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WHX 2027 | Visionary Stage

Where leadership dialogues take place

Venue

Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC), South Hall

Dates

25–28 January 2027

Visionary Stage content is included with the Platinum ticket

The Visionary Stage

The Visionary Stage brings together healthcare’s most influential leaders to explore the strategic decisions shaping the future of health systems, investment, public health and financing. Designed for CEOs, policymakers, investors, payers and senior healthcare leaders, the stage connects big-picture strategy with the decisions shaping healthcare through 2030.

Why attend

The four-day journey

Across four days, Visionary moves from health-system leadership and investment to population health and healthcare financing, creating a complete view of the forces shaping the future of healthcare.

CEO Summit

Day 1 | Monday, 25 January

CEO Summit

Explore health-system strategy, public-private partnerships, workforce sustainability, AI and the next generation of healthcare leadership.

Key themes

  • Health-system priorities and provider strategies 
  • Public-private partnerships (PPP) 
  • Leadership in times of disruption 
  • Workforce and talent sustainability 
  • AI and digital transformation 
  • Data-driven executive decision-making
  • Next-generation healthcare leadership
Capital & Investment Summit

Day 2 | Tuesday, 26 January

Capital & Investment Summit

The new healthcare investment map

Follow where capital is flowing, from private equity and M&A to sovereign investment, digital health and emerging-market opportunities.

Key themes

  • Investment priorities through 2030
  • Healthcare IPOs, private equity and M&A
  • Sovereign wealth and national investment strategies 
  • Digital-health investment trends 
  • Investment ROI strategies 
  • Emerging-markets opportunities
Global Public Health Summit

Day 3 | Wednesday, 27 January

Global Public Health Summit

Building healthier, more resilient populations

Explore prevention, AMR, pandemic preparedness, vaccination, climate and health equity, and the partnerships needed to build healthier populations.

Key themes

  • Global health priorities and partnerships
  • Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and pandemic preparedness 
  • Vaccination and prevention strategies 
  • Mental health Climate and health 
  • Health equity 
  • Population-health intelligence
Health Financing Summit

Day 4 | Thursday, 28 January

Health Financing Summit

The economics shaping future health systems

Examine value-based care, insurance innovation, outcomes-based reimbursement, population risk and the economics of prevention.

Key themes

  • Value-based healthcare 
  • Outcomes-based reimbursement 
  • Insurance innovation and sustainable financing 
  • Population risk management 
  • Prevention economics 
  • Employer-funded healthcare 
  • Government-funded prevention and population-health programmes

What you'll explore

From leadership and investment to public health and financing, explore the strategic forces shaping healthcare's next decade.

Be part of the conversation

Join the leaders shaping the future of healthcare. Hear different perspectives, challenge conventional thinking and connect with the people making decisions across health systems, investment, policy and financing.