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The Future of Healthcare Forum, which will be held on April 7th, 2021, at Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk, will explore the shifts made in the MENA healthcare sector amid the global COVID-19 crisis. As a collaboration between the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention and Entrepreneur Middle East, this event will look into the progress made by the industry, as well as the steps it needs to take to bolster its future.
Three separate moderated Talking Series sessions will be conducted for this Forum. Each session will be a guided dialogue for a duration of 30 minutes, and will feature four industry-relevant panel members. These discussions will be preceded by a relevant industry authority speaking for a few minutes, followed by a question and answer segment.
The Future of Healthcare Forum is to be moderated with two presenting hallmark speakers. The three panels are to be moderated by a presenter, with two presenting speakers. The speakers will be relevant to the respective subject matter on various entrepreneurial topics.
9.00 | LAUNCH AND KEYNOTE SPEECH |
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9:10 - 9:55 | SESSION #1: THE WAY FORWARDLeaders in the UAE healthcare industry on how lessons learnt through the course of the COVID-19 crisis are paving them futures Speakers: ![]() Saqr Al HemeiriChief Innovation Officer UAE MOHAP ![]() Hicham MighaniCountry Director (UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman) AstraZeneca ![]() Lina ShadidMiddle East Health Industries Lead Partner PwC Middle East ![]() Robert Hugh NicholsVice President & Managing Director 3M Middle East & Africa ![]() Dr. Samir SaidGeneral Manager Connected Care and Healthcare Informatics Philips Middle East, Turkey and Africa |
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10:00 – 10:45 | SESSION #2: LIVING ON THE EDGEA look into how technology is ushering in a new era of healthcare, and how the industry at large needs to be prepared for it Speakers: ![]() Yahia Al HamiCEO Tahaluf Al Emarat Technical Solutions ![]() Dr. Muaaz TarabichiChair-Elect, International Advisory Board (IAB), American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation and SMC Gargash Hospital ![]() Ehab ZawaidehGeneral Manager - Middle East GE Healthcare ![]() Frederik BisbjergExecutive Director, Digitalisation & Innovation Daman ![]() Dr. Kalthoom Mohammed Al BlooshiDirector of Hospitals department Hospitals Sector at the Ministry of Health and Prevention |
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10.45 - 11.00 | BREAK |
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11.00 - 11.45 | SESSION #3: PIONEERING PERSONALIZATIONHow the provision of medicine and treatment is increasingly moving from a one-size-fits-all model to a much more customized approach Speakers: ![]() Dr. Hinda DaggagCorporate Genetic Project Head Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) ![]() H.E. Dr. Saqer Al MuallaDeputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of Plastic surgery department Al Qassimi Hospital ![]() Reza Mohammad KazemipourCo-Founder and MD Black Lab Dubai ![]() Mohamed GalalVP, Head of Middle East Bayer Consumer Health |
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EMCEE AND MODERATOR: ![]() Eithne TreanorManaging Director E. Treanor Media |
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