candid insights, collaboration, and mentorship opportunities
We’re diving into real-world examples, opening up space for honest conversation, and exploring how our community can work smarter — together — to tackle a big question: How do we move from “there’s a gap” to “here’s the solution”?
Join Us in San Antonio
🗓Monday, January 12
⏰2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
📍Room 304C
Be part of the discussion as we explore real examples of training gaps in products, services, and technologies — and discover how our community can work better together to share information, navigate challenges, and drive the next wave of innovation.
Spots will go fast. Save your seat through the IMSH 2026 scheduler.