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SPA & HEALTH Moscow 2009 Conference Programme

23 September 2009
5th International Conference for SPA, Health and Medical Tourism

Moscow, IEC “Crocus Expo”,
Pavilion 1, Hall 1, Conference Hall

Conference Programme *

10.00 - 10.30     Arrival and registration of the delegates

10.30 - 10.35     Welcome address

10.35 - 11.00     Tourism for all - Accessible Tourism: Trends and development prospects. Economic benefits and social significance.
Speaker: Nadezhda Manshina, Nonprofit Partnership "Sankurtur" Sanatorium and Health Resort Association, Deputy General Director Sankurtur, Russia

11.00 - 11.25     Dialysis and Travel Speaker to be announced

11.25 - 11.50     Catalan experience in development of accessible tourism infrastracture
Speaker: Kristina Ionitskaya, Associate Director of Catalonia Tourist Board, Moscow office, Russia

11.50 - 12.15     Advantages of Hungarian dental clinics for foreign clients
Dr. Peter Varga, Professional Supervisor of VargaDent Dental Clinic, DMD, DDS, Oral Surgeon, Hungary

12.15 - 12.40     Quality assurance and market potential for Health and Medical Tourism using the example of the term Medical Wellness and Germany     Stephan Ritter, Managing Partner of the Medical Wellness Management GmbH and CEO from The Leading Medical Wellness Hotels & Resorts GmbH, Germany

12.40 - 13.05     Globalization & Health: Medical Services abroad
Alla Adams, Representative of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Russia, Russia

13.05 - 14.00     Lunch Break

14.00 - 14.25     Czechia without barriers
    Mgr. Monika Linhartova, Director of CzechTourism office in Moscow

14.25 - 14.50     Health Tourism in Latvia. New opportunities
Armands Muiznieks, Latvian Tourism Development Agency, MSc, MBA, The CIS countries Manager, Latvia    

14.50 - 15.15     Health & SPA Programs in the "COMO Hotels and Resorts" Group in Bali, Caribbean and Maldives
Natasha Ivanova, "COMO Hotels & Resorts", Manager Eastern Europe

15.15 - 15.40     How to take in account special needs during the referral of patients for rehabilitation treatment to the European resorts
    Mark Slonimsky, Medical consultant of "Doctor Travel", Russia

15.40 - 16.05     International cooperation and networks for Medical Wellness using the example of the German and the International Medical Wellness Association. Development of the premium brand " The Leading Medical Wellness Hotels & Resorts"
Lutz Lungwitz, President from the International Medical Wellness Association (IMWA) and Chairman of the German Medical Wellness Associaiton (DMWV), Germany

16.05 - 16.30     New Tendencies in the Spa industry: yesterday, today and tomorrow     Petra Wiedmann, PW Consulting International, Managing Director, Germany

16.20 - 17.00     Discussion and questions

* The programme is subject to alterations.

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