Conference Agenda

Explore a carefully curated programme featuring strategic keynotes, executive panel discussions, innovation showcases, and high-level industry dialogues. The Saudi Medtech 2026 agenda is designed to address the most critical opportunities and challenges shaping the future of healthcare in the Kingdom.

09:00 AM

Opening Keynote Address: Building the Next-Gen Digital Health Infrastructure for Saudi Arabia

Dr. Amar Hijazi

Assistant Deputy Minister of Health Informatics, Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia

09:20 AM

Keynote Address: Interoperability at Scale: Designing the Backbone for AI-Driven Healthcare

Abdulgader H. A. Almoeen

Supervisor General for Digital Health Transformation

09:30 AM

Keynote Address: Patient Experience Reimagined: Virtual Care, Remote Monitoring & Digital Clinics

Dr. Abdulaziz Alhomod

Chief Innovation Officer, SEHA Virtual Hospital

09:40 AM

ATOMS - The Future of Healthcare: Connected, Intelligent, Proactive

Eng. Ahmed Al Mughrabi

Performance Excellence Director, FLOW Medical Solutions

10:00 AM

Highlight Panel Discussion: AI Governance & Patient Safety: Creating a National Framework for Responsible AI

Dr. Metab AlKubeyyer (Moderator)

AI Advisor, SDAIA Saudi Arabia

Dr. Hazzaa Alghamdi

Head of Quality, Public Health Authority of Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdulrhman AlJouie

Senior Scientist - Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Research and Innovation Institute, MODHS

Fernando J. Palacios

Head of Digital Health Ventures, The Agile Monkeys

Dr Hayathem bin Hasher

Founder, CEO, Attorney & Expert Consultant, Dr. Hayathem Bin Hasher Medical Law Firm & Consultancy

Dr Yahya Bokhari

Assistant Professor, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

10:40 AM

Networking Break

11:00 AM

Keynote Presentation: Patient Experience Reimagined: Virtual Care, Remote Monitoring & Digital Clinics

Dr. Abdulaziz Alhomod

Chief Innovation Officer, SEHA Virtual Hospital

11:20 AM

Keynote Presentation: Real-Time Patient Monitoring & Predictive Analytics in Modern Hospitals

Dr. Tamara Sunbul

Group CIO, Fakeeh Care Hospital

11:40 AM

Key Presentation: Cyber Security for a Connected Health System

Manuel Nedbal

Chief Executive Officer, SecurITe

12:00 PM

Highlight Panel Discussion: Tech for Public Health: Disease Prevention, Population Management & Analytics

Prof. Bakheet Aldosari (Moderator)

Architect of Health Informatics Education in Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mahmoud Alyamany

Health & Wellness Sector Head, NEOM

Dr. Ahmed AlJameel

Chairman of Medicine Department & Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Dr. Manal Al-Nemari

Advisor – Healthcare and Wellbeing Consultant – Digital Health Transformation, Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia

Dr. Hisham Alharbi

Director of Innovation & Research, Jeddah Second Health Cluster

Jamie Ireland

President - Providers EMEA, THB Group

12:45 AM

Highlight Panel Discussion: Scaling AI in Hospitals: From Pilots to Predictive and Autonomous Systems

Dmitry Etin (Moderator)

Managing Director, etza GmBH

Dr. Tamara Sunbul

Group CIO, Fakeeh Care Hospital

Eng. Mubarak Alshahrani

Chief Information Officer, KSU-Medical City

Dr. Ahmed Balkhair

Chief Digital Health Officer, Obeikan Investments Group

Dr. Hany Elosman

Head of Computational Medicine and Digital Healthtech, NEOM

Eng. Saleh Al Amri

AI & BPM Manager, FLOW Medical Solutions

01:30 PM

Networking Break

02:00 PM

The Hospital That Thinks Building the Intelligent Healthcare Operating System

Syed Rayhan Zafar

Founder, CEO & Chief Architect, MedicanAI

02:20 PM

Highlight Panel Discussion: Digital Hospital of the Future: Secure, Automation, Robotics & Intelligent Operations

Dr. Baneen Alhmoud (Moderator)

Senior Consulting Manager, Digital Health Advisor & Adjunct Asst. Professor, Princess Noura University

Prof. Abdullah Alanazi

Professor of Health Informatics and Associate Dean of College of Public Health & Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU)

Dr. Ahmed AlJameel

Chairman of Medicine Department & Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Ahmed Aalam

Director, Clinical Health Digital Services, Alsalama Hospital

Dmitry Etin

Managing Director, etza GmBH

03:00 PM

SFDA’s Regulatory Approach to AI Medical Devices and Digital Health Innovations

Dr. Bandar Almifgai

Head of Digital Health, SFDA Saudi Arabia

03:20 PM

Highlight Panel Discussion: Scaling What Matters: Making Digital Health Work for Millions

Steve Moore (Moderator)

Chief Executive Officer, Welcome Health Ventures

Dr. Ismaeel Almakrami

Executive VP of Digital Health, Health Co.

Philippe Gerwill

Founder & CEO, PGEA Ltd

Ahmed Adel

Associate Director, Digital Health Solutoins, IQVIA

04:00 PM

End of Day 01 Conference

09:15 AM

Keynote Address: Radiology 2030: Precision, Speed & National Diagnostic Expansion

Dr. Arwa Badeeb

President, Radiological Society of Saudi Arabia (RSSA)

09:35 AM

Key Presentation: Beyond Algorithm : AI Governance in Radiology

Dr. Amna Kashgari

Head of Radiology AI Transformation, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs

10:00 AM

Highlight Panel Discussion: Radiologist + AI: Collaboration for Safe, Reliable Clinical Excellence

Dr. Amna Kashgari

Head of Radiology AI Transformation, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs

Dr. Arwa Badeeb

President, Radiological Society of Saudi Arabia (RSSA)

Dr. Abdulaziz Almosabihi

General Manager of Radiology & Applied Services, Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mohammad Al-faqih

Founder & Program Director, King Saud University Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention

Dr. Metab Alkubeyyer

Senior Advisor, SDAIA

10:45 AM

The Digital Pharmacy Revolution: Why ePharmacy Will Become the Core of Population Health

Faten Y. Assiri

Group eCommerce Director, Saudi German Health

11:10 AM

Networking Break

11:30 AM

Keynote: Biotech Horizons: Gene Editing, Cell Therapy & Advanced Therapeutics

Dr. Farhatullah Syed

Head of Advanced Cell & Gene Therapy, King Faisal Specialist & Research Centre

12:00 PM

Highlight Innovation Presentations by Series of New Age Healthtech Startups What Comes After Interoperability? "Precision by Design: The Governed Al Foundation for a New Era of MedTech Regulatory Review"

The Journey that begins when treatment ends

Vasily Boguychuk, Founder & CEO, Salventia

AI-Native RWE Platforms

Dr John Cai, Founder & CEO, PJ Navigator

What Comes After Interoperability?

Rituraj Choudhury, Co-Founder, Santeware Healthcare Solutions

Precision by Design: The Governed Al Foundation for a New Era of MedTech Regulatory Review

Maria Exposito Lorido, Managing Director, Virelis Partners

12:40 PM

Networking Break

01:15 PM

Highlight Panel Discussion: Precision & Scale: Integrating AI, Omics, and Advanced Diagnostics into Modern Health Systems

Dr. Asma Alfayez (Moderator)

Deputy Chairman for Artificial Intelligence, KAIMRC

Reem Al-Rakaf

Director of Digital System for Specialized Centers, Ministry of Health

Dr. Mohammed Khurshid Akhtar

Founder and CEO, AITekNix Center of Excellence

Bahaa Yousef

Portfolio Director - Life Sciences, AlFaisaliah Group

Dr. Edward J. Cupler

Chairman & Co-Founder, Nodiron

Dr. Manal Shaks

Chairperson, Health Informatics & Information Management, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University

02:00 PM

Fireside Chat: Building & Investing in the Digital Health Workforce: AI Leadership, Skills & Regulatory Synergy

Prof. Bakheet Aldosari

Architect of Health Informatics Education in Saudi Arabia

Dr Nehyan Helal

Founder & CEO, Workforce Health

Eng Osama AlKhani

Consultant, Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)

Maria Exposito Lorido

Managing Director, Virelis Partners

02:45 PM

Highlight Panel Discussion: Translating Biotech & Genomics into Clinical Care: Innovation, Scale & Digital Delivery

Dr. Majid Almansouri (Moderator)

Medical Director, MyClinic

Dr. Farhatullah Syed

Head of Advanced Cell & Gene Therapy, King Faisal Specialist & Research Centre

Dr. Maher Behisi

Head of Pharmacy Systems, Riyadh Second Health Cluster

Dr. Sufana Almashhadi

Director of Innovation, Saudi NIH

03:30 PM

End of Conference

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