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World Longevity Summit Programme - Day one

WHX Thrive

Congress Agenda

Theme: World Longevity Summit Programme

2^nd - 3^rd 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.

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

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

Founder & CEO InUversal Founder & CEO,

09:15

Ministry of Health

09:45

Longevity and human optimisation

Dr Ash Kapoor (United Kingdom)

Dr. Ash Kapoor

Founder,

10:15

An introduction to The Pathways of Aging – A new concept in longevity medicine

Dr Duncan Carmichael, Medical Practitioner, Institute of Health Ageing (IHASA), Cape Town, South Africa

10:35

Engineering Longevity: A Blueprint for Human Adaptation

Alwyn Viljoen, CEO & Co-Founder, Tailorblend

10:55

Beyond the Ache: Unleashing Longevity Through Pain's Lens

Dr Kantha Gareeb, Founder and Specialist Anaesthesiologist, Centre Paid Relief, Cape Town, South Africa

11:15

Your longevity code: Unlocking the genetic secrets to a longer life

Prof Veron Ramsuran, Professor, Ukzn Howard College, Durban, South Africa

11:35

The Athlete’s Body: My Journey to Outsmarting Delayed Adaptation

Stefan Terblanche, South African former rugby union player

11:55

Stem Cells & Longevity

Dr Kamlen Pillay, Founder and CEO, InUversal Group, South Africa

12:15

Networking 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

Longevity, anti-aging, and biohacking

Dr Craige Golding, Specialist Physician, Dr Craige Golding Medical Practice, Johannesburg, South Africa

14:15

Sports medicine and precision health, longevity, genomics and meta-nomics

Glen Hagemann, Consultant - SME in Sports Medicine, Precision Health and Longevity, Community Partners, Stellenbosch, South Africa

14:35

Advancing molecular biotechnology in personalised medicine

Dr Danny Meyersfeld, Director, DNALYSIS Johannesburg, South Africa

14:55

A Holistic Approach to Health and Longevity

Claudia Van Schalkwyk, Quinton ambassador and Holistic Health Coach, South Africa

15:15

Beyond treatment: The role of prevention in a longer, healthier life

Dr Kathleen Green, Product General Manager, Inuversal Group, Cape Town, South Africa

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, Neuroscientist, advisor and author, London, United Kingdom

Dr Tara Swart Bieber

Neuroscientist, MD & Best selling Author, Trustee for charity

15:55

Panel discussion

From sick care to smart care: Integrating functional medicine into conventional systems

Steve Uria, Creator and founder, SWITCH Playground; Creator, S.W.E.A.T.1000 & Blast 900, Bootcamp, South Africa

16:55

Closing remarks

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Congress Agenda

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Cape Town, South Africa

Opening times

Tuesday, 2 Sep: 9am - 6pm

Wednesday, 3 Sep: 9am - 5pm

Thursday, 4 Sep: 9am - 4pm

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Our commitment to data privacy

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