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

HealthBeats Podcast

The official podcast of Abu Dhabi Global Health Week, HealthBeats is your ultimate source for transformative insights into the future of global healthcare. Through engaging conversations with industry pioneers, policymakers, and changemakers, HealthBeats highlights how innovation, collaboration, and forward-thinking policies are shaping the next generation of healthcare.

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What’s in an Emirate? Abu Dhabi’s ambition to be a destination of choice for health and life sciences investment. #Ep.29

Elodie Robin-Guillerm, Head of Global Clusters at the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), shares how Abu Dhabi is positioning itself as a global centre of excellence in health and life sciences, and why the Emirate is becoming a destination of choice for forward-thinking investors.

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The Customer is King, why patient experience comes first. #Ep.28

In this episode, we’re joined by Alan Dubovsky, Chief Patient Experience Officer at Cedars-Sinai, and Noha Hacach, Regional Managing Director, for a deep dive into how Cedars-Sinai’s renowned patient experience programme in the United States is being adapted for the Middle East.

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Democratising Healthcare Data: Insights from Abu Dhabi’s Data Guru. #Ep.27

Chief Data Officer for Sahatna at the Department of Health Abu Dhabi, Marius Raileanu, explains how the Department of Health Abu Dhabi has developed the data structure behind the Emirate’s government-developed health application and how it will use data and AI to benefit the entire population. He also discusses the importance of open data and how the platform empowers patients with greater access to their own healthcare information.

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Bridging Worlds: Finance to NHS to Saudi Arabia's Healthcare Vision. #Ep.26

Jacqui Rock has navigated a remarkable journey from global banking halls to defence command rooms to NHS boardrooms and, now to Saudi Arabia’s ambitious healthcare transformation. In this episode, Jacqui sits down with host SG to unpack her dynamic career and the transferable leadership lessons from financial services to public health. She discusses the commercial potential of healthcare systems, the reform efforts shaping the NHS, and the cutting-edge innovation being pioneered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.