The Geneva School of Diplomacy is pleased to host Session 232 at WSIS Forum 2026: Breaking Barriers: Pathways to Accelerate AI-Enabled Healthcare.
This interactive session will explore concrete strategies to accelerate the global scale-up of e-health and AI solutions by addressing regulatory, economic, and operational challenges. Despite the potential of digital health to improve system performance and expand access to quality care, innovators continue to face fragmented regulations, limited cross-border recognition, inconsistent reimbursement, and complex procurement.
Bringing together business associations, industry leaders, policymakers, diplomats, researchers, and international organisations, the session will discuss practical approaches for improving global market readiness and enabling equitable adoption of trustworthy digital health solutions.
The discussion will be moderated by Prof. Wallace S. Cheng and Dr. Rakesh Krishnan of the Geneva School of Diplomacy.
Speakers include H.E. Eng. Jamal bin Salim Alshanfari, Dr. Nikica Darabos, Ms. Larisa Bivolaru, Ms. Diana Meskendahl, Mr. Alexander Olbrechts, and Mr. Weibin Liu.
This session reflects GSD’s commitment to fostering meaningful dialogue at the intersection of diplomacy, technology, health, governance, and international cooperation.
Speakers
H.E. Eng. Jamal bin Salim Alshanfari
Head of Health Office to World Health Organization, Sultanate of Oman Permanent Mission
Dr. Nikica Darabos
Assistant Professor, University North, Croatia. GSD Faculty Member
Ms. Larisa Bivolaru
Researcher, Geneva School of Diplomacy
Prof. Wallace S. Cheng
Professor, Geneva School of Diplomacy — Moderator
Ms. Diana Meskendahl
Director of Strategic Projects & AI, German Digital Health Association — Remote Panellist
Mr. Alexander Olbrechts
Director Digital Health & Medtech Value, MedTech Europe
Mr. Weibin Liu
Vice President of BGI Group; Lead Architect of the Human Genome Project II, BGI Group
Dr. Rakesh Krishnan
Director, Geneva School of Diplomacy — Moderator
