The Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) announced key elements of its conference agenda for the 8th annual event, taking place September 10-12th at the Four Seasons Resort Marrakech, Morocco. Reflecting on a futuristic “Fast Forward” theme, the conference will take a creative and strategic look at the future of spa and wellness, covering a range of topics from technology, design and brain science to retailing, marketing and investment trends to corporate wellness and wellness tourism. The 2nd annual Global Wellness Tourism Congress (GWTC) will run concurrently on September 10th.
The host of this year’s Summit is internationally recognized speaker, author and media personality, Alexis Jones. Jones is known for her positive impact and influence on Gen Y and is founder of I AM THAT GIRL (iamthatgirl.com), a community devoted to empowering girls. Speaker Highlights will include Dr. Kjell A. Nordström, the Swedish economist and futurist and co-author of Funky Business, as well as numerous other prestigious keynote speakers. See the list of speakers and presenters here.
The Summit will present the opportunity to attend panels, forums and workshops. For the second year, the Summit will feature dedicated sessions for destination spas, hotel spas, hot springs spas, spa education and hydrothermal spa creators. New forums will include corporate wellness, mixed use/real estate and a wellness tourism roundtable discussion. Global leaders from these key sub-sectors will gather to strategize on how to solve their biggest challenges and collaborate to expand opportunities. Industry experts will look into the future of spa and wellness architecture; mobile technology; well-being leadership; investment trends; getting the media’s attention; the science of wellness and wellness tourism 2.0.
To register to become a delegate to the GSWS, click here or for more information, visit gsws.org.
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