Scientific Committee

Scientific Committee Co-chairs

Professor Alexandre Lourenço

Hospital Administrator at Coimbra University Hospital; Professor at Nova School of Public Health; General Assembly President at the Portuguese Association of Hospital Managers (APAH), Portugal

Mr Artur Vaz

General Assembly President at the Portuguese Association for Hospital Development (APDH); Administrator, Member of the Executive Board and Chief Risk Officer at Luz Saúde, Portugal

Scientific Committee Members

Dr Sawsan Abdel-Razig

Interim Chief Academic Officer, Chair of Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

Professor Arnon Afek

Associate Director General at Sheba Medical Center; Acting Director at Sheba General Hospital, Israel

Dr Farida AlKhaja

CEO of Clinical Support Services and Nursing Sector at the Dubai Health Authority, UAE

Dr Abdullatif Saad Alokifi

Assistant of Director General for GD of Hospital Affairs at the Ministry of Health - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA

Dr Kalthoom Mohammad Al Blooshi

Chief Innovation Officer and Director of Training and Development Center at Emirates Health Services, UAE

Ms Jehan Al Fannah

Leader of the Health Services Evaluation Unit at Royal Hospital, Oman

Ms Dina Saleh Al Ismail

Executive Director of Healthcare Leadership Academy at the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, KSA

Dr Esther Calbo Sebastian

Head of Infectious Diseases Unit at Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, Spain

Dr Mafaten Chaouali

Technical Officer, Hospitals – Quality and Patient Safety at the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe

Professor Hong-I Chen

Honorary Dean of the College of Health Sciences at Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan

Ms Linda Clark

Director of Professional Development at the International Hospital Federation, UAE

Professor Margarida Eiras

Board of Directors Member at the Portuguese Association for Hospital Development (APDH); Director of the master course in Health Technology Assessment and Management at the Lisbon School of Health Technology, Portugal

Professor Jaroslaw J. Fedorowski

President and CEO at the Polish Hospital Federation PFSz, Poland

Dr Timothy M. Foggin

VP & Medical Director (Canada) at Teladoc Health International, Canada

Mr Timothy R. Getsay

Executive Vice President of Integration and Performance at Gillette Children’s Specialty Hospital, USA

Dr Mohamed Hablas

Regional Director, Egypt & North Africa at Saudi German Hospitals, Egypt

Dr Heitham Hassoun

Vice President & Medical Director at Cedars-Sinai International, USA

Ms Michelle Hood

Executive Vice President and COO at the American Hospital Association, USA

Professor Alison Hutchinson

Chair in Nursing at Barwon Health, Australia

Ms Pritindira Kaur

Regional Quality Head at Apollo Hospitals Group, India

Dr Suhail Javed Khan

Doctor, Medical Adviser and Health Manager at Republic of Kazakhstan For MEDIKER, Kazakhstan

Mr Sisawo Konteh

CEO at Aga Khan Health Service, Tanzania

Mr Ronald Lavater

CEO at the International Hospital Federation, Switzerland

Ms KyungEun Lee

Chairman and CEO at Keyo Medical Foundation; Vice Chairman of International & Academic Affairs at the Korean Hospital Association, South Korea

Dr Adolfo Llinás

Chief Medical Officer at the Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia

Professor Else-Marie Løberg

Senior researcher and specialist in clinical psychology at Haukeland University Hospital; Professor at the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Bergen, Norway

Mr José Carlos Lopes Martins

Past President at the Portuguese Association of Private Hospitals (APHP), Portugal

Ms Thaira Madi

Director of Accreditation Department at the Health Care Accreditation Council, Jordan

Dr Peace Mukabalisa

Medical Director and Chief Operating Officer at Dream Medical Center Hospital, Rwanda

Dr Omar Najim

Director of Executive Affairs and Special Projects office at the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mr Todd Nelson

Director of Partner Relationships and Chief Partnership Executive at Healthcare Financial Management Association, USA

Ms Margarida Ornelas

Past board member at the Portuguese Association of Hospital Managers (APAH); President at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology - Coimbra, Portugal

Dr Artur Osório

Past President at the Portuguese Association of Private Hospitals (APHP), Portugal

Ms Giulia Petrarulo

International Relations Coordinator & Communication Project Manager at Unicancer, France

Mr Michael J. Ryan

Chief Administrative Officer at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, UAE

Dr Wei Man Bonnie Siu

Chief of Service of the Departments of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/ Forensic Psychiatry/ Old Age Psychiatry at Castle Peak Hospital, New Territories West Cluster, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

Mr Syed Mohammad Sohail

Chief Facilities & Administrative Services Officer at Aga Khan University Pakistan

Mr Richard Stubbs

CEO at Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network, UK

Ms Lisa Thomlinson

Senior Director, Content and Programming - EMEA, HIMSS

Mr Walt Vernon

CEO at Mazzetti, USA