Fertility startups boom (and matter more with COVID-19)

Summit Trend in the News: The Fertility Boom The Rise of Fertility Start-ups – New York Times The fertility tech market is expanding fast, and this looks at the landscape, from companies like Modern Fertility and EverlyWell, selling at-home fertility-testing kits for women; Dadi, providing sperm testing and freezing; or Kindbody, making the egg-freezing process transparent. While many of the technologies used aren’t especially new…

Wellness Master Class: Anna Bjurstam

Wellness Master Class Anna Bjurstam: Creativity in the Time of a Global Crisis The “Creativity in the Time of a Global Crisis,” Wellness Master Class is led by Wellness Pioneer Anna Bjurstam. During this uplifting discussion, Anna explores why creativity matters more than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic–and how new challenges inspire ideas that will help the wellness industry flourish.

Future of Spa & Hospitality Takeaways

Spa & Hospitality: What Does the Future Look Like? Collaboration Takeaways The Global Wellness Collaborations bring industry leaders together in meaningful dialogue to share ideas and best practices for navigating the COVID-19 crisis around a specific industry segment. Topic: Spa & Hospitality: What Does the Future Look Like? Date of Discussion:  April 21, 2020 Countries/Regions Represented: Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong,…

E26: How Businesses Can Empower People to be Healthier with Tom Jones

GWS Podcast Episode 26 Starting with the Soul: How Businesses Can Empower People to be Healthier-with Tom Jones from Finn Partners It’s official-wellness isn’t a fad anymore! Consumers today are looking for a holistic approach to wellness that also considers their emotional well-being, the role of technology in their lives, how they travel, and everything in between. But the explosive growth of today’s wellness industry…

Wellness Master Class: Martin Palmer

Wellness Master Class Martin Palmer: Faith in the Time of a Global Crisis In this inspiring Wellness Master Class, Martin Palmer, theologian, author, broadcaster and environmentalist, reminds us that during a global crisis, faiths and beliefs can improve our world and help us prepare for the changes that lie ahead. Palmer explains why science and faith need to co-exist and gives concrete examples of the…

Scrutiny of Wellness Products & Approaches Intensifies in Coronavirus Age

TREND: IN WELLNESS WE TRUST People increasingly want to separate the wellness wheat from the chaff, and more resources and platforms will help them do it. By Richard Panek “Nonsense[1].” “A false antidote[2].” “Snake oil[3].” Google “wellness,” and these pejoratives might be among the first adjectives you’ll find. And not without reason. Years of baseless claims about pseudo-scientific products have blurred the distinctions between legitimate…

Wellness Watchdogs on Prowl in Age of COVID-19

Summit Trend in the News— In Wellness We Trust: The Science Behind the Industry Integrative Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic – Explore Given the high interest in integrative strategies to augment public health measures to prevent COVID-19 infection, a review of medical studies from the University of Arizona analyzes some science-backed wellness strategies to consider. The researchers state strongly up front that there are no…