Jacob gunter
Ralf Smith
Monica Gadot
anna Clarke
ADALBERTO CAMPOS FERNANDES
ENSP NOVA | Professor & Former Health Minister
ALEXANDRE GUEDES da SILVA
SPEM (Sociedade Portuguesa de Esclerose Múltipla) | President
Ana Clara mendonça e Silva
Administration of the Autonomous Region of Madeira | Regional Director for Integrated Public Policies and Longevity
Ana Paula Martins
Chair of the Honorary Committee
andreia collard
Regional Government of Madeira | Regional Director for Competitiveness, Innovation and Sustainability
Bonnie Clipper
Digital Health Portugal | Nurse futurist and Advisory Board Chair
ÉRICA VIEGAS
INFARMED | Former Member of the Board of Directors
FERNANDO BRAZ
Francisco George
Former Director-General of Health & Guest Professor | NOVA-ENSP
Hélène Guillaume
Henrique Martins
Jorge Figueiredo
NINI ANDRADE
Sean Moriarty
Sónia Dias
Smart Territories for Health, Well-being & Longevity
As populations age and lifestyles evolve, regions must adapt. This topic explores how intelligent territories can foster healthy living and active ageing — integrating healthcare, well-being, and tourism into sustainable, future-ready ecosystems.
Cross-Border Care & International Mobility
Health no longer stops at the border. We'll explore emerging models for cross-border healthcare, medical travel, and mobile patient pathways — from regulation and reimbursement to quality standards and patient experience.
Digital Innovation & AI Across the Life Course
From predictive health to personalised medicine, digital tools and artificial intelligence are transforming how care is delivered, monitored, and improved. This theme focuses on ethical, scalable innovation that supports well-being from birth to later life.
Connectivity & Sustainable Health Travel Infrastructure
What does it take to enable safe, seamless, and sustainable health travel? We'll look at airport and transport connectivity, integrated planning, and the role of environmental and economic sustainability in building trusted health tourism routes.
Tourism, Territory & Community Resilience
With rising protests against mass tourism in cities like Barcelona, this topic addresses how health and wellness travel can avoid similar pitfalls. We’ll explore models that prioritise community well-being, avoid overburdening local infrastructure, and promote regenerative, inclusive tourism that benefits both residents and visitors.
Social Prescription & Community-Based Care
From nature walks to cultural engagement, social prescription is transforming how we approach prevention and mental health. This theme explores how linking individuals to non-clinical, community-based services enhances well-being and reduces pressure on health systems — especially in ageing societies.
Healthy Longevity & Active Ageing
Living longer must also mean living better. This topic focuses on how to create ecosystems that support physical, mental, and emotional health into older age — through smart environments, lifelong learning, and accessible services that support autonomy and dignity.
Ensuring healthy longevity also involves proactive immunisation strategies are critical in reducing hospitalisations, maintaining autonomy, and supporting resilient ageing populations.
Therapeutic Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine
Discover how food becomes medicine. As healthcare shifts toward prevention and personalization, nutrition emerges as a foundational pillar of healthy ageing and well-being.
This theme explores how personalized nutrition, culinary wellness, and lifestyle strategies can prevent chronic disease, support healthy ageing, and enhance well-being across tourism, healthcare, and community life.
March 10th – Tuesday
18.00 | Welcome Cocktail
The Summit begins informally, bringing together speakers and partners before formal sessions begin.
Because meaningful collaboration begins with human connection.
March 11th – Wednesday
Day 1 | Territories that Heal
Global Health, Longevity & Communities
Morning — Living Longer and Better: Chronicity & Integrated Care
The first morning focuses on how people live with chronic conditions and how care is organised across territories and communities.
Opening keynotes connect longevity science, prevention and public policy, framing health as a life‑course challenge rather than an age‑based issue.
A dedicated session on Global Health and Health Diplomacy positions Lagos within international flows of cooperation, mobility, climate and health systems transformation.
Morning panels explore:
- integrated and community‑based care,
- chronic disease and multimorbidity,
- continuity of care close to where people live,
- dignity, prevention, and long‑term wellbeing.
Afternoon — Place, Wellbeing & Human Experience
The afternoon shifts to the relationship between place, wellbeing, and experience, highlighting how territories can actively support healthier, more meaningful lives.
Key dialogues and panels address:
- well-being and longevity as drivers of social, economic and environmental transformation,
- hospitality, design and human‑centred environments,
- nature‑based health, water, thermalism and sensory experience.
Living longer only matters if we live better — physically, mentally and socially.
Evening — Longevity as a Societal Conversation
At the official Summit Dinner, leaders and international guests reflect on:
“How to live 100 years with quality — community, territory and health.”
March 12th – Thursday
Prevention, Radical Health & the Future of Health Systems
Morning — People, Territories & Prevention
Day 2 begins with a clear focus on prevention and real‑world health, asking how systems, cities and communities can act earlier and more effectively.
Keynotes and dialogues explore Radical Health, prevention across the life‑course and the role of territories in reducing avoidable disease.
Panels and sessions address:
- prevention‑focused health systems,
- age‑friendly and inclusive cities,
- chronic disease avoidance and vaccination,
- public health, primary care and community resilience.
- evidence‑based urban design and healthy cities,
- neuroarchitecture and emotional cities,
- women’s health and FemTech.
Afternoon — Digital, Work, Nutrition & Communities
The afternoon moves from systems to everyday life.
Sessions explore:
- digital health in real contexts,
- interoperability, data and continuity of care,
- workforce wellbeing, burnout and organisational health as core infrastructures for resilient systems,
- therapeutic nutrition, lifestyle medicine and social prescribing,
- community networks and prevention in daily life.
From Dialogue to Legacy — Health Innovation Valley
The Summit concludes by looking forward.
The Algarve Health Innovation Valley is presented as a living lab where ideas discussed during the Summit can be explored, tested and developed over time — connecting science, policy, innovation and territory.
Final reflections reinforce a shared message:
The future of health and wellbeing will be built through prevention, resilient systems, strong communities and territories that heal.
Adalberto Campos Fernandes
Alexandre Guedes da Silva
Ana Clara Mendonça e Silva
Érica Viegas
Francisco George
Hélène Guillaume
Joaquim Ferreira
Nini Andrade
Sean Moriarty
Tiago Esteves
Andreia Collard
Bruno Cavaleiro
Carmen Garcia
Conceição Calhau
Luís Valente
Marta Ribas Escolà
Pedro Silvares
Pierre-Marc Knaff
Rita Veloso
Rui Sales Marques
Vânia Roberto
Miguel Paiva
Almeida Sampaio
Ana João Sepulveda
André Cabral
Artur Romão
Bruno Azevedo
Director F&B | PHC Hotels
Bruno Pina
Carlos Soares Lopes
CEO | Startup Madeira
Conceição Calhau
Helena José
Hugo Soares
Imadoêno Cabral
Manuela Castanheira
City Counsellor | Vila Pouca de Aguiar
Maria João Hilário
Marta Dinis
Marta Ribas Escolà
Nelson Guerra
Nuno Alexandre
Paulo Bernardo
CEO |Smart City Business Institute America (SCBA)
Paulo Gonçalves
Paulo Neves
Executive Board Member | Spidalg
Paulo Nunes de Abreu
Co-founder | Digital Health Portugal & Firestarter | Health Data Forum
Pedro Cid Ferreira
Co-founder | Digital Health Portugal & Business Consultant | Gema
Pedro Silvares
Ricardo Damas
Rui Dias
Sofia Sousa Roque
Executive Coordinator | Digital Health Portugal
Sónia Rodrigues
Principal Consultant | W4M Digital Solutions
Vânia Roberto
Ana Andrade
Ana Marreiros
Jalmira Mulchande
Sara Rosário
Sónia Pereira
Tiago Botelho
Lagos, Portugal
Nestled on the stunning southern coast of Portugal, Lagos is a city where natural beauty meets cultural depth. With its golden cliffs, Atlantic breeze, and historic charm, Lagos offers an inspiring setting for reflection, innovation, and global dialogue. As a rising hub for wellness and sustainable living, it’s the perfect place to explore the future of health, longevity, and intelligent tourism.
Lagos, Portugal, proudly serves as the permanent host city of the WellTech Summit, offering an inspiring coastal setting for this annual global gathering on health, well-being, and sustainable innovation.
A City of Heritage and Economic Vitality
Lagos has long been a gateway between continents — a city rooted in maritime trade and exploration. Today, it continues to thrive as a dynamic economic hub in the Algarve region. Beyond its historical appeal, Lagos is a center for sustainable tourism, blue economy innovation, and wellness entrepreneurship. With a growing focus on smart territorial development, digital transformation, and eco-conscious investment, the city is positioning itself as a forward-looking destination where tradition and innovation meet.
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History & Natural Wonder
Lagos is a city shaped by centuries of maritime heritage. Once a key port during the Age of Discoveries, it was from here that Portuguese navigators set sail to explore new worlds. Its old town still echoes with cobbled streets, fortresses, and 16th-century charm. Just beyond, the breathtaking Ponta da Piedade rises in a dramatic display of golden cliffs, sea caves, and turquoise waters.
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GLOBAL PARTNER
KNOWLEDGE PARTNER
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNER
startup partners
PATIENT ADVOCATES
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The International Summit on Health, Tourism & Well-Being - Lagos 2026 is curated by Digital Health Portugal and executive-produced by Debate Exímio Lda, in partnership with the Municipality of Lagos (the permanent host city of this annual global initiative).
The organizing model also includes two founding partners: Spidalg, curators of a private foundation promoting health innovation and development in the Algarve region, and W4M, a company specializing in digital solutions and smart communication for territories and events.
This organizational structure ensures continuous content curation, thematic programming, strategic partner engagement, logistical and communication support — positioning Lagos as a global capital for smart longevity, health tourism, and innovation in well-being.
Address: Paços do Concelho Séc. XXI, Praça do Município, 8600-293 Lagos
Phone Number: +351916113016
Email: WelltechSummit
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