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Day 1
February 17, 2025
Day 2
February 18, 2025
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Palacio de Congresos Registration Desk

Registration & Accreditation – Desk at Entrance

Ghassam Aridi
President of The Scene

All the attendees (participants, guests, press and speakers) have to collect their pass at Palacio de Congresos Registration Desk.

10:00 am - 10:30 am
Auditorium C
By WHTC

Official Opening Ceremony – Auditorium C

WHTC

Welcome speech and introduction to the 14th edition of the Congress by Ghassam Aridi, president of The Scene, the company organizing the Congress. With the presence and intervention of the Mayor of Marbella, M. Ángeles Muñoz, and the Minister of Health and Consumption of the Andalusian Government, Ms. Rocío Hernández Soto.

10:30 am - 11:30 am
Auditorium C

Educational Session – Auditorium C

Dr. Luis F. Jaime
Mariam Asefi

Health Travel Metrics & Reliable Global Index.
There is a considerable demand for health tourism metrics for destinations to guide resource allocation, enhance accountability, and monitor progress. The metrics work shall include a clear measurement strategy including data collection, synthesis of data from different sources and estimation, a parsimonious set of core indicators that resonate with the target audiences and integration of monitoring of health systems and their performance into health information systems.
Speaker:
- Mariam Asefi, Head of National Research Center, Hochschule BRS, University of Applied Science, CEO of Medical Trust - Competence Center Medical Tourism Germany.
Health Tourism on Marbella and the Costa del Sol: Past, Present, and Future. Metrics, Keys to Success and Mistakes to Avoid. The BioDrip Model.
Speaker
- Dr. Luis F. Jaime. MD PhD, Expert in Health Tourism. Specialist in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Medical Director of BioDrip.

11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Auditorium C

Educational Session – Auditorium C

Elianor Dib
Michaela Kehrer
Dr. Husain Alharmi

The Patient Experience. The international patient experience is not just about the interaction between the patient, the doctor and the nursing staff. Nowadays, to provide an outstanding international patient experience, a healthcare provider must consider all aspects of the patient journey. Areas of Health Tourism Experience Speakers:
-Dr. Husain Alharmi, Chief of Strategic Planning and Project Management, Ministry of Health Bahrain
-Michaela Kehrer, Medical Tourism Manager. Visit Berlin
- Elianor Dib, COO Phoenix Wellness Retreat, Lebanon

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Room 1
By WHTC

One to One Business Meetings – Exhibition Area

WHTC

Solution Providers will get to meet the Corporate Buyers they have selected and was pre-arranged by the Organizers.

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Hall
By WHTC

International Buffet Luncheons - Hall

WHTC
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Auditorium C

Educational Session – Auditorium C

Michaela Kehrer
Dr. Husain Alharmi

Social media influencing the Health Tourism industry. A social influencer is someone who is highly engaged and uses social media to tell meaningful stories, share photos and video, and engage in conversations with fans and followers. They have amassed significant personal followings – often in the tens of thousands – and their opinions are valued by their audiences.
- Dr. Husain Alharmi, Chief of Strategic Planning and Project Management, Ministry of Health Bahrain
- Michaela Kehrer, Medical Tourism Manager. Visit Berlin

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Exhibition Area
By WHTC

One to One Business Meetings – Exhibition Area

WHTC
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
Alanda Marbella Hotel
By WHTC

Black Tie Gala Dinner

WHTC

Gala Dinner at the Alanda Marbella Hotel

10:00 am - 11:00 am
Auditorium C

Educational Session – Auditorium C

Dr. Salvatore Rinaldi
Dr. Nada Alaaeddine

Surgical techniques and healthcare technologies have undergone revolutionary changes in past decades giving way to adoption of innovative practices by the quality conscious medical tourism industry. New techniques and adaptations to enhance Patient care and experience. Stories of New Approaches.
Speakers:
-Dr. Nada Alaaeddine, Innovator in Regenerative Medicine, Founder of Cormedicine
-Dr Salvatore Rinaldi, Istituto Rinaldi Fontani, Italy

11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Auditorium C

Educational Session – Auditorium C

Pablo Calatayud Navarro
Monica Figuerola Martin

Impact of Technological Innovation on Health Tourism
Technology has penetrated into medical tourism to provide the best of facilities for medical patients across the world. Health Tourism organizations are aiming to improve access to healthcare and are achieving remarkable results to gear up medical tourism to its full potential. How can Artificial Intelligence revolutionize the Industry Role of Telemedicine to enhance the Health Travel Experience.
Speakers:
-Monica Figuerola Martin, Head of International Business Development, Quiron Salud.
-Pablo Calatayud Navarro, Co-CEO Founder en iNuba | PhD

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Exhibition Area
By WHTC

One to One Business Meetings – Exhibition Area

WHTC

Solution Providers will get to meet the Corporate Buyers they have selected and was pre-arranged by the Organizers. Only for companies registered on the Agenda

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Hall
By WHTC

International Buffet Luncheons - Hall

WHTC

Registration

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