H.E. Dr. Bandar Alknawy holds the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA) and President of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Saudi Arabia. He was an Executive member of the Saudi Health Service Council (SHSC), the national governing healthcare body. Also, a member of the Health Sector Transformation Program (HSTP), the highest governmental entities in Saudi Arabia. He is a strong advocate of patient safety and quality and digital health, has led several high-impact initiatives. Under my supervision, the Health Sciences University and King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre commissioned state-of-the-art facilities, and led a system-wide implementation of the BestCare electronic health record system covering the entire MNGHA network. August 2020, he was the President of the Riyadh Global Digital Health Summit, a G20-associated event that envisioned a global health system connectivity in preparedness and response to COVID-19 Pandemics. The event was one of the largest virtual health conferences of the year and certainly the largest one on public health combined with digital health. January 2023, he led the Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit 2023 which discuss the latest developments in the medical biotechnology globally with the aim of forging global strategic partnerships in this fast-growing field with the participation of local, regional and international biotechnology community including academic, industrial and government entities. Last November 2024 as the President his involvement in the planning and organizing of the RGMBS event signifies his dedication to advancing innovation and collaboration in the field of medical biotechnology. Through his initiative, aims to promote cutting-edge research, technological advancements, and strategic partnerships to address critical health issues and improve healthcare outcomes on a global scale.