CONGRESS 2026
The Speakers
Discover our line-up of speakers and topics for the inaugural Future Patient Congress
Dr Mayoni Gooneratne
Emma Beswick
Dr. William Hsu
Dr Mayoni Gooneratne
Dr. Mayoni Gooneratne is the founder and medical director of Human Health and SkinFit, created to help women truly thrive inside and out. A former NHS colorectal and pelvic floor surgeon, she has spoken and chaired at several international and national surgical and health conferences throughout her career, discussing her research, modern aesthetic treatments, and hormone health. She curates the Medical Longevity Summit, running in conjunction with CCR, to promote health and wellness in the aesthetic industry. She also founded Human Health Professionals to assist clinic owners in curating and delivering their own wellness and longevity services. As the vice president of the British College of Functional Medicine, she strives to help functional medicine doctors deliver their approach through clinical standard setting. Her vision is for functional medicine to become more accessible to all through public awareness and education.
Emma Beswick
Emma Beswick is co-founder and CEP of Lifecode Gx®. An entrepreneur with an impressive record of solutions delivery and business growth. After qualifying in Nutritional Therapy (2017), Emma created the first specialist nutrigenomics analysis service for health professionals, which evolved to become the full end-to-end testing service, which is Lifecode Gx®. Emma is an expert, speaker and presenter and is a published researcher on nutrigenomics; she holds an MBA, and membership of BANT and of the IFM (Institute for Functional Medicine).
Benjamin Brown
Benjamin Brown is the founder and director of the Nutritional Medicine Institute, an educational, advocacy, and research group committed to advancing the science and practice of nutritional medicine. An internationally acclaimed lecturer, Ben hosts the Positive Health Podcast, guest lectures on Nutritional Therapy, and regularly speaks at major educational institutions and international conferences for health professionals. He is a consultant for Pure Encapsulations and serves as the editor of the Nutritional Medicine Journal, contributing editor of Integrative Healthcare and Applied Nutrition Magazine, a member of the editorial board for Nutrition Evidence, and the author of The Digestive Health Solution. He has contributed to textbook chapters and published research in journals, including Gastrointestinal Disorders, Alternative Therapies Health and Medicine, Nutrients, and Nutrition Reviews.
Tracey Dennison
Tracey is the Consultant Nurse Practitioner at East Riding Aesthetics & Wellness, a multi-award-winning clinic specializing in lifestyle medicine and menopause care alongside restorative and regenerative medical aesthetic treatments to provide natural-looking, confidence-boosting enhancements. Passionate about engaging patients on their wellness journey, Tracey also specializes in menopause care. Highly trained in both Hormone Management (BMS Advanced Specialist) and Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM), Tracey’s ethos emphasizes holistic, patient-centered care with a focus on patient empowerment and ownership of their health journey, encompassing body positivity, nutrition management, and hormone balancing.
Adam Hewitt
Adam Hewitt is a specialist in the wellness and fitness industry with over a decade of experience. Currently serving as Managing Director at The Body Lab, Adam is passionate about science-led approaches to wellness and making people feel good. Before joining The Body Lab, Adam held Senior Management roles at Ten Health. During his tenure, he demonstrated his entrepreneurial spirit and strategic vision by creating Ten Clinical, a business aimed at bridging the gap between medicine and fitness through expert-led clinical exercise prescription.
Dr. Nima Mahmoodi
Dr. Nima Mahmoodi, founder of Remedi in London, combines extensive knowledge and experience in the human psyche to pioneer his greatest passion project. Focusing on medical aesthetics, he has perfected the art of enhancing clients’ beauty. However, his true purpose lies in helping others achieve internal fulfillment and contentment. Driven by a holistic approach, he believes in nurturing the physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual aspects for optimal functioning. As a qualified Reiki practitioner, he incorporates healing touch into his aesthetic treatments, which are praised for their painless techniques and calm aura. Leading Remedi’s aesthetic department and biohacking lab, he specializes in sound therapy and healing.
Kim Pearson
Kim Pearson is a qualified nutritionist with over 15 years of experience, specializing in weight loss, metabolic health, and healthy aging. Kim regularly contributes to a range of global media outlets, providing professional comment and advice for magazines, newspapers, and broadcast media. She and her team take a holistic approach to health and weight management, offering personalized solutions that address the root causes of their clients’ challenges. Recommended by leading doctors, she served as clinical director of RoseBar Longevity, led by renowned functional medicine doctor Mark Hyman. Kim is a full member of the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) and the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT).
Sherezade Ruano
Sherezade Ruano is a dedicated therapist specializing in Neurocardiology, nervous system regulation, and clinical breathwork. With a career spanning 17 years in Cardiology and Mental Health within both the NHS and private sector, she now fully dedicates her time to her private practice in London and Zurich. Sherezade has a deep passion for executive coaching and has been a trusted therapist to NASDAQ company founders, investors, and Fortune 500 entrepreneurs. Drawing on her extensive clinical experience, she effectively navigates complex issues and conditions, including burnout, anxiety disorders, nervous system dysregulation, dysautonomia, cardiovascular diseases, cardiac rehabilitation, and ADHD. Building on her extensive background in Cardiology as a former Arrhythmia Specialist NP, a role she continues to practice, Sherezade is currently pursuing a Fellowship in Psychiatry. This uniquely positions her to bridge cardiology and mental health through a holistic approach that integrates modern medicine with functional and integrative practices.
Anthony Hayes
Antony Haynes BA(Hons) Registered Nutritionist (mBANT & mCNHC) is co-founder of Nutri-Link Ltd and Head of Technical Services, responsible for the technical & practitioner support team and the assessment and co-introduction of new supplements to the UK market. He also manages and often presents our clinically focused webinars & seminars that practitioners find invaluable. He is responsible for the Clinical Education practitioner forum (CE Forum) in which comprehensive responses are made to case history enquiries from practitioners. Antony has been in private practice for 30 years, managing the nutritional needs of his patients which number in excess of 18,500. In addition to presenting for Nutri-Link, he has presented lectures on Nutritional Therapy to many of the UK’s private undergraduate colleges where nutrition is the primary aim of the degree. He is also a successful, award-winning author of two books on nutrition, The Insulin Factor and The Food Intolerance Bible, and has appeared on television and radio. With many years of successful, practical clinical experience, Antony remains focused on the essential requirements for a successful practice and develops educational aids and clinical strategies to help healthcare practitioners achieve their primary aim of improving the health of their patients. Antony is an ION-trained practitioner, Antony has also met the strict criteria required for registration with the Nutritional Therapy Council (NTC)/Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) — the Professional Standards Council for the regulation of Nutritional Therapists. Antony is also bound by a strict code of ethics in clinical practice, governed by the British Association of Nutritional Therapy and Applied Nutrition (BANT).
Lauren Vaknine
Lauren Vaknine is a leading master holistic health and life coach, health writer, podcast host and speaker, and is widely considered one of the UK’s foremost experts on holistic healing and living, following her 3-decade-long journey from severe disability with the autoimmune arthritis she was diagnosed with aged 2, to complete wellness. Her powerful work uses a unique, whole-person approach to help people heal, craft holistic lifestyles & transform their lives. She does this through her RISE Membership program – endorsed by Jay Shetty, Kelly Gores and others, her top 1% podcast, Reconditioned, speaking engagements and writing. Lauren has appeared in many major news outlets, has spoken on stages around the world – from Gaia to TEDx – and has been a guest on some of the world’s most successful podcasts. She has been trustee for Homeopathy UK, patient spokesperson for the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine and has spoken on numerous occasions at Parliament, remaining committed to campaigning for accessibility to integrative medicine and holistic approaches to healing.
Dr. William Hsu
Dr. William Hsu is a leading endocrinologist and innovator in metabolic health with more than two decades of experience at the forefront of diabetes care. After 20 years at Harvard’s Joslin Diabetes Center—where he served as Vice President and led global advisory initiatives across 12 countries—Dr. Hsu joined L-Nutra in 2019 as Chief Medical Officer to drive forward a new paradigm in chronic disease care. At L-Nutra, Dr. Hsu leads clinical strategy, medical and scientific affairs, and the development of L-Nutra Health, a groundbreaking division focused on the remission and regression of type 2 diabetes using nutrition-based therapeutic approaches, including the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD). His vision: to reduce reliance on medications by harnessing the body’s innate capacity for repair and metabolic restoration. Dr. Hsu has played a pivotal role in shaping national standards of diabetes care through his service on multiple American Diabetes Association committees. His research has explored the pathophysiology of diabetes and the role of digital health technologies in managing chronic disease. He earned his medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, completed his internal medicine residency at Yale School of Medicine, and trained in endocrinology and metabolism at Harvard Medical School, where he also served as Assistant Professor of Medicine.
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