Business Opportunities From the UK Government at World Health Expo Dubai 2026

Date Posted:Thu, 5th Feb 2026

Healthcare UK, and the Department for Business and Trade will be promoting the best of UK innovations at the show across a number of our programmes and working with our British Embassy teams to link to key stakeholders from across the Middle East, US and India.

Healthcare UK Programme at WHX - Stand- S9.A110

For more information on the sessions below, please visit HCUK Agenda

Date: 11:30 - 12:30 Tuesday 10 February

Highlighted Session: The Prevention Engine session

Venue: Healthcare UK session - STAND S9.A110

An exclusive panel bringing together senior healthcare leaders to explore how prevention protects capacity, improves outcomes, and builds resilience across primary, secondary, emergency and community care. For 77 years the UK has been embedding prevention models across the structure, policy, strategy, workforce, clinical guidance and regulation of the healthcare system. Gain insight into how health systems can operationalise predictive analytics, integrate AI into care pathways.

Panel Experts include:

Aphrodite Spanou, Healthcare UK, Chair
Dr Oliver Long, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Sheena Pirbhai, Stresspoint Health
Benedikt Van Thüngen, Sanome

NHS Organisations Presentations: STAND S9.A110 (Healthcare UK)

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - Dr Shabbir Moochhala PhD FRCPE, Consultant Nephrologist and UCL Honorary Associate Professor. Session: Tuesday 10 February - 10.00 - 11.00am
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - Rachel Chown, Associate Director, Integrated Research and Education Strategy, John Wareing, Director of Strategy and Partnerships. Session: Tuesday 10 February - 13.00 - 14.00pm
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation trust - Mark Taylor, Head of Innovation. Session: Wednesday 11 February - 10.00 - 11.00am
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - Dr Naeem Ahmed - Private Care Clinical Director. Session: Wednesday 11 February - 14.00 - 15.00pm
Kings International Consortium - Members from six healthcare providers from the UK's National Health Service. Session: Wednesday 11 February - 11.30 - 12.30am
Royal College of Surgeons – Anya Yerokhina. Session: Thursday 12 February - 10.30 - 11.00am