Women’s Health Leadership Forum Agenda
Non-CME

Theme: Advancing Women's Health Through Laboratory Diagnostics: An Exclusive Dialogue

3 February 2025
Hall 1 Stage, DWTC

11:00

Welcome Remarks by the Chair

Dr Kadria Sayed, Consultant Anatomical and Clinical Pathology - Chief of Pathology & Laboratory Department, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, UAE

11:10

Inaugural Address

H.E. Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Former Minister in the Government of United Arab Emirates

11:20

Keynote Address: Primary HPV screening initiative

Dr Ritu Nayar, Professor of Pathology and Medical Education, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine; Executive Vice Chair, Department of Pathology; Medical Director, Cytopathology Laboratory, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA

12:00

Headline Sponsored Session: DNA Technology

New solutions for overcoming reproductive problems in women 
Professor Ekaterina Voroshilina, Head of Medical Microbiology and laboratory Diagnostics, DNA Technology

12:30

Lunch Break

12:30

Panel Discussion:

Personalised Medicine and Tailored Diagnostics for Women 

This session will explore breakthroughs in personalised diagnostics and their transformative impact on individualised treatment plans for women. 

Moderator: Dr Kadria Sayed 

Panelist 1:

Panelist 2:

Panelist 3:

Panelist 4:

Panelist 5:

Dr Ritu Nayar 

Dr Rania Seliem, Head of Pathology, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Academic Health Corporation, Dubai, UAE 

Jacqueline Karachi, Associate Director, Marketing, Qiagen 

Professor Ekaterina Voroshilina, Head of Medical Microbiology and laboratory Diagnostics DNA Technology 

Sarah Barakat, Government Affairs and Market Access,  Merck Gulf, UAE 

14:30

Headline Sponsored Session: Hologic*

15:00

Q&A & Open Forum

15:30

End