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Track: AI in Healthcare
This track will examine how artificial intelligence is applied across healthcare, including clinical care, public health and health systems. The use of AI in clinical decision support and workflow optimization, along with discussions on data quality and real-world implementation challenges, will be highlighted in this track. Discussions will cover AI use in resource-rich as well as resource-limited situations.
Speakers
Muhammad Mamdani, PharmD, MPH
Saleem Sayani, PhD
Zahra Hoodbhoy, PhD, MBBS
Track: Impact of Ismaili Health Professionals on Civil Society
The presentations will highlight the contributions of Ismaili health professionals in public service roles at local and national levels. Sessions will examine careers and leadership in government, public health agencies, and non-profit organizations. It will address policy development, program implementation, advocacy, and impact of public service on population health, health access and health equity.
Speakers
Karima Velji, PhD
Hon. Suleman Lalani, MD
Track: Strengthening Health at the Community Level
This track will examine how healthcare professionals and systems engage with and support the communities they serve. The session will explore community-based care models, health promotion and prevention, partnerships with public and social services, and approaches to addressing social determinants of health. Presentations will highlight collaborative strategies, culturally responsive care, and real-world examples of improving access, trust and health outcomes at the community level.
Speakers
Aslam Khan Ghalib, MBA
Gulshan Harjee, MD
Nazmudin Bhanji, MD
Nooruddin Punjwani, MD
Track: Nuances in NCD Prevention
This track focuses on the complex and evolving strategies for preventing non-communicable diseases across diverse populations and settings. Sessions will address risk factor modifications, culturally responsive approaches for prevention and policy interventions in reducing disease burden. Presentations will highlight evidence-based practices, innovative prevention approaches and challenges in translating research into effective policies and programs for long-term disease prevention.
Speakers
Jin Xiao DDS, PhD
Muhammed Walji, PhD
Salim Virani, MD, PhD
Zahra Hoodbhoy, PhD, MBBS
Zohra Lassi, PhD
Track: Mental Health: Building Capacity & Provider Burnout
Despite significant advances in evidence-based treatments, many individuals with mental health conditions still face long waiting times and inadequate access. This tract brings together leading researchers, clinicians, and health systems experts to examine innovative strategies for improving the quality, accessibility, equity, and effectiveness of mental health services across diverse populations and settings. Equally important, this track offers practical self-help strategies to support mental wellbeing and prevent burnout with actionable tools to build resilience and sustain balance.
Speakers
Anum Ali, PhD
Najma Siddiqi, PhD
Reef Karim, DO
Salimah Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN
Track: Emerging Health Research
This track highlights emerging health research that is shaping the future of health care, with a focus on innovative discoveries and evolving scientific trends.
Speakers
Mandeep Sagoo, MD
Saad Omer MPH, PhD, MBBS
Track: Reimagining Healthcare: A Global Perspective
This track brings together speakers from academia, global health organizations, industry, and policy-making institutions to share diverse perspectives on global health. Sessions will explore how big data, policy, innovation, and lived experience intersect, while addressing regional, cultural, and socioeconomic nuances that shape health outcomes and inform equitable, sustainable global health solutions.
Speakers
Nizam Damani, MBBS, MSc
Zohra Lassi, PhD
Track: Healthcare Leadership: From AKHB to AKDN
This track brings together senior leaders from Aga Khan University and Aga Khan Health Services across East Africa, Pakistan, and Afghanistan to share their perspectives on advancing global health, fostering innovation, and driving impactful collaboration. Attendees will gain insights into strategic initiatives shaping healthcare delivery, health policy, and fostering education and research across diverse regions.
Speakers
Aziz Jan, MS
Farhat Abbas, MD, FRCS, FACS
Fazila Lalani, MD
Khairunnissa Karim, NNP, BC
Mansoor Saleh, MD
Nasiruddin Jamal, MD
Rashid Khalani, MBA
Tania Bubela, PhD, JD, FRSC
Track: Sustainability and Climate: Impact on Global Health
Climate change represents the defining health crisis of the 21st century, acting as a threat multiplier that exacerbates existing vulnerabilities and creates new risks to physical, mental, and population health. Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, air pollution, food and water insecurity, vector-borne diseases, forced migration, and ecosystem disruption are already driving increased morbidity, mortality, and health inequities worldwide. This session aims to discuss advances in the growing field of planetary health, evidence-informed responses to the climate-health nexus, and inspire collective commitment to sustainable solutions amid accelerating global environmental change.
Speakers
Faisal Masud, MD
Zulfiqar Bhutta, PhD, MBBS
Track: Healthcare Ethics
This track explores how moral frameworks, cultural perspectives, and clinical realities shape ethical decision-making in healthcare. Participants will examine foundational principles, methods for structured deliberation, and approaches to navigating conflict, uncertainty, and system pressures. Emphasis is placed on context-sensitive, patient-centered, and analytically rigorous ethical practice.
Speakers
Bashir Jiwani, PhD, MA
Shirin Karsan, MS