{"id":2916,"date":"2025-08-27T12:21:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellness-congress.africa\/?page_id=2916"},"modified":"2025-11-07T18:51:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:51:23","slug":"conference-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellness-congress.africa\/index.php\/conference-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1756300551592{background-image: url(https:\/\/wellness-congress.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AWC-Fond-2025-Large.png?id=2719) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][wgl_spacing spacer_size=&#8221;60px&#8221;][wgl_double_headings align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_size=&#8221;30&#8243; title_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; subtitle_size=&#8221;50&#8243; subtitle_line_height=&#8221;50&#8243; 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