HIMSS Executive Summit & Awards for the Middle East Takes Place May 10 in Dubai

The first-ever HIMSS Executive Summit & Awards for the Middle East is taking place at the Jumeirah Emirates Towards in Dubai on May 10, 2022, bringing together healthcare leaders in an exclusive setting to build relationships, address key challenges in care delivery and accelerate digital transformation through information and technology.

The HIMSS Executive Summit & Awards for the Middle East is an invitation-only, high level conference for provider CIOs, senior IT executives and government officials. featuring panel discussions, Q&A sessions and keynote presentations.

The 2022 conference theme, “Health Information Exchange: From Implementation to Application,” spotlights and supports the strategic health policy of the United Arab Emirates by delivering advanced digital health services to all citizens through their Health Information Exchange platforms at a local and federal level.

The HIMSS Executive Summit & Awards for the Middle East has received endorsement from the UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention, the Dubai Health Authority and the Abu Dhabi Department of Health.

"Healthcare leaders in the UAE and the Middle East are at the forefront of reimaging health for their organizations, their employees, and their citizens,” said Armin Scheuer, VP and Executive Director EMEA, HIMSS. “The basis of this success is trust – trust between systems and trust between people. When visionary leadership is bolstered by trust ideas are being turned into reality and real innovation is happening. We are looking forward to welcoming the changemakers of healthcare at the first ever HIMSS Executive Summit in the Middle East."

Hal Wolf, HIMSS President & CEO will deliver a keynote speech focused on maximizing the value of data for clinicians and the consumer.

Health leaders speaking at the Summit include:

• Ali Juma Alajme, Director of Digital Health Department, Ministry of Health and Prevention UAE
• Mohammad Abdulqader Al Redha, Director of Health Informatics & Smart Health Dept, Dubai Health Authority UAE
• Hamed Ali Al Hashemi, Advisor to Chairman and Digital Health Lead, Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Ramadan Ibrahim Mohd AlBlooshi, Advisor & Acting Director of Public Health Protection Dept, Dubai Health Authority
• Martin E. Lascano, D., Chief of Medical Informatics, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
• Rami Riman, Director of clinical and business improvements EMEA, InterSystems

Furthermore, Joe-Max Wakim, the Vice Director of Health for the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, Ronan O’Connor, Vice President, Analytics – EMEA, HIMSS and Bruce Steinberg, Head of International at HIMSS, are among the speakers who will bring their a global perspective to the event.

Summit programming also includes dedicated networking opportunities, best practice sharing from across the Middle East and throughout the world, deep dive sessions featuring connected care, cloud computing and digital maturity. The events concludes with an award ceremony recognizing Stage 6 & 7 hospitals for their achievements in digital maturity.