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Agenda

Business Talk

High‑Value Medical & Wellness Tourism and Elder Care in Asia

Date: 8 July 2026  | Time: 10:30 – 12:30 | Room : Conference Room Hall 5B

As healthcare demand in Asia evolves, hospitals are no longer competing only on treatment quality, but on their ability to deliver higher value care journeys for international patients and ageing populations. This session explores how medical tourism is expanding beyond episodic treatment into prevention, rehabilitation, long stay recovery, elderly care, and longevity focused services. It brings together perspectives from medical travel, hospital care delivery, and private hospital leadership to examine where new demand is growing and how providers can respond. The discussion will also highlight how hospitals can strengthen service models, partnerships, and positioning to capture future opportunities in cross border healthcare and longevity care across Asia.

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10:30 – 10:45

Medical Tourism and Longevity in Asia Where the Next Growth Opportunities Are Emerging

Rathanesh R. 
Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences (Growth Advisory, APAC), Frost & Sullivan

10:45 – 11:05

Medical & Wellness Tourism for High Value of Longevity Economy

Suwadee Suezie Pachariyangkun
BS, MBA, CMTP

11:05 – 11:25

The Future of Private Hospitals in ASEAN Serving International Patients and an Ageing Population

Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh
President, The Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia (APHM)

11:25 – 11:45

Government as Enabler: The Public Sector’s Role in Medical and Longevity Care Ecosystem

Representative of Department of Tourism, Philippines (Inviting)

11:45 – 12:05

Ageing Society, Elderly Care Demand and the Growing Care Gap in Hospitals

Representative of Rajavithi Hospital (Inviting)

12:05 – 12:45

Panel Talk: Winning the Next Wave- Can Asia Become the Next High-Value Care Destination?

Moderator: 

  • Sowmya Srinath
    Director, Healthcare & Life Sciences (APAC),Frost & Sullivan

Panelist: 

  • Dr. Anusak Kongmalai, DDS
    President of the Thai Medical and Wellness Tourism Association (TMWTA)
  • Paulo Benito S. Tugbang
    Department of Tourism, Philippines

  

12:45

End of session & Visit Exhibition

Agenda updated as of 18 June 2026