Johannesburg | 21 – 23 October
In partnership with
Join us for our third annual BIG Ideas Week, where we’re introducing subtle yet impactful changes to deliver an elevated experience featuring prominent international and continental speakers. In 2024, we’re proud to collaborate with 54 Collective (previously known as Founders Factory Africa) once again while introducing a diverse lineup of new speakers, curated content, and groundbreaking ideas. Explore a spectrum of topics through workshops & presentations, including expanding coverage, enhancing affordability, harnessing innovation & partnership strategy designed to foster change across the landscape of private health insurance.
Monday 21 October | The initial day will feature eight speakers from the diverse experts below sharing their expertise, but also inviting debate, comments and your views during each session.
Tuesday 22 October | The BIG Ideas meeting will spend the day at 54 Collective HQ in Johannesburg. The day will be spent with both the 54 Collective leadership team and also a select number of their Healthtech companies.
Wednesday 23 October | Taking all we have seen, learnt and debated the final day will be mix between speaker presentations and workshops led by mentors from the prior two days. Groups will work through their “BIG Ideas” – taking coaching and lessons learnt from those in the room culminating with a play back to the wider group.
Don’t miss this annual opportunity to spend face to face time with iFHP members from across the continent, alongside experts, as we collectively chart the course for a brighter future in healthcare.
Three-day event ticket is priced at £695.00 (16,200 ZAR).
Ticket prices have been lowered for 2024, since we are striving to make this as inclusive as possible for all.
The ticket price includes | 3 x lunches, 2 x dinners and all three days of the meeting (this does not include hotel accomodation)
Important Note: for 2024, we are not including hotel costs. The fee is exclusive of any accomodation needed.
Workshop 17 is located above the HYDE Hotel (Rosebank) Johannesburg where attendees can make reservations. We have been offered a special group rate which you can access by emailing book.johannesburg@hydehotels.com and copying in Michelle.Bingham@hydehotels.com – You will just need to mention you are a part of the iFHP group.
Meet some of our BIG Ideas speakers
Victor Mapunga | CEO, FlexID
Victor is CEO of FlexID, a digital identity wallet which aims to unlock access to financial, insurance, healthcare & government services to over 400 million Africans. A pioneer in technology and Victor was selected and recognized as the first tech pioneer by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Charlton Murove | Head of Research, Board of Healthcare Funders
Charlton has 18 years’ experience as an actuary combined with now in-depth research, he brings a wealth of insight into what to expect next.
Thando Kembo – COO at Cimas Medical Aid Society Zimbabwe.
Cimas was founded in 1945 as a Medical Aid Society to provide medical aid to employees of companies operating in the private sector. With a legacy this long, we will explore the recent changes and innovation for customers and remain at the heart of care. Thando will explore how CIMAS test pilot projects before launching into the wider populations.
Prinesh Reddy | Associate Director at PwC
Prinesh is a South African trained medical doctor with clinical experience in digital health, general practice, critical care & anaesthesia. At BIG Ideas the critical issue in health of the African workforce will be reviewed, and how this may or may not be impacted with AI.
Dr Mories Atoki | CEO of African Business Coalition for Health (ABC Health)
Dr Atoki leads this social equity organization focused on mobilizing private sector resources to improve health outcomes across Africa. Recently appointed as the Lead Facilitator of the Health Policy Commission of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), a private sector initiated group, structured for public-private sector dialogue and collaboration on health, Dr Atoki will be our moderator and we are thrilled she is able to make the journey from Lagos.
Dr Anuschka Coovadia | Usizo – Head of Healthcare: Africa
Anuschka is a medical doctor with a Masters’ in Health Economics and Actuarial Training. She has extensive experience in the healthcare sector both in South Africa and globally. She led the Healthcare practice at KPMG for over 5 years, across Africa. Anuschka sits on multiple boards, including Dischem, Caprisa, Dawi Clinics (Egypt), Kendra Business Forum and Africa Health Federation.
Sheraan Amod | Founder & CEO at RecoMed
Sheraan, may be familiar already to some of our members via his product. With Sheraan’s experience in the technology sector and as VC this is an optimum combination of skills to share his practical thinking background in strategy and business development, product planning and execution.
Evah Kimani – Director, Partnerships & Digital – Britam
Evah is a passionate and experienced products & partnerships expert with over 18
years’ experience and a strong footprint in ICT, Digital Channels, and Products
Marketing roles. She has worked across telco, ICT and FSI industries leading teams
and portfolios responsible for building and growing new revenues, customer-focused
digital solutions and channels, and cross-sector shared-value partnerships. She has a
postgraduate degree in Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor’s degree in
computer Science from the University of Nairobi.
Neto Ikpeme – CEO & Founder – Wella Health Nigeria
Dr. Ikpeme Neto is an internal medicine physician turned health technology entrepreneur with business and healthcare experience spanning four continents. Leaving a thriving clinical practice as a doctor in 2015, he has created several technology enabled products and services that have gone on to improve the health and wellbeing of hundreds of thousands of people on the African continent and attracted millions of dollars in venture capital investment. His current startup, Wellahealth, has completed theprestigious Techstars and Google technology accelerator programmes and currently works with over 2,000 healthcare providers across Nigeria. It also serves 40% of the country’s health insurers and connects hundred of thousands of patients to high quality and affordable healthcare using technology. With several international awards to his credit, Ikpeme is passionate about the power of individuals to effect lasting societal change via entrepreneurship.
Join US
We have structured this week of learning to combine our annual BIG Ideas with our growing and highly topical Claims Integrity member network meeting in the region. During the three days of BIG Ideas we intend to challengecurrent thinking, the way we operate and use our thriving community of members across the continent to think how the future could and should look for both our industry and the communities we serve.