Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 28 October 2025 - Day two of Global Health Exhibition (GHE 2025) explored how the future for healthcare transformation is being driven through medical technology, AI innovation, investment and international collaboration.

Taking place in Riyadh from 27-30 October, the international healthcare event is held under the patronage of the Ministry of Health, supported by Vision 2030 and the Health Sector Transformation Program - and organised by Tahaluf.

Global Health Exhibition 2025 is welcoming key international figures who are shaping the future of global health. His Excellency Hosams Abu Meri, Minister of Health for Latvia, delivered a keynote on digital health, emphasising the role of technology in strengthening, not replacing, healthcare systems. His keynote also showcased Latvia’s leadership in e-health development and its strategic investments in medicine and biobanking.

His Excellency Prof. Dr Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population for Arab Republic of Egypt, addressed the digitalisation of healthcare and the economic impact of strategic reform. The minister noted that Egypt is currently undertaking 1,300 health projects worth $3.72bn to improve system efficiency and raise hospital bed capacity to 1.34 beds per 1,000 citizens. His keynote concluded with a call on regional and international partners to collaborate on expanding healthcare manufacturing, accelerating digital transformation, and advancing universal health coverage across Africa and the Middle East.

Global Health Exhibition also hosted talks from prominent global CEOs, including Toshio Takiguichi, CEO at Canon; Tom Polen, Chairman, CEO and President at BD and Roy Jakobs, CEO Phillips.

AI and breakthrough technologies led the agenda on day two, with leaders unveiling how data-driven innovation and space research are shaping healthcare in Saudi Arabia and beyond. In a keynote that underscored this, Aashima Gupta, Global Director of Healthcare Solutions at Google, announced the integration of Google Gemini into the Saudi health app, the first deployment of the frontier AI model in this context. Gupta highlighted how AI is making healthcare more equitable. She showcased Gemini’s instant answers for oncologists and AlphaFold, Google’s Nobel Prize-winning agent that predicts protein structures in minutes, accelerating drug discovery with 200 million open-sourced structures.

Experts from SmartHealth, KAUST, Redwire, the Saudi Space Agency, KFSHRC, the Saudi National Institute of Health and others explored how space-based research is unlocking new frontiers in drug development and bioscience. The session highlighted Saudia Arabia’s unique position to lead in this field, focused on not only on scientific exploration but also on delivering tangible benefits back on earth, creating jobs and building a healthier society.

Following the $33 billion USD announcement by H.E. Fahad bin Abdulrahman Aljalajel, Minister of Health for Saudi Arabia on the opening day, Global Health Exhibition continues as a centre for investment and opportunity. This year’s edition has drawn a line-up of major global investors, converging to explore new avenues for collaboration. In a session titled Mapping the Future of Healthcare Investment Globally, Jordia Naval, Sector Head of Biotech at NEOM, outlined how Saudi Arabia can lead in global health investment.

Sunil Thakur, Partner at Quadria Capital, highlighted the region’s growing appeal for private capital and the strategic approaches investors are taking to unlock long-term value. Their presence reinforced the exhibition’s role as a platform for cross-border partnerships and new investment pathways.

A panel session with CEOs from Stryker, Tawuniya, Lean and NUPCO outlined how AI and predictive analytics are driving personalised, proactive care, while cross-sector collaboration and clear governance are proving essential to achieving Vision 2030 goals. Saudi Arabia has already reduced mortality from non-communicable diseases by 40% and is advancing towards its target of 80 years life expectancy. This comes as Saudi Arabia transitions to a value-based healthcare model, anchored in outcomes, data transparency and population health.
Fahad Al-Shebel, CEO of NUPCO, said: “We're delighted to return to the Global Health Exhibition after a successful experience last year. The event provides NUPCO with a critical platform to showcase our ongoing efforts to enhance healthcare supply chains through innovation, efficiency, and digital transformation in line with Vision 2030."

This year’s exhibition features the strongest line-up of global healthcare giants to date, including GE, Siemens Healthineers, Fujifilm, Johnson & Johnson, GSK, Samsung, Danaher, Karl Storz and Stryker. Saudi Arabia’s leading healthcare organisations will also be present, such as Health Holding, NUPCO, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Dallah Health, HAYAT National Hospitals, Lean and STC, and Diamond Partners, including Tawuniya and WuXi AppTec. In addition, Hayat National Hospitals unveiled four strategic investments totalling 7 billion SAR - focused on hospital expansion and medical centre development, service expansion, human capital and smart infrastructure. Dr Fouziyah Aljarallah, CEO of Hayat National Hospitals said: "Our vision is to transform healthcare delivery in Saudi Arabia. We are committed to advancing medical excellence, supporting our workforce and integrating smart technologies that will redefine patient care. Saudi Arabia is poised to become a global reference point for health innovation, and we are proud to be part of that journey."

Global Health Exhibition will continue to celebrate the full spectrum of the health sector, convening global industry leaders across clinic care and digital health, to policy and investment.

Rachel Strugess, Senior Vice President at Tahaluf said: “Global Health Exhibition is where every facet of the health sector converges to achieve partnerships and progress. It is a powerful showcase of Saudi Arabia as a global leader, reinforcing the collective ambition of the industry.”

The third day of the Global Health Exhibition will spotlight Saudi Arabia’s commitment to wellbeing, with a focus on longevity, preventive health, and active lifestyles.