Forbes Middle East and PureHealth to Host 5th Edition of Healthcare Leaders Summit in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, UAE – 7 September 2026: Under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Forbes Middle East will host the fifth edition of the Healthcare Leaders Summit – Abu Dhabi 2026, in partnership with PureHealth, the largest healthcare group in the Middle East, on September 22-23 at Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi.

Held under the theme “Defining Global Standards in Healthcare Excellence,” the summit will bring together leading policymakers, healthcare executives, experts, and specialists in healthcare and wellbeing from the UAE, the wider region, and around the world. 

The summit will provide an influential platform for dialogue and the exchange of perspectives on the future of healthcare, spotlighting the policies, trends, and innovations shaping more efficient, resilient, and future-ready healthcare systems while helping define global standards in healthcare excellence.

The fifth edition marks an important milestone in the summit’s journey, evolving from an idea into a movement that drives collaboration and practical solutions. It comes as the UAE has established itself as one of the world’s most advanced and integrated healthcare ecosystems, with a growing focus on improving health outcomes and strengthening its global leadership in the sector.

Khuloud Al Omian, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Middle East, said: “The new edition reflects the summit’s evolution into a platform that drives collaboration and practical solutions across the sector. It also reflects a shared commitment to strengthening dialogue across the healthcare ecosystem, accelerating the adoption of advanced health solutions, and translating innovation into tangible impact that contributes to more future-ready and sustainable healthcare systems and enhances quality of life.”

Shaista Asif, Group CEO of PureHealth, said: “Healthcare is entering a new era—one that is less focused on treating illness after it occurs and increasingly focused on anticipating risk, intervening earlier, and enabling people to live healthier for longer. The convergence of clinical expertise, data, AI, and intelligent technology is making healthcare more predictive, personalized, and continuous. The opportunity now is to translate these advances into better decisions, earlier interventions, and measurable improvements in health outcomes. As healthcare systems around the world evolve, collaboration will be critical to turning innovation into scalable models of care and defining new standards for excellence. The Healthcare Leaders Summit provides an important platform to bring together the leaders and ideas needed to accelerate this transformation and shape the future of healthcare.”

The summit’s main stage will explore key priorities redefining healthcare beyond treatment, including AI, longevity science, and precision health, alongside population health, with a focus on women’s health and prevention and their role in improving health outcomes across generations. It will also spotlight purpose-driven investment models that balance growth with quality and long-term resilience.

The summit will also feature Doctor's Circle, a secondary stage where CME-accredited sessions by Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), a PureHealth entity and flagship hospital in the UAE for serious and complex care, will be offered to attending physicians, providing them with an opportunity to earn continuing education credits while engaging directly with leaders shaping the region's healthcare agenda. 

For more information and registration, please visit the official summit website here.