Our Vision
Establish a leading not-for-profit global platform for the sustainable development of future-ready healthcare and education sectors as a national economic pillar through collaboration.
Higher Education Summit · First Edition
Reimagining higher education for a healthier, smarter Pakistan.
A gathering of academics, healthcare experts, industry leaders and researchers the academic heart of the HESP Summit, where ideas become institutions.
29 August 2026
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Expo Centre Lahore
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Chairman’s Message
Prof. Dr. Rashid Latif Khan
Chairman, Rashid Latif Khan Group
“ HESP is built on a simple belief: Pakistan does not lack ideas. Pakistan needs platforms that can organise ideas, validate them through evidence, and convert them into serious policy direction. Health and Education Summit Pakistan is that platform an invitation to educators, healthcare leaders, industry regional and global stakeholders to build the future, together.”
Why
HESP
Why this Summit exists.
Pakistan and the world face interconnected challenges health systems under pressure, education that must match future skills, workforce shortages, migration and an industry academia disconnect. HESP brings the right people, institutions, evidence and ideas onto one platform: moving from discussion to data, from data to policy, from policy to declaration, and from declaration to action.
Our Mission
To bring together all stakeholders private and public, national and international on a single platform, including policymakers, regulators, academia, healthcare institutions, industry, technology partners, professionals and diaspora experts, to generate practical, data-backed and implementable solutions for healthcare and education transformation leading to national impact.
Healthcare
Health-system reform, clinical excellence, patient safety, digital health and hospital governance.
Education
Higher-education reform, medical-education quality, future skills, AI-enabled learning and employability.
Workforce
Doctors, nurses and allied-health professionals, global mobility, safe migration and future jobs.
Speakers & Dignitaries
The people on the HESP stage.
HESP 2026 brings together national and international speakers from healthcare, education, policy, regulation, clinical practice, industry, technology, research and workforce development.
Chief Guest
Speaker
Moderator
Panelist
Advisor
Committee Member
Policymakers
Regulators
University Leaders
Hospital CEOs
Healthcare Leaders
Diaspora Professionals
Public-Health Experts
Nursing Leaders
Allied-Health Experts
Industry Leaders
Technology & AI Experts
Young Professionals
Researchers
Media & Policy Voices
Speaker and dignitary names are announced as the Content Advisory Committee confirms them.
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Programme
The proposed agenda at a glance.
Opening Ceremony & Keynote Session
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Registration & VIP Arrival
Guest arrival and networking
Reception
11:30 – 11:35 AM
Recitation
Formal opening
Quran Recitation
11:35 – 11:40 AM
National Anthem
Official opening
Ceremony
11:40 – 11:50 AM
Welcome Address
Introduce Summit vision and objectives
Host / RLKU Representative
11:50 – 12:05 PM
Opening Remarks
Strategic vision and institutional message
Leadership Address
12:05 – 12:30 PM
Keynote 1: Future of Healthcare & Education
National transformation agenda
Keynote Speech
12:30 – 12:55 PM
Keynote 2: Healthcare Workforce & Global Opportunities
Human capital, migration & workforce development
Keynote Speech
12:55 – 01:20 PM
Keynote 3: Innovation, AI & Future Readiness
Future technologies and systems
Keynote Speech
01:20 – 01:30 PM
Group Photograph & Transition
VIP networking and movement
Ceremony
Conference tracks
Nine tracks, one platform.
Medical Education
Curriculum reform, clinical training and competency-based learning.
Explore sessionsResearch & Innovation
Translational research, grants and the campus innovation pipeline.
Explore sessionsAllied Health
Building the workforce behind modern, team-based care.
Explore sessionsDigital Health & AI
Diagnostics, telemedicine and responsible AI in the clinic.
Explore sessionsPublic Health
Community medicine, prevention and population-scale impact.
Explore sessionsEntrepreneurship
From student startups to spin-outs and university incubation.
Explore sessionsNational Health Policy & Reforms
Evidence-based regulation, legislation and national health strategy.
Explore sessionsHospital Governance
Healthcare administration, patient safety and clinical quality.
Explore sessionsGlobal Health & Diaspora
International research collaboration and diaspora networking.
Explore sessionsIn partnership with the institutions of the Rashid Latif Khan Group
