SIMC2026 E-Booklet

SAKINA Integrated Mental Health Conference 2026 19 Dr. Shweta Narang Executive Director Medical & Commercial Operations Diagnostic Cluster, M42 Salwa Saeed Ali Kharbash Alsaedi Allied health Manager Sakina Speech and language pathologist Dr. Nicole Agrela Speech and Language Therapist Technical Coordinator of Speech and Language Therapy SpeechCare Center Ranim Kaddoura Program Lead, Mental Wellbeing Department of Health- Abu Dhabi Dr. Tanya Froehlich Division Director and Professor of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center USA Dr. Suzanna Temple Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer Gene S Dr. Sarah C. Mead Jasperse Assistant Professor Emirates College for Advanced Education Dr. Oltea Joja Associate Professor Titu Maiorescu University Bucharest, Romania Dr. Ruchita Shah Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital Dr. Tariq Qassem Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Dr. Suzanne Sampang Professor and Interim Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, USA Dr. Shannon Ward Program Director The New England Center for Children Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE Paul Biberstein Data Scientist PeakLogic, Inc. Dr. Saad Yaaqeib Associate Professor College of Natural and Health Sciences Dr. Thekra Hasan Mohamed Division Director Drugs and Medical Products DOH, Abu Dhabi UAE Dr. Svetlana Baltic Co-founder and CEO Gene S Pty Ltd Australia Prof. Sharukh Hashmi Division Director Medical Research & Development Department of Health Abu Dhabi, UAE Pedro Matos Rosa Managing Director Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines Gulf Salama Albloushi Mental Health Advocate & Artist Al Ain, UAE Prof. Theodore Waters Associate Professor of Psychology NYU Abu Dhabi