#WhateverItTakes at the #SpeedOfLight

OVERVIEW
The Garage celebrated its 14th anniversary at FUSE 2026 in Miami, Florida, alongside customers, partners, and leading thought leaders from across the country. Hosted at the award-winning Mondrian South Beach Hotel, the event also featured an exclusive pre-event experience at the Formula 1 Miami 2026 Grand Prix inside the VIP Podium Club; creating a truly elevated and unforgettable experience from start to finish.

FUSE 2026 was an intimate two-day gathering featuring invitation-only in-person attendees, with hundreds more joining virtually via livestream. During Founder and CEO, Pranam Ben's keynote, he reflected on iconic moments in sports history where elite athletes did whatever it took to achieve greatness. Joining him on stage was Sabre Cook, professional race car driver and mechanical engineer for the Porsche Carrera Cup Series, who had raced earlier that same weekend in Miami. Together, Pranam and Sabre explored the parallels between the race track and the healthcare industry, emphasizing the critical role of data, precision, infrastructure, and execution under pressure.

They discussed several core themes:

Speed

In racing, speed is not simply how fast the car moves. It's how quickly a team diagnoses issues, adapts strategy, and executes under pressure. Preparation creates speed.

Scale

Winning one race is exciting. Winning consistently across an entire season requires repeatable systems, discipline, and the ability to perform across different tracks, conditions, and environments.

Infrastructure

While the driver receives the spotlight, performance depends on the invisible systems behind the scenes - engineering, telemetry, logistics, communication, and operational excellence.

Human-Centric Design

Even the most advanced technology fails if it does not work for humans under pressure. From cockpit ergonomics to crew coordination, trust and intuitive execution are everything.

Intelligence

Every race generates thousands of data points, but success depends on making one clear decision at the right moment. Intelligence is the ability to transform complexity into clarity.

Agents

No race is won alone. Engineers, strategists, pit crews, and software systems each play a specialized role. When human and digital agents move in sync, performance multiplies

Throughout the event, numerous headline speakers took the stage, but nearly every individual in the room contributed to the conversation in meaningful ways.

A live episode of Ben's Den was hosted by Pranam Ben alongside Edward Marx - CEO of Marx Advisory. The panel featured several prominent industry leaders, including Isaiah Nathaniel - SVP & CIO of Delaware Valley Community Health, Peter DiFondi - CTO of NYSTEC, Jody Nelson - CEO of St. Luke's Medical Center, and Meera Kanhouwa - MD, MHA, FACEP. Together, they explored how organizations can take AI "below the frothy surface" to uncover deeper operational and strategic insights.

The Garage welcomed a diverse group of customers representing multiple segments to share firsthand perspectives on the challenges within their respective businesses and their unique relationships with the Garage team in a segment of the day titled "Storylines, Themes, and Thought Leadership." Speakers included Pawan Shah - COO of Better Health Group, who highlighted the Garage's speed in supporting ACOs and its 14-year history in the ACO space where it originally began; Nate White - CEO, and Brittany Sachdeva - COO of Ciboo Health, who spoke to the complexity of rural healthcare and the importance of leveraging tools to improve care delivery in underserved areas; Dr. James Burke - System Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Arby Nahapetian - Chief Clinical Officer, and Regina Berman - Value-Based Care Executive at Adventist Health, who addressed the scale, complexity, and operational grit required to support large health systems; and Matthew Fair - Clinical Program Manager for the Novocardia Division at CVAUSA, who shared insights on how value-based care is being applied in multispecialty care settings, collectively reinforcing the breadth of the Garage's partnerships and its shared commitment to advancing value-based care.

One of the final sessions of the event was the Blaze Agents Workshop, led by Jessica Robinson - Chief Platform Officer, and Chandler Douglas - Head of Engineering. Rather than focusing on fictional agents, theoretical blueprints, or future-state concepts, the workshop showcased live demonstrations of operational AI - Blaze Agents - already impacting the daily lives of customers today; highlighting practical, real-world applications that are actively transforming workflows, decision-making, and outcomes.

FUSE continues to be one of the most sought-after invitations of the year, and FUSE 2026 was no exception. The event earned an outstanding 4.92-star guest rating, with attendees already asking about the date and location for next year before the event had even concluded. More than just a conference, FUSE has become a one-of-a-kind experience that brings together visionary leaders, meaningful conversations, and unforgettable moments in a way few events can replicate.