Mark Adams

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With over 40 years of experience in health insurance and clinical operations, Mark Adams began his career in insurance broking and dental capitation before transitioning to hospital and clinic management in the UK, US, and Middle East. Mark has run organisations including AXA Healthcare, Denplan, Virgin Healthcare, Gulf Healthcare, and Anglo Arabian Healthcare. Currently, Mark is CEO of Dubai’s leading 5-star hospital, the Clemenceau Medical Center. He also serves on the boards of Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare and Tibbiyah in Saudi Arabia. He is also the Chair of Renovo Healthcare, a UK Hospital Group. Mark has previously sat on the boards of the NMC Hospitals, the British Quality Foundation, the London Board of the NSPCC, and has run the leading social care charity Community Integrated Care where he was twice voted Healthcare Leader of the Year in the Charitable sector. He has also advised Prudential on entering the health insurance market and sat on the board of PruHealth (Vitality Healthcare) during the launch of this market challenger.
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How can today’s healthcare providers avoid a Kodak or Blockbuster moment?

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AI and technology: transforming diabetes management

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The law of unintended consequences: how regulatory changes can blindside entrepreneurial development in healthcare

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Risks in healthcare consolidation: do mergers guarantee success?

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Obesity drugs: miracle cure or hidden danger?

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Healthcare at home: how technology, innovation and collaboration are shaping chronic-illness treatment

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