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World Longevity Summit Programme - Day one

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Day one
Day two

Theme: World Longevity Summit Programme

2nd - 3rd September 2025, CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa

World Longevity Summit Programme

Overview

The World Longevity Summit Thrive brings together visionaries, clinicians, researchers, and thought leaders at the forefront of the longevity revolution for two transformative days of insight, connection, and innovation. Spanning science, technology, and integrative health, this immersive summit explores how modern medicine, personalized therapies, and cutting-edge data converge to extend not just lifespan -but healthspan. Whether you're a healthcare practitioner, innovator, entrepreneur, or wellness advocate, Thrive offers a front-row seat to the next frontier in human vitality.

Shape the future of health: Gain exclusive insights into next-gen longevity tools, therapies, and diagnostics.
Elevate your practice: Learn how to integrate advanced and personalized. approaches into your clinical or wellness offering
Network with pioneers: Connect with leading minds in integrative medicine, neuroscience, AI in healthcare, and performance science.
Hands-on learning: Participate in an in-depth clinical workshop designed to help you build your own ‘Longevity Toolkit.
Key Themes Explored:
  • Healthspan vs. Lifespan: Rethinking how we define ageing and wellness
  • Neuro-integrative medicine and chronic pain redefined
  • Innovations in mind-body medicine and biohacking
  • Ethical use of health data and emerging AI technologies
  • Personalized and preventative medicine at scale
  • Strategies for clinical longevity integration
Who Should Attend?
  • Wellness clinic owners & longevity practitioners
  • Neuroscientists & mental health professionals
  • Innovators in wearable tech, diagnostics & AI healthcare
  • Investors & entrepreneurs in health-tech and wellness
  • Academics, researchers, and students in the life sciences

Agenda

2nd September 2025

Session 1:
The modern longevity dilemma: Accelerated change, delayed adaptation
09:00
Opening address
Dr Kamlen Pillay
09:15
Topic
Ministry of Health
09:45
Longevity and human optimisation
Dr Ash Kapoor (United Kingdom)
10:15
P53 and cell cycle regulation in autophagy
Dr Duncan Carmichael (Cape Town, SA)
10:35
Beyond the ache: Unleashing longevity through pain's lens
Dr Kantha Gareeb (Cape Town, SA)
10:55
Stem cells & longevity
Dr Kamlen Pillay (Cape Town, SA)
11:15
Your longevity code: Unlocking the genetic secrets to a longer life
Prof Veron Ramsuran (Durban, SA)
11:35
Panel discussion
Reimagining healthspan: Integrative strategies for longevity and disease prevention
12:15
Lunch break and visit to the exhibition
Session 2:
Integrative strategies for complex health: Smart, functional and personalised medicine for longevity
13:30
Opening address
Dr Kathleen Green
13:45
Immune aging unlocked: Key biomarkers and mechanisms of longevity
Dr Craige Golding (Johannesburg, SA)
14:15
Sports medicine and precision health, longevity, genomics and meta-nomics
Glen Hagemann (Stellenbosch)
14:35
Advancing molecular biotechnology in personalised medicine
Dr Danny Meyersfeld (Johannesburg, SA)
14:55
Functional and regenerative medicine
Dr Marina Cordeiro (Bossa Nova Health, UAE)
15:15
Beyond treatment: The role of prevention in a longer, healthier life
Dr Kathleen Green (Cape Town, SA)
15:35
Neuro-aesthetics: The Importance of the arts, culture, beauty, creativity, nature and community for mental and physical health and longevity
Dr Tara Swart (UK)
15:55
Panel discussion – From sick care to smart care: Integrating functional medicine into conventional systems
16:55
Closing remarks
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Cape Town, South Africa
Opening times

Tuesday, 2 Sep: 9am - 5pm

Wednesday, 3 Sep: 9am - 5pm

Thursday, 4 Sep: 9am - 4pm

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Events
Discover 15 international exhibitions
Conferences
Learn from industry leaders and pioneers
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Connecting you to ideas from the best minds in healthcare
Sustainability
Our commitment to hosting eco-friendly healthcare events around the world
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How WHX connects the global healthcare community
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