calander 7–9 APRIL 2026
location ADNEC CENTRE ABU DHABI, UAE

ABOUT THE FORUM @ ADGHW

The Forum @ ADGHW serves as the central platform of Abu Dhabi Global Health Week, bringing together global leaders to tackle critical healthcare challenges through collaboration, innovation, and strategic investment.

The Forum @ ADGHW is the flagship conference and cornerstone of Abu Dhabi Global Health Week, bringing global health leadership and bold innovation to the forefront.

Over three days, the world’s leading minds in healthcare will tackle the most urgent questions shaping the future of health. Through powerful keynotes, thought-provoking panels, and one-on-one conversations, the Forum fosters dialogue that drives real-world impact, from transforming care through technology to shaping policies that protect communities worldwide.

With a focus on community-driven care, prevention, and personalised well-being, it’s where transformative ideas shape a healthier, more sustainable world for all.

FORUM @ ADGHW VISIONARIES

H.E. Mansoor Al Mansoori

H.E. Mansoor Al Mansoori

Member of The Abu Dhabi Executive Council
Chairman of The Department of Health in Abu Dhabi

H.E. Dr. Noura Al Ghaithi

H.E. Dr. Noura Al Ghaithi

Undersecretary

Department of Health, Abu Dhabi (DoH)

H.E. Dr. Rashed Alsuwaidi

H.E. Dr. Rashed Alsuwaidi

 Director General 

Abu Dhabi Public Health Center (ADPHC)

H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya

H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya

Director General

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)

Ciyong Zou

Ciyong Zou

Deputy to the Director General and Managing Director; Directorate of Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Industrial Development   

 United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Bayna Saif Al Awani

Bayna Saif Al Awani

Director General of Healthcare Payers and Finance Affairs

Department of Health, Abu Dhabi (DoH)

H.E. Ibrahim Al Jallaf

H.E. Ibrahim Al Jallaf

Executive Director of Digital Health

Department of Health, Abu Dhabi

Dr. Asma Ibrahim	Al Mannaei

Dr. Asma Ibrahim Al Mannaei

Executive Director, Research and Innovation Centre

Department of Health, Abu Dhabi (DoH)

H.E. Prof. Dr.	Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar

H.E. Prof. Dr. Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar

Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health & Population

Arab Republic of Egypt

H.E.	Anahit Avanesyan

H.E. Anahit Avanesyan

Minister of Healthcare

Republic of Armenia

H.E.	Mikhail Murashko

H.E. Mikhail Murashko

Minister of Health   

 Russian Federation

H.E. Sami Smeirat

H.E. Sami Smeirat

Minister Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship

Jordan

H.E Dr. Jaleela bint AlSayed Jawad Hasan

H.E Dr. Jaleela bint AlSayed Jawad Hasan

Minister of Health

Bahrain

H.E. Adonis Georgiadis

H.E. Adonis Georgiadis

Minister of Health

Hellenic Republic

H.E. Firas Ibrahim Al-Hawari

H.E. Firas Ibrahim Al-Hawari

Minister of Health

Jordan

H.E Minister Mikheil Sarjveladze

H.E Minister Mikheil Sarjveladze

Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Health, Labor and Social Affairs of Georgia

H.E. Dr. Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi

H.E. Dr. Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi

Minister of State for Foreign Trade and Minister in charge of Talent Attraction and Retention

Ministry of Economy, UAE 

H.E. Dr. Hussain Abdul Rahman Al Rand

H.E. Dr. Hussain Abdul Rahman Al Rand

 Assistant Undersecretary for the Public Health Sector

Ministry of Health Prevention, UAE 

Leymah	Gbowee

Leymah Gbowee

Liberian Peace and Women's Rights Activist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 2011; Founder and President, Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa (GPFA), Liberia 

Nerio Alessandri

Nerio Alessandri

Founder & CEO

Technogym

Dr. Ali Abdul Kareem Al Obaidli

Dr. Ali Abdul Kareem Al Obaidli

Chairman

UAE National Transplant Committee

Dr. Ayman Al Hendy

Dr. Ayman Al Hendy

Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, and Professor & Chair, Department of Medical Sciences, Khalifa university, Abu Dhabi, UAE 

Hubertus von Baumbach

Hubertus von Baumbach

Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors and 
Chief Executive Officer

Boehringer Ingelheim

Michel Demaré

Michel Demaré

Chair

AstraZeneca

Dr. Peter Kash

Dr. Peter Kash

Co-founder, TargImmune Therapeutics and iOncologi; Chairman, Camelot BioCapital, USA 

Tsitsi Masiyiwa

Tsitsi Masiyiwa

Executive Chair and Co-founder    

Higherlife Foundation

Jim Mellon

Jim Mellon

Co-Founder, Deputy Chairman

Juvenescence

Prof. Eran Segal

Prof. Eran Segal

Professor and Department Chair of Computational Biology, MBZUAI | Professor of Computer Science, Weizmann Institute of Science

Tarek Sultan

Tarek Sultan

Vice Chairman

Agility

Sir Jonathan Symonds

Sir Jonathan Symonds

CBE, Chair

GSK, UK 

Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil

Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil

Founder and Chairman

Burjeel Holdings

Dr. Mishal Alqasimi

Dr. Mishal Alqasimi

Chief Executive Officer

Capital Health

Prof. Raghib Ali

Prof. Raghib Ali

CEO, Chief Investigator and Chief Medical Officer

Our Future Health

Shaista Asif

Shaista Asif

Group Chief Executive Officer

PureHealth

Isabel Afonso

Isabel Afonso

CEO

Arcera, UAE

Dr. Peter Attia

Dr. Peter Attia

Physician, podcast host, and author

Early Medical

Dr. David Barzilai

Dr. David Barzilai

Founder and CEO, Barzilai Longevity Consulting | Faculty and Trustee, Geneva College of Longevity Science

Healthspan Coaching LLC | agingdoc.com

Elena Bonfiglioli

Elena Bonfiglioli

Global Business Leader, GM Healthcare, Pharma, and Life Sciences

Microsoft

Ahmed Mohamed Al Bastaki

Ahmed Mohamed Al Bastaki

Advisor, General Secretary

National Supreme for Unified Procurement, UAE

Arya H. Bolurfrushan

Arya H. Bolurfrushan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

AppliedAI

Dr. Ola Brown

Dr. Ola Brown

General Partner and Founder

HealthCap Africa

Madeline Bell    

Madeline Bell    

Chief Executive Officer

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Kevin B. Churchwell, MD

Kevin B. Churchwell, MD

President and CEO

Boston Children’s Hospital

Dr. Thomas Clozel

Dr. Thomas Clozel

Co-Founder and CEO

Owkin, USA

Dr. Mike Curtis

Dr. Mike Curtis

President and Chief Executive Officer

eGenesis

Dr. Steve Davis

Dr. Steve Davis

President and Chief Executive Officer

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Dr. Abasi	Ene-Obong

Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Syndicate Bio

Dr. Khalid Fakhro

Dr. Khalid Fakhro

Chief Research Officer

Sidra Medicine

Dr. Stefan Frings

Dr. Stefan Frings

Chief Medical Officer Pharma Development

Roche

Dr. Heitham Hassoun

Dr. Heitham Hassoun

Chief Executive International

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

George Pascal Haber

George Pascal Haber

Chief Executive Officer

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

H.E. Dr. Farida Al Hosani

H.E. Dr. Farida Al Hosani

Deputy CEO

GLIDE, UAE

Dr. Kamran Khan

Dr. Kamran Khan

Founder and CEO

BlueDot, Canada

Prof. Aymeric Lim

Prof. Aymeric Lim

Chief Executive Officer

National University Hospital - NUHS

Sherrie Lim

Sherrie Lim

Chief Executive Officer    

Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital

Dr. Richard Jenkins

Dr. Richard Jenkins

Chief Medical Officer and Senior Executive Advisor, Health Industries

PwC

Dr. Michelle Longmire

Dr. Michelle Longmire

Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder

Medable

Kevin B. Mahoney

Kevin B. Mahoney

Chief Executive Officer

University of Pennsylvania Health System

Dr. James Mault

Dr. James Mault

Chief Executive Officer

BioIntelliSense

Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic

Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic

Chief Executive Officer

Cleveland Clinic

Alisha Moopen

Alisha Moopen

Managing Director, Group CEO

Aster DM Healthcare, UAE 

Dr. Barry Merriman

Dr. Barry Merriman

Adjunct Professor of Synthetic Biology, J. Craig Venter Institute; Chief Science Officer & Co-Founder, Avery Bioengineering Inc. & Roswell Molecular Electronics Inc., USA 

Dr. Yoshihiko Nakamura

Dr. Yoshihiko Nakamura

CEO, Kinescopic Inc., Japan; Professor, MBZUAI

Mohamed Nasser

Mohamed Nasser

AVP General Manager

Amgen in the Middle East & Africa (MEA)

Dr. Sania Nishtar

Dr. Sania Nishtar

Chief Executive Officer 

GAVI

Hasan Jasem Al Nowais

Hasan Jasem Al Nowais

Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer 

M42

Julia Miao

Julia Miao

Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer 

Sihuan Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Tom Oxley

Dr. Tom Oxley

Chief Executive Officer

Synchron

Prithviraj Pramanik

Prithviraj Pramanik

Co-founder and CEO

AQAI, India

Dr. Matthew Shaw

Dr. Matthew Shaw

 Chief Executive Officer

Great Ormond Street Hospital

Dr. Nicole Sirotin

Dr. Nicole Sirotin

CEO

Institute for Healthier Living Abu Dhabi, UAE

Anil	Soni

Anil Soni

Chief Executive Officer

WHO Foundation

Dr. Kari Stefansson

Dr. Kari Stefansson

Founder and CEO

deCODE genetics. 

Diego Santoro

Diego Santoro

 General Manager and Head of the International Region

Kite, Gilead

Jacob Thaysen

Jacob Thaysen

Chief Executive Officer

Illumina

Prashant Tandon

Prashant Tandon

Co-founder, CEO

Tata 1mg, India

Bjoern Von Siemens

Bjoern Von Siemens

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Caresyntax

Chris Wharton

Chris Wharton

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

WndrHLTH

Dr. Hon Weng Chong

Dr. Hon Weng Chong

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Cortical Labs

Peng Xiao

Peng Xiao

Group Chief Executive Officer 

G42

Dr. Christine Yuan Huang

Dr. Christine Yuan Huang

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Quantum Life | Technology Transfer Director, Hong Kong Quantum AI Lab (HKU,InnoHK)

Dr. Alex Zhavoronkov

Dr. Alex Zhavoronkov

Founder and CEO

Insilico Medicine, USA

Dr. Hesham A. Abdullah

Dr. Hesham A. Abdullah

Senior Vice President, Global Head Oncology, Research & Development

GSK

Mohammad Aboubakr

Mohammad Aboubakr

Regional Vice President-Middle East, Africa and Russia CIS

Abbvie, UAE

Dr. Linda Bedran

Dr. Linda Bedran

Senior Vice President & Head of Corporate Affairs, JANZ & Emerging Markets

 Viatris

Ali Besri

Ali Besri

Vice President, Emerging Markets Access and Accord Lead    

Pfizer Inc

Alex Beauvais

Alex Beauvais

Partner

McKinsey

Dr. Nicolas Chemali

Dr. Nicolas Chemali

Senior Vice President, International Value and Access

Lilly International, USA 

Dr. David Katz

Dr. David Katz

CEO, DietID; President, True Health Initiative

Dr. Richard L. Lieber

Dr. Richard L. Lieber

Chief Scientific Officer & Senior Vice President of Research

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Dr. Cecilia Radu

Dr. Cecilia Radu

Vice President, General Manager

Novo Nordisk, UAE 

Tala Al Ramahi

Tala Al Ramahi

on behalf of 

Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity

Dr. Iskra Reic

Dr. Iskra Reic

Executive Vice-President, International

AstraZeneca

Emma Rawson-Te Patu

Emma Rawson-Te Patu

President

World Federation of Public Health Associations

Jim Swanson

Jim Swanson

Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Johnson & Johnson

Laura M. Swint

Laura M. Swint

Vice President, Digital Health and AI Leader, META

Eli Lilly

Dr. Pavel Volchkov

Dr. Pavel Volchkov

Chief Executive Officer

Life Science Research Center MIPT, Russia

Tony Terzis

Tony Terzis

Associate Vice President, Medical Affairs, META

Eli Lilly

Irina Zaporozhets

Irina Zaporozhets

President and General Manager (META)

Eli Lilly

Dr. Nir Barzilai

Dr. Nir Barzilai

Director of institute of Aging Research

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Olfat Berro

Olfat Berro

Area Head Middle East

Roche Pharmaceuticals

 Alessandro Borgogna

Alessandro Borgogna

Chief Cluster Economic Development

Abu Dhabi Investment Office

Prof. Quek Swee Chye

Prof. Quek Swee Chye

 Executive Director

NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality, National University Health System

Dr. Toby Cosgrove

Dr. Toby Cosgrove

Executive Advisor, Cleveland Clinic, Former CEO and President, USA 

George Demetri, MD

George Demetri, MD

Senior Vice President - Experimental Therapeutics

Dana-Farber

Dr. Jicui Dong

Dr. Jicui Dong

Head of the Local Production and Assistance Unit

WHO

Dr. Bettina Ernst

Dr. Bettina Ernst

Vice President

Swiss Biotech Association (SBA)

Prof. Habiba Al Safar

Prof. Habiba Al Safar

Dean of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences

Khalifa University

Dr. Steve Horvath, PhD

Dr. Steve Horvath, PhD

Principal Investigator

Altos Labs, USA

H.E. Dr. Amin Hussain Al Amiri

H.E. Dr. Amin Hussain Al Amiri

Assistant Undersecretary for the Health Regulation Sector

Ministry of Health and Prevention – UAE (MoHAP)

Hady A. Khoury

Hady A. Khoury

Chief Development Officer

Medable

Dr. James Kirkland

Dr. James Kirkland

Director of the Center for Advanced Gerotherapeutics & Professor of Medicine

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Prof. Andrea Maier

Prof. Andrea Maier

Oon Chiew Seng Professor in Medicine, National University of Singapore; Co-Founder, NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity, National University of Singapore, Singapore 

Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng

Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health

United Nations

Dr. Makoto Nakanishi

Dr. Makoto Nakanishi

Professor, The institute of Medical Science

The University of Tokyo

Dr. Miguel Angelo L. Nicolelis

Dr. Miguel Angelo L. Nicolelis

Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology

Duke University

Prof. Gregory A. Petsko

Prof. Gregory A. Petsko

Professor of Neurology

Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Eddie Reilly

Eddie Reilly

Global Head, Regulatory Affairs

Sanofi

Elodie Robin-Guillerm

Elodie Robin-Guillerm

Head of Global Clusters

Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO)

Dr. Samir Said

Dr. Samir Said

Healthcare Informatics Leader, Middle East, Türkiye, Africa, Russia and Central Asia

Philips

Dr. Christian Sina

Dr. Christian Sina

Professor of Medicine and Director of the Institute of Nutritional Medicine

University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany

Dr. Jennifer Stone

Dr. Jennifer Stone

Co-Chair Indiana Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health

Indiana University School of Medicine, USA

Dr. Diana Torgersen

Dr. Diana Torgersen

Head of Innovation Ecosystem Integration

Organon

AlDhabi AlMheiri

AlDhabi AlMheiri

Entrepreneur, Publisher, Founder

Rainbow Chimney, UAE

Becky Anderson

Becky Anderson

Host, CNN Connect, Managing Editor    

CNN Abu Dhabi

Hamish Clark

Hamish Clark

Health Industries Partner and Chief Wellness Officer

PwC Middle East   

Elsy Dumit

Elsy Dumit

Principal

Roland Berger

Farah Fakhouri

Farah Fakhouri

Founder of Wave Health Consultancy

UAE

Hadley Gamble

Hadley Gamble

International Correspondent and TV News Anchor; Host, the Hadley Gamble Show

Dr. Panco Georgiev

Dr. Panco Georgiev

Senior Partner    

Mckinsey

Ali Hashemi

Ali Hashemi

Co-Founder and CEO   

 meta[bolic]

Dr. Stephen R. Grobmyer

Dr. Stephen R. Grobmyer

Chair of the Cancer Institute

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi-Fatima bint Mubarak Center

Dr.	Shahrukh Hashmi

Dr. Shahrukh Hashmi

Director of Research

Department of Health, Abu Dhabi

Dr. Lars Hartenstein

Dr. Lars Hartenstein

Co-Founder

McKinsey Health Institute (MHI) 

Dr. Mira Mousa

Dr. Mira Mousa

Assistant Professor, Public Health and Epidemiology  

 Khalifa University

Prof. Elias Mossialos

Prof. Elias Mossialos

Cheng Yu Tung Chair in Global Health

The London School of Economics and Political Science

Shannon	Marc Neilsen

Shannon Marc Neilsen

Director Longevity

PureHealth

Lara	Setrakian

Lara Setrakian

International Journalist; President of the Applied Policy Research Institute (APRI)    

Applied Policy Research Institute

Minni Sarkka-Hietala

Minni Sarkka-Hietala

Partner, Social and Healthcare Sector Leader    

Deloitte

Lina Shadid

Lina Shadid

Partner and Health Industry Lead 

PwC

Anna Stewart

Anna Stewart

International Correspondent, UK

CNN

Sumit Sharma

Sumit Sharma

Partner and IMEA Head, Health & Life Sciences

Oliver Wyman

Kelsey Warner

Kelsey Warner

Gulf Reporter

Semafor

Dr. Maria Gomez

Dr. Maria Gomez

Director, National Regulatory Center for Donation and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues, UAE 

Ministry of Health and Prevention, UAE

Exhibition

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