Saudi Medtech 2026 is the Kingdom's premier platform dedicated to accelerating innovation across the healthcare and life sciences ecosystem, taking place on 29-30 September 2026 at voco Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the theme "The Future of Healthcare: Connected, Intelligent, and Personalized".
Positioned at the intersection of technology, medicine and biotechnology, the summit brings together global leaders, policymakers, clinicians, researchers, investors and pioneering startups to shape the future of healthcare in Saudi Arabia and the wider region. The programme is built around thought-provoking presentations, engaging panel discussions and interactive workshops that showcase the latest AI-powered solutions while exploring the ethical, regulatory and societal implications of artificial intelligence in clinical practice.
Thematic areas
- Saudi Vision 2030: the road to smart healthcare
- Digital health infrastructure and connected care
- Artificial intelligence and intelligent healthcare
- Healthcare policy, regulation and governance
- Healthcare transformation and innovation
- Biotechnology, genomics and precision medicine
- Medical imaging, diagnostics and precision care
- Healthcare talent, workforce and future skills
Programme highlights
Day 1 (29 September) opens with remarks from Prof. Bakheet Aldosari, followed by keynotes on building next-generation digital health infrastructure for Saudi Arabia, interoperability at scale as the backbone for AI-driven healthcare, real-time patient monitoring and predictive analytics in modern hospitals, AI governance and patient safety, national health data platforms, and scaling AI in hospitals from pilots to predictive and autonomous systems.
Day 2 (30 September) focuses on diagnostics and life sciences, with opening keynotes on Radiology 2030 (precision, speed and national diagnostic expansion) and biotech horizons covering gene editing, cell therapy and advanced therapeutics. Sessions address clinical-grade AI validation and quality assurance, radiologist-plus-AI collaboration, genomics-driven precision medicine for the Kingdom, and the infrastructure needed to scale diagnostics across hospital networks.
Who should attend
The summit is designed for health system executives, CIOs and CDHOs, health informatics professionals, radiologists and diagnostic leaders, genomics and biotech researchers, digital health regulators, hospital transformation teams, investors and healthtech founders. Alongside the scientific sessions, delegates gain access to a healthtech and medtech showcase, curated business meetings and dedicated networking, plus hands-on demonstrations of emerging clinical technologies.
Partners
2026 partners include Welcome Health Ventures (UK Aggregator Partner), Shorelight Medical (US Strategic Partner), Zimam, the Radiological Society of Saudi Arabia (RSSA) and the Saudi Association for Health Informatics (SAHI) as association partners, and startup partners Pacentrica, Salventia and DataSure Health.
