08:00 | Welcome coffee
Session 1: Healthcare investment introduction
10:00 | Opening remarks – setting the scene
Ihsan Almarzooqi, Managing Director, Glucare, Dubai, UAE
10:10 | The landscape of healthcare investment in the Middle East
Jad Bitar, Managing Partner and Director, BCG, Dubai, UAE
10:30 | Investment opportunities in the key markets in the UAE
Mansoor Ahmed, Director, Colliers, Dubai, UAE
10:50 | Discussion
Session 2: Investment in health tech
11:10 | Jawbone: Investment for tech, global experiences
Bandar Antabi, VP and GM (Part of Founding Team), Jawbone Health, USA
11:30 | Glucare: Investment for tech, local experiences
Ihsan Almarzooqi, Managing Director, Glucare, Dubai, UAE
11:50 | Discussion
Session 3: Investing in start-ups and new technology
11:40 | Investment in new healthcare technologies
Dr Mussaad Al-Razouki, Chief Business Development Officer, Kuwait Life Sciences, Kuwait
12:20 | HIM Angel: supporting early-stage startups to grow
Khaled Ismail, Managing Partner, HIM Angel, Cairo, Egypt
12:20 | Discussion
12:40 | Lunch break and networking in the bubble lounge
Session 4: Investment and health systems
14:20 | Abu Dhabi healthcare capacity planning and investment opportunities
Neil David Clark, Acting Director for the Investment and Capacity Management Division, Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, UAE
14:40 | Abdulla Abdul Aziz Al Shamsi, Head of Mubadala Healthcare, Mubadala, Abu Dhabi, UAE
15:00 | Discussion
15:30 | Close of day one
Session 5: Private equity strategy
10:00 | Panel discussion on investment strategy
Hazem Abu Khalaf, Director, Healthcare Investments, Gulf Capital, Dubai, UAE
Orhan Osmansoy, Operating Partner, TVM Capital Healthcare, Dubai, UAE
Dr Mohamed Hamade, Chief Investment Officer, Amanat Holdings, Dubai, UAE
Session 6:
11:00 | Cross border collaboration and investment
Edouard Lechere, President of Healthcare Equipment Finance, GE Healthcare, Paris, France
11:20 | Future of venture capital
Ali Hashemi, Managing Director, Polymath Ventures, Dubai, UAE
11:40 | Steps towards funding healthcare VC
Ma’an representative
12:00 | Q&A
15:30 | Close of day one, lunch break and networking in the bubble lounge