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Health Data Forum
Executive Think Tank – Dubai 2026
Real-World Evidence and Advanced Therapies: Where Global Insight Meets Regional Innovation
Think Tank on February 11, during Arab Health / WHX Dubai, 9-12 February 2026.
Watch the video recordings below and read the reports.
Held during Arab Health / WHX 2026, the Health Data Forum Executive Think Tank – Dubai 2026 was a global, hybrid-by-design forum that brought together senior leaders from the GCC, Europe, India, the United States, and wider health innovation ecosystems.
This edition deepened its focus on Real-World Evidence (RWE), data governance and Trusted Research Environments (TREs), as well as the integration of next-generation Advanced Therapies — including cell, gene, and RNA-based treatments — into real-world health systems.
Designed intentionally for both onsite and online participation, the Think Tank enabled meaningful global dialogue regardless of travel availability.
The programme combined global keynote perspectives, interactive co-creation sessions, and cross-regional exchanges, ensuring that insights travelled across geographies and translated into region-specific strategies, pilots, and partnerships.
You can now watch the full session recordings below.
Keynotes contributors
Prof. Dipak Kalra, President i-HD — Data Quality & Bias
Tiago Magalhães, Vice-President of Bioinformatics M42 Health
Javier Quilez Oliete, Associate Director of Bioinformatics M42 Health
Prof. Elena Petelos, EUPHA, HTAi (Morning Moderator)
Emmanuel Bacry (French Health Data Hub) — Trusted Research Environments
Hannah Crocker, Advanced Therapies Outcomes Manager, NHS Wales Joint Commissioning
Dr John Lewis -Head of Programmes at Advanced Therapies Wales, NHS Wales
Panos Kefalas (Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult) — UK ATMP ecosystems
Dr Rajendra Pratap Gupta — AI Maturity & Transformation, President Health Parliament
Miguel Amador, Partner and Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Complear
Dr Padmavathi (Padma) Roy - CDOO Health Data Forum (Afternoon Moderator)
Guru Kora (Times Health) — AI for Access & Health Equity
Session Contributors
Alexander Davydov, Community Contribution Lead for OHDSI; Consulting Partner at Thesaurus HealthAna Carvalho, Lead Researcher at CNC University of Coimbra
Diogo Magalhães e Silva, Head of Tech Transfer & Financial Sustainability Office, GeneT, University of Coimbra
Eric Sutherland, Senior Health Economist OECD
Luis Pereira de Almeida, President of CNC & Professor at University of Coimbra
(Keynote contributor)
Nishant Sagar, Associate Vice President - Health & Human Development Rodic Consultants
Rodrigo Rodrigues, Founder & Executive Partner Restless Ventures
Table Hosts
Kieth Kennerly, Founder and CEO at PayRx Inc
Dr Sara Rogers, Co-Founder & President, American Society of Pharmacovigilance
How the day was structured
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Global keynote interventions (morning Dubai time) — online & onsite
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Interactive Think Tank co-creation session (afternoon)
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online lab or
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onsite facilitated dialogue (if room is secured)
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Cross-regional perspectives spanning Europe, GCC, India, and the US
The programme is being shaped in close dialogue with an international Advisory Circle spanning policy, research, industry, and health systems.
The agenda was designed so that no single geography is disadvantaged by time zones.
Morning Session
Afternoon Sesssion
Confirmed Think Tank Members
Joining our guest speakers in the cocreation space:
Alexander Davydov, Community Contribution Lead for OHDSI; Consulting Partner at Thesaurus HealthAna Carvalho, Lead Researcher at CNC University of Coimbra
Andrew Roddam, Chief Strategy OfficerChief Strategy OfficerEveryONE Medicines
Anna Cederlund, Managing Director at Sigil Scientific Entreprises
Clévio Nóbrega, President ABC - Algarve Biomedical Center
Diogo Magalhães e Silva, Head of Tech Transfer & Financial Sustainability Office, GeneT, University of Coimbra
Eric Sutherland, Senior Health Economist OECD
Imadoeno Cabrail, Innovation Advisor Health Minister of Cabo Verde
Kieth Kennerly, Founder and CEO at PayRx Inc
Luis de Almeida Sampaio, Coimbra Health
Luis Pereira de Almeida, President of CNC & Professor at University of Coimbra
Mario Medo, MI Product Manager United Imaging
Miguel Amador, Partner and Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Complear
Nishant Sagar, Associate Vice President - Health & Human Development Rodic Consultants
Paolo Morgese, Vice President Public Affairs Europe - Alliance for Regenerative Medicine
Rodrigo Rodrigues, Founder & Executive Partner Restless Ventures
Selena Milanovic, Global Product Manager, Siemens Healthineers
Tiago Taveira Gomes, Founder & CEO at Sigil Scientific Entreprises
Why Attend?
Engage in high-level dialogue without committing to full conference travel
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Contribute to cross-regional policy and evidence discussions from anywhere
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Join a curated Think Tank, not a broadcast webinar
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Shape outcomes that will be shared with regional stakeholders in Dubai
This Think Tank builds on the Health Data Forum's Global Hybrid Summit model, which has been successfully used in Wales and in other international editions.
Who is the online format for?
- Experts not travelling to Arab Health
- Global speakers contributing from Europe, India, or the US
- Policymakers and advisors joining selectively
- Participants focused on dialogue, not trade-floor activity
