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CONFERENCE
PROGRAM
DAY ONE - WEDNESDAY
27 May, 2015
KUWAIT HEALTH INSURANCE
CONFERENCE 2015
Radisson Blu Hotel,Kuwait
27 - 28 May, 2015, 9:00 - 15:00 Hrs
TIMING
9:00 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:30
SPEAKERS
Dr. Mahmood Abdulhadi
12:30 - 13:00
13:00 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:00
WORKSHOP
Day 1
15:00 - 17:00
Welcome Address:
Outline of the vision of Kuwait health insurance
services
Assistant Undersecretary
For Legal and Health Insurance
Ministry of Health
Mr. Tareq Al Sahhaf
Chief Executive Officer, CEO
Gulf Insurance & Re-Insurance
Kuwait
Session
Saif Al Jaibeji
Vice President & Chief Executive
Officer, Middle East & Africa,
Optum- UnitedHealth Group, Dubai
Dr. Adnan Alrasheed
Health Insurance & Population Health
Management
Kuwait health insurance services
for Retired Citizens
Technical Advisor
to H.E. Minister of Health
Kuwait
Dr. Omar Ghosheh
Minimizing Errors, Fraud, Waste and Abuse;
IT Solutions for Health Insurance
Chief Executive Officer,
Dimensions Healthcare, Dubai
NETWORKING BREAK
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 - 12:30
TOPICS
Dr. Mussaad M. Al Razouki
Chief Business Development
Officer, Kuwait Life Sciences Co.
Jad Bitar
"Developing a Unified Payment System for
Kuwait and Utilizing Dynamic Population Big
Data to Reduce Medical Loss Ratios"
Partner & Managing Director,
BCG Middle East
Why Shift to Value-Based Health Care
Dr. Ankur Upadhyay
Regional Manager, Wapmed
TPA Services Company
Client Services- Connecting link between Client
expectations, Customer Delight & Cost
Containment in Modern Health Insurance world.
Ahmad M. Nsouli
Kuwait Health Assurance Project
Partner, The Advisory Group
LUNCH
"How can Information Technology create a connected healthcare community in Kuwait?"
The workshop presents successful models of creating an integrated healthcare system; discuss
appropriate models for the Kuwaiti market; explore potential unified processes, standards; and
identify opportunities to enhance service delivery and improve access and quality for the health
insured community of Kuwait.
Conducted by: Dr. Omar Ghosheh, Chief Executive Officer, Dimensions Healthcare, Dubai
CONFERENCE
PROGRAM
DAY TWO - THURSDAY
28 May, 2015
KUWAIT HEALTH INSURANCE
CONFERENCE 2015
Radisson Blu Hotel,Kuwait
27 - 28 May, 2015, 9:00 - 15:00 Hrs
TIMING
9:00 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:00
SPEAKERS
Dr. Haidar Saeed Al Yousuf
Director, Health Funding- DHA,
Member of DHA Executive
Committee & Strategy Council
Dr. Ahmed Al Saleh
13:00 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:00
WORKSHOP
Day 2
15:00 - 17:00
Dubai Health Insurance Model
Vision for Kuwait Health Assurance Co
Board Member, Kuwait Health
Assurance Company
Ziad Kharma
Vice President of Actuarial
and International Health Services,
GlobeMed, Kuwait.
Introduction to Big Data and its application
in Healthcare
Dr. Klaus Boecker
Importance of health insurance-driven transparency
in Abu Dhabi and Qatar: Lessons from information
standardization and exchange and the effect on
access, measurable quality of care and cost.
Mr. Jitendra Gupta
Population Health Management for Kuwait :
A paradigm shift from
‘Providing Care’ to ‘Managing Health’
Government Advisor
Abu Dhabi & Qatar, Health System
Strategy, Qatar
Senior Director and Head of
Consulting for Emerging Markets,
United Health Group.
Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Rasoul
Behbehani
Applicability of UK National Health System
Professor of Insurance and
Actuarial Science
at Kuwait University of Kuwait
12:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 13:00
TOPICS
(NHS) Model in Kuwait
NETWORKING BREAK
Dr Jad Aoun
Data as key enabler of cost control of
Health Insurance programs
Chief Medical Officer,
National Health Insurance
Company – Daman, UAE
Mr. Salah Al Lenqawi
General Manager, Kuwait Emirates
Administration Services,
NAS Kuwait Company
Protecting the insured parties: major objective
of the TPA companies
Mustafa Al Sayed Mustafa
The effects of the Health Insurance
Manager, Life & Health Department, for Retirees on the Private Medical
UNITED INSURANCE Company
Insurance Sector
Kuwait
LUNCH
"How can Information Technology create a connected healthcare community in Kuwait?"
This workshop will address the foundations for setting up a connected healthcare community
through reviewing existing models and discussing what approach would work best for Kuwait.
We will discuss opportunities, challenges, and identify areas that can be addressed to facilitate
sector growth.
Conducted by: Dr. Omar Ghosheh, Chief Executive Officer, Dimensions Healthcare, Dubai