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Speakers
Featured Panels
Influencer Panel: Reconstructing Access: What a Digital-First Healthcare System Really Looks Like in Africa
Overview: After telemedicine, what comes next? This panel unpacks what decentralised, digital-first care really means in Africa, and how to ensure sustainability, security and inclusion for all.
Moderator
Dr. Unben Pillay
CEO, ASAIPA
panellists
Dr. Rolan Christian
CEO, Allegra
Tania Joffe
CEO & Principal, Unu Health
Dr. William Mapham
Founder & CEO, Vula Medical
Influencer Panel: Personalised Digital Care: Early Intervention and the Future of Access
Overview: From wearable tech to AI-powered diagnostics, healthcare is entering a new era of personalisation. This panel explores how digital innovation is driving early intervention, improving patient outcomes, and reshaping access across public and private sectors. We’ll unpack how data, technology, and design thinking are enabling smarter, more proactive care—while addressing the real-world challenges of equity, infrastructure, and scale.
Moderator
Dr. Chrisna Ravyse
Medical Director, Medella
panellists
Dr. Jan-Henry Stenberg
Divisional Director, Helsinki University Hospital
Zukie Lekgothoane
Executive Manager for Stakeholder Relations, PPS Healthcare Administrators (PPSHA)
Cassi-Lee Rubin
Head of Mental Health Risk, Discovery Health
Influencer Panel: From Data to Decision: Turning Information into Action in African Healthcare
Overview: This panel explores how African healthcare systems can shift from simply gathering data to making timely, impactful decisions that drive real change. With limited resources and an ageing workforce, how can data be harnessed not just for insight, but for action?
Moderator
Prof. Keymanthri Moodley
Bioethicist & Family Physician
panellists
Dr. Wim Delva
Founder and Managing Director, Wimmy
Dr. Mina Gupta
Group Clinical Chair, Modality Partnership
Philippe Gerwill
Digital Healthcare Humanist & Futurist
Influencer Panel: AI Ethics and the Human Cost of Innovation
Overview: What happens when machines make medical decisions and how do we protect people in the process? This panel explores the ethical, emotional and practical implications of AI in healthcare, with a specific focus on Africa.
Moderator
Dino Rech
CEO, Audere
panellists
Siva Pather
Business Development, Altron HealthTech
Sarah Cohen
Executive Officer, SALDA
Vincent Sai
Group CEO, Modality Partnership
Healthcare Innovation Panel Discussion
Moderator
Amantha Naicker
Director, Commercial IT & Digital - African Cluster, AstraZeneca
panellists
Dr. Le Roux Viljoen
Founder & CEO, The Surgical Assistant
Dr. Mathew Disler
Co-Founder, The Medric Project
Laven Pillay
Chief Operating Officer, Xcallibre
Nic Reimer
Co-Founder, Medify AI
ASAIPA Young Doctors Merit Award 2025
Award Recipients
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