Jacob gunter
Ralf Smith
Monica Gadot
anna Clarke
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Adalberto Campos Fernandes
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Alexandre Guedes da Silva
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Ana Clara Mendonça e Silva
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Bonnie Clipper
- Biography
Francisco George
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Henrique Martins
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Jorge Figueiredo
Minister of Health
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Pedro Castro
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Sean Moriarty
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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
• Institutional Opening Session
• Networking
• Official Welcome Dinner
March 11th – Wednesday
KEYNOTES AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS IN THE THEMATIC AREAS:
• Healthy Longevity: From Science to Tourism
• Blue Zones and Longevity: Lessons for the Future Integration and Innovation in Continuing Care: Active Aging and Social Prescription (Community-Based Care; Healthy Longevity)
• Resilient communities: tourism, active participation and dignified ageing
• Smart Cities and Health: digital platforms, AI and age-friendly urban environments
• Mobility, Connectivity and Sustainable Health Travel Infrastructure
• Transportation, medical evacuation and mobility for scheduled care: solutions and opportunities
• Health Tourism, International Mobility and Smart Territories: Opportunities for Portugal and Portuguese-speaking countries
• Cities for all ages: public health promotion and senior prevention in autonomous ageing
• Design of Innovation Ecosystems: international collaboration in health tourism
• Living Longer, Living Better – interactive experience
March 12th – Thursday
KEYNOTES AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS IN THE THEMATIC AREAS:
• AI and Longevity: New Frontiers of Predictive Medicine, Digital Rehabilitation & Tourist-Patient Experience
• Connectivity & Sustainable Health Travel Infrastructure
• Digital Health, Interoperability and Community Ecosystem
• Personalization and AI in tourist destinations and clinic: impact on longevity
• Therapeutic Nutrition & Lifestyle: Prevention, Kidney Health and Healthy Aging
• Social Prescription & Community-Based Care
• International collaboration: success stories in health tourism, connectivity and mobility policies
• Sustainability and the Future of Longevity – integration of the 8 thematic areas
• Challenges and Perspectives of Health in the XXI Century: Innovation, Prevention and Resilience
• The Role of Territory, Innovation and Community Network in the Well-Being of the Future
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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The International Summit on Health, Tourism & Well-Being - Lagos 2026 is curated by Digital Health Portugal, executive production 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 WIFI4MEDIA, 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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