Wellness Real Estate & Communities

2025 Speakers

From top developers expanding the boundaries of real estate to legendary architects to innovators of new standards and technologies, the speakers at the 2025 Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium represent the top minds shaping the future of this exploding sector. Join us for this unique opportunity to learn from and network with the top executives, developers, designers, policymakers, consultants and visionaries leveraging wellness to increase value in real estate.

 

Manvendra is a quintessential explorer and a creator at heart. His pursuits lie in experiential tourism, culture conservation, social entrepreneurship, and ecological restoration. His generational thinking, systems approach, creative mindset and perseverance have enabled him and his teams to bring ambitious ideas to life.

His hotel ventures – Suryagarh, Jaisalmer, Narendra Bhawan, Bikaner and Mary Budden Estate, Binsar are outliers and have been instrumental in putting these destinations on the luxury tourism map of India. He is currently working on the restoration of forts and palaces with a vision to transform these historical sites into a network of cultural hubs housing multiple cultural enterprises.

Manvendra’s family’s humble beginnings and entrepreneurial journey have given him many unique perspectives and experiences that allow him to think globally and act at the grassroots level. As a community leader, he has founded and spearheaded The I Love Foundation which forms alliances with local communities to address systemic problems and has undertaken over 60 community projects. These include Jaisalmer’s largest cleanliness and conservation drive and launching India’s first citizen-airline partnership to strengthen the regional tourism ecosystem.

Manvendra’s greatest quest now is to innovate the future of livability by designing regenerative habitats that maximize human potential. He spends most of his time on the site of his sandbox project, Dhun, where he is designing a regenerative habitat for 8,500 people. Over the last 11 years, he and his team have transformed 500 acres of barren land into a thriving ecosphere.

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A legend and leader in the hotel world, Horst Schulze’s teachings and vision have reshaped the concepts of service and hospitality across industries.

Mr. Schulze’s professional life began more than 70 years ago as a server’s assistant in a German resort town. Throughout the years he worked for both Hilton Hotels and Hyatt Hotels Corporation before becoming one of the founding members of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company in 1983. There Mr. Schulze created the operating and service standards that have become world famous.

During his tenure at The Ritz-Carlton, Mr. Schulze served as President and COO, responsible for the $2 billion operations worldwide. It was under his leadership that The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company became the first service-based company to be awarded the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award — twice.

In 1991, Mr. Schulze was recognized as “corporate hotelier of the world” by HOTELS magazine. In 1995, he was awarded the Ishikawa Medal for his personal contributions to the quality movement. In 1999, Johnson & Wales University gave him an honorary Doctor of Business Administration degree in Hospitality Management. More recently, Mr. Schulze was honored with the “Legacy of Innovation and Inspiration Award” by Historic Hotels of America.

After leaving The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Mr. Schulze went on to found The Capella Hotel Group. This luxury hotel company managed some of the most elite properties worldwide, and gave Mr. Schulze the opportunity to further define the luxury hotel industry, receiving countless awards and recognitions.

In 2022, Auburn University announced its school of hospitality would forevermore be named The Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management.

Today, Mr. Schulze serves on numerous boards and is a sought-after keynote speaker and consultant. His first book, titled “Excellence Wins,” was published in 2019 and has sold over 100,000 copies.

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Dr. Isaac H. Jones is a visionary leader at the intersection of wellness, hospitality, and luxury real estate. Dubbed “The Doctor of the Future” by Jeff Arnold, founder of WebMD and owner of Forbes Travel, Dr. Jones is revolutionizing how people live, travel, and invest in their health.

With a background in longevity science and business growth, he has helped 3,000+ health entrepreneurs scale their brands and guided companies to exits and valuations exceeding $2.1 billion. He also created the Longevity Practitioner Certification, training doctors worldwide in cutting-edge health optimization.

Now, Dr. Jones is transforming the future of real estate and hospitality. His latest venture, Centagio, is pioneering longevity and wellness residences—turnkey investments that merge high-end living with cutting-edge health optimization. These ultra-luxury developments, spanning private residences, resorts, and wellness communities, are designed to increase lifespan, enhance vitality, and create unparalleled value for investors and residents alike.

Centagio’s wellness-driven real estate will set a new global standard, seamlessly integrating old world healing and biophilia with state-of-the-art biohacking and longevity amenities into everyday living.

Collaborating with industry titans like Horst Schultze (Ritz-Carlton), Susan Harmsworth (ESPA), Piers Schmidt (Luxury Branding), and Jeff Arnold (Forbes Travel), Dr. Jones is crafting a new paradigm in real estate, where every home and resort is designed to optimize human performance and longevity.

Dr. Jones lives in Atlanta with his wife, Erica, and their four children. His mission: to make longevity and wellness living an asset class of the future—where people don’t just invest in real estate, they invest into transforming lives.

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** More speakers to be announced soon **