2nd Global MENASA group SUMMIt - CLINICAL RESEACH IN ACTION
Middle Eastern, North African and South Asian (MENESA)
APRIL 19-21, 2026
Join us in Chicago, where we unite to advance advocacy and participation in clinical trials for underrepresented MENASA populations in the U.S. and globally, in clinical research.
WHAT IS MENASA?
The recent U.S congressional passage of Directive 15 into law recognizing Middle Eastern North African as a separate demographic category is long overdue.,
Our work with U.S. FDA Diversity Action Plan, and HHS, is helping change the narrative, shape the future of healthcare and establish drug safety profiles for MENA/SA populations in the U.S. and globally. South Asians have the same legal and ethical claims to be separate from Asians in general and will help achieve this status the same way we were successful in getting MENA out of the “White” demographic category.
Professor Hadi Danawi
Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO
Global MENASA Group
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MEET THE SPEAKERS
- Aashir Soheil, MBA: CEO, Sohail Global Ventures.
- Abeer Gharaibeh, MD, PhD: Chief Clinical Research Officer, Insight Health Systems.
- Al Pacino II, BS: President HealthCare Point/BlueCloudX.
- Albaraa Alkilani, MD: Director of Research Operations, Insight Health Systems.
- Alice Yammine: CEO, Arab Hospitals Federation.
- Ali Elhaj, LLM, PhD: CEO, IVI Holding, Healthcare Sector; Vice Chairman, MENASA Group & RIME Institute; Chairman, Governance, Leadership, & Research Division, Arab Hospitals Federation.
- Arlen Meyers, MD: President & CEO, Society of Physician Entrepreneurs.
- Asif Ali, MD: CEO, Cena Research Institute & Medical Advisor, American Heart Association Global Ambassador.
- Asim Saeed, MD: Chief Academic Officer, DIO, Corp Director of Physician Alignment, Insight Hospital and Medical Center.
- Ayesha Hameed, MPH: Sr. Study Site Engagement Manager, Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
- Daniel Fox, PhD: CEO, CRPN.
- Dayne Walling: VP Government Relations & External Affairs, Insight Health Systems.
- Dina Dali Balta: Director of Product Design, MENASA Group.
- Ehab Hasan, MPH: Founder, Mid-America Life Sciences Consulting.
- Farah Ahmad, MBA: Co-Founder & CEO, PatientX.
- Hadi Danawi, PhD: Founder, Chairman & CEO, MENASA Group.
- Hibah Awwad, PhD: Program Director - Traumatic Brain Injury, NIH.
- Hisham Attris: Site Owner, Vida Clinical Studies.
- Hisham Ramadan, BS: CEO, Omicron Pharmaceuticals.
- Hoda Badr, PhD: Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Dan L Duncan Cancer Center.
- Hussein Elhaj: Director - Business Development & Enterprise Strategy, eClinical Works.
- Jawad Shah, MD: Founder & CEO, Insight Health Systems.
- Jorge Toro: President & CEO, Medinexo.
- Khaled Fakhro: Chief Research Officer, Precision Medicine, Sidra Medicine-Qatar.
- May Gerges, AALB: Council Team Member, MENASA Group.
- Mazhar Jaffry, MBBS, MBA: Revival Research Institute.
- Mohammed Quadri, MD: VP Strategy for Academics Research and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health.
- Mohanad AlBayyaa, MD, PhD: Physician-Scientist, Faculty at the U of Texas Medical Branch.
- Mustafa Kamalaldine, MD: Quantum Health Systems.
- Nael AbdelSamad, MD: Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi.
- Nagham Al-Zubidi, MD: Associate Professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; President, Iraqi American Health and Cancer Foundation.
- Nathan Nagel, MBA: CEO, Global Muslim Weight Management Group, LTD.
- Nisrine Maktabi: Trauma Informed Counselor.
- Omar Aimer, Pharm. D, PhD: President, International Society of Pharmacovigilance; President, Innovigilance.
- Omar Aldabagh, PhD: VP, Iraqi American Health and Cancer Foundation.
- Preeti Dhaania, MBBS: CEO, Ozark Clinical Research, Decentralized Lead, Trident Clinical Research Services.
- Priyadarshini Arambam: Director, Clicebo CRO.
- Rabih Dabliz, PharmD: Founder, Aman Viva.
- Radwa Aly, PhD, MSc, CPI: Executive Director, GW Office of Clinical Research.
- Raffia Qutab, MD: APPNA Chair Liaison Committee.
- Rayan Al Jurdi, MD: Co-Founder, Brain Health Consultants and TMS Center.
- Rhea Sharma, MPH: Founder, DesiWoman.Ai & COO, Diverse Medical Solutions.
- Rizwan Moinuddin, DO: Nephrologist-PI, Insight Health Systems - Chicago.
- Roseanne Onyia: CEO Clinique Research | TCIS Africa.
- Ryan Clemens, PharmD: CEO, MindMe.
- Sam Sater, MD: Associate Professor of Medicine, Florida State University; Founder & CEO, Human Aligned Services powered by Novorêx.
- Sarah Almilli, PharmD, APH: CEO, EverMint Health.
- Sarah Ibrahim, PhD: Acting Deputy Center Director, U.S. FDA.
- Shahrukh Hashmi, MD: Director of Research, Department of Health, Abu Dhabi.
- Sindhju Koneru, PhD: Research Project Manager II, Henry Ford Health.
- Tina Karunaratne, LPD: CEO, Karuna Integrated Clinical Services.
- Todd Albin, MBA: Director of Clinical Trials, Insight Health Systems.
- Umar Shakur, DO: Cardiologist-PI, Insight Health Systems - Chicago.
- Vincent Rampersaud, MD: Interventional Pain Management, Insight Health Systems- Michigan.
- Wessam Sonbol, BS: Global Director MENASA Digital Health; Founder | CEO, Delve Health Healthcare Technology.
- Zaher Sahloul, MD: President of MedGlobal; Associate Professor, University of Illinois.
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