The 2nd Edition of the Forbes Middle East Healthcare Leaders Summit convenes in Riyadh on 13 September 2026 at the JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, bringing policymakers, investors, hospital executives and health-tech innovators into one room to discuss the next phase of Saudi Arabia's healthcare transformation.
Focus
- Digital health ecosystems — national platforms, interoperability and data-driven care
- Preventative care and the shift from treatment volume to population health outcomes
- Talent development — building and retaining the clinical and managerial workforce
- Lifestyle-related disease, including obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular risk at population scale
- Public–private partnership and health investment under the Health Sector Transformation Program
Confirmed speakers
- H.E. Dr Khalid bin Adnan Al-Burikan — Deputy Minister for Investment, Ministry of Health, KSA; General Supervisor of the Private Sector Participation Program
- Dr Riyad Qainan Abdullah Alghamdi — Acting CEO, Public Health Authority of Saudi Arabia; Lead for the Public Health & Health Security pillars of the HSTP; Saudi representative on the WHO Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response
- Nasser Al Huqbani — CEO, Health Holding Company (KSA)
- Dr Howard S. Podolsky, MD JD MBA FCLM — CEO, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
- Further ministry, regulator and operator leadership to be announced
Format
A single-day executive summit of keynote addresses, moderated leadership panels and structured networking, with delegate and visitor registration tracks plus partner, speaker and moderator applications open through the Forbes Middle East events platform.
Who should attend
Health system executives, ministry and regulator leadership, hospital group CEOs and COOs, investors and PPP teams, digital health founders, and pharmaceutical and medtech country leadership working across the Saudi market.
