Wellness Odyssey Dubai UAE, May 13th & 14th, 2024

In a strategic collaboration with the Dubai Health Authority, Agora Group is set to host The Wellness Odyssey, an event which serves as a dynamic platform for industry leaders and key decision-makers to explore potential opportunities, exchange insights, and forge partnerships that align with their strategic objectives.

It is an exclusive closed-door, by-invitation-only event that connects, via pre-arranged and pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings, medical and well-being travel solution providers with pre-qualified corporate buyers from all over the world. These international decision-makers represent governmental entities from the Arab world, insurance companies, multinational corporations, special travel agencies, as well as doctors, specialists & consultants involved in referrals.
WHY SHOULD SOLUTION PROVIDERS ATTEND?
  • Meet Senior Decision Makers: Conduct one-to-one business meetings with top decision-makers, meet with 75+ international corporate buyers, and initiate new business.
  • Pre-Arranged Meetings: Personally select the executives you would like to meet at the event and review detailed profiles of all delegates and the organizations they represent.
  • Restricted Competition: Obtain exclusive access to the senior delegation and present your services and products in a controlled environment where provider participation is strictly limited per product category.
  • Formal and Informal Networking: Take advantage of extensive networking opportunities built into the summit agenda, including luncheons, coffee breaks, and entertainment activities, all conducted in a professional setting that allows for focused business interactions.
  • Key Industry Insight: Attend keynote presentations, case studies, and discussion groups, and become part of a genuine industry think tank that allows you the opportunity to outline concerns and primary strategic objectives directly with prospective clients.
WHY SHOULD BUYERS ATTEND?
  • Key Industry Insight: Attend cutting-edge conference sessions, obtain access to unique expertise, and take away new solutions to your day-to-day business challenges.
  • Formal and Informal Networking: Network face-to-face with the world’s top executives, discuss and debate strategies with your peers and most experts in their field, and rapidly build a network of new business relationships.
  • Leading Providers: Meet and make contact with leading solution and service providers to solve your most pressing business challenges.
  • Event Documentation: Receive full access to all summit documentation via high-end post-event reports, obtain copies of presentations of your choice, and participants’ contacts upon request.

Under the Patronage of Dubai Health Authority

Dubai Health Authority (DHA) provides complete oversight of the regulation and governance of the healthcare sector within the emirate of Dubai by designing health policies, strategies and standards for developing, regulating, licensing and monitoring the provision of healthcare services provided by the public and private healthcare facilities.

DHA mandate also includes governing and managing health insurance, health investment, and health tourism services in the emirate in a way that stimulates steady health economic growth and enhances the health sector's contribution to Dubai's macroeconomic indicators. Furthermore, DHA is responsible for formulating and implementing Public Health policies and programs in Preventive Medicine and Occupational Health and Safety in a structured manner that ensures protecting and improving the health of Dubai's Population.

DHA is also accountable for setting the Medical Education Strategy in Dubai and regulating the provision of medical education, clinical research and trials in coordination with the relevant authorities locally and globally.

Who attends the WELLNESS ODYSSEY
Discussion topics
Program
Tuesday
3
1h30'

Registration and Refreshments

08:00am - 09:30am
10'

Opening Remarks - Welcome Note

09:30am - 09:40am
20'

Keynote Opening Address

09:40am - 10:00am
20'

Presentation

Burjeel Hospital Presentation

10:00am - 10:20am
45'

Panel Discussion

Putting Dubai on Top of the World Map of Medical, Health and Wellness Tourism

10:20am - 11:05am
25'

Coffee Break & Networking Session

11:05am - 11:30am
1h30'

One-on-One Meetings

11:30am - 1:00pm
1h'

Lunch Break

1:00pm - 2:00pm
30'

Panel Discussion

Enhancing accessibility for patients. It's all about the journey!

2:00pm - 2:30pm
1h'

One-on-One Meetings

2:30pm - 3:30pm
5'

Chairman Closing Remark and End of Day One

3:30pm - 3:35pm
Wednesday
4
1h'

Registration and Refreshments

08:00am - 09:00am
5'

Opening Remarks and Welcome from the Chairman of the Congress

09:00am - 09:05am
15'

Welcome Address

Regulatory Framework for Medical Tourism in Dubai

09:05am - 09:20am
10'

Presentation

The Future of Medical Tourism: Advanced Brain Health

09:20am - 09:30am
15'

Presentation

Disruptive Technology in Health Tourism: How are AI, Blockchain, Robotics and Big Data Effecting the Industry!

09:30am - 09:45am
40'

Panel Discussion

Facilitators — The Future of Access to Healthcare

09:45am - 10:25am
35'

Panel Discussion

Accreditation and the Role of «Trust» in Medical and Healthcare Delivery

10:25am - 11:00am
10'

Coffee Break & Networking Session

11:00am - 11:10am
1hr45'

One-on-One Meetings

11:10am - 12:55pm
1h'

Lunch Break

12:55pm - 1:55pm
35'

Panel Discussion

Investment in Medical Health and Wellness Tourism in the GCC

1:55pm - 2:30pm
1h'

One-on-One Meetings

2:30pm - 3:30pm
5'

Closing Remarks

3:30pm - 3:35pm
Speakers
Dr. Abdul Rahman Ahmed Mahmood
Senior Clinical Auditor
Dubai Health Authority
Alejandra Castellanos
Head of International Relations
Trawick International
Dr. Anna Weegen
Director
DeutschMedic GmbH
Craig Cook
Chief Executive Officer
The Brain & Performance Centre
Dacian Patcas
General Manager
Bookingsmed
Danish Anis Ahmed
Founder & CEO
Health Trip
Elizabeth Johnson
CEO
Medical Tourism Africa
Hady Hedaya
Co-Founder & CEO, Care Connect Solutions
Senior Executive Healthcare Services, Bupa Arabia
Hamdan Almurshidi
President
Almurshidi Medical Tourism
Dr. Hamzeh J. Awad, PhD, FHEA
Senior Academician, Research Chair
Business & Virtual Health Expert
Dr. Juan Pablo Salazar Arias
CEO
Geomedical Health Tourism
Laila Al Jasmi
Founder & CEO
Health Beyond Borders
Louai Aloum
CEO
Trust Vision Investments
Mert Akkok
Founder
B2B Medical Encounters
Mohamed Al Mheiri
Director of Health Tourism Department, Health Regulation Sector
Dubai Health Authority
Dr. Mohammad Fityan
Chair of Medicine Division
Burjeel Medical City
Monica Figuerola
Head of International Business Development
Quironsalud
Rajeev Taneja
Director
GlobalCare Health
Dr. Salome Mgaloblishvili
Medical Director
Eternity Life Tourism
Sandeep Sharma
Executive Director & Founder, Vmarsh Healthcare
Jury Member, European Medical Tourism Awards
Sergejs Mihailovs
CEO
GO MED Travel
Dr. Shafiq Shaikh
Head of Health & Wellness and Head of Medical & Life Claims – Gulf
Metlife
Dr. Shrikanth Naidu
CEO
Mediglobe
Dr. Violetta Yanyshevskaya
President
Ukrainian Association of Medical Tourism
Zeeshan Zaman
Founder & CEO
Clinics On Call
STRATEGIC PARTNER
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsor
BRONZE Sponsors
Exclusive Airline Partner
Media Partners
Previous Speakers
Ahmed Aloraij
President & CEO
Promed Tourism, Saudi Arabia
Alejandra Castellanos
Consultant
Best Dr Insurance
Axel Baltzer
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med.
Medical Board Düsseldorf
Aytac Kurt
General Manager
Prusa Medica
Christian Wipper
Dr. med. (Univ. Semmelweis) - Managing Director
RKM740 Interdisciplinary Specialist Clinic, Dept. Anaesthesiology
Claudia Schimansky
Head of Sales Europe
Women in Cyber Security Middle AirPartnerEast
Daniela Fette
General Manager
Hotel Kö59 Düsseldorf
Dietrich Baumgart
Prof. Dr., M.D.
Medical Board Düsseldorf
Dimitri Belov
Head of Health Marketing, Manager EMEA & Asia
Manager EMEA & Asia Düsseldorf Tourismus
Feridoon Sergizzarea
President & CEO
MTIC Group
Jens Ihsen
Director
Düsseldorf Convention
Mert Akkok
Founder
B2B Medical Encounters
Ole Friedrich
Managing Director
Düsseldorf Tourismus
Paul Frederik Höller
North Rhine-Westphalia State Secretary
Ministry of Economic Affairs Industry, Climate Protection & Energy
Paulo Benito s. Tugbang
Director
Department of Tourism of the Philippines
Dato' Dr. Ramasamy Kandasamy
Founder
Global Medical Tourism Hospitals
Undersecretary Shereen Gail Yu-Pamintuan
Deputy Minister of Secretary Frasco
Department of Tourism of the Philippines
Dr. Violetta Yanyshevskaya
Chairman
Ukrainian Association of Medical Tourism
Previous sponsors & partners
Testimonials
It was an absolutely amazing time I had at International Health and Wellness Tourism Congress 2023 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Agora group organized a perfectly-arranged event for our industry of health and wellness tourism. I was able to meet governmental representatives, medical institutions, and facilitators from all over the world to greet and discuss the future of the industry.

Düsseldorf was a beautiful city and the venue hotel for the event was luxury for the organizer and sponsors for the great opportunity and fruitful hospitality.

Looking forward to attending the next year event.
So Iizuka
Co-Founder & CEO, Trambellir
It’s a great honor to participate in the international Health and Wellness Tourism Congress 2023 that was held in Düsseldorf.
International The congress had renowned speakers in the field of health Tourism where they’re shared their knowledge and expertise and challenges in the health travel market. The B2B meeting where very beneficial were I met many providers from various health care sectors that enriched my expertise and helped my business to flourish. I sincerely wish Agora Group all the very best in their upcoming future events.
Laila AlJassmi
CEO, Health Beyond Borders
Thank you Agora Group for organizing the event.
It was enjoyable and productive and we are following up on the meetings to build up on the connections established and revisited.
Zahid Hamid
Director, Right Choice Home & Away
Thank you for having us at IHWTC 2023 in Dusseldorf!

We were thrilled to participate in this prestigious conference dedicated to healthcare & medical tourism advancements. It was an incredible opportunity to showcase our innovative solutions, network with industry leaders, and contribute to the positive transformation of healthcare.

We are grateful for the experience and excited about future collaborations.
Altoa
Medical Tourism
Wonderful experience at The IHWTC!

Connecting with professionals from around the world who are dedicated to providing the best healthcare has been truly enriching. Events like these provide valuable opportunities to learn from each other, share insights and best practices, and foster collaborations that can have a positive impact on the healthcare industry as a whole. I'm glad I had the chance to be a part of such an event and contribute to the collective knowledge and expertise in the field of healthcare.
Alejandra Castellanos
Consultant, Best Dr Insurance
Thank you once again for the invitation for this tremendous event. It was executed by your group at the highest level, congratulations! Please keep me posted about other events, we might be interested to attend again.
Frank Rothmaier
Global Business Development, CBC health
Agora gave us a platform to come out from our captured Pacific Islands and Western Pacific Region, and to open to the bigger, more coveted Middle East - a bridge to important buyers and decision-makers from that side of the world through this Congress.

For what it’s worth, the IHWTC opened more doors for us than we imagined. A 6,200% estimated ROI through generated sales lead after the entire Congress is undeniably overwhelming, but we’re excited to be able to go deeper into the GCC market, as well as explore possibilities of North Africa and East Mediterranean.

Padayon Pilipinas! Looking forward for more that’s to come for health tourism!
Paulo Benito s. Tugbang
Director, Department of Tourism of the Philippines
Agora Group hosted The International Health and Wellness Tourism Congress (IHWTC) on 08.-09.06.2023, at Hotel KÖ59 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The congress showed how interesting and useful an event organized by professionals with international experience can be for the medical tourism industry. From the choice of venue to the selection of speakers and participants, everything was top-notch. I particularly enjoyed the 1 on 1 meetings with representatives of clinics, hotels and tourism departments from dierent countries and cities. New contacts for business have already started to work.

I wish all participants and organizers of IHWTC’23 great success!
Dr. med. Anna Weegen
Founder and Director of DeutschMedic GmbH, Essen, Germany
I really liked the exhibition, it was so well organized, I was very grateful that I was at the exhibition, as I received very important information that I can use in the future, thank you. I will be happy to be with you again. I learned a lot of new things and met new partners in operating in the same field of work and exchanged valuable information. Cool hotel and tourist tours.... everything is very well organized thank you.
Tatjana Kabadayi
Owner, Morindo Travel
The event was absolutely amazing! It was very well-organized and the team did a fantastic job. The professional people who were involved made it even more special. I am definitely looking forward to collaborating with multiple companies/hospitals that I met during the event. The speakers were engaging and informative. I had a great time.

Thank you for putting on such a wonderful event!
Ahmed Aloraij
President & CEO, Promed Tourism, Saudi Arabia

Venue of the Event

JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai

The Wellness Odyssey
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