Meet the 2021 Global Wellness Summit Co-Chairs The Global Wellness Summit, the foremost gathering of international leaders in the multitrillion-dollar global wellness economy, will take place in Boston, Massachusetts, from November 30 to December 3 and will focus on the growing intersection between health and wellness. The theme for the 2021 Summit is “A New New Era in Health & Wellness.” Embodying this year’s theme,…
TREND: Fighting Overtourism Moves from Talk to Real Action The experiments–from banning short-term rentals to nixing cruise ships to charging fees to enter a place to marketing only to “conscious travelers”– are really heating up In our 2021 trend “The Year of the Travel Reset,” author and New York Times columnist, Elaine Glusac, predicted that this long travel pause caused by the pandemic would give everyone—consumers and travel suppliers—a rare, crucial opportunity to think of the ways that travel could be…
Media Contact: Beth McGroarty beth.mcgroarty@globalwellnesssummit.com • +1.213.300.0107 On the Agenda at the 2021 Global Wellness Summit: Future Disruptions in Mental Health and Wellness Speakers include Dr. Richie Davidson (Center for Healthy Minds) on how the latest from neuroscience will underpin new approaches for emotional wellbeing; Dr. Rebecca Robbins (Harvard) presenting new research on sleep and human performance; and Myndstream executive Freddie Moross on how younger…
Media Contact: Beth McGroarty beth.mcgroarty@globalwellnesssummit.com • +1.213.300.0107 Global Wellness Summit Announces Key Topic for Its 2021 Conference: How Traditional Healthcare Will Expand into Prevention and Wellness First round of speakers released today includes doctors from Harvard and the Cleveland Clinic—and top pharmaceutical execs—exploring a new era where evidence-based wellness finally takes a bigger role in traditional medical systems across the globe Miami, FL – October…
Biophilia: Not a Passing ‘Trend’ but the Long-Term Future of Architecture and Design Homes, cities, workplaces and hotels intentionally designed to reconnect people with nature are at a major inflection point Biophilic design specifically connects people with the diverse, complex natural world to improve their physical and mental wellbeing. Biophilia is obviously not a new concept: The term was coined by psychologist Erich Fromm in 1964 and made popular by Harvard biologist Edward O. Wilson in the 80s, whose influential book Biophilia posited that if…
This year, the Global Wellness Summit will celebrate its 15th anniversary! A remarkable achievement in a perfect world, and we all know this world is far from perfect. What began in 2006 as an idea among a small group of spa executives has grown into the most respected and well-attended business event in the wellness industry. Many of you have been on this incredible journey…
“Interconnectivity and the Global Nature of Public Health” By Victor Koo, Chairman of Heyi Holdings & Co-founder of Tianren Culture The on-going epidemic has been a wake-up call and a vivid reminder of the interconnectivity and global nature of public health, the critical importance of wellness in our society and the interdependence between humans and the broader ecosystem of nature, plants and animals, whether we are talking…
Hospitality brands set sights on lucrative wellness real estate sector Wellness real estate has become a natural—and profitable—extension for brands like Aman Resorts, Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, Mondrian, Montage and more Yesterday, the Global Wellness Summit’s nonprofit sister organization, the Global Wellness Institute (GWI), hosted its inaugural Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium in New York and virtually around the globe. (The full day’s presentations and takeaway materials are available on demand.) The event drew hundreds of attendees…
GWI’s first-ever Symposium on Wellness Real Estate and Communities brings together top executives, investors & architects The Summit’s sister organization, the Global Wellness Institute, just released the preliminary agenda for the very first Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium, taking place September 28 in NYC (and virtually). This important and timely event will bring together top wellness real estate and communities’ experts to discuss a radically different future for our built environments:…
