PRECISION MEDICINE
AND THE FUTURE
OF GENOMICS
PMFG SUMMIT 2025
AND THE FUTURE
OF GENOMICS
PMFG SUMMIT 2025
Day 1
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| Time | Session and Activity Title | Speaker and Panelist | Moderator |
| 07:30-08:45 | Registration & Networking Breakfast | ||
| 09:00-09:15 | SUMMIT OPENING CEREMONY | MC | |
| 09:15-09:45 | OPENING PLENARY LECTURE The Future of Precision Medicine |
Stephen Kingsmore | MC |
| 09:45-10:30 | Set The Stage Leaders Panel | Stephen Kingsmore Molly He Jacob Thaysen TBD TBD |
Dr. Khalid Fakhro |
| 10:30-11:00 | Networking Break | ||
| SESSION-1: Keynote Lectures on Genomic Medicine Implementation | |||
| 11:00-11:25 | Special Keynote Lecture 1: | TBD | TBD |
| 11:25-11:50 | Special Keynote Lecture 2: | Tawfeg Ben Omran | |
| 11:50-12:10 | Special Talk: | Heidi Rehm | |
| 12:10-12:30 | Special Talk:Building Clinical Genomic Infrastructure Through Population-Scale Long-Read Sequencing | Neil Ward | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch time and Industry Workshop-1, 2, 3, 4 (60 mins) Concurrent Sessions |
TBD | |
| SESSION 2: Accelerating Genomic Medicine Through Advanced Technologies | |||
| 01:30-01:50 | INDUSTRY SPONSORED SESSION Illumina |
Jacob Thaysen | TBD |
| 01:50-2:10 | Standard Talk | Claudia Langenberg | TBD |
| 02:10-02:20 | INDUSTRY SPONSORED TALK Elements Biosciences |
Molly He | |
| 02:20-02:40 | INDUSTRY SPONSORED TALK | TBD | |
| SESSION 3: Disrupting the Code: Quantum Computing’s Role in the Future of Genomics Exploring early use cases and future possibilities at the intersection of quantum technologies and genomic medicine. |
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| 02:40-03:00 | INDUSTRY SPONSORED TALK Quantinuum |
Rajeeb Hazra | |
| 03:00-03:20 | INDUSTRY SPONSORED TALK IBM/ GBM |
Frank Lee and Ahmed Al Gatatsheh | |
| 03:20-03:30 | Short Networking Break | ||
| SESSION 3: Enablers of Innovation: Building Qatar’s Research Capacity for Impact – Track 1 | |||
| 03:30-03:40 | Local Institution | Wadha Al-Muftah | TBD |
| 03:40-03:50 | Local Institution | Sara Al Abdulla | |
| 03:50-04:00 | Local Institution | Reem Alsulaiman | |
| 04:00-04:10 | Local Institution | TBD | |
| SESSION 4: Award-Winning Abstracts | |||
| 04:10-04:20 | Travel Award Winner-1 | TBD | TBD |
| 04:20-04:30 | Travel Award Winner-2 | TBD | |
| 04:30-04:40 | Travel Award Winner-3 | TBD | |
| CLOSING PLENNARY LECTURE | |||
| 04:45 – 05:15 | AI, Big Data & Future Trends | Olivier Elemento | TBD |
| 05:30 – 05-40 | Closing Remarks – Day 1 | ||
Day 2
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| Time | Session and Activity Title | Details /Speakers | Chair |
| 07:30-08:30 | Registration & Networking Breakfast | ||
| SESSION 1: Morning Forum | |||
| 08:20-08:30 | Sidra’s Medicine Translational Research Programs | Khalid Fakhro Ibrahim Janahi |
TBD |
| 08:30-08:35 | Sidra Clinical Research Talk-1 | TBD | |
| 08:35-08:45 | Sidra Clinical Research Talk-2 | TBD | |
| SESSION 2: OPENING PLENARY LECTURE | |||
| 08:45-09:05 | Ecosystem Thinking in Precision Medicine: Connecting Research, Technology & Clinical Impact | Ed Liu | TBD |
| 09:05-09:45 | The CEO Panel | Dr. Iyabo Tinubu-Karch | |
| 09:45-10:15 | Fireside Chat | TBD | Ed Liu |
| 10:15-10:45 | Networking Break (30 mins) | ||
| 10:45-11:15 | Industry Sponsored Fireside Chat Reimagining Innovation in a Data-Driven World: From Labs to Lives |
TBD | Ingrid Fernandez |
| SESSION 3: N-OF-1 THERAPIES: PRECISION AT THE SINGLE PATIENT LEVEL | |||
| 11:15-11:40 | Special Keynote Lecture | Tim Yu | TBD |
| 11:40-11:05 | Special Keynote Lecture | Kiran Musunuru | |
| 11:05-12:30 | Special Keynote Lecture | Hakon Hakonarson | |
| 12:30-01:30 | Lunch Time and Industry Workshop-1, 2, 3, 4 (60 mins) Concurrent Sessions |
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| 01:35-02:15 | SPONSORED PANEL AstraZeneca and BeginNGS Consortium New Beginnings: Rewriting the story for infants with rare diseases in our region |
Abdulrazaq Al-Jazairi Stephen Kingsmore Khalid Fakhro Maha Zaki |
Ammira Akil |
| SESSION-4: Genomics Through Their Eyes: The Patient Perspective | |||
| 02:15-02:30 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| SESSION-5: Precision Health in Practice: Global Lessons for Policy & Trust | |||
| 02:30-03:15 | Interactive Panel Discussion Organized and Sponsored by The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) |
Ma’n Zawati Barry Solaiman WISH Panelist- TBD WISH Panelist- TBD WISH Panelist- TBD |
Slim Slama |
| 03:15-03:30 | Short Networking Break (15 mins) | ||
| 03:30-03:45 | AWARDING CEREMONY 1 | ||
| SESSION 5: Global Clinical trials in Rare Disease Therapies | |||
| 03:45-04:10 | Session Keynote Speaker | Carlo Giaquinto | TBD |
| 04:10-04:30 | Standard Talk | Devyn M. Smith | |
| 04:30-04:50 | Standard Talk | Srinivas Chunduru | |
| 04:50-05:10 | Standard Talk | Mohamed Abdelbaki | |
| CLOSING PLENARY LECTURE | |||
| 05:15-05:40 | Closing lecture | Andrew Singleton | TBD |
| 05:40-05:45 | Closing Remarks of Day 2 | ||
Day 3
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| Time | Session and Activity Title | Details /Speakers | Chair |
| 07:30-8:30 | Registration & Networking Breakfast | ||
| SESSION 1: Morning Forum | |||
| 08:30-09:00 | OPENING PLENARY LECTURE Population Genomics: From Discovery to Impact |
Patrick Tan | Manolis Dermitzakis |
| SESSION 2: Global and Regional Expert Insights on Large Scale Genomic Studies | |||
| 09:00-09:25 | Featured Keynote Lecture | David Bick | Hakon Hakonarson |
| 09:25-09:50 | Special Keynote Lecture | Ambroise Wonkam | |
| 09:50-10:15 | Special Keynote Lecture | Fowzan Alkuraya | |
| 10:15-10:45 | Networking Break (30 mins) | ||
| 10:45-11:15 | Panel Discussion Can Regional Genomic Initiatives Influence Global Health Priorities? |
David Bick Ambroise Wonkam Hamdi Mbarek Fowzan Alkuraya Fahad Al-Mulla |
Sonia Davila |
| SESSION-3 Catalysts of Change: Accelerating Genomics and Health Innovation Through Ecosystem Hubs | |||
| 11:45-11:55 | INDUSTRY SPONSORED TALK CISCO |
TBD | TBD |
| 11:55-12:05 | INDUSTRY SPONSORED TALK BGI Genomics The Human Genome Projects in China: From HGP-to-HGP 2 |
Yan LI | |
| 12:05-12:20 | Standard Talk | Ana Cvejic | |
| 12:20-12:25 | Poster Abstract Winner-1 – 5 mins only | TBD | TBD |
| 12:25-12:30 | Poster Abstract Winner-2 – 5 mins only | TBD | |
| 12:30-01:30 | Lunch Time and Industry Workshop-1, 2, 3, 4 (60 mins) Concurrent Sessions |
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| SESSION-4: THERAPUTICS | |||
| 01:30-01:50 | Standard Talk | TBD | TBD |
| 01:50-02:10 | Standard Talk | Calum MacRae | |
| 02:10-02:30 | Standard Talk | Uğur Özbek (IBG) | |
| SESSION-5: Operationalizing Precision Health: Infrastructure, Environment, and Innovation | |||
| 02:30-02:50 | Technology sponsored Talk Compass, Qatar Ozone-Driven Hygiene: A Silent Enabler of Precision Health in Hospital Environments |
Jake Robinson | TBD |
| 02:50-03:00 | Fire Rapid Talk (10 mins only) | TBD | |
| The Knowledge Engines: Qatar’s Roadmap to Impact – Track 2 | |||
| 03:00-03:10 | Local Institution | Frank Schmidt | TBD |
| 03:10-03:20 | Local Institution | Aiman Erbad | |
| 03:20-03:30 | Local Institution | Vladimir Katanaev | |
| 03:30-03:40 | Local Institution (10 mins, no Q&A) HBKU | TBD | |
| SESSION 5: DEBATE | |||
| 03:40-04:20 | TBC | Nico Katsanis | TBD |
| THE SUMMIT CLOSING CEREMONY | |||
| 04:25-05:00 | CLOSING PLENNARY LECTURE | Manolis Dermitzakis | |
| 05:00-05:30 | Reflections: The Takeaways | Khalid Fakhro | |
| PMFG 2026 Announcement | Ammira Akil Sonia Davila Manolis Dermitzakis |
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| AWARDING CEREMONY-2 | |||