Webinar on eHealth opportunities in the UAE

You are cordially invited to a webinar in UAE on business opportunities in eHealth, organized by Netherlands Embassies and the Regional Business Development Team in the GCC.

The webinar on eHealth opportunities in the UAE will take place on Wednesday 9^th of June at 09:30 am Dutch time. Kindly register your interest through the following link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6292877095751440656

SPEAKERS 9TH OF JUNE

Mr. Daan Donkers, Digital Health Impact and Trade Developer at Amsterdam city, and Mr. Pjer Vriens, eHealth Policy consultant at Rotterdam Public Health Service, will share insights into Dutch eHealth market structure, initiatives, and future trends.

• 11:30: Word of welcome by the Consul General of the Netherlands in Dubai, H.E. Mr. Hans Sandee
• 11:35 Introductory speech on ehealth in Dubai – Dr. Osama El Hassan, Head of eHealth Section, Dubai Health Authority
• 11:40 Introductory speech on ehealth in Abu Dhabi – Dr. Louiza Chitour, Program & Partnerships Manager-Health at Plug & Play
• 11:45 Presentation on the identified eHealth business opportunities in the UAE – Yasmin Isar Munoz, Trade Consultant at Sesam Connect
• 12:00 Dutch speakers on Dutch eHealth market structure, initiatives, and future trends
  • Pjer Vriens, eHealth Policy consultant at Rotterdam Public Health Service, will present about:
    • Why does the City of Rotterdam promote eHealth for the people in Rotterdam, especially during and after this pandemic.
    • How does the City of Rotterdam facilitate and support Health care providers, eHealth developers and vulnerable people living in Rotterdam.
  • Daan Donkers, eHealth trade developer Amsterdam inbusiness, will present about:
    • Digital Health one of the key sectors in Amsterdam that has gotten a boost instead of a blow during the Covid-19 pandemic
    • An example of a successful cooperation between a digital health startup and a hospital has been the Corona Check App
• 12:10 Presentation by Mrs. Gazizah Bahmany, Business Development Manager Middle East at Netherlands Enterprise Agency on Governmental services to support Dutch companies
• 12:15 Q&A

Webinar moderators: Mr. Jalal Dahham & Mr. Roeland Kollen

Netherlands Embassies in the GCC together with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency recently published a sector study on eHealth opportunities in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. This study was presented in a regional webinar on the 11^th of February 2021. Kindly find the link to the eHealth report published last month: E-health sector report Gulf.pdf (rvo.nl).

For more details please do not hesitate to contact all or any of the following regional contacts:

• Dutch embassy in Qatar: doh-ea@minbuza.nl
• Dutch embassy in Abu Dhabi: abu-ea@minbuza.nl
• Dutch Consulate-General in Dubai dba-ea@minbuza.nl
• Regional Business Development Team: roeland.kollen@minbuza.nl