Schedule
Conference Program
Day 1 - Origins and Applications of Iboga and Ibogaine
Spirituality, Tradition, and Societal Health
- Opening
- 9:00 am
- 12:00 am
Official Opening Ceremony
Opening of the Summit by the President of Gabon, the President of the Organizing Committee (Moughenda Village), and the Bwiti leaders. Presentation of the general objectives.
Introduction to Bwiti and the sacred plant (Iboga).
Artistic performance by a Bwiti group.
- Break
- 12:00 pm
- 2:00 pm
Lunch break
- Panel
- 2:00 pm
- 3:30 pm
First panel
Details forthcoming
- Break
- 3:30 pm
- 4:00 pm
Break
- Workshop
- 4:00 pm
- 6:00 pm
First workshop
Details forthcoming
Day 2 - Iboga, Ibogaine, and Modern Medicine
Iboga and Ibogaine: Therapeutic Potential, Promises and Limitations
- Workshop
- 10:45 am
- 12:00 pm
Second Workshop
Details forthcoming
- Break
- 12:00 pm
- 2:00 pm
Lunch Break
- Panel
- 2:00 pm
- 3:30 pm
Second panel
Details forthcoming
- Break
- 3:30 pm
- 4:00 pm
Break
- Workshop
- 4:00 pm
- 6:00 pm
Third Workshop
Details forthcoming
Day 3 - Cultural Immersion
A full-day immersive visit to a traditional Bwiti centre of practice.
- Field trip
- 9:00 am
- 6:00 pm
Visit of Moughenda Village, Moyen-Ogooué
You will be introduced to the sites, rituals, symbols, ancestral knowledge, and the community dynamics surrounding Iboga at Bwiti House. An essential experience for understanding Bwiti in practice and place.
Day 4 - Return and Reflect
Informal wrap-up circle and closing gathering
- Closing
- 10:00 am
- 12:00 pm
Return to Libreville
Travel back and informal closing.