Align Technology sponsors Operation Smile's 2026 student leadership conference, supporting global health advocates.

Align Technology has been the title sponsor of Operation Smile's International Student Leadership Conference (ISLC) for six consecutive years, contributing nearly $3.8 million to support youth leadership and surgical care access. The 2026 conference in Bangkok will host 280 students from 37 countries, including many scholarship recipients with cleft conditions from low- and middle-income countries. This partnership helps remove financial barriers and empowers the next generation of global health leaders to advocate for improved surgical and health care access worldwide. Align's ongoing support reflects its commitment to transforming smiles and lives through oral health and youth empowerment.