Day 1: Kickoff & Ideation
Venue: College of Business & Economics (H08), Qatar University
Date: Thursday, 27 Nov 2025
| Time | Agenda |
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| 4:00 PM – 4:20 PM |
Welcome Speech
Dr. Feras Alali, Director of Research and Graduate Studies, Vice President for Health and Medical Sciences Office, Qatar University
Dr. Kholoud Abdulla, Chair of Health Tech Hackathon 2025, Qatar University |
| 4:20 PM – 4:40 PM |
Keynote Speech
Dr. Ali Latif, Chief of Strategic Planning and Performance, Hamad Medical Corporation |
| 4:40 PM – 4:50 PM |
Keynote Speech
Dr. Slim Slama, Chief Executive Officer, World Innovation Summit for Health |
| 4:50 PM – 5:00 PM |
Coffee Break |
| 5:00 PM – 5:40 PM |
Discussion Panel
Dr. Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Director of Public Health Department, Ministry of Public Health
Dr. Slim Slama, Chief Executive Officer, World Innovation Summit for Health
Dr. Mahmood Adil, Vice President for Health and Medical Sciences Office, Qatar University
Dr. Rana Sobh, Dean of College of Business and Economics, Qatar University
Dr. Abdulla AlYousef, Executive Director, ITQAN Innovation Center |
| 5:40 PM – 6:20 PM |
Session 1: Commercialization of Health Innovations: From Concept to Market
Dr. Othman Althawadi, College of Business and Economics, Qatar University |
| 6:20 PM – 8:40 PM |
Ice Breaking
Dr. Kholoud Abdulla, Chair of Health Tech Hackathon 2025, Qatar University
Mr. Khaled Sadeddin, Qatari Diar Saudi Binladin Group Construction
Dr. Othman Althawadi, College of Business and Economics, Qatar University |
| 8:40 PM |
First Day Closing |
Day 2: Build & Validate
Venue: College of Business & Economics (H08), Qatar University
Date: Friday, 28 Nov 2025
| Time | Agenda |
|---|
| 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM |
Team Check-in |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
Session 2: Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
Ms. Sophie Besitka, Qatar Development Bank |
| 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
Session 3: Innovation Mindset & Business Modelling
Mr. Khaled Sadeddin, Qatari Diar Saudi Binladin Group Construction |
| 11:30 AM – 1:15 PM |
Prayer Break & Lunch |
| 1:15 PM – 3:30 PM |
Hacking Session 1: Teams & Mentors Discussion |
| 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM |
Session 4: Rapid Prototyping Using AI, and Startups & Commercialization
Mr. Firas Sleiman, The Executives Network |
| 5:00 PM – 7:10 PM |
Hacking Session 2: Teams & Mentors Discussion |
| 7:10 PM – 8:30 PM |
Prayer Break & Dinner |
Day 3: Finalize & Pitch
Venue: College of Business & Economics (H08), Qatar University
Date: Saturday, 29 Nov 2025
| Time | Agenda |
|---|
| 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM |
Team Check-in
|
| 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM |
Session 5: Market Segmentation & Sizing
Mr. Khaled Sadeddin, Qatari Diar Saudi Binladin Group Construction
|
| 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
Hacking Session 3: Teams & Mentors Discussion
|
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
Session 6: Financial Planning For Health Tech Startups
Ms. Sophie Besitka, Qatar Development Bank
Mr. Khaled Sadeddin, Qatari Diar Saudi Binladin Group Construction
|
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM |
Prayer Break & Lunch
|
| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM |
Session 7: Pitching Strategies in Healthcare
Mr. Khaled Sadeddin, Qatari Diar Saudi Binladin Group Construction
|
| 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM |
Prayer Break
|
| 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM |
Session 8: Intellectual Property Protection in Health Tech Innovation
Dr. Tamer Elsharnouby, Research Planning and Development Department, Qatar University
|
| 4:20 PM – 6:35 PM |
Hacking Session 4: Teams & Mentors Discussion
|
| 6:35 PM – 7:30 PM |
Dinner & Final Day Closing
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Final Ceremony
Venue: World Summit AI, Doha Exhibition & Convention Center
Date: Wednesday, 10 Dec 2025
| Time | Agenda |
|---|
| 2:00 PM – 2:10 PM |
Welcome Speech / Opening & Welcome
• Host introduces Hackathon and finalists
• Remarks from QU leaders
|
| 2:15 PM – 3:10 PM |
Final Pitching – 10 Teams
• 5 Spark Teams – 4 min each
• 5 Launchpad Teams – 4 min each (3 min Pitch + 1 min Q&A)
• Judges score each team live on rubric
• Audience votes through Event App / QR code (live engagement)
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| 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM |
Results and Awards
• Judges deliver results (scores completed during pitching combined with audience votes)
• Announcement of winners:
– Top 3 Spark Track
– Top 3 Launchpad Track
• Closing remarks and media photos
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