Climate change, lengthening life expectancies, and sedentary lifestyles are impacting hospitals and public health sectors across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia (MENASA). The rise of AI in health presents a powerful opportunity to tackle these challenges and enable better patient outcomes. The MIT Jameel Clinic, the Saudi Ministry of Health, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, and Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University are coming together in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to host AI Cures • MENASA 2023, a one-day event which aims to address obstacles and find a way forward for AI in health in the MENASA region.
Taking place on 19 December 2023, AI Cures • MENASA 2023 convenes researchers, health industry leaders, government partners and donors to discuss trends and advancements in AI, data and challenges and opportunities in the region, through a series of keynote sessions and panel discussions.
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Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia
Senior research scientist, SDAIA
Assistant professor, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
General manager of ecosystems & projects, NCAI, SDAIA
Head of new technologies assessment, SFDA
Director of the Ai Centre, Alfaisal University and HCI Design Lab
Chief Data Officer, Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia
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Assistant professor, King Saud University and technical officer, WHO
Chief Medical Officer, SEHA Virtual Hospital
VP for health sector, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Chief Information Officer, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
Head of healthcare, NCAI, SCAIA
Clinical Lead, Regional Network, MIT Jameel Clinic
Chairman of the National Innovation & Sandbox and Chief Innovation Officer SVH, SEHA Virtual Hospital & Enablement Centre of the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia
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Director of the Centre for Healthcare Intelligence at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
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Principal investigator, MIT Jameel Clinic; Ford International Professor for the Social Sciences, MIT
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Vice chairman, Community Jameel
Executive director, MIT Jameel Clinic
2022 Fellow, MIT Jameel Clinic
Principal Investigator 2022, Jameel Clinic
Principal investigator, MIT Jameel Clinic; Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
