Overview

Saudi Arabia continues to set a global benchmark for healthcare transformation. The 2nd Edition of the Forbes Middle East Healthcare Innovation Circle in Riyadh will convene policymakers, innovators, and industry leaders to explore the future of integrated, technology-driven healthcare systems. Discussions in Riyadh will tackle high-priority themes such as digital health ecosystems, preventative care, talent development, and addressing lifestyle-related diseases—core pillars supporting the nation’s ambitious healthcare vision.
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Agenda

Healthcare Leaders Summit - Riyadh

09:00 – 10:00 am

Registration & Networking

10:05 – 10:10 am

Welcome Address by Forbes Middle East

10:15 – 10:20 am

Opening Keynote

Theme 1: From Reform to Results: Executing Vision 2030 Healthcare Goals

10:25 – 10:40 am

Panel: From Strategy to Delivery - Advancing Vision 2030 Health Transformation Goals

Gain strategic perspectives from industry leaders on translating Vision 2030 priorities into action and sector-wide alignment across the healthcare ecosystem.

10:45 – 11:00 am

Panel: Leadership in Focus - Steering Opportunity and Growth Across the Sector

Access visionary insights on unlocking opportunity, advancing growth, and driving long term impact for future generations.

11:05 – 11:20 am

Panel: Scaling Progress Through Partnership - Public, Private, and Global Collaboration

A leadership dialogue on structuring partnerships and international alliances that strengthen capability and enable deep knowledge exchange.

Theme 2: Aligning Capital and Capability: Long-Term Value Creation

11:25 – 11:40 am

Panel: Investment Outlook - Capital Priorities Shaping Expansion and Modernisation

This session highlights capital strategies influencing expansion, infrastructure advancement, and long-term capability strengthening across the sector.

11:45 – 12:00 pm

Panel: Unlocking Potential - Private Sector Powering Market Momentum

Understand how private capital participation is accelerating investment activity, strengthening market confidence, and advancing long-term positioning.

12:05 – 12:20 pm

Panel: Funding the Innovation Pipeline: Investors, Institutions, and Emerging Ventures

Deep dive into funding approaches and investment structures that support new ventures, technological advancements, and innovation pipeline development throughout the Kingdom.

Theme 3: Value-Driven Patient Care: Digital Foundations, Precision Therapies, and Preventive Models

12:25 – 12:40 pm

Panel: Intelligent Care Delivery - AI and Digital Infrastructure Advancing Clinical Outcomes

An intuitive conversation on how artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure are enhancing clinical pathways, strengthening decision-making, and improving the quality of outcomes.

12:45 – 01:00 pm

Panel: Precision Pathways - Personalising Treatment Through Data and Genomics

Explore the growing role of data and genomics in tailoring treatment approaches, advancing therapeutic precision, and redefining personalised care delivery.

01:00 – 02:00 pm

Networking Lunch

02:05 – 02:20 pm

Panel: Predictive Prevention - Analytics and Early Intervention in Population Health

A focused discussion on the use of predictive analytics to enable earlier intervention, support population health management, and reduce long-term disease burden.

Theme 4: Healthcare as a Growth Engine: Pharma Localisation, Workforce Capability, and Medical Tourism

02:25 – 02:40 pm

Pharma Horizons – Localisation, Manufacturing, and Building Life Sciences Leadership

The session will highlight how localisation, domestic manufacturing, and international R&D collaborations are strengthening pharmaceutical resilience and positioning Saudi Arabia as a regional life sciences hub.

02:45 – 03:00 pm

Panel: Human Capital for Growth and Innovation – Building Capability, and Expertise to Support National Health Priorities

Gain leadership perspectives on developing specialist expertise, strengthening leadership capability, and enabling the talent needed to support long-term growth and innovation.

03:05 – 03:20 pm

Panel: Strategy, Standards, and Global Reach: Advancing the Kingdom's Medical Tourism Potential

Gain insights on how service environments, cultural responsiveness, regulatory readiness, and global connectivity have been pivotal in enhancing the Kingdom’s positioning as a care destination.

03:25 – 03:30 pm

Closing & End of Day 1

Healthcare Leaders Summit - Riyadh

09:00 – 10:00 am

Registration & Networking

10:05 – 10:10 am

Welcome Address

10:15 – 10:20 am

Special Address

Theme 5: Smart Hospitals and Hybrid Delivery: Building Integrated and Connected Health Systems

10:25 – 10:40 am

Panel: Smart Hospitals in Action - Engineering Intelligent, Responsive, and High-Performance Environments

A strategic discussion on how intelligent infrastructure, automation, and digitally connected environments are enhancing responsiveness, improving efficiency, and enabling more adaptive care delivery.

10:45 – 11:00 am

Panel: Hybrid Care Models - Reshaping Access, Capacity, and Patient Engagement

Examine how hybrid models are combining virtual hospitals, physical facilities, and digital access points to transform service delivery across the Kingdom, expanding capacity and enabling a more seamless patient experience.

11:15 – 11:30 am

Panel: Unified Health Networks – Powering Interoperability and Performance Across Integrated Clusters

Leadership insights on enabling seamless information exchange to strengthen coordination, improve operational visibility, and elevate outcomes across integrated health clusters.

11:35 – 11:50 am

Panel: Accessible Support Models – Strengthening Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Quality of Life

This session explores how hybrid access points, virtual platforms, and integrated services are making mental health and well-being support more accessible, enabling earlier engagement and enhancing quality of life.

Theme 6: Innovation in Action: HealthTech, Biotechnology, and Medical Devices

11:55 – 12:10 pm

Panel: The HealthTech Ecosystem - Emerging Ventures Fuelling Next-Gen Solutions

An executive dialogue on how emerging ventures are driving innovation across virtual care, intelligent diagnostics, and digital platforms, reshaping healthcare across the Kingdom.

12:15 – 12:30 pm

Panel: Biotechnology Momentum – From Discovery to Therapeutic Advancements

A deep dive into how biotechnology innovation, clinical research, and scientific advancement are strengthening domestic capability and positioning Saudi Arabia within the global life sciences landscape.

12:35 – 12:50 pm

Panel: Medical Devices and Advanced Technologies - Strengthening Domestic Capability and Global Competitiveness

This session examines how manufacturing, localisation, and technology partnerships are strengthening supply resilience, advancing capability, and enhancing long-term competitiveness.

12:55 – 02:00 pm

Networking Lunch

End of Conference

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