PANELIST
Dr. Raza Siddiqui
Group CEO of Arabian Healthcare Group and Executive Director of RAK Hospital
With a will to break new ground, Dr. Raza Siddiqui’s fresh outlook and unconventional approach to the healthcare sector is quite evident in his many high-profile achievements, both in India and the UAE. The Group CEO of Arabian Healthcare Group and Executive Director of RAK Hospital has been at the helm of several high-profile novel projects and turned them around into success stories.
Awards
Having received the JCI accreditation early in its years (2007) and the Swiss Leading Hospitals (SLH) accreditation in 2008, RAK Hospital scaled to new heights constantly gaining recognition on various local and international platforms for quality and excellence. Besides being re-accredited thrice by JCI, other awards include: Health Magazine Award – Best Environment (2017), Healthcare Asia Award – Best Brand and Leadership (2016), Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Excellence Award (2015), Best healing Environment Hospital in the Middle East (2012 & 2010), Best Healing Environment Hospital at the Hospital Build Awards, and the Highly Commended for Best External Design (2008), among others. RAK Hospital is also the winner of the Superbrand Award three years in a row from 2014 to 2016.
Mr. Arunkumar Krishnan CEO
AL NOOR GROUP OF CLINICS
Forward-looking strategist and industry thought leader with accomplished leadership history in Healthcare and Medical Industry in GCC and India, Mr. Arunkumar Krishnan has over 20 years of experience in the business of healthcare.
Mr. Arunkumar Krishnan, the current CEO of Alnoor Group of Clinics is a reputable senior professional with a highly diverse experience including leading new clinics and hospital development projects from inception to operational delivery, turnaround management, and leading multi-speciality operations with over 200+ doctors and other medical professionals. Key positions held by him include “Director-Operations” of Gulf Healthcare International, a company involved in managing investments in healthcare sector primarily diagnostic centres, pathology labs, hospital labs and primary healthcare clinics in the GCC region. Gulf Healthcare International is owned by various Private Equity funds predominantly owned by Global Capital Management Kuwait, SAIB-BNP Joint Venture and JP Morgan PE.
Dr Haidar
Dr Haidar Al Yousuf is one of the most prominent figures in the UAE
healthcare industry, he is now the Managing Director of Al-Futtaim
Health Group, his previous role has been the design and successful
implementation of the health insurance system of the Emirate of
Dubai (ISAHD اسعاد (and the mandatory health insurance law for
Dubai, law no 11 for 2013 by HH Shiekh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum Vice president of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, achieving total
healthcare coverage for the population in three years and regulating
one of the most recognized health systems in region.
Dr Alyousuf has taken an active role in the public, government, and
health sector scenes, this has included involvement with The
Executive Council in developing The Dubai strategic plan 2007-
2015 and 2016-2021.
He also led the first phase of DHA Dubai Health Sector Strategy
development for 2016-2021 (health innovation labs, 2015) at
which HH Shiekh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has
participated.
