Upcoming meetings:
12th May 2023 – A Roadmap for AI in Healthcare
- Dr Osama Abouelkhir, Chief Executive Officer, Tachy Health
- Brian De Francesca, Chief Executive Officer, Thumbay Healthcare
- Andrew Fawcett, Partner, Digital & Data, Al Tamimi & Company
- Michelle Tarnow, Founder President & CEO, Alliance Care Technologies
- Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park (Moderator)
Previous meetings:
1st February 2023 – Innovation in Surgery
- Thomas Kraft, Executive Vice President Sales, Brainlab AG
- Dr Zakir Mohamed, Chief of Staff & Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital
- Antoni Sebaali, Clinical Specialist, Surgical Robotics
- Marcus Corander, Managing Partner, Connect Communications (Moderator)
31st January 2023 – Wearable devices in the Digital Health Era
- Gerard Hanratty, Partner at Browne Jacobson
- Ali Hashemi, Co-Founder of Meta(bolic)
- Amine Staali, CEO & Co-Founder of ProvenMed
- Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park (Moderator)
9th December 2022 – The future of UAE provider care
- David Hadley, CEO, Mediclinic Middle East
- Dr Roula Hammoud, Chief Medical Officer, Clemenceau Medical Center
- Brian de Francesca, Director of Operations, Al Jalila Foundation
- Sarah Hariz, Policy and Government Affairs Lead – MENAT, Organon (Moderator)
21st October 2022 – The future of UAE healthcare
- Dr Nahed AbdulKhaleq Monsef, Director of Strategy & Governance Department, Dubai Health Authority
- Dr Omar Najim, Director of Executive Affairs and Special Projects Office, Abu Dhabi Department of Health
- Dr Ali Alessandro Ayach, Senior Director, Alvarez & Marsal
- Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
22nd June 2022 – Data Driven Care – The Digital Promise
- Dr Margaret Faux, CEO & Founder, Synapse Medical Services
- Dr Osama El-Hassan, Health Informatics Specialist & Smart Heath Dept., Dubai Health Authority
- Michael Schelper, CEO, Anvano
- Ian Halliday, Consul General, Austrade Dubai & ME
- Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
20th May 2022 – The future of Biotech R&D in the UAE
- Dr Nadine Tacha, Medical Director, Pfizer Gulf
- Dr Hemad Yasaei, Dubai Genetics Center, Pathology and Genetics Department, Dubai Health Authority
- Dr Aaron Han, Chief Medical Officer at Alliance Care Technologies, and Adjunct Professor, Mohamed bin Rashid University
- Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
9th December 2021 – Advancing the Health of Women
- Noha Hefny, Founder & CEO, People of Impact
- Sophie Smith, Founder & CEO, Nabta Health
- Noha Salem, Executive Director, Global Public Policy, Organon
- Pamela Durrant, Founder & Managing Director, Certified Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness Coach
- Dr Sarah Rasmi, Managing Director & Owner, Thrive Wellbeing Centre
- Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
28th September 2021 – Beyond Paralysis
- Zainab Al-Eqabi, Content Creator and Motivational Speaker
- Heba Abdel Gawad, Co-founder of body//HACK and creator, Neuro Pilates
- Mohammad Alqudah, Asst. General Manager Marketing and Sales, Arjo
- Nils Haberland, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Neuro Spinal Hospital
- Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
22nd June 2021 – Where to now? Healthcare data in the UAE and beyond
- Osama El-Hassan, Ph.D. – Health Informatics Specialist, Health Informatics & Smart Health Dept., Dubai Health Authority
- Dr Mazin Gadir – Director of Partnerships, Client Relationships and Bid Management, IQVIA
- Samir Hawa– Head of Healthcare, Middle East and North Africa, Amazon Web Services
- Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
23rd February 2021 – Allergy & Asthma
- Dr Bassam Mahboub, Consultant Pulmonologist & Head of Pulmonary Medicine, Dubai Health Authority
- Dr David Cremonesini, Consultant Paediatrician, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital
- Dr Kevin A Auton, Managing Director, Aseptika Ltd
- Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
10th November 2020 – Clinical Research in the UAE
- Prof. Alawi Alsheikh Ali, Provost & Dean, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health (MBRU)
- Prof. Hasan Al Nashash, Professor of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, American University of Sharjah
- Ahmad Abu Dahab, Vice President, Middle East & Turkey, Sobi
- Miriam Zalzala, Research Site Excellence and Relationship Lead Middle East North Africa, Pfizer
- Marwan Abdulaziz, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
28th July 2020 – COVID Vaccine Webinar
- Johan Vekemans, SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Global Clinical Head, AstraZeneca
- Marwan Abdulaziz, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
23rd June 2020 – Expert Panel Discussion as part of Omnia Health Live
Acceleration of Digital Health in the COVID-19 World
- Dr Mohammad Al Redha, Director of The Executive Office for Organizational Transformation, Dubai Health Authority, UAE
- Dr Louise Schaper, CEO, Australasian Institute of Digital Health, Australia
- Christine Arakelian, Founder & CEO, Global Healthcare Integrators (GHI), USA
- Alex Butler, Co-founder, Foundry3, UK
- Marwan Abdulaziz, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
4th May 2020 – Expert Panel Discussion
The Importance of Mental Wellbeing During the Covid-19 Outbreak
- Dr Adil Sajwani, Family Physician, UAE Ministry of Health and Member of the National Awareness Team for COVID-19 in the UAE
- Dr Muhummad Tahir, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist & Founder and Chairman, American Wellness Center in DHCC and Founding Member of the Emirates Society for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Dr Sarah Rasmi, Managing Director and Owner, Thrive Wellbeing Centre and Assistant Professor of Practice, American University of Sharjah
- Maher Elhassan, Vice President and General Manager MENA & Saudi, Becton Dickinson
- Marwan Abdulaziz, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
17th March 2020 – Expert Panel Discussion
COVID-19: What do we need to know?
- Dr Fatma Bin Shabib, Acting Head of Health Policy Development, Health Policies and Standards Department, Dubai Health Authority
- Dr Immanuel Azaad Moonesar, Associate Professor of Health Administration and Policy, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government
- Dr Wael Elamin, Consultant Clinical Microbiologist and Infection Control Doctor, King’s College Hospital Dubai
- Marwan Abdulaziz, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
29th January 2020 – Dubai World Trade Center, Bubble Lounge
Diabetes: A Global Challenge
- Fatheya Al Awadi, Head of Endocrinology, Dubai Hospital and Chair of Diabetes Committee, Dubai Health Authority, UAE
- The challenge of diabetes in the UAE
- Nairah Rasul-Syed, Medical Director vHealth, Aetna, UAE
- The challenges of diabetes in the UAE & the role of payers and providers in the prevention of diabetes
- Scott Cunningham, Chief Technical Officer, MyWay Digital Health, UK
- Supporting Diabetes Online Management
- Ben McGough, Workstream Lead, Digital NHS Diabetes Program, UK
- Evolution of the Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme in a digital age
- Marwan Abdulaziz, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
- Panel discussion: how can we leverage technology in diabetes management?
21st November 2019
Next Generation Sequencing: Empowering Clinical Practice
- Habiba Alsafar, Director of the Biotechnology Center, Khalifa University
- Developing Competencies in Medicine and Biotechnology for Abu Dhabi & the UAE
- Ahmad Abou Tayoun, Director of Al Jalila Genomics Center, Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
- “Genes” and “Genomes” in the Clinic
- Abdullah Al-Rahho, Channel Sales Lead, Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Advances in Clinical Next Generation Sequencing
- Marwan Abdulaziz, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
- Panel discussion: how will NGS continue to empower clinical practice?
26th September 2019
Breaking down barriers in Mental Health
- Dr Nadia Dabbah, Consultant Psychiatrist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority
- Dubai’s Mental Health Strategy – a brief overview
- Dr Charushila Thadani, Director of Health Services, AETNA International
- Mind Matters: discussing the stigma and importance of holistic care in mental health
- Dr Sarah Rasmi, Clinical Psychologist, Thrive Wellbeing
- Improving mental health in UAE adolescents
- Dr Sarah Carter, Clinical Services Manager, CBT Clinics
- Using technology to break down barriers in accessing Mental Health treatments: Learnings from the UK
- Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
- Panel discussion: how can we improve mental health provision in the UAE?
20th June 2019
How 3D Printing is Transforming Health
- Dr Mohammad Al Redha, Director of The Executive Office for Organizational Transformation, Dubai Health Authority
- How the UAE is placed for adoption of 3D printing
- Dr Franziska Fuchs, Business Development Manager Humaneering & Healthcare, EOS GmbH
- Potentials for 3D Printing in medical
- Peter Malkin, Vice President International Business Development, Aetrex Worldwide
- Turning math, science and technology into foot health
- Julian Callanan, Founder and Managing Director, Sinterex
- Medical 3D Printing processes and applications
- Dr Matthias Honl, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Burjeel Hospital
- Examples of 3D printing in the UAE – Case study
- Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
18th April 2019
Health Systems: Who Pays for Health?
- Elie Tohme, Consultant, Dubai Health Authority
- Mandatory, employer based health insurance. Why this was the model of choice for the UAE
- Margaret Faux, Founder and CEO, Synapse Medical Services
- Searching for health system utopia. A global perspective
- Kandarp Thakkar, Chief Pharmacist, King’s College Hospital London
- Quality, Safety and Efficiency – Does it matter who pays?
- Joe Hawayek, Business Development Director, AETNA
- Why health insurers deny claims. It’s a matter of trust
- Stephan Stauffer, General Manager, Arabian Ethicals
- Paying the Price for an Insufficient Supply Chain
21st February 2019
Value Based Healthcare
- Dr Mohamed Farghaly, Director of Health Insurance Policy and Health Economics, Dubai Health Authority
- Value-based healthcare as a driver for efficiency
- Kasem Akhras, Government Affairs and Market Access Director, AstraZeneca
- Value-based care from an industry perspective
- Kandarp Thakkar, Chief Pharmacist, King’s College Hospital Dubai
- The benefits of value-based healthcare to providers
- Bhawani Bhatnagar, Manager Medical Quality and Performance, Daman Insurance
- The role of insurers in value-based care
- Albert Berry, Vice President for Connected Health, Arbour Group
- The importance of data integration in value-based healthcare
- Marwan Abdulaziz, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
- Panel discussion: how can we drive efficiency with value-based healthcare?
6th December 2018
Health & Wellness for Disease Prevention
- Dr Fatheya Al Awadi, Head of Endocrinology, Dubai Hospital
- The burden of lifestyle-related NCDs in the UAE
- Sven Rohte, Chief Commerical Officer, Daman Insurance
- The future role of insurance providers in preventive health
- Michael Davis, Chief Operating Officer, NMC Healthcare
- Healthcare providers as a driver towards health and wellness
- Dilesh Bhimjiani, Chief Technology Officer, SwitchDXB
- Dubai Fitness Challenge as a strategy to drive engagement in physical activity
- Kara Watson, Events Director, Dubai Fitness Challenge, DTCM
- How to use data to drive sustainable change
- Marwan Abdulaziz, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
- Panel discussion: how can we build a legacy of health and wellness in the UAE?
25th October 2018
Telemedicine in the evolving healthcare landscape
- Dr Mohammad Al Redha, Director of The Executive Office for Organizational Transformation, Dubai Health Authority
- Telemedicine in Dubai: The DHA strategy for driving adoption
- Brian de Francesca, CEO, Ver2 Digital Medicine
- The impact that digitalization and connectivity are having on all aspects of healthcare
- Charlie Barlow, CEO, Health at Hand
- Case Study: Telemedicine in the primary healthcare setting
- Andrea Tithecott, Partner & Head of Regulatory Practice, Al Tamimi & Company
- The regulatory landscape of telehealth and future directions
- Reza Kazemipour, Chief Revenue Officer, inui-Health
- Access to VoIP calling in telemedicine and its advancement in the UAE
- Marwan Abdulaziz, Managing Director, Dubai Science Park
- Panel discussion: How can we unleash the potential of telemedicine?
29th August 2018
Addressing Challenges in Rare Diseases
- Gavin Jones, Director of Rare Diseases, OPEN Health
- Global challenges and solutions in rare diseases
- Dr Fatma Al Jasmi, UAE Rare Disease Association
- The regional burden and challenges in rare disease
- Gavin Jones, Director of Rare Diseases, OPEN Health
- How do we address regional challenges in rare diseases?
16th April 2018
Dubai Health Investments and PPP’s Strategy 2017-2020
- Dr Ibtesam Al Bastaki, Director of Public Private Partnerships, Dubai Health Authority
- Dubai Health Investments and PPP Strategy 2017-2020