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PROGRAM CIHT Conference

Day 1 – 22nd October 2025

08:30 – 10:00
REGISTRATION

10:00 – 10:20
OPENING CEREMONY

10:20 – 11:00
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HEALTH TOURISM DESTINATION

Moderator: Assistant Professor Vladimir Mozetič, MD, MHA, President of the Kvarner Health Tourism Cluster

Introductory speakers:

  • Zoran Vakula, chief meteorologist at Croatian Radio and Television
  • Ph.D.Sc. Luka Traven, Head of the Department for Biological Monitoring and Exposures of the Teaching Institute for Public Health of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County

Panelists:

  • Zoran Vakula, meteorologist at Croatian Radio and Television
  • Ph.D.Sc. Luka Traven, Head of the Department for Biological Monitoring and Exposures of the Teaching Institute for Public Health of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
  • Jelena Holenko Pirc, Owner of Lynx and Fox agency, Delnice
  • Sc. sc. Lidija Srnec, Head of the Department for Climate Modeling, Climate Change Monitoring and Biometeorology, State Hydrometeorological Institute

11:00 – 12:00
PERSONALIZATION IN HEALTH TOURISM AND THE ROLES OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN HEALTH TOURISM

Moderator and Introductory speaker: Ivan Rendulić; President of EHMTA, founder of Zagreb Med

Panelists:

  • Tomislav Fain, owner and director of the tourist agency Terra Travel d.o.o. from Zadar, president of UHPA
  • Aron Grubešić, MD, official representative of Acibadem Healthcare Group for Croatia
  • Veronica Rodriguez Izaguirre, Director Barcelona Medical Destination

12:00 – 12:45
COFFEE BREAK

12:45 – 14:00
HEALTH RESORTS – CHALLENGES AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Moderator: Ivana Kolar – President of the Health Tourism Association – Croatian Chamber of Commerce, CEO and owner Julius Rose Business Consulting

Introductory speaker: Denis Kovačić, MD, Director of the Special Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation in Varaždinske Toplice

Panelists:

  • Zoran Kovačević, MD, executive director – Institute for Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Rheumatology “Dr. Simo Milošević” A.D. “Igalo”, Montenegro
  • Dragan Bogdanić, MD, director – Health and tourism center “Banja Vrućica”, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Saša Požar, director – Association of Slovenian natural spas, g.i.z., Slovenia
  • Nataša Manestar, univ. spec. oec., director – Thalassotherapija Crikvenica
  • Denis Kovačić, MD, Director of the Special Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation in Varaždinske Toplice

14:00 – 15:00
LUNCH

15:00 – 16:00
LIFESTYLE MEDICINE – SPECIALIZED NICHES IN HEALTH TOURISM

Moderator and Introductory speaker: Mojca Gradišek, Spa Consultant, CEO and MAI SPA brand owner

Panelists:

  • Dr. Sc. Antonija Balenović, MD, Croatian National Institute of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion
  • Marina Delić, MD, chief physician of Health & Wellbeing Retreat de’MAR – Vrmac; Hyatt Regency Kotor Bay
  • Živa Fabjan, MD, specialist in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, Fabjan Clinic, Slovenia
  • Ana Mogulić, Head of cosmetology department at Poliklinika Sinteza

16:00 – 17:00
DIGITAL HEALTH AND HEALTH TOURISM TRANSFORMATION & INOVATION

Moderator and Introductory speaker: Damir Medved, director of the EDIH ADRIA project

Panelists:

  • Amena Malik MD, MPH, MBA Consultant/ Advisor in Accreditation and Quality at the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) in the Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Anita Bujanić, MA Pharm, Founder and CEO of Health Hub
  • Anja Barešić, PhD, Head of the Laboratory for Computational Biology and Translational Medicine, Ruđer Bošković Institute
  • Daniel Milin, CEO at Adricom Ltd.

17:00 – 17:30
CONFERENCE CONCLUSIONS

19:00
PROMOTION OF LOCAL PRODUCTS

20:00
DINNER AND PARTY

Day 2 – 23rd October 2025

10:00 – 12:00
STUDENT WORKSHOP AND CAREER DAY
GEN Z ON THE MOVE: INSIGHTS INTO HEALTH TOURISM PREFERENCES

10:00 – 12:00
B2B MEETINGS FOR PARTICIPANTS

12:30
FOOD BREAK – FLAVORS OF CROATIA

14:00
DESTINATION TOUR – HEALTH AND TOURISM INSTITUTIONS TOUR

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B2B/NETWORKING

All participants of the CIHT conference have the opportunity, starting from the beginning of October, to schedule meetings through the empl.io platform at pre-arranged tables, which enhances networking opportunities with health tourism partners.

CAREER DAY

A new feature of the upcoming CIHT Conference is Career Day, which involves both university and high school students. As part of this program, students from the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Faculty of Economics Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine Rijeka, Faculty of Health Studies Rijeka, Faculty of Dental Medicine Rijeka, as well as students from Rijeka Medical High School, will conduct research on the topic “Generation Z – A Perspective on the Development of Health Tourism.” The research results will be presented during the conference, providing young participants with the opportunity to showcase their knowledge and skills to potential employers. Additionally, these results will serve as the basis for a panel discussion. Alongside the students, representatives from the industry actively engaged in health tourism will also participate in the discussion.

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