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Venue Location

Jumeirah Messilah Beach

Kuwait City, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate, Kuwait

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Organizer

Organizer: The American Business Council - American Chamber of Commerce in Kuwait (ABCK-AmCham Kuwait), National Center for Healthcare Leadership

Phone: +965 60092172

Contact Person: Samar Bqaeen

Email: communications@amchamkuwait.org

Event Details

Taking place in Kuwait on February 2, 2025, immediately following Arab Health 2025, this exclusive event gathers senior healthcare professionals to examine the evolving digital landscape across the GCC. From next-generation telehealth solutions and advanced patient care systems to data-driven decision-making and digital workforce training, participants will gain actionable strategies to shape the future of patient-centered care. Convened in partnership with the National Center for Healthcare Leadership and AmCham Kuwait, this gathering provides a premier platform for learning, networking, and forging new pathways in digital healthcare innovation.

Sponsored by:

Platinum Sponsor - Mohamed Naser Al-Hajery & Sons Ltd. (Healthcare)

Gold Sponsor - Mass General Brigham

Agenda

10:00 - 10:10
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks
American Business Council Kuwait, IT/Cybersecurity Focus Group Chair Microsoft, represented by Mr. Ashraf Khader, Executive Director

NCHL, represented by Jarrett Fowler, Senior Director for Strategic and International Initiatives
10:10 - 10:30
Presentations on Telehealth Innovations
Presentations on Telehealth Innovations
Presentations on Telehealth Innovations by Amazon AWS by Jens Dommel, Head of Healthcare for EMEA and by Oracle Health's Sales Manager, Mr. Ali Elassy.
10:30 - 11:45
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion Moderated by Dr. Mussaad Al-Razouki, Deerfield Management, Operating Partner

Panelists: Amazon AWS, Oracle Health, CISCO, and Children's National Hospital (Dr. Karen Smith, Medical Director)
11:45 - 12:30
Interactive Q&A Session
Interactive Q&A Session
12:30 - 13:00
Closing & Signing Ceremony
Closing & Signing Ceremony
13:30 - 15:00
B2B Networking
B2B Networking
15:30 - 16:30
Reception
Reception

Speakers

Ashraf Khader

Executive Director of Microsoft

Ashraf Khader

Executive Director of Microsoft

Over 25 years of experience in Technology Sector with proven record of Sales Execution, Sales Excellence, Business Development, People Management, Strategy Planning and Digital Transformation, Ashraf is an accomplished, adaptable and visionary thought leader with extensive experience in IT industry and Microsoft Cloud Solutions and Capabilities, leading industry
Transformational Deals and opportunities that drives better business outcomes. Ashraf is acting as a thought leader and leading a team of professional solution specialists helping our customers to achieve their full potential business outcomes and value realization through Microsoft Solutions across our Intelligent Cloud Capabilities while maintaining Security, Privacy and Compliance at
the core of our solutions.

Dr. Mussaad Al-Razouki

Operating Partner at Deerfield Management

Dr. Mussaad Al-Razouki

Operating Partner at Deerfield Management

Dr. Razouki serves as an Operating Partner at Deerfield Management, a New York-based investment firm launched in 1994 that specializes in the healthcare sector. With a management portfolio exceeding $15 billion as of January 2025, Deerfield actively supports over 200 private and public entities across various stages of evolution in the life sciences, medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, and health services industries. In addition to his role at Deerfield, Dr. Razouki holds significant leadership positions in the Middle East. He is the Chairman of La Société Arabe des Industries Pharmaceutiques (SAIPH) in Tunisia, the Chairman of BaitCare Home Care Company in Kuwait, and the Vice Chairman of the Arab Company for Drug Industries and Medical Appliances (ACDIMA) in Amman, Jordan. These roles emphasize his extensive influence and commitment to advancing healthcare standards and accessibility across regional and international platforms.

Mohamed Al Khatib

Solutions Architect at CISCO International

Jens Dommel

Head of Healthcare for EMEA at Amazon AWS

Jens Dommel

Head of Healthcare for EMEA at Amazon AWS

Jens Dommel is an entrepreneur, sales expert and marketing strategist assuming diverse
management positions in IT enterprises and specializing in the healthcare industry. He Is
awarded as Trailblazers from CIO Times to one of the Most Inspiring Leaders for the Year 2024.
As the head of EMEA healthcare he creates strategies and processes for entering new markets
creating successful new organizations, structures and processes in the healthcare industry. He
works with both Public and Private healthcare customers and partners to manage their
transition and journey to the AWS cloud.

Jens is formerly from CompuGroup Medical SE where he was appointed as the General
Manager R&D Health Connectivity Services. Prior to this, as vertical lead, Jens built up the
Microsoft healthcare division in Germany and was Head of Business Development in Western
Europe for the Microsoft Health Solutions Group, before moving to Amazon Web Services.
He graduated from Technische Universität Berlin as an engineer in information systems and
mechanical engineering.

Ali Elassy

Sales Manager, MEA at Oracle Health

Dr. Karen Smith

Medical Director of Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Karen Smith

Medical Director of Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Karen Smith is a Professor of Pediatrics and the Medical Director of Global Services
at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC USA. Dr. Smith is board certified in
Pediatrics and Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Dr. Smith obtained her medical degree at
George Washington University School of Medicine. After graduation she completed her
Pediatric Residency at Children’s National Hospital and was recruited to be one of the
founding members of the hospital medicine division at Children’s National. She is a
Master Teacher and obtained her master’s degree in education from George Washington
University where she was awarded the Nadler Leadership Award. Throughout her career
she has held several leadership positions to include Chief Medical Officer at The HSC
Pediatric Center, Chair of the District of Columbia Children with Special Healthcare
Needs Advisory Board, Chief of Hospital Medicine, and President of the Medical Staff at
Children’s National Hospital. In honor of her contributions to hospital medicine she was
awarded the 2020 Excellence Award in Clinical Leadership by the Society of Hospital
Medicine.

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Telehealth - Navigating the Future of Healthcare in the GCC and Kuwait

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

Presentations on Telehealth Innovations

Presentations on Telehealth Innovations

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion

Interactive Q&A Session

Interactive Q&A Session

Closing & Signing Ceremony

Closing & Signing Ceremony

B2B Networking

B2B Networking

Reception

Reception

Ashraf Khader

Executive Director of Microsoft

Dr. Mussaad Al-Razouki

Operating Partner at Deerfield Management

Mohamed Al Khatib

Solutions Architect at CISCO International

Jens Dommel

Head of Healthcare for EMEA at Amazon AWS

Ali Elassy

Sales Manager, MEA at Oracle Health

Dr. Karen Smith

Medical Director of Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Organizer

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

Strategic Partner

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