Prof Koleka Mlisana, CEO, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa

Moderator:

• Prof Rivak Punchoo, Division of Chemical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Chemical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa

Panelists:

• Dr Nokukhanya Mdlalose, Pathologist & Clinical Virologist, National Health Laboratory Service & University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban,KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Dr George van der Watt, Associate Professor, Division of Chemical Pathology, UCT & National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa

• Natasha Kitchin, Field Application Scientist: NGS and Molecular, SEPARATIONS, Cape Town, South Africa

Innovative solutions in automated laboratory diagnostics Tosoh

• Stefaan Marivoet, Senior Clinical Affairs Manager, Tosoh Bioscience EMEA, Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium

Precision Matters: The Vital Role of High Sensitivity Testing in Infectious Disease Detection

• Dr Angela Harrison, Scientific Marketing Manager, Beckman Coulter, Johannesburg,South Africa

Nutrigenetics: A science that has come of age

• Dr Danny Meyersfeld, CEO, DNAlysis Biotechnology, Johannesburg, South Africa

Moderator:

• Prof Tahir Pillay, Head, Department of Chemical Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Panelists:

• Prof Richard Naidoo, Professor & Principal Medical Scientist, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

• Prof Raj Ramesar, Head of Human Genetics Division, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

• Dr Brendon Price, Anatomical Pathologist, NHLS, Cape Town, South Africa 

Moderator:

• Prof Tahir Pillay, Head, Department of Chemical Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Panelists:

• Francis Kombe,  Chief Executive Officer, EthiXPERT, Stellenbosch, South Africa

• Theresa Marié Rossouw ,Professor - Department of Immunology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

• Dr Ishq Pramchand, Medical Doctor, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

• Ashiq Pramchand, Medical Officer, BROCA, Durban, South Africa