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Helen Messier, MD, PhDChief Medical & Science Officer, Fountain Life Helen Messier, PhD, MD, has dedicated her career to harnessing data that bridges the translational gap in medicine. She has a unique expertise in integrating multi-topic data and digital health technologies into real-world clinical care, to enable patients to realize the potential of biomedical technologies. In addition to leading Fountain Life’s clinical and scientific programs,…

Anjan Chatterjee, MDProfessor of Neurology, Psychology & Architecture Anjan Chatterjee, MD, is the founding director of the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics. He wrote “The Aesthetic Brain: How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art” and co-edited “Neuroethics in Practice: Mind, Medicine, and Society” and “The Roots of Cognitive Neuroscience: Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology.” He has received the Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral and Cognitive…

Sarrah HallockCo-Founder & COO, THE WELL Sarrah Hallock is the Co-Founder and COO of THE WELL — your one-stop shop for wellness. Prior to her career in the health & wellness sector, Sarrah spent 20 years helping turn consumer products into household names, from Brand Director for vitaminwater to investor and VP of Marketing for bai and WTRMLN WTR. She’s an advisor and/or investor to…

Amy McDonaldOwner & CEO, Under a Tree Amy McDonald is a 30+ year business expert widely recognized for transformational health and wellness consulting through her firm Under a Tree. She leads clients through feasibility and business analysis ,concept creation, design and development through execution, on an array of projects with national and global brands to ensure that relevant health and wellness experiences and facilities are…

Jennifer WalshFounder & Creative Director, Lost Art of Being Human Jennifer Walsh is an acclaimed entrepreneur, speaker, author and media figure who has spent 25+ years working at the intersection of wellness, retail, nature and neuroscience. She pioneered America’s first experiential retail brand, Beauty Bar, integrating biophilic wisdom long before it was mainstream, earning her recognition as a “Beauty Futurist.” She founded Walk with Walsh…

Deborah SzekelyCo-Founder, Rancho La Puerta Deborah Szekely co-founded Rancho La Puerta in 1940 with her husband Edmond Szekely, and founded the Golden Door in 1959. She is a wellness activist, philanthropist and writer who served as president of the Inter-American Foundation, a federal agency, from 1984-1990. She also founded Eureka Communities, New Americans Museum and WellnessWarrior.org. In 2012, she was awarded “Order of the Aztec…

Andressa Gulin, MD Director of Strategy & Innovation, AG7 Andressa Gulin, MD, is one of the pioneering doctors in the study of Innovation and Digital Revolution in Brazil. Director of Strategy and Innovation at AG7 Realty, she works on several innovative projects in Brazil in the areas of health, wellbeing and real estate. She was the first physician in Latin America certified by FitWel, and…

Teri Slavik-TsuyukiFounder & Storyteller, tst ink. Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki has brought to life some of the most recognizable, holistic brands in community and resort development. For a decade, she was chief marketing officer for Newland, where she was responsible for new community start-ups, planning and creating 11 communities in four years. Today, she works with community developers and designers to create places driven by consumer insights…

Christopher SharplesFounding Principal, SHoP Architects With more than 30 years of industry leadership bringing his singular vision of innovation to design and master planning in complex urban contexts, Christopher Sharples has led many of SHoP’s most inventive projects.  For decades, his priority has been in advancing process innovation and developing innovative workflows, the broader adoption of model-based delivery practices, advancing the applications of cutting-edge manufacturing,…