About the Global Wellness Summit

The Leading Conference on the Business of Wellness

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) is an annual four-day meeting where leaders from business, government, academia and science come together to shape the interconnected world of wellness. A lightning rod for innovative thinking, ground-breaking research and powerful, productive networking, the Summit joins together the leading minds in the business of wellness and prevention across all eleven sectors of the multitrillion dollar wellness economy. Held in a different location each year, the GWS is the event where relationships are forged, investments are made, and business gets done.

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Attend the 2026 Summit

The next Global Wellness Summit will take place in Phuket, Thailand November 10-13, 2026. Registration is now open.

If you have attended a past Summit or previously been approved as a delegate, you may secure your place at the Summit by registering online. If not, apply today to be a delegate to the Global Wellness Summit, the conference known as “the Davos of the wellness industry.” We look forward to learning more about you, and how your unique background could enhance the discourse, experience and impact of the Summit.

Business of Wellness Topics

At GWS, delegates learn about the latest innovations and disruptions across sectors, while gaining inspiration from visionaries and collaborative conversations. View the thought-provoking content from past Summits that has defined and shaped the wellness world for the past 19 years. View past Summit agendas here.

Influence

GWS is the single most powerful and influential gathering of thought leaders and decision makers across all industries that touch wellness globally. Any company with either a mandate or a desire to positively impact their employees, partners, constituents, would benefit from a formal alliance with GWS.

Often referred to as the “Davos of Wellness,” the GWS brings together decision makers from around the world to exchange ideas, debate and strategize for the good of the industries influenced by wellness, the consumers we serve and the planet we share.

20 Years of Impact

Partial List of Past Keynote Speakers

Steve Case, Founder, AOL, and Chairman, Revolution LLC, US
Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th US Surgeon General (2002-2006) and Vice Chairman, Canyon Ranch, US
Ian Schrager, Ian Schrager Company, US
Dr. Fatma Abdulla, Managing Partner, Global Consulting, Inc., UAE
Adolf Ogi, Former President of Switzerland and United Nation’s Special Advisor on Sport for Development and Peace, Switzerland
Dzigbordi Dosoo, CEO, Allure Africa, Ghana
David McCaughan, McCann Worldgroup Asia-Pacific, Japan
Jose Maria Figueres-Olsen, President, Carbon War Room, and Former President of Costa Rica, Spain
Mariel Hemingway, Academy Award-Nominated Actress and Wellness Advocate, US
Elizabeth Stephenson, Principal, McKinsey & Company, US
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Vikram Oberoi, Chief Operating Officer and Joint Managing Director, eIH Limited, India
Subhash Chandra, Chairman and Founder, Veria Living, US; Chairman, Essel group, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd & Zee Media Corp Ltd., India
Dasho Karma Ura, President, The Centre for Bhutan Studies, Bhutan
Bjarke Ingels, Founding Partner, Bjarke Ingels Group, Denmark
Kjell A. Nordström, PhD, Swedish economist, and Co-Author of Funky Business, Sweden
Magatte Wade, CEO and Founder, Tiossan, Senegal
Martin Boudreau, President, Parks and Immersive Content, Cirque du Soleil, Canada
Gina Diez Barroso, President and CEO, Grupo Diarq, Mexico
Vanessa Candeias, Head of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, World Economic Forum, Switzerland
Thierry Malleret, Co-Founder, the Monthly Barometer, (formerly World Economic Forum), France
David Bosshart, PhD, CEO, Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI), Switzerland
Dr. Andrew Weil, Program Director, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, US
Abdulla Hassan Al-Mehshadi, CEO, Msheireb Properties, Qatar
Dr. Mehmet C. Oz, Professor of Surgery, Columbia University, US
Dr. Dean Ornish, Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute, US
Dr. Michael Roizen, Chief Wellness Officer, Cleveland Clinic, US
Mohamed Gawdat, Chief Business Officer, Google [X], US
Wim Hof, Creator, Wim Hof Method, Netherlands
Mark Britnell, Global Healthcare Chairman, KPMG International, United Kingdom
Alberta Ferretti, Fashion Designer, Italy
Dan Buettner, Founder & CEO, Blue Zones, US
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, PhD, Associate Professor of Economics and Strategy, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, UK
Mindy Grossman, President & CEO, Weight Watchers International, Inc., US
Bill Bensley, Owner, Bensley Architecture, Interior Design and Landscape, Thailand
Frederick Chavalit Tsao, Founder, OCTAVE Institute, Singapore
Jean Sung, Head of The Philanthropy Centre, Asia, J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Asia
Martin Palmer, President, FaithInvest, UK
Dr. Binod K. Chaudhary, Chairman, CG Corp Global, Nepal
Amir Alroy, Co-Founder, Welltech Ventures, Israel
Shai Efrati, MD, Director, Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Shamir Medical Center, Israel
Aradhana Khowala, CEO and Founder, Aptamind Partners, UK
Tzipora Strauss, MD, MSc, Director of Neonatology and Pediatric Physician, City of Health, Israel
Tal Danai, Founder & CEO, ArtLink, UK
Simone Biles, Gymnast, US
Timbaland, Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-Winning Producer, Artist, Author & Entrepreneur, US
Deborah Birx, MD, Former White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator; ActivePure, US
Jeremy Jauncey, founder of Beautiful Destinations

Previous Speaker Highlights

Drawing both internationally recognized speakers and newly discovered visionaries, past keynote speakers have included:

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Joining Together. Shaping the Future.

The Global Wellness Summit is the premier organization that brings together leaders and visionaries to positively shape the future of the multitrillion global wellness economy. Its future-focused conference is held at a different global location each year and has traveled to the US, Switzerland, Turkey, Bali, India, Morocco, Mexico, Austria, Italy, Scotland, United Arab Emirates and Singapore. GWS also hosts regular virtual gatherings, including Wellness Master Classes, Wellness Sector Spotlights and Investor “Reverse Pitch” events. The organization’s annual The Future of Wellness global wellness trends report offers expert-based predictions on the future of wellness. The 2026 Summit will be held in Phuket, Thailand November 10-13, 2026. Read more about the GWS.