Riyadh – Sharikat Mubasher: Forbes Middle East will host the second edition of the Healthcare Leaders Summit Riyadh 2026 on 13 September under the theme “Health at the Heart of National Progress.”

The summit is expected to bring together around 2,000 policymakers, healthcare executives, investors, academics and innovators from Saudi Arabia and beyond to examine the transformation of healthcare systems through technology and innovation.

The event will feature senior leaders including Khalid bin Adnan Al Buraikan, Deputy Minister for Investment at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health; Riyadh bin Qainan Al Ghamdi, Acting CEO of the Saudi Public Health Authority; Howard Podolsky, CEO of Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare; and Mark Anthony Zoura, CEO of Philips Middle East, Türkiye and Africa.

Discussions will focus on building resilient healthcare ecosystems, long-term investment, digital and precision healthcare, pharmaceutical localization, workforce development and seamless care.

Khuloud Al Omian, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Middle East, said the summit aims to strengthen collaboration between decision makers, businesses and innovators while translating ideas into initiatives that support more efficient and future-ready healthcare ecosystems.

The event is supported by healthcare and academic organizations including Magrabi Health, SPIMACO, Almana Medical Group, SMC Healthcare and Jamjoom Pharma.