CliniConnect: AI X Healthcare Networking Highlights MENA’s Role in Advancing Global AI Health Innovation

The event concluded with AI X Healthcare Connect Meetup: Stories that Inspire Action, an open-mic networking event during which attendees shared experiences and learned about the advancement and implementations of AI in healthcare.

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Abu Dhabi emerged as the powerhouse of healthcare innovation as industry leaders, founders, and AI health innovators convened at CliniConnect: AI X Healthcare Networking, organized by VAP Group and powered by the AI Staffing Ninja, as part of the Global AI Show held on 8-9th December 2025.

The event included a high-profile panel discussion called ‘From Abu Dhabi to the World: MENA’s Role in Global AI Health Innovation,’ bringing top health-tech industry leaders including Mustafa Abdulrazzaq, CEO at MediVail; Andrey Perfilyev, CEO and Co-Founder at Yma Health; Roman Smagulov, CEO and Co-Founder at Alpine Diagnostics; Dr. Marino Sabijan, Founder at OmegaX Health; and Dr. Dominique Eggermont, MD, MBA, CEO at WITiMediX.

The session was moderated by Tasneem Taherali, Advisor for Tech Startups and Scale-ups, Marketing Director for Women in Tech UAE, and Ambassador at Product Marketing Alliance UAE. It touched on how the MENA region is transforming the global development of AI-powered healthcare.

The panelists were able to discuss insights from AI-powered diagnostics, digital health platforms, precision medicine, and cross-border innovation. This panel stressed regulatory readiness, clinical validity, adopting ethical uses of AI, and the acknowledgment that healthcare providers and technology firms must collaborate with regulatory authorities to bring about global impact.

The event concluded with AI X Healthcare Connect Meetup: Stories that Inspire Action, an open-mic networking event during which attendees shared experiences and learned about the advancement and implementations of AI in healthcare.

CliniConnect gained major applause as a successful platform and has emerged as a high-impact platform accelerating collaboration and innovation at the nexus of AI and healthcare. It once again strengthened Abu Dhabi's position as a global destination for AI-powered healthcare solutions.

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