Biomedical Engineering has only recently emerged as its own discipline, compared to many other engineering fields. However, a biomedical engineer’s skill and knowledge to analyse and design solutions to problems in biology and medicine have proven to effectively help improve the quality and effectiveness of patient care. Consequently, biomedical engineering has become one of the fastest growing careers in the Middle East and this trend is expected to continue over the next decade. New in the Arab Health Congress 2015 portfolio is the Biomedical Engineering Forum which will take place on Wednesday, 28 January. For the first time, leaders of biomedical engineering, senior healthcare technology professionals and engineering educators in the region will gather to discuss the future of biomedicine, advanced technologies, policy-making, industry issues and trends and collaborate with colleagues who share a common goal of increasing the understanding of the discipline and the beneficial use of medical instrumentation. Biomedical leaders will focus on recent successes and failures, delivering insights into what the next strategic steps should be, from both medical R&D and commercial perspectives, to continue the drive for innovation. This forum enables biomedical engineering leaders to improve their effectiveness by providing this unique venue for sharing expertise, wisdom and experience in a collaborative and mutually beneficial context.

1. Who should attend
• Heads of Biomedical Engineering
Departments
• Heads of Biomedical Engineering Institutions
• Heads of Biomedical Research
• Heads of Clinical Engineering
• Heads of Medical Equipment
• Senior Biomedical Engineers
• Senior Biomedical Sales Engineers
• Senior Biomedical Technicians
Biomedical
Engineering Forum
28 January 2015
Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre
Benefits of attending:
• To highlight the potential of biomedical engineering for
wealth creation
• To discuss opportunities available in biomedical engineering
• To review advances in biomedical engineering
• To advise government, health authorities and the medical
research community on matters of legislation and policy
relating to biomedical engineering in the region
• To enhance biomedical engineering as a profession
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26-29 January 2015
Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre
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2. Dear Healthcare Professional,
I am pleased to present you with the programme for the Biomedical Engineering Forum, taking place on 28 January 2015
at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre.
For the first time, heads and leaders of biomedical engineering, senior healthcare technology professionals and engineering
educators in the region will gather to discuss the future of biomed, advanced technologies, policy-making, industry issues and trends.
This forum gives you the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues who share a common goal of increasing the understanding of the
discipline and the beneficial use of medical instrumentation.
Biomedical leaders will be taking a hard look at recent successes and failures, delivering insights into what the next strategic steps
should be from both medical R&D and commercial perspectives to continue the drive for innovation.
This forum enables engineering leaders to improve their effectiveness by providing this unique venue for sharing expertise, wisdom
and experience in a collaborative and mutually beneficial context.
On behalf of the scientific committee, I look forward to welcoming you to Dubai in January.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Hasan Al Nashash
Conference Chair
Biomedical Engineering Forum
Arab Health Congress 2015
features 18 conferences:
8th Middle East Anaesthesia Conference................................................................... 28 - 29 January 2015
3rd Big Data Conference................................................................................................... 28 - 29 January 2015
Biomedical Engineering Forum..............................................................................................28 January 2015
7th Middle East Cardiovascular Disease and Intervention Conference........... 28 - 29 January 2015
3rd Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Medicine Conference..................28 January 2015
3rd Middle East Diabetes Conference......................................................................... 26 - 27 January 2015
7th Middle East Gastroenterology Conference........................................................ 28 - 29 January 2015
1st Gulf Hypertension Conference.................................................................... 26 - 27 January 2015
NEW
Leaders in Healthcare Conference.......................................................................................29 January 2015
MEDLAB Congress............................................................................................................ 26 - 29 January 2015
11th Middle East Orthopaedics Conference.............................................................. 26 - 27 January 2015
8th Middle East Paediatrics Conference..................................................................... 26 - 28 January 2015
2nd Public Health Conference........................................................................................ 26 - 27 January 2015
6th Middle East Quality Management in Healthcare Conference...................... 26 - 27 January 2015
5th Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders Conference......................... 28 - 29 January 2015
14th Middle East Surgery Conference......................................................................... 27 - 29 January 2015
Total Radiology Conference........................................................................................... 26 - 29 January 2015
8th Middle East Update in Urology Conference....................................................... 26 - 27 January 2015
For more information about these conferences,
please visit www.ahcongress.com

3. Wednesday, 28 January 2015
09:45 Opening remarks by the Chair
Dr Hasan Al Nashash, Chair, UAE IEEE EMBS Chapter;
Professor, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering,
American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
Session 1: LEADERSHIP IN BIOMEDICAL
ENGINEERING
Moderator: Riad M Mahfouz, Senior Consultant,
Vital Quadro Consultancy, Riyadh, KSA
10:00 Keynote presentation: Importance of Biomedical
Engineering to the region
HE Dr Maryam Matar, Chairperson, UAE Genetic
Diseases Association, Dubai, UAE
10:30 Looking inside the medical device regulatory
frameworks: Is there a model programme?
Carole Carey, Biomed Device Specialist, International
Advisor Consultant, FDA Regulatory Requirements
Medical Devices, US FDA, Washington D.C., USA
11:00 The clinicians perspective on Biomedical Engineering
Dr Florian Roser, Consultant Neurosurgeon,
Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi,
Abu Dhabi, UAE; Professor of Neurosurgery, Eberhard-
Karls University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
11:30 COFFEE BREAK
12:00 Panel discussion: Leadership in Biomedical
Engineering
Moderator: Hasan Al Nashash, Chair, UAE IEEE
EMBS Chapter; Professor, Electrical and Biomedical
Engineering, American University of Sharjah,
Sharjah, UAE
Panellists: HE Dr Maryam Matar, Chairperson, UAE
Genetic Diseases Association, Dubai, UAE
Carole Carey, Biomed Device Specialist, International
Advisor Consultant, FDA Regulatory Requirements
Medical Devices, US FDA, Washington D.C., USA
Dr Florian Roser, Consultant Neurosurgeon,
Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi,
Abu Dhabi, UAE; Professor of Neurosurgery, Eberhard-
Karls University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
Harsh Dungarwal, Director, Business Development,
Philips Healthcare Middle East, Dubai, UAE
12:30 LUNCH BREAK
Session 2: CHALLENGES IN BIOMEDICAL
ENGINEERING
Moderator: Malek El Husseini, General Manager, Diagnostic
Cardiology, EAGM, GE Healthcare, Dubai, UAE
14:00 Grand challenges of Biomedical Engineering
Professor Paolo Dario, Professor of Biomedical
Robotics and Founding Director, The BioRobotics
Institute of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA),
Pisa, Italy; Visiting Chief Researcher, Biomedical
Engineering and Robotics, Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
14:30 Recent advances in biomedical technology and
administration
Francis X. Dirksmeier, General Manager, Global
Asset Management , GE Healthcare, Global Services,
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
15:00 Research and development: Advances in healthcare
Dr Thomas Flohr, Head of R&D, Siemens, Erlangen,
Germany
15:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:00 Panel discussion: Challenges in Biomedical
Engineering
Moderator: Marek Szymanek, Head of Customer
Services, Siemens LLC, Dubai Healthcare City,
Dubai, UAE
Panellists: Professor Paolo Dario, Professor of
Biomedical Robotics and Founding Director, The
BioRobotics Institute of the Scuola Superiore
Sant’Anna (SSSA), Pisa, Italy; Visiting Chief Researcher,
Biomedical Engineering and Robotics, Khalifa
University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Francis X. Dirksmeier, General Manager, Global
Asset Management, GE Healthcare, Global Services,
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Dr Thomas Flohr, Head of R&D, Siemens, Germany
Maurice Faber, Regional General Manager, Emerging
Markets / Medical Sales and Services, Carestream,
Dubai, UAE
17:00 CLOSE OF FORUM
Conference Chair:
Dr Hasan Al Nashash, Chair, UAE IEEE
EMBS Chapter; Professor, Electrical
and Biomedical Engineering, American
University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
Committee members:
Malek El Husseini, Director of Business Development,
GE Healthcare, Dubai, UAE
Marek Szymanek, Head of Customer Services,
Siemens LLC, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, UAE
Riad M Mahfouz, Senior Consultant, Vital Quadro
Consultancy, Riyadh, KSA
Speaker faculty:
Carole Carey, Biomed Device Specialist, International
Advisor Consultant, FDA Regulatory Requirements
Medical Devices, US FDA, Washington D.C., USA
Dr Florian Roser, Consultant Neurosurgeon,
Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi,
Abu Dhabi, UAE; Professor of Neurosurgery, Eberhard-
Karls University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
Francis X. Dirksmeier, General Manager, Global
Asset Management , GE Healthcare, Global Services,
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Harsh Dungarwal, Director, Business Development,
Philips Healthcare Middle East, Dubai, UAE
HE Dr Maryam Matar, Chairperson, UAE Genetic
Diseases Association, Dubai, UAE
Maurice Faber, Regional General Manager, Emerging
Markets/Medical Sales and Services, Carestream,
Dubai, UAE
Professor Paolo Dario, Professor of Biomedical Robotics
and Founding Director, The BioRobotics Institute of the
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA), Pisa, Italy; Visiting
Chief Researcher, Biomedical Engineering and Robotics,
Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr Thomas Flohr, Head of R&D, Siemens, Erlangen,
Germany

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