On behalf of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the hosts would like to thank the individuals whose contributions have made the 2018 IHI Scientific Symposium a success. Particular thanks are due to the abstract reviewers: David Williams, Don Goldmann, Gareth Parry, Kedar Mate, Lisa Hirschhorn, Lloyd Provost, Mara Laderman, Marianne McPherson, Nana A.Y. Twum-Danso, Pierre Barker, Sharon Muret-Wagstaff, Marina Renton, Clark Jackson, Tam Duong, Barry Appleton, Ezequiel Garcia Elorrio, Jon Finkelstein, Matthew Antsey, Padma Pavuluri, Patricia Patrician, Rebecca Steinfeld, Tina Foster, Wynne Norton, Jameson Moses, Edahrline Salas, Jackie Valentine, Jaleh Shafii, and Suzie Miltner without whose efforts we could not have accomplished a Symposium of this quality. Thanks are also due to those who were willing to submit their research for review. Last, but certainly not least, we thank our advisory group members: Jafet Arrieta, Karen Baldoza, Pierre Barker, Tejal Gandhi, Don Goldmann, Hema Magge, Marianne McPherson, and Gareth Parry, who provided valuable insight and guidance to make this year’s Symposium as enriching as possible. Also, special thanks to Jason Reed, Kirti Chandratreya, and the team at the British Medical Journal, who dedicated countless hours to the development of this year’s program and the valuable and generous research shared with us this year.