Dr. AlWatban has more than 17 years of experience in medical devices regulations and healthcare technologies. He’s currently the Executive Director of medical devices evaluation at the Saudi FDA where he plays a key role in conducting and monitoring research activities across the medical device sector. He has been very active in the arena of safety and quality of medical devices. He is an active member in many organizations and committees, among which are the Global Harmonization Working Party (GHWP), IMDRF, SNAIG  and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). He obtained his PhD degree form Exeter University, UK on biomedical informatics.