Social Programme
Thursday, 23 October
PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOP OFFSITE
MACHINE PERFUSION WORKSHOP
- Refer to website for further Workshop Information
- Free evening for delegates
Friday, 24 October
Invitation to join our Fun Networking Evening
Time: 17h30 – 19h30 ( immediately after sessions end for the day)
- Informal Wine and Gin tasting evening presented by Indaba Hotel Tasting Room & Gin School
- Complimentary wines, local beers and soft drinks (spirits on a cash basis)
- Traditional Cape Malay supper will be served (vegetarian options will be catered for)
RSVP Essential
Special Note: Should you book for the evening and be unable to attend, do please let the congress organisers know in advance!
SAtiBA - 10 Year Dinner Celebration
Join us for a special evening to commemorate a decade of dedication, innovation, and collaboration in tissue banking in South Africa.
As part of the Transplant Conference, SATiBA warmly invites you to a celebratory dinner marking 10 years of progress partnership, and growth in the field of tissue banking.
Date: Friday, 24 October 2025
Time: 19h00
Venue: Ndaba Palace, Indaba Hotel & Conference Centre, Fourways, Johannesburg
RSVP: sandrav@satiba.org.za by 15 October 2025
Saturday, 25 October
Faculty Dinner – The Tasting Room, Indaba Hotel
Time: TBC
By Invitation only
Delegates – Free Evening
CHIEF’S BOMA RESTAURANT
- On evening with friends (Free evening for delegates)
- Onsite delegates to consider booking a table at Chiefs Boma (onsite at The Indaba Hotel)
Free time after sessions
Mowana Spa at Indaba Hotel & Conference Centre
‘Any free time after sessions, Treat yourself at the popular Mowana Spa”
Enjoy a day of African Rejuvenation with the “Makoya Morning Journey” or indulge your senses with the “Mowana Time-Out Pamper”.
Set in the tranquil bushveld gardens of the Indaba Hotel in the up-market suburb of Fourways, Mowana Spa is a wellness sanctuary which will revive your senses, rejuvenate your body and soothe your soul.
Mowana Spa, which takes it’s name from the majestic Baobab Tree of African Lore & Legend, offers wellness journeys based on the recognised healing energy of Tribal Massage in keeping with the spirit of the “Tree of Life”.
Signature Pamper Journeys include the luxurious Mowana Full Day African Rejuvenation Pamper which is an indulgent Spa experience including Breakfast, Lunch, Complimentary Beverages and 6 Revitalising treatments; the romantic Mowana African Skies Night Spa Pamper which includes Dinner, Complimentary Beverages and 3 Relaxing treatments; and the indulgent Mowana African Escape Spa & Stay Pamper Journey for the ultimate decadent relaxation.
Whilst many of us dream of “spending the day at the Spa”, workload, deadlines, limited time and budgetary constraints in our current 24/7 lifestyle often do not allow for valuable team members to be out of the office for extended periods of time and thus essential wellness can be compromised.
Mowana Relaxation Zone, brings wellness to you by incorporating relaxing massage techniques into the short time periods in the comfort of your home, office, corporate or conference environment. The Mowana Relaxation Zone means that wellness and rejuvenation is accessible to all.
In addition to the decadent Pamper Journeys and Rejuvenating single treatments, Mowana Spa is delighted to offer a MatsiMela retail outlet boasting a local product range with it’s roots in Africa. Drawing from the wisdom of African, the Mowana Spa Baobab Signature Product Range created by MatsiMela harnesses the natural moisturising properties of the Baobab Kernel which produces a rich, golden oil used for centuries by African Women to protect their beautiful skins against the harsh African Sun.
For bookings please send an email to reservations@mowanaspa.co.
The reservations department is open from 08h00 to 17h00 for bookings.

