NewsAbu Dhabi expects 130 speakers and participants from 100 countries at health summit
Announced for October 20–22, the summit's more than 175 exhibitors and 100-country participation are event forecasts, not completed counts.
Event / data period: 2026-10-02
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IllustrationAbu Dhabi's Department of Health announced on October 2 that the Future Health Summit will take place from October 20 to 22, 2026. The programme lists 130 forum speakers, while organisers expect more than 175 exhibitors and participation from 100 countries. These are plans and forecasts for an event that has not yet taken place, not realized attendance figures.
The same announcement says the initiative's inaugural Future Health Challenge received 393 submissions from 68 countries; the source does not give the submission period. The summit aims to bring together health systems, science, technology, life sciences, policy and investment. The initiative also says it has published two white papers and joined the MIT Koch Institute's BioConvergence Cancer Alliance as a founding member.
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Announced summit participation expectations
Programme and organiser forecasts for the summit planned for October 20–22.
- Forum speakers
- 130 people
- 2026-10-20 — 2026-10-22 · Forecast
- Countries expected to participate
- 100 countries
- 2026-10-20 — 2026-10-22 · Forecast
Methodology
The speaker count is listed in the programme; exhibitor and country counts are organiser expectations. The source dates the summit to October 20–22, 2026; these are not realized attendance data.
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Subjects and places
Subject proposals
- healthSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: healthwww.mediaoffice.abudhabi ↗
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- Abu Dhabi · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Place role: Place mentioned by source · Place type: City · Location precision: Approximate
54.3860893525, 24.4396362329 (longitude, latitude)
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