Global Medical Tourism & Insurance Summit

Where the Industry’s Biggest Deals Get Done

May13-14, 2026 | Palm Beach, Florida, USA

The Global Medical Tourism & Insurance Summit convenes 200+ of the industry’s most influential leaders, including CEOs and senior executives from hospitals, insurance companies, employers, travel insurers, and medical tourism facilitators, representing every major region of the world. With a 15+ year legacy, this is the premier annual gathering where global partnerships are formed, major contracts are negotiated, and long-term strategies for cross-border healthcare and insurance are defined.

Global Medical Tourism & Insurance Summit

Where the Industry’s Biggest Deals Get Done

May 13-14, 2025 | Florida U.S.

The Global Medical Tourism & Insurance Summit convenes 200+ of the industry’s most influential leaders, including CEOs and senior executives from hospitals, insurance companies, employers, travel insurers, and medical tourism facilitators, representing every major region of the world. With a 15+ year legacy, this is the premier annual gathering where global partnerships are formed, major contracts are negotiated, and long-term strategies for cross-border healthcare and insurance are defined.
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Event Venue

Set at the Amrit Ocean Resort, a new luxury beachfront wellness resort located on Singer Island, Florida.

The property spans seven beachfront acres and comprises 155 wellness-inspired guest rooms; five dining concepts over 103,000 square feet of wellness and spa facilities spanning four floors.
Venue

Global Medical Tourism & Insurance Summit

The summit attracts leadership from UnitedHealthcare Global, Cigna, and hospital CEOs from every major global region, including the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

Designed specifically for senior decision-makers, the summit provides a high-trust, closed-door environment that goes beyond panels and presentations—focusing instead on real business outcomes, direct collaboration, and measurable deal flow. This is where healthcare providers align with insurers, employers establish
international care pathways, and facilitators secure partnerships that shape patient movement for years to come. Last year’s attendance included leadership from UnitedHealthcare Global, Cigna, and hospital CEOs from the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, reinforcing the summit’s reputation as the most important closed-door meeting in the global medical tourism and insurance ecosystem.
  • Up to 200 Exclusive Attendees
  • Dynamic & Engaging Sessions
  • 2-Day Immersive Conference
  • Renowned Industry Leaders
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Why Industry Leaders Attend

Structured Deal-Making

1,000+ one-to-one networking meetings are intentionally designed to support direct, outcome-driven discussions that lead to measurable partnerships and business development.

Senior Decision-Makers

200+ senior leaders across healthcare systems, insurance, employer benefits, and medical travel convene in a focused environment designed exclusively for leadership-level engagement and collaboration.

Curated
Attendance

Limited, highly curated attendance ensures meaningful conversations with the right partners while eliminating overcrowded, low-value interactions and unnecessary distractions.

Exclusive
Access

Direct access to leaders controlling patient flows, insurance coverage, employer healthcare strategies, and global partnerships drives high-impact deals and long-term collaboration.

Attendance is strictly limited

Attendance is strictly limited, creating a focused, high-impact environment where not attending means missing the year’s most important deals, relationships, and strategic opportunities.
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2026 Speakers

Additional speakers will be announced soon as we finalize the agenda.

AMAAL ALDAKHEEL, MD

Director of International Healthcare Services

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

Jonathan Edelheit, JD

CEO

Medical Tourism Association

Jacques Fu

Head of Healthcare Commercial Payments

Mastercard

Lee Lewis

Chief Strategy Officer and GM Medical Solutions

Health Transformation Alliance

Renée-Marie Stephano

CEO

Global Healthcare Accreditation

Christine Hale, MD, MBA

Chief Medical Officer, US Benefits

Gallagher

Tim Simokonis

Senior Vice President

Alliant Insurance Services

Glenn Evans

General Manager

AXA Partners

Dr. Dror Paley

CEO, Founder, and Medical Director

Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute

Phillip Lord

Vice President of the International Patient Center

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Chris Furman

Chief Executive Officer

Vitro Biopharma

Dr. Ariel Ortiz

Director

Obesity Control Center

Andrew S. Ittleman, Esq.

Founding Partner

Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph

Esil Halit

Director of International Markets and Business Development

Güven Hospital Group

Dr. Amr Abbass

Chairman & CEO

HCIG (Healthcare International Group)

Dr. Somporn Kumphong

Senior Vice President

AACI America

Tuğba Ariz

Director

ALZ

Ahmed Amer

Head of Business Development & Client Relations

GMMI

Dr. Arvind Chakravarthy

Founder and Chairman

RegenTherapy™

Bill Cook

Director of Business Development & Marketing

Global Healthcare Accreditation

Your Personalized Networking Assistant

Maximize every minute of your time at the Summit with our dedicated event app—your personal gateway to connecting with the right people.With the app, you can:

• View the full attendee list and discover key players attending the event
• Schedule one-on-one meetings with healthcare leaders and innovators
• Create your own personalized networking agenda
• Join curated discussions and meetups aligned with your interests

No more missed opportunities. Whether you're looking to partner with a hospital, insurance company, or expand your business into new markets, or explore cutting-edge healthcare solutions, our app ensures you’ll connect with the people who matter most to you.
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Partners and Organizers

The companies and organizations that make this event possible.

Better by MTA

This event also will include updates on the Medical Tourism Association’s groundbreaking long-term partnership with Mastercard and the debut of Better by MTA—a transformative platform, likened to Airbnb and Expedia for medical travel.

Our exclusive partnership with Mastercard modernizes the global healthcare experience through a state-of-the-art platform serving as a global ecosystem to bridge medical travelers, insurers, qualified facilitators, and accredited healthcare providers. We alleviate anxiety by providing access to trusted providers, robust education, financing options, and unparalleled quality care.
opportunities for business development

Who Should Attend?

Healthcare

Providers

Increase your international patient volume as you meet with healthcare authorities, insurance companies, employers and facilitators.

Hospital Development &

Investment

Connect with government and hospital executives to open new opportunities in the medical tourism sector.

International

Insurance

Explore business and investment opportunities in the international insurance sectors and learn more about the changing regulatory landscape from industry experts.

Health Authorities

Governments

Attract healthcare investment & economic development in your country’s healthcare & tourism sectors by connecting with investors.

Medical Tourism

Facilitators

Develop relationships with healthcare authorities and employers & learn strategies to increase patient flow.

mHealth & Telehealth

Digital Health

Gain an in-depth understanding of medical tourism and how digital health can complement or enhance patient mobility.

responses and reviews from attendees

Testimonials

"We've already made plans to come back, so you'll see me again next year."

Marilen Lagniton - St. Luke's Medical Center

“It was an excellent experience having wonderful ideas from top people from academia, government, and public sector all under one roof.”

Talal Al-Balushi, PhD - Embassy of Sultanate of Oman

"It was an honor to attend and speak at the conference. It is always great to have many influential people of healthcare travel in one place and you did that in a very nice and interesting way."

Dr. Ziad Abdulhak - UAE Embassy

“The World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress’s VIP Program allowed me the opportunity to explore many new programs to help my clients cut benefit costs and offer their employees more choices in getting the best healthcare possible. Without the VIP Program, I would have missed this valuable opportunity. I made many, many great contacts and learned so much. I can’t wait to come back next year!”

Stephanie Manley - Mercer

"I have met a lot of people from several parts of the world like Korea, India, the United States, Spain, Italy, and El Salvador. The opportunity to talk to these people cannot be found anywhere else."

Sharif El Sharif - Kuwait Qatar Insurance Company

“I am honored to attend this outstanding congress, and impressed by the breadth and depth in the development of medical tourism industry. Excellent speakers and broad topics inspired my thinking. I learned much from the shared experience. And the networking is great to connect with each other. I believe more and more people will benefit from this expanding event."

Carol Wang - Overseas Representative of National Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine