Christian Menefee

Biography

Christian Menefee represents Texas’s 18th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, taking office in February 2026. A Houston native raised by two military parents, he became the youngest and first Black Harris County Attorney in 2020. He was the first in his family to graduate college, attending the University of Texas at San Antonio and Washington University School of Law. His career spans commercial litigation, pro bono advocacy, and public service, including defending voting rights, challenging pollution in Black and Brown communities, and holding businesses accountable for price gouging during disasters.

Sessions

1. Equitable Innovation: Delivering on AI’s Health Equity Potential Presented by Sanofi

   Thu, Nov 5, 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CT

   Track Equity, Bias and Clinical Trust

   Emerging technology, like artificial intelligence, is reshaping healthcare at record speed with great potential to advance health equity, but for communities that have long faced barriers to quality care, the promise of AI comes with urgent questions: How do we build trust in emerging technology?  Who is the technology built for? Whose data trains it? At its core, this discussion will focus on a critical question for patients, practitioners, technologists, and communities: Will AI close, or widen, longstanding health disparities? Leading voices in health equity, technology, and policy will explore how to build trustworthy AI systems, ensure representative data, and hold institutions accountable for equitable innovation. Join us for a candid conversation about power, progress, and the future of healthcare access in the age of artificial intelligence and what it will take to get it right for underserved communities.