The list of speakers will be updated as the confirmation of participation is received.

Opening session

Mohammed Alluhidan

Head of the Health Economics Unit (HEU) of the Saudi Health Council, Saudi Arabia

Prof. Tony Chan

KAUST President

Dr. Batoul M.Y. AlBaz

Vice President Health sector, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)

Dr. Mehmood Khan

CEO, Hevolution Foundation

Dr. Ian Campbell

Interim VP, Innovation, Executive Director of Special Projects, Office of the President

Prof. Pierre Magistretti

Distinguished Professor, Bioscience, Vice President for Research, Director, KAUST Smart Health Initiative

Prof. Imed Gallouzi

Professor of Bioscience, Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Associate Director of KAUST Smart Health Initiative

Eng. Nizar Al Hariri

Advisor to Minister of Industry & Minerals

Dr. Francis Waldvogel

Chair of the KAUST Smart-Health Initiative Advisory Board

Perspectives and Partners

Dr. Hani Johkdar

Deputy Minister for Public Health, MoH Saudi Arabia

Prof. Ehsan Hoque

Chief Scientist of the National Center for AI in Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA)

Dr. Nabeel Ahmad Goheer

Chief of Asia, Middle East, Europe (AMEE) Region, PATH

Melvin D'Souza

Corporate Vice President & General Manager at Novo Nordisk Saudi Arabia

Dr. Edward Cupler

Executive Director at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC)

Prof. Nancy Ip

President of HKUST, The Morningside Professor of Life Science, Chair Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Keynotes

Prof. Ehsan Hoque

Chief Scientist of the National Center for AI in Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA)

Dr. Mehmood Khan

CEO, Hevolution Foundation

Prof. Matthias Werner Hentze

Director of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Co-Director of the Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit (MMPU) in Heidelberg (Germany)

Panel: "KSHI's focus on cross dicsiplinary research"

Prof. Gianluca Setti

Dean of the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering (CEMSE) division, KAUST

Prof. Chak Chan

Professor, Chemical Engineering, Dean of Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE), KAUST

Prof. Iain M Young

Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering, Dean of the Biological and Environmental and Engineering Division

Prof. Pierre Magistretti

Distinguished Professor, Bioscience, Vice President for Research, Director, KAUST Smart Health Initiative

Panel: "KSHI impact through Education and Training"

Prof. Leena Ali Ibrahim

Assistant Professor, Bioscience

Dr. Nabeel Ahmad Goheer

Chief of Asia, Middle East, Europe (AMEE) Region, PATH

Prof. Ricardo Henao

Associate Professor, Bioengineering

Panel: "Space Medicine: Impacting the Future of Health and Wellness"

Ms. Rayyanah Barnawi

Research Laboratory Specialist and the first Saudi female astronaut

Dr. Khalid Abu Khabar

Chairman, Molecular BioMedicine Department, KFSHRC

Dr. Satish K. Mehta

Senior Scientist, Biomedical Research and Environmental Sciences, Johnson Space Center, NASA, USA

Prof. Alexandre S. Rosado

Professor of Bioscience, KAUST

Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran

Senior Research Scientist, NASA – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA

Scientific talks

Dr. Rami Niazy

Acting Vice-Governor for Strategy Research, Development and Innovation Authority

Prof. Mohamed Bahloul

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Alfaisal University

Prof. Łukasz Jaremko

Associate Professor of Bioscience

Dr. Fadwa Attiga

KSHI Health Initiative head, KAUST

Prof. Mohammed Zourob

Professor of Chemistry, Alfaisal University

Dr. Khalid Abu Khabar

Chairman, Molecular BioMedicine Department, KFSHRC

Patrick Suel

KAUST Investment

Dr. Mahmoud Alyamani

Health, Well-Being, and Biotech Sector Head, NEOM

Dr. Intikhab Alam

Senior Scientist in Bioinformatics

Prof. Jasmeen Merzaban

Associate Professor, Bioscience

Dr. Sakandar Rauf

Research Scientist, Prof. Atif Shamim group

Prof. Ricardo Henao

Associate Professor, Bioengineering

Dr. Sajid Ahmed

Research Scientist, Prof. Slim Alouini group

Dr. Dominik Renn

Postdoctoral Researcher, Prof. Magnus Rueping group

Dr. Reem Alkhater

Consultant Clinician Scientist KSHI, Pediatric Neurophysiologist Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Adjust assistant professor Johns Hopkins School of medicine

Prof. Bernard Ghanem

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Deputy Director, KAUST AI Initiative

Prof. Antonio Adamo

Assistant Professor, Bioscience

Prof. Osman Bakr

Professor, Material Science and Engineering

Prof. Leena Ali Ibrahim

Assistant Professor, Bioscience

Prof. Nouf N. Laqtom

Assistant professor, Bioscience

Prof. Xin Gao

Professor, Computer Science, Deputy Director, KAUST Smart-Health Initiative

Prof. Qiaoqiang Gan

Professor, Material Science and Engineering

Prof. Valerio Orlando

Professor, Bioscience

Prof. Dana Al-Sulaiman

Assistant Professor, Material Science and Engineering

Prof. Danesh Moradigaravand

Assistant Professor, Bioscience

Prof. Peiying Hong

Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering

Prof. Niveen M. Khashab

Professor of Chemistry

Prof. Arnab Pain

Professor, Bioscience