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Boris Petrikovsky

New York Institute of Technology, United States

Biography:

Dr. Petrikovsky completed his postgraduate training at SUNY Downstate/Maimonides Medical Center (Brooklyn, NY) and his fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Connecticut in 1988. That same year, he was a visiting researcher at Kings College School of Medicine (London, UK), specializing in fetal medicine and surgery. From 1992-1999, he served as a Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at North Shore University Hospital. From 1999 till 2009, he was a Professor and Chairman of the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Nassau University Medical Center. Dr. Petrikovsky is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Vicky Midwood

Go Figure Coaching, United Kingdom

Biography:

Vicky Midwood is a leading health and behaviour change expert, coach, and speaker known for transforming the conversation around alcohol, obesity, diabetes, and disordered eating. With a bold, no-nonsense approach, she helps high-performing individuals and organisations reclaim their energy, focus, and wellbeing without shame, restriction, or burnout. Her work bridges the gap between science, real-world behaviour, and lived experience - challenging quick fixes and cultural conditioning in favour of sustainable, whole-person health. Now invited to keynote for the third year, her impact is clear: she doesn’t just inspire - she ignites change.

 

Manfred Doepp

HolisticCenter, Switzerland

Biography:

Born in Bad Berleburg/Germany. Medical studies in Munich and Giessen, exams and doctorate in 1971. Scientific assistant at the clinical centre of the Justus Liebig University at Giessen until 1978. Senior physician for nuclear medicine at the clinical centre in Hanau until 1985. Founder of the "International Institute for Experiential Medicine" www.iifeh.de ; Founder of the "Diagnostic Centre for Mineral Analysis and Spectroscopy DCMS. From 2011 to 2018 Head Physician of the Quantisana Health Centre for Holistic Diagnostics and Therapy in CH 9404 Rorschacherberg. Since 2018 Head of the HolisticCenter in CH 9030 Abtwil. Many oral and written publications in the field of complementary and energy medicine. Many videos on Youtube, Google and complementary portals. Reviewer of international journals. Co-founder and Deputy President of DGEIM (German Society for Energetic and Information Medicine, Stuttgart www.dgeim.de).

Alicja Lidia Korpysz

Children's Memorial Health Institute, Poland

Biography:

Korpysz studied at Warsaw Medical Academy (Poland) and graduated as MD in 1994. She then joined the research group of Prof. Romer at The Children’s Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw. She received her science doctorate in 2010 at the same institution. She graduaded the Science Fellow Ship at INSERM UNIT 690- Hospital Robert Debre in Paris (France) (2006-2007) and finally she obtained title of specialist in Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology - PARIS –SORBONA, UNIVERSITY V (2007-2008). She obtained the position of senior assistant at Endocrinology and Diabetology Department The Children’s Memorial Health Institute and the director of Private Endocrinology and Diabetology Clinic in Warsaw. She has published a lot of paper concerning IUGR children’s in terms of endocrine and diabetic disorders.

Andrzej Bissinger

Medical University of Lodz, Poland

Biography:

Dr Andrzej Bissinger is a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. He graduated Medical University in Lodz, Poland in 1993, received his PhD degree in 1997 at the same institution. He is certified cardiologist since 2003 and Cardiac Device Specialist of European Heart Rhythm Association since 2007. He is a member of International Society of Holter & Noninvasive Electrocardiology; Polish Cardiac Society; European Society of Cardiology; European Heart Rhythm Association. He has published more than 76 research articles in SCI(E) journals. He was an investigator in several clinical studies. At present he works as a Head of Cardiac Electrophysioloy Lab in Department of Cardiology, ‘Kopernik’ Hospital, Lodz, Poland. His fields of work are general cardiology, non-invasive and invasive treatment of arrhythmias and treatment patients with heart failure.