2021 “Shark Tank of Wellness” to Award Students for Innovative Wellness Ideas The Global Wellness Summit’s sixth-annual Shark Tank of Wellness global student competition has launched. This unique challenge will reward three university students for their most innovative, impactful idea for the wellness industry. LEARN MORE The Challenge The GWS defines the wellness industry broadly and is looking for innovations in sectors as varied as architecture/design, beauty, education, fitness,…
Reverse Pitch: Hearing From the Investors Meet North Castle Partners—What Drives Their Investments & Why Fitness Is a Sweet Spot Jon Canarick is the person from North Castle Partners. He understands entrepreneurs and is excited to be part of the Summit’s next Reverse Pitch: Hearing from the Investors. In this lively session, Jon will share North Castle Partners’ investment strategy, the outlook for health and…
Tel Aviv and Israel Make Headlines for Innovation, Technology and Wellness Tourism Bloomberg ranks Israel #1 for research and development intensity and research concentration. Tel Aviv boasts more startups than any location after Silicon Valley (and more startups per capita than anywhere in the world). The vibrant city of Tel Aviv is also becoming ground zero for health and wellness innovation, technology, and investment—making it…
THE SELF-CARE RENAISSANCE: WHERE WELLNESS AND HEALTHCARE CONVERGE BY: Cecelia Girr & Skyler Hubler INTRODUCTION From 1400–1700, the Medical Renaissance marked a historic breakthrough in our approach to healthcare. Science began to dominate superstition. Anatomical discoveries paved the way for modern medicine. And yes, vaccines were in development. Over three hundred years later, we’re undergoing a new kind of medical renaissance, one where two complementary…
Media Contact: Beth McGroarty beth.mcgroarty@globalwellnessinstitute.org • +1.213.300.0107 Global Wellness Institute Launches New Initiative to Showcase Regional Approaches to Wellness Innovation As technology, evolving consumer needs, and the pandemic landscape increase the pace of innovation across all sectors of the multitrillion-dollar wellness economy, the newly launched Wellness Innovation Initiative will put the spotlight on regional wellness innovation—with the 2021 focus on finding game-changing companies in the Middle…
Media Contact: Beth McGroarty beth.mcgroarty@www.globalwellnesssummit.com • +1.213.300.0107 Global Wellness Summit Appoints World Bank Group’s Senior Private Sector Development Specialist, Hannah Messerli, PhD, to Advisory Board Messerli’s extensive experience in tourism development—including her current role supporting governments in developing private sector tourism initiatives in countries across Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East—will help guide the GWS’s wellness tourism initiatives Miami, FL – May 5, 2021 – The…
Resetting Events with Wellness You may never sit in a banquet chair again By: Nancy Davis In mid-March 2020, many activities came to an abrupt halt; one of them was in-person events. It was obviously no longer safe to gather, ironically at a time when human connection was needed more than ever. And no matter the power of technology and the gratitude we all felt for…
THE YEAR OF THE TRAVEL RESET By Elaine Glusac The healing power of nature, partially renewed by the mandate to maintain social distance, got a boost during the pandemic, as travelers flocked to the outdoors, from backyards to backwoods, throwing firewood on the blaze already ignited by forest-bathing and the movement by some medical doctors to prescribe time in the woods to patients seeking stress…
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Is the beauty-mental wellness connection stronger post-COVID—and how will it impact the $1 billion+ personal care, beauty and anti-aging industry? The pandemic transformed our habits and priorities—and a new focus on diversity shed light on age-old perceptions of self-image and beauty. Industry leaders explore how new understandings about the link between beauty and mental wellness are dramatically changing wellness trends and impacting the $1 billion+…
