Conference Overview
The Emirates Pharmacy Society (EPS) is the official professional body representing pharmacists across the United Arab Emirates. As an affiliate of the Emirates Medical Association (EMA), its mission is to advance the pharmaceutical sector in the UAE by providing a platform for knowledge exchange, professional development, and networking. EPS is committed to upholding the highest international standards in pharmaceutical practices, ensuring advanced services and treatments for all, and acts as a key liaison with major pharmaceutical research institutions and accreditation agencies to stay at the forefront of global developments in pharmacy.
Key Objectives
The conference was guided by a set of key objectives aimed at advancing pharmacy practice, empowering pharmacists, and aligning the profession with the UAE's evolving healthcare priorities. These objectives shaped the conference's scientific programme, discussions, and activities, ensuring a meaningful impact on the pharmacy community. The key objectives included:
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Inspire pharmacists across all settings to recognise the breadth of roles available to them and to actively pursue expanded professional identities
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Educate attendees on the clinical, technological, and policy developments reshaping pharmacy practice globally and in the UAE
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Align the pharmacy profession with UAE national health priorities — specifically AI integration, precision medicine, and primary care
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Equip pharmacists with the language and evidence to make the economic case for their role to healthcare system leaders and C-suite decision-makers
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Recognise and celebrate UAE pharmacists who have already demonstrated exceptional outcomes through the inaugural UAE Pharmacy Excellence Awards
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Build a cross-sectoral community of pharmacy leaders, society representatives, and international experts committed to advancing the profession in the Gulf
Conference Activities
Meet the Healthcare Leaders – Mentoring the New Generations
An exclusive networking experience designed to connect attendees with distinguished leaders and experts from across the pharmacy profession.
Pharmacy Innovation Excellence Forum
The Pharmacy Excellence Awards recognize and celebrate outstanding pharmacists whose achievements, leadership, innovation, and commitment have made a significant impact on advancing the pharmacy profession. The awards honor individuals who exemplify excellence and help shape the future of healthcare.
The Impact Awards
The awards highlighted the people, achievements, and real-world contributions that reflect the evolving impact of the pharmacy profession. By celebrating these examples, the conference provided inspiration for the wider pharmacy community and reinforced the importance of leadership, innovation, and continued professional advancement.
The Spectrum: Podcast Corner
The Podcast Corner was a dedicated space for content and engagement, hosting informal, insightful conversations with influential pharmacists from across the profession. The podcast provided an opportunity to explore professional journeys, career pathways, emerging trends, leadership experiences, innovation, and the evolving role of pharmacists across different sectors of practice.
Professional Tracks
The conference featured 5 professional tracks designed to reflect the expanding spectrum of pharmacy practice and the changing role of pharmacists within modern healthcare systems. Working closely with the Emirates Pharmacy Society, Stellar Consulting MEA contributed to shaping and managing the scientific program, ensuring the tracks addressed relevant topics and emerging priorities for the profession. Covering unconventional career pathways, expanded clinical roles, digital health and AI, the UAE's vision for longevity, and new roles emerging globally, the program connected current challenges with future opportunities for pharmacists.
Scientific Program Highlights
The scientific program was a core element of the 2nd Emirates Pharmacy Society Conference 2026, bringing together diverse topics, perspectives, and discussion formats to address the changing landscape of pharmacy practice.
Across two days, the program featured 19 scientific sessions structured around 5 professional tracks, alongside 3 panel discussions, 1 obesity debate, and 1 roundtable discussion. Together, these formats encouraged knowledge exchange, expert dialogue, and deeper discussion around the opportunities, challenges, and emerging areas shaping the future of the pharmacy profession.
Stellar Consulting MEA supported the journey behind the scientific program, working alongside the Emirates Pharmacy Society to develop and structure the content, coordinate speakers and sessions, manage scientific communication, and ensure seamless delivery throughout the conference. By connecting medical content development, scientific program management, and event execution, Stellar helped turn the scientific agenda into an engaging and well-structured learning experience for the pharmacy community.
Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs)
A key milestone was the signing of two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between the Emirates Pharmacy Society and the Kuwait Pharmaceutical Association and the University of Sharjah. These agreements strengthened connections between professional and academic institutions and established a foundation for future collaboration in pharmacy education, research, knowledge exchange, and professional development.
We supported the coordination and integration of these strategic partnerships within the conference, helping create an environment where meaningful relationships could develop into opportunities for continued collaboration.
Partners Overview
The 2nd Emirates Pharmacy Society Conference 2026 was strengthened by the support of leading pharmaceutical companies, healthcare organizations, and industry partners, whose contributions helped create a comprehensive platform for knowledge exchange, professional development, and collaboration. Their involvement reflected a shared commitment to advancing pharmacy practice and supporting the evolving role of pharmacists in the UAE and beyond.
As a strategic partner, Stellar Consulting MEA played a key role in supporting the conference's partner engagement and stakeholder coordination, helping strengthen collaboration between EPS and its supporting organizations. Through effective partnership management and coordinated communication, Stellar contributed to bringing together industry stakeholders and creating a collaborative environment that supported the conference's objectives and the broader advancement of pharmacy practice in the UAE.
The Delivery of the 2nd Emirates Pharmacy Society Conference – Success in Numbers
The 2nd Emirates Pharmacy Society Conference 2026 brought the pharmacy community together for two dynamic days of knowledge exchange, professional development, scientific dialogue, networking, and collaboration.
Behind the scale of the conference was a strong partnership between the Emirates Pharmacy Society and Stellar Consulting MEA, working together to translate the conference vision into a fully integrated experience.
As a Strategic Partner, Stellar Consulting MEA played a key role in supporting the successful delivery of the conference, connecting the different elements required to bring an event of this scale to life. From strategic planning and stakeholder coordination to scientific and medical communication, speaker and partner engagement, content development, and event management, we worked closely with EPS to ensure that every component contributed to one cohesive conference experience.
The results reflected the scale and reach of this collaboration:
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400+ attendees, bringing together a diverse and engaged pharmacy community
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60+ expert speakers, sharing expertise, experience, and perspectives across different areas of pharmacy
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14 countries represented, expanding the conference's regional and international reach
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50+ scientific posters showcased, creating a platform for research and emerging ideas
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18 podcast episodes, extending important professional conversations beyond the scientific sessions
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16.75 AACME-accredited credit hours, supporting continuous professional development
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11 DHA-accredited credit hours
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4.7/5 overall conference rating, reflecting a highly positive participant experience
Scope of Work – Strategic Consulting Partner Responsibilities
As the Strategic Partner of the 2nd Emirates Pharmacy Society Conference 2026, Stellar Consulting MEA worked closely with the Emirates Pharmacy Society across the full conference lifecycle, from early planning and scientific programme development to stakeholder engagement, communications, production, and on-site delivery.
Stellar's role was built around an integrated approach, connecting the scientific, strategic, operational, and communication aspects of the conference to ensure a consistent and well-coordinated experience for speakers, partners, delegates, and stakeholders.
Strategic Planning & Conference Management
Supporting the overall conference strategy, planning framework, timelines, workflows, and coordination across different workstreams to translate EPS's vision and objectives into an executable conference plan.
Scientific Program Management
Supporting the development and coordination of the scientific programme, including professional tracks, session planning, agenda management, speaker coordination, scientific committee communication, and alignment of programme components with the conference objectives.
Awards & Special Initiatives
Supporting the planning and delivery of conference initiatives such as the UAE Pharmacy Excellence Awards, Mentorship Leaders Hub, podcasts, and other experiences designed to extend the conference beyond traditional scientific sessions.
Medical Content Development & Scientific Communication
Developing and coordinating scientific and medical content across conference materials and communication touchpoints, ensuring that complex topics were communicated clearly, accurately, and consistently to the relevant audiences.
Speaker & Faculty Management
Managing communication and coordination with speakers, moderators, and faculty members, from invitations and confirmations to session requirements, presentation collection, scheduling, and on-site support.
Sponsorship & Partner Management
Managing communication and coordination with sponsors and partners throughout the conference journey, including onboarding, requirements collection, deliverables, visibility opportunities, activation coordination, and ongoing support.
Event Management & Production
Overseeing the operational delivery of the conference, including venue coordination, production requirements, event branding, audio-visual requirements, stage and session setup, delegate journey, and coordination between suppliers and different event stakeholders.
On-Site Execution
Providing end-to-end on-ground management throughout the two conference days, coordinating teams, speakers, partners, sessions, production, and operational requirements to support a seamless attendee experience.
Social Media & Digital Communication
Managing the conference's social media communication across the event lifecycle, from awareness and speaker and partner announcements to live event coverage, highlights, educational content, and post-event storytelling.
Website Development & Digital Experience
Developing and managing the conference website as a central digital touchpoint for attendees, speakers, partners, and stakeholders. This included structuring conference information, presenting the scientific programme, speakers, partners, registration details, and key updates while ensuring a clear, accessible, and user-friendly digital experience aligned with the conference identity.
Post-Event Communication & Impact
Extending the conference journey beyond the closing session through post-event content, highlights, podcasts, success stories, performance reporting, and communication of the conference's achievements and impact.
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Conclusion
The 2nd Emirates Pharmacy Society Conference 2026 demonstrated what can be achieved when a strong professional vision is supported by strategic planning, scientific expertise, and integrated execution.
Through its collaboration with the Emirates Pharmacy Society, Stellar Consulting MEA, as Strategic Partner, helped translate the conference vision into a comprehensive experience that connected scientific value, professional development, industry engagement, research, innovation, and meaningful networking.
From shaping and managing the scientific programme to medical content development, speaker and sponsor communication, website development, social media management, event production, and on-site execution, Stellar's involvement extended across the full conference journey. This integrated approach ensured that every workstream contributed to one consistent objective: delivering meaningful value to the pharmacy community.
The results — 400+ attendees, 60+ expert speakers, participation from 14 countries, 50+ scientific posters, 18 podcasts, and an overall rating of 4.7/5 — reflect the scale of what was delivered. More importantly, they represent the people, conversations, knowledge, and connections behind those numbers.
The success of this edition represents more than the successful delivery of a two-day conference. It reflects a shared commitment between the Emirates Pharmacy Society and Stellar Consulting MEA to creating platforms that empower pharmacy professionals, encourage collaboration, and contribute to the continued evolution of pharmacy practice in the UAE and across the region.
For Stellar Consulting MEA, this success story reflects our approach to healthcare partnerships: connecting strategy with execution to transform ambitious visions into experiences that create lasting impact.
