Message on the Digital Health & AI Global Conference — Knowledge Exchange and Empowerment for the Youth and Families

From the President of the Global Academy for Digital Health and Chair of the 2026 gDigiHealth.KEE.Young&Family Conference

We are pleased to invite you to join us in the heart of Jordan for the upcoming 2026 gDigiHealth.KEE.Young&Family Conference, scheduled for the 14–15 February 2026. Organised by the Global Academy for Digital Health (GA4DH), this leading event aims to advance awareness, capacity building, and innovation in digital health and AI—crucial drivers shaping the future of healthcare education and delivery worldwide. This conference is part of the ongoing series by GA4DH, dedicated to advancing healthcare through digital and AI-enabled solutions.

Building on the tremendous success of our first conference (2024 gDigiHealth.KEE) held in Abu Dhabi, in partnership with Al Ain University from 24–26 September 2024, this event aims to expand our mission, focusing on raising awareness amongst youth and their families about the impact of digital and AI-powered healthcare, with emphasis on implications on reshaping the future of healthcare services and associated careers. Our core mission contributes to empowering young minds, educators, and industry leaders to understand, harness, and lead in digital health and AI, fostering a sustainable ecosystem of innovation that benefits communities locally, regionally, and globally.

For students—whether in high school, university, or postgraduate studies—this conference provides a valuable strategic advantage from the very beginning of their educational journey. It assists them in making informed, targeted decisions regarding their future careers in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, biomedical engineering, bioinformatics, health law, digital health management, and beyond. The skills and knowledge acquired here will position them as future leaders in a rapidly evolving sector. Join us to learn how to leverage these cutting-edge developments and align your education with careers fundamental to the future of digital and AI-enabled healthcare.

Over two transformative days, we will showcase pioneering advances across various fields, including genomics, robotics-assisted surgery, digital radiology and pathology, digital mental health, digital pharmacy, AI-driven diagnostics, digital health law, and digital dentistry. Our goals are to raise awareness of emerging career opportunities, highlight innovative research, and build long-term partnerships to develop a workforce prepared for the future. This conference stands as a vital platform for talent development—educating, inspiring, and empowering youth, students, and professionals at every career stage.

This conference has been designed as a vital platform for talent development: it focuses on educating, inspiring, and empowering young people, students, and professionals at all stages of their careers in smart digital health.

For leading universities, academies, and professional educational institutions in smart digital health, your participation is not just a thought, but an action — it equips the next generation with the skills and knowledge needed to lead personalized, cost-effective healthcare in a world increasingly moving towards digitization and artificial intelligence. Your participation contributes to ensuring your educational institution is at the forefront, not left behind as healthcare accelerates into a new era driven by modern smart technologies and digital transformation. With the escalation of global competition for leadership in smart digital health education happening rapidly, your educational institution's vision and leadership today will define its importance and relevance tomorrow. This conference is your moment to showcase your undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and leading curricula aligned with the most pressing and emerging trends to attract top talent, positioning your university or educational and professional institution as a key innovator in shaping the future of smart digital health education.

For educators and parents, future healthcare careers are being directly shaped by artificial intelligence and digital health — rapid developments that directly affect the opportunities for your sons, daughters, and loved ones. Participating in the Global Family Forum for Digital Health through this conference gives you the insights needed to support their decisions at this critical juncture of innovations in smart digital healthcare. Do not delay in supporting them—help them seize these emerging opportunities before they pass by without thorough family study and consultation.

For industry pioneers and AI-enhanced digital health service providers, future healthcare innovations are being shaped momentarily. This is your critical chance to influence the next generation of digitally and AI-trained health professionals before they enter the workforce. Engage now to establish partnerships and influence the development of digitally intelligent health-enabled university programs and curricula. This opportunity ensures you remain at the forefront in a sector experiencing unprecedented growth. Be a cornerstone in the race to shape the future workforce, which is now center stage — do not miss it.

For researchers and young innovators, this is a defining moment for your research and an opportunity to gain distinguished evaluation from expert global scientific committees specializing in digital health and artificial intelligence, which could elevate your research to new heights, making the young generation key contributors to the future of innovation in smart digital healthcare. Moreover, there is a chance to win prestigious awards from leading global institutions and industry solution providers in digitally and smartly supported healthcare. The window is open for you to make your mark — don't wait for others to shape the future of health alone, seize this moment to influence, learn, and perhaps celebrate together on the global stage.

For healthcare policy makers, this conference opens horizons for developing insightful actions in shaping the future of healthcare by empowering the new generation to become leaders and innovators in developing policies advanced and enabled by digital technologies and artificial intelligence. This conference offers the opportunity for interactivity with future students, young researchers, the Global Family Smart Digital Forum, university presidents, leading educational institutions, digital smart health solution and service providers, and accompanying research pioneers. We aim for this interaction to develop a regulatory environment that allows for the responsible, ethical, and equitable integration of these technologies into daily healthcare, including visible inclusivity and accessibility in healthcare.

In conclusion, as we look towards the future, it is crucial that our journey in digital health and artificial intelligence is accompanied by responsibility and ethics. The inevitability of technological advancement is to be guided by our cultural values and ethical principles, respecting human dignity, justice, privacy, and the well-being of our communities. Responsible transformation in digital health and artificial intelligence is not only about innovation but also ensuring that the leveraging of these technologies aims to empower and elevate every individual, preserving our cultural and ethical identity, and enhancing community trust.

Together, let us commit to shaping a future of health characterized by progress and efficiency, built on ethics, inclusivity, and values that express and distinguish our identity. By supporting an ecosystem that thrives on youth-led innovation, we set standards and pave the way for a responsible, ethical, sustainable, and transformative healthcare system, led by the next generation of artificial intelligence and digital health leaders.

Join us in our conference to raise awareness, develop capabilities, and shape the future of healthcare professions and visions — because tomorrow’s achievements depend on what we do today. Together, let us build a smarter healthcare system that reflects our culture and values responsibly, healthier, and more inclusive from Jordan to the world.

Empowering Tomorrow's Generation in Healthcare through Smart Digital Transformation .. Educational Programmes, R&D, and Entrepreneurial Applications with Ethical Responsibility.

Professor Mohammed Odeh, Founding President and CEO, Global Academy for Digital Health, UK.

Conference Committees

Conference General Chair & Founder:

Professor Mohammed Odeh, Global Academy for Digital Health, UK

Professor Suad Ghaith, GA4DH, UK & Hashemite University, Jordan.

Professor Faten Kharbat, Al Ain University, UAE.

Professor Ismail Matalka, Ras AlKhaimah Medicine and Medical Sciences University, UAE.

Professor Mohammed Odeh, Global Academy for Digital Health, UK.

Dr Rashad Saleh, Hasad Schools Group, Jordan.

Scientific Committee

Dr AbduAsalam Al Saleh, Consultant Neurologist and Neurophysiologist, NHS, UK.

Dr Fadi Al-Swaiti, Amman Ahlyyia University, Jordan.

Dr Naela Ararawi, Global Academy for Digital Health.

Dr Imad Athamnah, Global Academy for Digital Health.

Professor Rana Dajani, Hashemite University, Jordan.

Dr Wael Kafiena, Bristol University, UK.

Professor Faten Kharbat, Al Ain University, UAE.

Dr Dana Saif, Oxford University Trust Hospitals, UK.

Dr Dina Tbaishat, University of Jordan, Jordan.

Publicity & Local Organising Committee

Steering Committee:

Dr Nour Al-dain Marzouka, Khalifa University, UAE

Dr Mehmet Aydin, University of West of England, Bristol, UK.

Dr Lubna Gharaibeh, GA4DH, UK & Amman Arab University, Jordan.

Professor Suad Ghaith, GA4DH and Hashemite University, Jordan.

Professor Mohammed Odeh, Global Academy for Digital Health, UK.

Dr Anwar Rjoop, University Hospital, University of Science and Technology, Jordan.

Dr Heba Saadeh, University of Jordan, Jordan.

Rand Al-Shafie, Global Academy for Digital Health, UK.

Dr Isra Saleh, Hassad Schools Group, Jorsan.

Omar Salman, Global Academy for Digital Health, UK.

Research Awards Committee

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