Garmin celebrates global innovators and collaborations at 2025 Garmin Health Summit
Annual event recognizes top digital health solutions and connects international thought leaders
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Expert's Choice –
People's Choice – Optimity
Optimity, a Canadian-born technology company focused on creating daily nudges, challenges and rewards with Garmin smartwatches to drive behavioral change, was selected as People's Choice. Through personalized micro-activities and Garmin integration, Optimity helps users build sustainable habits across physical, mental, and financial health to deliver measurable outcomes for users and enterprise partners.
This year's finalists presented their solutions to two different panels of judges – one made up of industry experts and the other of Summit attendees. Each submission was evaluated on customer benefit, scalability, uniqueness, innovation and performance, as well as how they aligned with the
Expert's Choice and People's Choice winners each received Garmin smartwatches and fitness trackers worth up to
Exclusive announcements and updates
Held this year at the
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Venu 4, Bounce 2 and Instinct Crossover reveal:
Joe Schrick , Executive Vice President ofGarmin Fitness & Outdoor Segments , shared details about newly announced smartwatches. The Venu 4, the most advanced wellness smartwatch produced by Garmin, represents an important product offering forGarmin Health collaborators. -
Collaboration with
King's College on EMBRACE project:The Garmin Health team andKing's College made history by signing a multiyear strategic agreement to collaborate on studies like the Enhanced Maternal and Baby Results with AI-supported Care and Empowerment project, the largestGarmin Health collaboration with a research institution to date. It seeks to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies by collecting data that can assist medical professionals in mitigating risks prevalent during and after pregnancy. - New insights about happiness from Harvard and Oxford researchers: After analyzing the survey results and biometric data of thousands of participants, the research team of the Health and Happiness Study presented its findings.
Keynote and expert presentations
The second day of the Garmin Health Summit brought together over 200 executives and industry leaders to learn, connect and share thoughts about the future of smartwatch integration into business sectors like healthcare, insurance, employee benefits, fitness and more.
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Keynote with Dr.
Arjun Athreya ofMayo Clinic : Over 12 months, a groundbreaking decentralized study using Garmin smartwatches uncovered powerful insights into human behavior, physical wellness and long-term health engagement. In his keynote,Dr. Athreya explored how wearable data is redefining digital health research and opening new frontiers in personalized care. -
Expert Presentations: Dr.
Mathias Basner of theUniversity of Pennsylvania reviewed biometric data from the Polaris Dawn mission, the first space flight to use Garmin smartwatches.Nicholas Read of Vitality, Bonginkosi Shabalala ofAmplify Health andStephanie Mascia ofJohn Hancock discussed how technology can drive habit change and risk prevention. AndGaute Sandal of SATS, a Nordic fitness chain, described how wearable integration can increase member engagement.
Held each year in a different city – with previous locations including
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