Forbes Middle East’s Healthcare Leaders’ Summit will return for its fourth edition as a two day forum at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday 18 November and Wednesday 19 November 2025, bringing policymakers, hospital executives and innovators together under one roof. Official announcements confirm that the 2025 summit is presented by PureHealth and built around the theme “Community at the Heart of Healthcare Innovation,” continuing a series that has already become a fixture in the regional health calendar. Event listings show the programme as an in person gathering, with a structured agenda across both days rather than a drop in expo. Day 1 on Tuesday 18 November 2025 is framed as the main convening moment, with senior leaders expected to be in the room from the opening minutes. Day 1 will anchor the two day summit at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, setting the tone for discussions on healthcare innovation across the region (solo, healthcare professionals, not children friendly).
Day one focus on community and innovation
Under its 2025 theme, the summit plans to explore how communities, public policy and cutting edge technology can work together to build more resilient health systems. Organisers emphasise that the programme brings together government health authorities, payers, providers, investors and innovators, so the conversation does not stay in one corner of the sector. Panels are expected to cover long term issues such as non communicable diseases, prevention, precision medicine, digital health platforms and workforce planning, with a strong focus on real case studies rather than abstract theory. The “community” emphasis also points toward conversations on health equity, access and the role of data in understanding local needs. Because the agenda connects policy, technology and patient experience, Day 1 is designed as a serious working environment for senior healthcare leaders rather than a general public event (solo, corporate, policy makers).
Agenda and timings for Tuesday 18 November
According to the draft agenda, Day 1 on Tuesday 18 November 2025 begins with registration around 09:00 in the morning, followed by opening remarks and a first keynote block. Through the rest of the day, delegates can expect alternating keynote talks, fireside conversations and panel discussions that run across the late morning and afternoon. Breaks for coffee and networking typically appear mid morning and mid afternoon, with a longer lunch interval to allow for side meetings and press activity. Closing remarks are scheduled for around 17:00, allowing participants to finish conversations on site or move on to private dinners and internal debriefs. Anyone planning to attend Day 1 should therefore treat Tuesday 18 November as a full workday, from 09:00 registration through to closing remarks at about 17:00, with very few empty gaps in the schedule (solo, executive teams).
Speakers, themes and audience profile
The summit typically gathers ministers, health authority leaders, group CEOs from public and private hospital systems, insurance executives, technology founders and clinical innovators, and the 2025 edition is expected to follow the same pattern. Day 1 often features the highest concentration of top tier speakers, including those travelling from outside the UAE, so this is when many of the big picture trend sessions take place. Keynotes and panels tend to blend regional case studies with global perspectives, especially around artificial intelligence, data driven care, longevity, and patient centred systems. Because the content is technical and strategic, discussions assume familiarity with health policy, finance and operations rather than offering introductory overviews. In practice, the Healthcare Leaders’ Summit is aimed squarely at senior health sector professionals and is not suitable for children or casual visitors (solo, sector executives, not children friendly).
Emirates Palace venue, access and parking
Day 1 will take place in the conference and ballroom spaces at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, a landmark property on West Corniche Road that is now operated as Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental. The venue offers extensive indoor and outdoor areas, multiple entrances and high security, which together support the summit’s mix of plenary sessions, breakout spaces and media corners. Delegates arriving by car can usually access underground or surface parking, but prime spaces near main entrances tend to fill quickly during large events. Taxi and ride hailing services are widely available in Abu Dhabi and can drop passengers close to designated summit entry points, although security screening and wayfinding can still take time. Because parking capacity near the main entrances is limited at peak hours, organisers strongly encourage early arrival for Day 1, especially for those driving themselves to Emirates Palace (solo, corporate, not family focused).
Travel from other emirates within the UAE
For delegates commuting from Dubai on Tuesday 18 November 2025, the drive to Emirates Palace via the E11 highway usually takes around ninety minutes in light traffic, although morning congestion at both ends can extend this. Many organisations that send teams to the summit arrange shared vehicles or small buses, which spreads costs and simplifies arrival logistics once they reach Abu Dhabi. Visitors coming from Sharjah, Ajman or other northern emirates often travel first to Dubai before continuing south along E11, so they should plan for extra time and consider very early departures to avoid bottlenecks. Public intercity buses run between several UAE cities and Abu Dhabi, and delegates can then connect by taxi from central stations to the hotel. Because traffic around Abu Dhabi’s Corniche area can become slow during morning and late afternoon peaks, delegates from other emirates should plan conservative travel times and avoid scheduling tight meetings immediately after closing remarks at 17:00 (solo, small teams, not family oriented).
Costs, budgeting and expectations in AED
Forbes Middle East usually handles Healthcare Leaders’ Summit registration through invitations, partner allocations and limited direct sign ups, and detailed AED pricing for 2025 delegate passes has not yet been widely publicised. In some cases, invited C level guests may attend without a direct delegate fee, while sponsors and partners secure larger allocations of seats as part of broader packages. Nevertheless, participants typically budget for at least one or two hotel nights in Abu Dhabi, with mid to upper tier properties often costing several hundred to more than one thousand AED per night in November depending on category and booking conditions. Local taxi trips within Abu Dhabi, for example from the city centre to Emirates Palace, usually fall in the approximate range of 20 to 40 AED in normal traffic. Because summit fees, room rates and local transport costs can shift as November approaches, all amounts should be treated as approximate in AED and checked again closer to Day 1 (solo, corporate, policy focused).
Weather outlook and planning tips for delegates
Forecasts for Abu Dhabi around Tuesday 18 November 2025 indicate warm, dry conditions typical of late autumn, with daytime highs expected in the low 30s Celsius and nights dropping to the low 20s. The following weekend, on Friday 21 November and Saturday 22 November, is also likely to remain dry, with no major rain or mud risks across urban areas or car parks. Light, breathable business clothing works well outdoors, but many delegates appreciate a thin jacket or scarf for long periods in strongly air conditioned ballrooms. Traffic on Abu Dhabi’s main routes into the Corniche corridor generally peaks between 07:30 and 09:30 and again late in the afternoon, so building a buffer of at least thirty minutes into any taxi or car journey is prudent. Make your reservation before it is too late, and remember that all ticket, parking and transport figures remain approximate in AED and may change slightly as Tuesday 18 November approaches. For many regional health executives, previews and route suggestions shared by local platforms such as www.few.ae already form a useful extra planning layer when they map out a realistic schedule for Day 1 of the Healthcare Leaders’ Summit.
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