From Gym to Boardroom: Thrive by WHX 2025 Redefines Human Performance

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Cape Town’s flagship performance and wellness summit returns from 2–4 September 2025 at the CTICC, bringing together global and South African leaders in sport science, medicine, technology and business to explore the future of health, wellbeing, and human optimisation.

The Future of Health is Personalised, Proactive and Performance-Driven

What if the cutting-edge tools used by elite athletes were available to everyone? That’s the question driving Thrive by WHX, a three-day event examining how technology, sport and science are converging to transform the way we work, recover, and thrive.

Once reserved for Formula 1 drivers, Olympians and national sports teams, AI coaching, biometric wearables, and real-time performance data are now entering the mainstream. McKinsey research confirms that behavioural data, biosensors and personal insights are revolutionising healthcare, shifting the focus from treating illness to creating health.

Key Themes and Global Experts

The conference will showcase leading voices from across health, sport and business, including:

Dr Phathokuhle Zondi – Sports and exercise medicine physician, advocate for preventative healthcare
Dr Ash Kapoor – Founder of Levitas One, longevity and human optimisation specialist
Dr Janesh Ganda – Sports and exercise medicine physician
Mika Abrahams – South African sportsman
Niall Naidoo – Entrepreneur, academic and dietician

Discussions will explore:

Personalised medicine and genomics
The democratisation of elite performance tools
Longevity and resilience strategies
Youth health and accessibility in sport
Mental wellbeing as a driver of performance

South Africa’s Wellness Tech Boom

South Africa’s wellness tech sector is thriving, driven by consumer demand, innovation and investment in preventative care. More people are tracking sleep, movement, blood sugar and mood—not as a trend, but as part of daily life.

“These tools used to be luxury add-ons,” says Niall Naidoo. “Now they’re embedded into routines because they work.” From schools to corporates, the adoption of wellness tech is creating healthier, more resilient communities.

Beyond Data: Turning Insights into Action

While technology delivers data, the real power lies in interpretation and meaningful change. “We’re redesigning care around individual variability,” explains Dr Ash Kapoor. “Data is only valuable if people know what it means and how to act on it.”

Mental performance will also be in focus, with Dr Zondi emphasising that recovery and reflection often outperform relentless endurance.

A Roadmap for Employers, Educators and Healthcare Leaders

Thrive by WHX will examine how to embed healthy choices into everyday environments, from office design to school sports programmes, ensuring that wellbeing is accessible and sustainable.

“Longevity isn’t about ageing slower,” says Dr Ganda. “It’s about functioning better, for longer.”