Speakers Schedule: Ballroom Hall B

Saturday, 27 June 2026  |  Sunday, 28 June 2026

Ballroom Hall B – Saturday, 27 June 2026

8:00 – 8:15 AM

Dr. Mohamed Alhadid

MD, PhD

Speaker Topic: Launch of Arab Organization of AI in Healthcare

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Create awareness of the importance of AI in healthcare in the Arab world
  • Promote ethical implementation of AI in healthcare

8:15 – 8:30 AM

Dr. Engers Fernandez

MD, MBA, MHILS

Speaker Topic: Real-World Innovation From Emerging Markets

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Use AI to improve efficiency in low-resource clinical settings
  • Build clinician-created AI solutions via virtual innovation labs
8:30 – 8:45 AM

Dr. Olena Cherhava

Ph.D, DDS

Speaker Topic: AI-Assisted Multidisciplinary Aesthetic Dentistry

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Apply structured AI workflows for multidisciplinary aesthetic treatment planning
  • Integrate dental and facial aesthetics to optimize outcomes and satisfaction
8:45 – 9:00 AM

Dr. George Freedman

DDS, DiplABAD

Speaker Topic: Augmented Intelligence vs Artificial Intelligence

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • How to maintain human control over AI
  • Developing a set of governing rules for dental and medical AI-enhanced care
9:00 – 9:15 AM

Dr. Salaheldin Halasa

MD
Speaker Topic: Chronic Disease Prevention & Management (CDPM)

9:15 – 9:30 AM

Dr. Val Torres

MD, MBA, FIADFE

Speaker Topic: The Future Of Healthcare Is Doctor-Owned, Operated, & Led: Healthcare Innovation Ain’t A Spectator Sport

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Explore the role of entrepreneurship in healthcare innovation, and the business of healthcare
  • Articulate the value of interprofessional ecosystems to the Digital Health Revolution, and connect the dots between business, finance, technology, education, and cybersecurity

9:30 – 9:45 AM

Dr. Steven Davis

DO

Speaker Topic: Artificial Intelligence in Plastic Surgery: Advancing Precision, Safety & Artistic Outcomes

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Identify current + emerging AI tools that optimize surgical decision making
  • How to personalize the aesthetic results with improved patient communication utilizing AI
9:45 – 10:00 AM

Dr. Angelo Cardarelli

DDS

Speaker Topic: Customized Implants in Atrophic Jaws

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the fundamentals of customized and subperiosteal implant design, indications, and biomechanical principles
  • Identify clinical cases where customized implants represent the ideal treatment option compared to conventional implantology

10:00 – 10:30 AM

Break/ Networking

10:30 – 10:45 AM

Dr. Vishal Gulati

MD

Speaker Topic: Healthcare innovation talk, agentic AI use case in a value-based care setting, healthcare startups

10:45 –11:00 AM

Dr. Gary Goldman

DDS, MD, MBA

Speaker Topic

11:00 – 11:15 AM

Dr. Jafar Ghanayim

BDS
Speaker Topic: Zygomatic Implant cases explaining how to simplify it and support the idea of learning this technique

11:15 –11:30 AM

Dr. Enrico Lai

DDS

Speaker Topic: 2027 Doctors’ World Gala and AIO Congress in Sardinia

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Integrate AI and augmented technologies into modern medical-dental practices in 2027
  • Adopt AI as a collaborative tool to enhance clinical decision-making

11:30 – 11:45 AM

Dr. Sabine Hazan

MD

Speaker Topic: The Microbiome: What We know so far

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the microbiome
  • Understand bugs that are good and bugs that are pathogenic

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Dr. Margarita Ochoa-Maya

MD

Speaker Topic: The Metabolic Lighthouse: Integrating Medical-Dental AI for Systemic Health Outcomes

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Synthesize medical-dental real-world evidence to scale precision metabolic outcomes
  • Actuate patient engagement through AI-driven education to improve clinical outcomes

12:00 – 12:15 PM

Dr. Jesus Ochoa

DDS

Speaker Topic: Digital Transformation in Endocrinology

12:15 – 12:30 PM

Dr. Aladin Sabbagh

DDS

Speaker Topic: Potentials of AI in Diagnostics and Therapy of TMD, Malocclusion, and Airway Management

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Implement a structured digital diagnostic workflow for TMD, malocclusion, and airway disorders
  • Integrate AI-guided rehabilitation and interdisciplinary treatment planning

12:30 – 13:00 PM

Break/ Networking

Ballroom Hall B – Sunday, 28 June 2026

8:00 – 8:15 AM

Dr. Vijaiganesh Nagarajan

MBBS, MRCP (UK)

Speaker Topic: From Zero to One for Physicians/Dentists > How to go from Idea to a successful startup

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Validate clinical problems before building milestone-driven healthcare solutions
  • Navigate regulatory, legal, and funding hurdles for market success

8:15 – 8:30 AM

Dr. Preetinder Singh

BDS, MDS

Speaker Topic: The Future of Periodontics and Implantology: Where Artificial Intelligence Meets Clinical Expertise

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • The AI-Driven Era of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry: Smarter Planning, Safer Surgery, Superior Results
  • AI is the new assistant in periodontal and implant practice—not the decision-maker

8:30 – 8:45 AM

Dr. T. Loayza Roys

DDS, MSc

Speaker Topic: AI trends in the dental office

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Identifying AI trends in dental practice for the audience
  • Drawing attention to the update tools available to professionals worldwide

8:45 – 9:00 AM

Dr. Farzeela Rupani

BDS, MSc

Speaker Topic: Why pilots matter, but why scale is different

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Analyze challenges in scaling AI pilots within DSO organizations
  • Differentiate traditional technology transitions from modern AI implementations

9:00 – 9:15 AM

Dr. Gurien Demiraqi

DDS, MS, PhD

Speaker Topic: Smart Surgery Meets Smart Planning: AI in Periodontally Accelerated Orthodontics with Tissue Grafting

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Understand AI applications in PAOO diagnostics and treatment planning
  • Integrate AI with hard and soft tissue grafting strategies

9:15 – 9:30 AM

Dr. Grant McAree

BDS, BSc

Speaker Topic: AI Receptionist – Friend or Foe

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Leverage AI to eliminate clinic bottlenecks and reclaim time for patient care
  • Utilize AI as a force multiplier to increase turnover without replacing staff
9:30 – 9:45 AM

Dr. John Hagiliassis

BDS

Speaker Topic: Perfecting Your Cosmetic Smile Consultations with Visual Informed Consent, AI and Digital Dentistry Records

Primary Learning Objectives:

  • Elevate cosmetic smile consults by combining AI and digital records
  • Learn how to use visual informed consent from a structured digital workflow

9:45 – 10:00 AM

10:00 – 10:30 AM

Break/ Networking