When and where is the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit 2026?

From 20 to 22 October 2026 at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi.

Is it free to attend?

Yes. Visitor registration gives a complimentary pass covering the exhibition, the free-to-attend Forum sessions and networking.

What time do sessions start?

The published Forum agenda starts at 10:00 each day and runs until about 17:00 to 17:30.

What is the 2026 theme?

To Sense is to Predict: how sensing at individual, system and population level can support earlier prediction and prevention.

Who hosts the summit?

Future Health – A Global Initiative by Abu Dhabi, together with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit 2026

Name: Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit 2026
Start: 2026-10-20T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-22T17:00:00+00:00
Location: ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi

About this event

The Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit is the annual flagship gathering of Future Health – A Global Initiative by Abu Dhabi, hosted with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi. It builds on Abu Dhabi Global Health Week and brings leaders from government, science, technology, policy and investment together around four impact areas: longevity and precision medicine, health system resilience and sustainability, digital health and AI, and investment in life sciences. The 2026 theme, To Sense is to Predict, is about using sensing technologies and scientific advances to move health systems from reacting to disease to anticipating it.

Programme spaces

The summit runs across several spaces over three days.

The Forum: keynotes, ministerial panels, C-suite conversations and public-private dialogues
Partner Stands: founding-partner activations, demos and an innovation zone
Exhibition: curated sponsor booths
Side events: privately hosted roundtables, workshops and receptions
Members club: invitation-only space for VIPs and senior decision-makers

2026 agenda highlights

The Forum agenda runs from 10:00 each day, with ministerial panels, Abu Dhabi Blueprints sessions and keynotes.

Shaping the Future of Health: Moving Toward Anticipatory Health
Pricing the Cure: Rethinking Health Financing Models
The Future of Longevity
Future of Care: How AI Will Redefine Medicine in the Next Five Years
The Future of Cancer
The Investment Lens: Banking on Prediction
The Rise of the AI Physician
Future Health Recognitions and Closing

Who attends

Policymakers, health ministers, researchers, clinicians, entrepreneurs, investors and life-sciences companies. The exhibition focuses on biotechnology, digital health and AI, pharmaceuticals, laboratory and precision medicine, medical devices and healthcare infrastructure.

Target figures

The organiser aims for 16,000 international attendees, 1,750 conference delegates, 300 speakers, more than 175 exhibitors and participants from 100 countries.