Arab Health, 24-27 January 2022
Dubai World Trade Centre
The MENA region’s leading exhibition for the healthcare industry, Arab Health, which will take place from 24-27 January at the Dubai World Trade Centre, has confirmed a new addition to the popular Transformation Zone, with a host of world-renowned experts, innovators and industry leaders set to participate in the Healthcare Transformation Talks.
The theme at this year’s Arab Health is ‘United by business, forging ahead’ with new technologies and the latest innovations taking centre stage.
As a result of COVID-19, there has been a marked increase in investment in healthcare as innovative new technologies drive change across the sector. According to a survey by the Global Impact Investing Network, an industry research and analytics firm, some $715 billion in capital is designated to healthcare impact investments, making it the third-largest impact category behind financial services and climate change, and the fastest-growing area.
Furthermore, according to Deloitte U.S., venture capital in healthcare technology spiked to $14 billion in 2020, almost doubling 2019 levels of $7.4 billion. The previous annual record was $8.2 billion in 2018.
Ross Williams, Exhibition Director for Informa Markets, said: “Innovation and technology continue to witness incredible growth in the healthcare sector with investment in this part of the industry reaching record levels in 2020. This is
clearly a vital part of the healthcare landscape and one we are keen to explore and showcase.
“As part of the new Healthcare Transformation Talks, a host of renowned experts, innovators and industry leaders will provide the latest insights, discoveries and predictions for the future of healthcare, with key highlights on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Health and Virtual Reality, amongst others.”
Confirmed speakers for the talks include Dr Christopher Brochhausen, vice-chair Pathology – Comprehensive Cancer Centre Eastern Bavaria, University Regensberg, who will discuss the Digital trans- formation of precision medicine using artificial intelligence, and Reenita Das, Senior VP and Partner, Frost & Sullivan, who will address Femtech 2030 – Growth Opportunities in Women’s Health.
Other high-level speakers include Massimo Cannizo, CEO and Co-Founder, GELLIFY Middle East; Dr Michael Bradley Wallace, Chair-Committee on AI World, Endoscopy Organisation, Division Chair – Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City; and Brandon Rowberry, CEO – Digital Health, Aster DM Healthcare.
Innov8 Talks
Elsewhere in the Transformation Zone, Innov8 Talks returns. The popular start-up competition will feature 24 companies in various stages of maturity, with each showcasing unique and innovative solutions in prevention, management, operations, diagnostics, amongst others.
The competition will see eight different companies pitch over three rounds, with the winner of each round going through to the final. More than 16 companies from 13 countries have secured their position to participate in the competition.
Product Showcase
Rounding out the Transformation Zone will be another first for Arab Health with the launch of the Product Showcase segment. Companies confirmed include Tada Medical, a Swedish medical device company specialising in needs-based innovations for healthcare that will be presenting ReLink, an advanced breakaway connector for IV tubes.
They will be joined by MeetingDoctors, a B2B digital telehealth operator from Spain. The company will be showcasing a white label, B2B, immediate response telehealth solution, capitalising on simple technology and around the clock medical services.
Arab Health, co-located with Medlab Middle East 2022, is the largest healthcare exhibition and congress in the MENA region. The event will feature a range of scientific lectures, industry briefings, product demonstrations and networking opportunities.
Future Health Summit
This year’s Arab Health will also see the launch of the Future Health Summit. The high-level event will be attended by over 150 senior government healthcare officials, CEOs and visionaries, from across the globe who are building a future-proof healthcare strategy.
The invitation-only, in-person summit takes place on the evening of 25 January. The first session of the evening aims to address sustainability, innovation, and the future of healthcare, by examining innovative concepts in securing sustainable healthcare for all. Eminent speakers will offer solutions that can create healthcare reform while gaining efficiencies in healthcare spending by harnessing the digital era’s transformative power.
Moderated by Dr Michele Barry, Director, Center for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford University, panellists include Dr Alaa Murabit, Medical Doctor, Global Security Strategist, Women’s Rights Advocate and United Nations High-Level Commissioner on Health, Employment & Economic Growth; Päivi Sillanaukee, Ambassador for Health and Wellbeing, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of
Finland; Dr Sameh El-Saharty, Program Leader for Human Development, GCC Country Department, The World Bank and Dr Anton Decker, President, Mayo Clinic International.
“Digital healthcare technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), 3D-printing, Virtual and Augmented Reality, nanotechnology and robotics have been instrumental in developing more timely processes for tests, vaccines, and pharmaceuticals and making health systems more responsive and productive during the pandemic.
“As we move forward, the importance of technology will gain pace; however, ensuring we fully utilise the opportunities it affords will be a result of partnership working and embracing these technologies by all in the healthcare industry.”
Dr Murabit said: “If the last two years have highlighted anything to us, it is the incredible importance of sustainable health systems that are fit for purpose and forward-thinking. I am excited to be participating in the Future Health Summit, where the most necessary, tangible and consequential health advancements of our time will be discussed and presented. If we are to prevent future pandemics from impacting our entire lives, livelihoods, and communities, we need to start investing in ideas and solutions that bridge the gap from where we are to where we need to be.”
- For more information, visit www.arabhealthonline.com.
