Leaders Forum

12 CPD (6 each day)

9-10 October 2022

Speaker Faculty

Conference Chair

  • Dr Reem F. Bunyan, CEO, Center for Improving Value in Health, Riyadh, KSA

Scientific Committee 

  • Dr Ali Abraheem Alsharef, Program Director in Private Sector Participation, Vision Realization Office, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Ahmed Hakawi, Consultant of Infectious Diseases, Public Health Authority, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Abdulaziz. Al-Mosabihi, General Director, Radiology and Services, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Sameera Al Johani, Director of Microbiology and Virology, National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Mohamed Yahya Husain Al Harbi, Therapeutic Services Deputyship, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA
  • Ian Dalton, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA

Speaker Faculty

Opening ceremony speakers

  • H.E. Fahad Al-Jalajel, Minister of Health, Saudi Arabia
  • Sophia the Humanoid Robot 

Leaders Forum speakers

  • Abdulaziz Almulhim, Executive Vice President, Social Advisory, National Center for Privatization, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Abdulaziz Alhomod, Chief Medical Officer, SEHA Virtual Hospital, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Abdullah Solaiman Alherbish, Senior Vice President for Physician Affairs, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Alex Zhavoronkov, Founder and CEO, Insilico Medicine, Hong Kong, China
  • Bassem Bibi, Vice President Infectious Disease Emerging Markets, Abbott Rapid Diagnostics
  • Dimitris Moulavasilis, CEO and President, Diaverum, Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden
  • Ebele Anidi, Director of Partnerships and Engagement, Global Innovation Hub
  • Erik Van Hoeymissen, Vice President Global Clinician Solutions, 3M Health Information Systems
  • Everton Santos, Regional Director, Middle East, Africa & APAC, KLAS Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
  • Giles W.L. Boland, MD, President, Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization (BWPO), Executive Vice President, Mass General Brigham (MGB), Philip H. Cook Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Dr Ibrahim Abdulaziz Alomar, Assistant Deputy Minister for Health Investment, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA
  • Jarrett Fowler, Senior Director, Strategic and International Initiatives, National Center for Healthcare Leadership, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Javier Rodriguez, CEO, Davita Inc
  • Dr Jawaher M Alsaud, Chief Beneficiary Affairs Officer, Center for National Health Insurance (CNHI), Riyadh, KSA
  • Joseph J Fifer, President and CEO, Healthcare Financial Management Association, Westchester, Illinois, USA
  • Dr Jhonatan Bringas Dimitriades, Wearables and Digital Health Expert, Partner and Managing Director, JBD Healthcare, The Netherlands
  • H.E. Majid I. Al Fayyadh, Board Chairman, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, KSA
  • Prof Dr Ming Yen Ng, Cardiothoracic Radiologist, Cardiac Imaging MOOC Course Director, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
  • Dr Mohammed Al Hamali, Director of Innovation & Business Development, Digital Health Center of Excellence- Ministry of Health, Cofounder & Director of innovation & Partnership, Saudi Ai in Healthcare Society, Cofounder, Saudi Lifestyle Medicine Society, Senior Advisor in the Healthcare Transformation for the Vision 2030, Entrepreneur in the Healthcare Industry, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Mohammed Al Saghier, CEO, Health Holding Company, Riyadh, KSA
  • Emcee Mohanned Abu Al-Majd, Head of Creative Strategy – KSA, Snapchat, Riyadh, KSA
  • Eng Mona Bint Sahman Al-Subaie, CEO, Virtual Hospital for Telehealth, Riyadh, KSA
  • Nasser Massoud, Managing Director, Concept Realisation, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Omar AlShanqeety, Advisor to His Excellency the Minister of Health, Riyadh, KSA
  • Rafat Taher, CEO, Okadoc – Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, KSA
  • Randall Peterson, Academic Director, Leadership Institute, London Business School, London, UK
  • Robert Lang, President and CEO, Davita International
  • Sabri Sabri, CEO, Davita KSA
  • Samar Nassar, Managing Director, Healthcare Services and Devices, Ministry of Investment, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Samir Said, General Manager, Connected Care and Healthcare Informatics, Middle East, Turkey and Africa, Philips, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Sarah Al Dallal, President, Emirates Health Economics Society, Specialist, Public Health Protection Department, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Shabab bin Saad Al-Ghamdi, Secretary General, CCHI - Council of Cooperative Health Insurance, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Shyam Bishen, Head of Health and Healthcare, World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Tamara Sunbul, Medical Director of Clinical Informatics, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Chair, HIMSS Middle East Community, Dhahran, KSA
  • Terrina Govender, Director for Policy and Strategy, Global Innovation Hub
  • Yaseen Mallawi, Acting CEO-HCD, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, KSA

Innov8 Talks Judges

  • Dr Abdulaziz Alhomod, Chief Medical Officer, SEHA Virtual Hospital, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA
  • Abdulaziz Alnowaisser, Senior Manager, HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Foundation, MiSK Foundation, Member, OQAL Angel Investors Network, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Abdullah Alaraj, Co-founder and Board Chairman, Riyadh Angel Investors, Riyadh, KSA
  • Adwa AlDakheel, Saudi Arabian author, poet, pilot, musician and entrepreneur, CEO, Falak, Ns3a and Dar Technology, Co-Founder, Social Advisor
  • Bader Alshathry, Vice President & Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Alturki Holding, Riyadh, KSA
  • Faisal Alsaif, Angel Investor, Technical Content Creator
  • Dr Giles W.L. Boland, MD, President, Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization (BWPO), Executive Vice President, Mass General Brigham (MGB), Philip H. Cook Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Dr Huda Alfardus, CEO, Internet of Things Academy, GeniCure, Raqmiyan, HealthGena, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Jhonatan Bringas Dimitriades, Wearables and Digital Health Expert, CEO and Co-Founder, Lapsi Health, Partner and Managing Director, JBD Healthcare, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Eng Khalid Aldhaayan, General Manager Ecosystem and Projects Management - Health Sector, National Center for Artificial Intelligence, Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, Riyadh, KSA
  • Majed Abu Alfaraj, Investment Manager, Waed Ventures, Riyadh, KSA
  • Eng Moath Ali Alzahrani, Director of Emerging Technology & Business Models, Digital Government Authority, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Mohammed Al Hamali, Director of Innovation & Business Development, Digital Health Center of Excellence- Ministry of Health, Cofounder & Director of innovation & Partnership, Saudi Ai in Healthcare Society, Cofounder, Saudi Lifestyle Medicine Society, Senior Advisor in the Healthcare Transformation for the Vision 2030, Entrepreneur in the Healthcare Industry, Riyadh, KSA
  • Prof Dr Nazeeh AlOthmany, Vice Executive President for Medical Devices, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Board Member, Saudi Scientific Society for Biomedical Engineering, Riyadh, KSA
  • Omar Almajdouie, CEO, Raed Ventures, KSA
  • Samar Nassar, Managing Director, Healthcare Services and Devices, Ministry of Investment, Riyadh, KSA
  • Sarper Tanli, Operating Partner, TVM Capital Healthcare, Founder and CEO, Diginova Health Solutions, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Sufana AlMashhadi, Director of Innovation, Saudi National Health Institute, Riyadh, KSA

Innov8 Talks - Start-ups

  • Eng Abdulrahman M Aljahhaaf, CoFounder and CEO, Glance Care, Riyadh, KSA
  • Afsal Salu, Cofounder and CEO, BestDoc, Bengaluru, India
  • Dr Aftab Ahmad Chattha, CEO, Chattha Bio Care, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Dr Amal Hmaid, CEO, Afkar, Gaza, Palestine
  • Amira AlBusaidi AlBusaidi, CEO & Founder, MulhimVR, Muscat, Oman
  • Bilal AlKhizzi, General Manager, Haven Scientific, Jeddah, KSA
  • Hassan Atmeh, CEO, Repzo Inc., Amman, Jordan
  • Dr Homam Ageel, CEO, Medical Advance Analysis Co, Riyadh, KSA
  • Khalid Ghaloua Adine, CEO, Stella Technology, Dubai, UAE
  • Khuloud Abdullah Mohammad, Co-Founder, Medark Healthcare, Madinah Munawarah, KSA
  • Mohamed Elbadwi, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Medark Healthcare, Madinah Munawarah, KSA
  • Dr Nabil Alhakamy, CEO, Kinimmune, Inc., Jeddah, KSA
  • Eng Osama Abu Kahil, Business Development Manager, Proven Solution- Reality, Riyadh, KSA
  • Pankaj Chatrala, Vice President, JC OrthoHeal PVT LTD, Vadodara, India
  • Ravindranath A.V., CEO, Pinmicro India Pvt Ltd, Kochi, India
  • Dr Robin Ohannessian, Director, Telemonica, Paris, France
  • Eng Sara Asal, CEO and Founder, Shawerna Web-Design, Dubai, UAE
  • Shahad Al Zahrani, Lab Supervisor, Noor Diagnostics and Innovation, Jeddah, KSA
  • Shaymaa Malibari, Chief Operating Officer, ACCREPRO, Jeddah, KSA
  • Dr Umar Ahmad, CEO, Abtrace, London, UK
  • Yousuf Jamjoom, CEO, Juleb, Jeddah, KSA
  • Zouaoui Haythem, CEO, Zcare, Ariana, Tunisia