SPEAKERS
Dr. Ali Al-Beshri
Consultant Clinical Genetics & Genomics Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Suad Alawar
Head of Family Health Section/ Public Health Expert/ Consultant Family Physician Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP), UAE
Mrs. Nafisa Tawfiq
Chair President UAE Rare Disease Society, UAE
Mr. Ahmed Zainoun
Winner of Hope Maker 2025
Mrs. Subha AlShamsi
Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination, UAE
Ms. Shamsa AL Mehairi
Acting Head of the POD Friendly Government Entity - Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department
Dr. Hamda Abulhoul
Consultant, Pediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine Al Jalila Children's Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Osama Aldirbashi
Senior Consultant Clinical Scientist Metabolic Lab, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Dr. Amal Mohammed Alhashem
Consultant/ Professor/ Chairperson Genetic Department King Fahad Specialist Hospital- Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia
Eman Jassim AlAli
People of Determination Support Programs at the UAE Ministry of Family
Mr. Khaled Al Abdouli
Director - Wahat Al-Rushd Sharjah, UAE
Ms. Fatma Al Marzouqi
UAE Ministry of Family
Dr. Amal AL Tenaiji
Metabolic Genetics Consultant Division of Pediatrics Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof. Fatma Al Jasmi
MBBS,FRCPC, FCCMG Dean of CMHS, UAEU Biochemical Genetics Consultant, Tawam Hospital
Dr. Hind Alsharhan
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Medical and Biochemical Geneticist Department of Pediatrics Kuwait University, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait
Dr. Nazem
Dr. Abdulla Al Hammami
Assistant Specialist – Visual Impairment; Family and Educational Consultant Emirates Schools Establishment (ESE), UAE
Dr. Fatema AlHayyas
Specialist Psychiatrist Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Ken Nischal
Medical Director, Digital Health UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Assistant Medical Director, UPMC International Medicine Professor of Ophthalmology Co-Executive Officer and Co-Founder, World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WSPOS)
Dr. Maryam Mohammed AL Shehhi
Consultant - Pediatrics Clinical Genetics Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Sareea Al Remeithi
Consultant Pediatric Endocrinology Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Nadia Alhashmi
Head of training section at NGC, Sr. consultant (Medical genetic) Royal Hospital, Oman
Dr. Noura Aldhaheri
Assistant Professor and Consultant, Clinical Genetics & Metabolism College of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University
Dr. Ahmad Abou Tayoun
Director, Genomic Medicine Center Associate Professor of Genetics Dubai Health, UAE
Dr. Tawfeg Ben Omran
Division Chief, Genetic and Genomic Medicine – Sidra Senior Consultant, Department of Medical Genetics – HMC Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College Professor, College of Health Services, Qatar University
Dr. Arif Khan
Section Head, Pediatric & Neuro Ophthalmology Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Aman Sohal
Founding Partner and Clinical Director Neuropedia Dubai, UAE
Dr. Ahmed Adel
Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist Al Jalila Children’s Heart Center, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Aisha Abdullah
Director of Primary Health Care Fujairah Consultant Family Physician, EHS, UAE
Dr. Asma Deeb
Chair of Paediatric Endocrinology Division Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Zulf Mughal
Consultant, Paediatric Bone Disorders Al Jalila Children’s Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Moeen AlSayed
MD, FACMG, MBA Professor of Genetics, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University; Director,MSc Genetic Counselling Program, Alfaisal University Consultant, Department of Medical Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine; King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, KSA
Dr. Hiba Alblooshi
Assistant Professor / Director of UAEU Genomics laboratory UAE University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Heba Elabd
Medical Genetic Consultant Al Jalila Children's Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Eman Taryam AlShamsi
MBBS, RCPCH Consultant & Acting Head of Pediatric Hematology Oncology – Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE