I was honor to be speaker in WHX Labs in Dubai from 10-13
February 2026. World Health Expo (WHX) unites community of healthcare
exhibitions across the globe that is the world’s largest network of healthcare
events so as to connect people, governments, businesses, and ideas on a global
scale. Dr. Nashat Nafouri (Saudi Quality Council (SQC)) invited me to present
in the Laboratory Quality Session on 13 February 2026. Minda and I
took a photo in front of the WHX Labs logo.
I took a photo on stage before the presentation started.
Minda and I took a photo for memory.
Then I selfie with Minda for the whole stage.
I made several new friends; they were all speakers.
(Left: Dr. Rida Khadra, Dr. Anja Kessler, and I)
I also took a photo with Mr. Mark Dagher (Consulting
Manager, Frost & Sullivan) and his companions.
In the beginning, Mr. Anja Kessler introduced the session
of “Laboratory Quality”.
He was on behalf of Dr. Nashat Nafouri to give opening
remarks.
I am very grateful for Dr. Nashat Nafori's invitation. We
met last year at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
The first speaker was Dr. Rida Khadra (Founder, SHIELD
Longevity) and his topic was “Longevity Testing 2.0 – The Missing Link in
Modern Laboratory Medicine”.
Firstly, Dr. Rida introduced the SHIELD program. SHIELD
stands for Sleep & Stress Management (S), Hormonal Balance &
Homeostasis (H), Intestinal Microbiome & Inflammaging (I), Execise (E),
Learning & Cognitive Mental Health (L) and Diet & Nutrition (D) whose
are the pillars of Longevity.
Finally, he consolidated the limitations of “Normal” in
pathology, biology drifting and risk accumulating. Then he mentioned the
re-interpreting laboratory data which beyond the reference range that Optimal
is not equal to Normal. Lastly, he concluded that “Laboratory medicine
transformed healthcare once by making disease measurable. The next
transformation is making trajectory visible.”
Minda and I selfie with all participants in the hall.
Then session chair introduced me and my topic.
I was the second speaker and my topic entitled “Introduction
of AI Education in PolyU and Enable Testing, Inspection & Certification
(TIC) Industry”. My topics included introduction to PolyU BSc (Hon) Scheme of
Computing and AI, TIC industry in HK, Company-based student capstone projects
and industry case study.
First, I introduced the structure of our four-year
undergraduate program in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence.
In the program, I introduced my course "Legal Aspect,
Professionalism and Ethic of Computing," a compulsory course accredited by
the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). The course structure included
basic of ethics, privacy, IP, Entrepreneurship, InfoSec Ethics and AI Ethics,
etc.
I demonstrated one of my student group projects for AI ethics
and the topic named “How to reduce the risk of AI-enabled Fraud and Deception
in IT organization?”.
Since 2020, I have also introduced Extenics (a Chinese
original artificial intelligence foundational theory for resolving
contradictions in product innovation) to students at CityU and PolyU, and to
date, more than 1,500 students have received training.
Then I introduced TIC industry
profile in Hong Kong. There are 970 laboratories in Hong Kong.
And then I briefed the students’ preference on TIC
industry that most students like medical testing.
After that I introduced company-based student capstone
projects with their demonstration.
Finally, I demonstrated the industry case which is the
Macau’s first privately-owned commercial laboratory named “A&R Macau
Testing Limited (A&R)”. They employed new testing technology using ML and
vision computing to reduce the microbiology testing incubation time
significantly. It is concluded that AI enable TIC industry.
The third speaker was Ms. Alina Su (Generation Lab) and
her topic named “The Time Bank: Reversing Human Aging – Building the Ageless
Generation”. She mentioned aging drives 90% of disease risk.
After that Ms. Su introduced their most accurate platform
to measure biological age for 19 organ system. Thus, you can prevent disease
risk in early stage from data to therapeutics. Finally, she concluded using
three words and they were Measurable, Manageable and Reversible.
The fourth speaker was Mr. Mark Dagher (Consulting
Manager, Frost & Sullivan) and his topic was “Transforming Diagnostics:
Driving Growth, Innovation, and the Future of Laboratory Services”. He stated
the global diagnostics and laboratory service industry is valued at
approximately $240 billion in 2025 and projected ~33% increasement within 5
years.
And then Mr. Mark Dagher pointed out five specific growth
areas and they are “AI Integration & Automation”, “Personalized Medicine”, “Self-Diagnostics”,
“Sustainability and Innovative Practices” and “New Age Testing Technologies”. After
that he mentioned some challenges paving the way for opportunities including
talent shortages, cost pressures, rise in “direct-to-consumer” (DTC) testing,
workflow inefficiencies, data management and regulatory changes.
Finally, he predicted the trend from 2026 to 2032 from
lab automation to greater integration of AI and ultimately to green diagnostics.
During the Q&A session, I answered questions about
how artificial intelligence can empower laboratory services and offered some
perspectives, such as using computer vision for inspection and using robotic
arms for testing.
At the end of morning session, we took a group photo for
memory.
(Left: Ms. Alina Su, Dr. Rida Khadra, Mr. Anja Kessler,
Dr. Anwar Borai, I and Mr. Mark Dagher)
Then I took a photo with Mr. Anja Kessler and Dr. Anwar
Borai.
I was invited to take photos with other participants.
During lunch break, Minda and I visited the exhibition
hall and saw many Chinese New Year decorations.
I took a photo in front of the WHX Labs logo for memory.
There are many famous supplier booths.
In the afternoon session, the first speaker was Dr. Anwar
Borai (King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health) and his topic entitled “Smart
Strategies for Optimal Management and Test Utilization”. His talk included “Pre-analytical
Phase”, “Laboratory Automation”, “Analyzer Management System”, “Real-time
Quality Control System”, “Business Management System”, “Inventory Management
System”, “Data Mining System”, “Clinical Decision Support System”, “Green
Laboratory”, etc.
Then Dr. Anwar Borai demonstrated how collecting and
delivering samples using drone.
Finally, he discussed some limitation of AI in Clinical
laboratories including regulatory and validation challenges and ethical & legal
concerns. Dr. Anwar Borai concluded that the future laboratory and lab
management will be increasingly guided by AI and dominated by robotics.
The second speaker was Dr. Anja Kessler (Reference
Institute for Bioanalytics (RfB), Germany) and her presentation title was “Strengthening
Laboratory Quality through Effective External Quality Assessment (EQA)”. Firstly,
she said the purpose of laboratory diagnostics to provide accurate results
considering precision and trueness.
Medical laboratory results are crucial for diagnosis,
risk assessment, treatment selection, and successful control; the EQA
assessment uses the median as the target value. And then she mentioned the
metrological traceability in laboratory diagnostics.
Lastly, she stated the benefits of EQA participation
including comparability, transparency, confidence, education and improvement. Dr.
Anja Kessler concluded that EQA is defined as a system for objectively checking
the laboratory’s performance.
The third speaker was Dr. Suhail Chughtai (Citrus AI, UK)
and his topic named “AI-Smart Laboratories of the Future – From Sample
Processing to Clinical Intelligence”. He identified AI-integration points across
a laboratory workflow (pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical) and how
AI improved efficiency, accuracy, QC and turnaround time.
Finally, Dr. Suhail Chughtai compared the core paradigm
shift between traditional laboratory and AI-Smart laboratory, as well as, three
fundamental transformations including longitudinal intelligence, dynamic
clinical triggers and predictive utilization. He concluded AI enhanced
laboratory diagnostics for proactive healthcare.
The fourth speaker was Dr. Sarah J. Al Qabandi (Head of
Public Health Laboratories, Consultant Clinical Virology, Kuwait) and her
presentation title was “The Role of Quality System in Public Health Laboratories
in Kuwait for Public Safety – From Benchwork to Benchmark: Building a Culture
of Continuous Improvement”.
Firstly, she introduced the public health laboratories in
Kuwait including microbiology, virology, parasitology, medical insects and
rodents, etc. Then she mentioned some challenges of manual benchwork including
high risk of cross-contamination, limited scalability, inconsistent results,
workload increase and human error.
Finally, Dr. Sarah Al Qabandi introduced the fully
integrated solutions that a single artery of high-speed automation connecting
pre-analytics, serology, molecular PCR and archiving. She concluded to increase
improvement and continuous pursuit of higher achievements through the
enhancement of laboratory standards and practices.
The last speaker was Dr. Elham Al Risi (Ministry of
Health, Oman) and her topic entitled “Milestones of the Oman Healthcare
Accreditation System (OHAS) Laboratory-Focused Perspective”. Firstly, she
introduced the importance of accreditation.
Then she briefed their vision that is to have safe and
high-quality care services in all healthcare institutions in Sultanate of Oman.
The structure of OHAS hospital standards was introduced. Finally, she concluded
that the 2025 standards (SMCS.17-27) provided a robust framework for Lab Safety
& Quality, so as to provide safer diagnostic services for the people of
Oman.
Open discussion at the end of the session.
Before leaving the venue, Minda and I took a photo in
front of the huge banner at the entrance road.
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