THURSDAY, 26th OCTOBER

8:30 – 9:15
Registration and welcome drink

9:30 – 10:00
Opening ceremony and welcome speeches

Vladimir Mozetič, President of the Kvarner Health Tourism Cluster
Marijana Biondić, Director of the Crikvenica Tourist Board
Damir Rukavina, Mayor of the Town of Crikvenica
Irena Peršić Živadinov, Director of the Kvarner Tourist Board
Zlatko Komadina, Prefect of the Primorje-Gorski kotar County
Olivera Šarić, International cooperation consultant at the Croatian National Tourist Board
Ph. D. Nikolina Brnjac, Minister of Tourism and Sport of Republic of Croatia
Assoc. Prof. Vili Beroš, MD, PhD, Minister of Health of Republic of Croatia

 

 

 

PART I

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH TOURISM IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

10:00 – 11:00

  1. Activities of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports on the development and improvement of health tourism, Slavko Štefičar, Director, Directorate for Sustainable Development and Competitiveness of a Tourist Destination, Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Croatia
  2. Activities of the Ministry of Health on the development and improvement of health tourism – new legal framework for the provision of health services in health tourism, Danica Kramarić, MD, Director, Directorate for Primary Health Care, Health Tourism, Medicines and Medical Products, Public Health and Public Health Care, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia

11:00 – 11:45
Coffee break and networking

PART II

TOURISM AND HEALTH

11:45 – 12:30

Introductory Speech

HE Mr Raj Kumar Srivastava, Ambassador of India to Croatia

 

  1. Forest Bath – a bridge between man and nature from the perspective of KAM and health tourism, Asst.Prof. dr. mult. Aleksandar Racz,, dr.med. spec., University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
  2. Panchakarma and Skin Diseases &  Ayurveda in the management of Non – Non-communicable diseases, Prof.dr. Anandaraman Sharma, All India Institute of Ayurveda, India
  3.  Yoga for Health and Wellness, Dr. Indranoshee Das, Director, Ayush Govt. of Assam, India

 

12:30 – 13:00

PANEL DISCUSSION

moderated by

Ivan Rendulić

CEO RexRea|ZagrebMed

13:00 – 15:00
Lunch

15:30 – 18:00
Destination tour – Boat sightseeing of the Crikvenica Riviera

19:00
Dinner and party

FRIDAY, 27th OCTOBER

PART III

CLUSTER COLABORATIONS

 

10:00 – 11:00

  1. The role of the Association of Slovenian Natural Spas – cooperation with regional clusters, Iztok Altbauer, Managing Director, Slovenian Spas Association, Slovenia
  2. Fostering Health Tourism: The Transformative Power of Collaboration, Ivana Kolar CEO & Owner, Julius Rose Business Consulting, Croatia
  3. European Spa Culture – New Potential for Thermal Tourism, Simone Zagrodnik, Executive Director, European Historic Thermal Towns Assosication, Germany
  4. The Role of Government in ensuring a Successful and Safe Medical Tourism Enterprise, Paula Wilson, Senior Director of Leadership, Governance & Business Risk Advisory, Vmarsh Healthcare, USA

11:00 – 11:30

PANEL DISCUSSION

moderated by

Assist. Prof. Vladimir Mozetič, Md, PhD, MHA

President, Kvarner Health Tourism Cluster

11:30 – 12:00
Coffee break and networking

PART IV

TECHNOLOGIES AND HEALTH TOURISM

12:00 – 13:00

  1. Humanising Healthcare in the Digital age with Medical Travel in Perspective Sandeep Sharma, Executive Director & Founder, Vmarsh Healthcare, UAE
  2. The application of AI for business improving of small and medium-sized entrepreneurs in the health tourism field, Sc. Damir Medved, EDIH Adria, Croatia
  3. Innovative Health Technologies and the Role of Human Technology Styria Cluster, Lejla Pock, CEO, Styrian Human Technology Cluster, Austria
  4. Microplastics – Rising tide of health concerns , Joško Brkić, Global Brand Manager for Aqua Maris, Jadran Galenski Laboratory

13:00 – 13:30
PANEL DISCUSSION 
moderated by
Ognjen Bagatin
Owner & CEO, Polyclinic Sinteza

13:30 – 14:30
Lunch

15:00
Destination tour – Health Institutions Tour at Thalassotherapia Crikvenica & Terme Selce