Building Trust in AI-Powered Healthcare: Innovation, Governance and the Future of Connected Health

The session aims to create a forward-looking discussion on what the development, deployment and use of AI means for healthcare, and how governance can support responsible adoption while enabling innovation.

The discussion will explore the opportunities AI presents for the healthcare sector and Qatar’s ambitions for AI-enabled healthcare, before examining the governance considerations that arise as AI systems move from development into real-world use.

In particular, the panel will define what responsible AI in healthcare means in practice and the key components of governance needed to support it, examine the respective responsibilities of actors across the AI lifecycle, and consider the importance of proportionate oversight based on the nature and potential impact of different AI use cases.

Drawing on healthcare, academic and research ethics, and international AI governance perspectives, the session will also consider the importance of coordination across the ecosystem and conclude by highlighting Qatar’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the governance environment for the responsible adoption of AI in healthcare.

Moderator:
Dana Al-Muftah, Head of Smart Applications, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Panellists:
Dr. Juliet Ibrahim, Director, eHealth Department, Ministry of Public Health 
Dr. Andreas Braun, Managing Director - Artificial Intelligence & GenAI, PwC
Dr. Aisha Naeem, Ethical Compliance and Oversight Specialist, Qatar University