TREND: Healthcare Meets Wellness–Recent Signs of a New Convergence Our 2021 trend “The Self-Care Renaissance” argued that a new era was upon us–one where the complementary yet often combative relationship between medicine and wellness gets rethought, leading to new conversations and convergences between these two worlds. The pandemic was the shock that has forced healthcare to finally focus on prevention and more holistic models of medicine. At the same time, wellness companies are increasingly forced…
Life Enhancing Design with Clodagh
Life Enhancing Design with Clodagh Kicking off the fifth season of the Global Wellness Summit podcast is an illuminating discussion of all things design with pioneering design icon, Clodagh. Turns out, open space, objects, sounds, people, materials, smells and energy — or the lack thereof – has a deeply profound impact on our wellbeing. Also joining us is guest co-host, Veronica Schreibeis Smith, who you’ll…
TREND: A Wave of Scent Innovation Fueled by the Pandemic
TREND: A Wave of Scent Innovation Fueled by the Pandemic Fragrance is being developed and applied for wellbeing in dramatically new ways Back in 2019, one of our key trends was how fragrance was getting a wellness makeover. With a new understanding of scent’s role in our mental and physical health, there was a new wave of functional fragrances and scent-for-wellbeing applications starting to rise. The pandemic has kicked…
One-on-One Conversations with Summit Keynote Speakers, Wellness Icons, Authors, Designers & Disruptors
Fifth Season of the Global Wellness Summit Podcast Features One-on-One Conversations with Summit Keynote Speakers, Wellness Icons, Authors, Designers & Disruptors Guests include Dr. Jeffrey Rediger, Author of CURED; Joanna Frank, CEO of Center for Active Design; Dr. Howard Murad, Skincare Pioneer; Abby Brody, Education Disruptor; Dr. Sharon Malone, Women’s Health Expert; and Clodagh, Pioneer of Design for Well Being Miami, FL – November 18,…
Full Agenda Announced for the 2021 Global Wellness Summit
A NEW New Era in Health & Wellness The 15th annual Global Wellness Summit will bring together a historic number of luminaries from the medical, wellness, scientific and tech worlds. The three-day event will explore the future of all wellness markets – from global experts on what’s next for travel and hospitality to activists in women’s health & sexuality to medical leaders analyzing how wellness will become a more important force in…
New Slate of Speakers – Reveals the Depth of Disruption Underway in Health & Wellness
New Slate of Speakers Announced for the 2021 Global Wellness Summit Reveals the Depth and Diversity of Disruption Underway in Health and Wellness 15TH ANNUAL GLOBAL WELLNESS SUMMIT | NOV. 30-DEC. 3 Speakers include Chip Conley, who shook up hospitality with Airbnb and Joie de Vivre, and is now on a mission to rewrite aging; Varda Shalev, MD, who transformed Israel’s healthcare system by harnessing the power…
Not your typical webinar!
Dear colleagues and friends, I am thrilled to be your host for the virtual Global Wellness Summit again this year. I assure you — this is not going to be your average webinar! We are going to have a great time together, as we listen and learn from those on stage in Boston and create our own impactful content online.Register today as a Virtual Attendee – if you have not…
In Memoriam: Dr. Danny Friedland
In memory of Dr. Danny Friedland, more than a friend to the Global Wellness Summit and the Global Wellness Institute. Everyone at our organizations is in deep mourning today for the loss of such a passionate, brilliant, extraordinarily kind person—and a true pioneer among doctors for his vision of incorporating wellness into healthcare. Danny was a key contributor to both our organizations and the expert…
Experience the Technologies Transforming Wellness at the #2021GWS Tech Innovation Pavilion
“Analysts agree that health and wellness technologies—whether in mental wellness or digital fitness—have now emerged as the hottest investment,” – NANCY DAVIS GWS Chief Creative Officer & Executive Director At #2021GWS, the Tech Innovation Pavilion enables our Global Wellness Summit delegates to experience first-hand the technologies and products transforming the wellness industry. The Tech Innovation Pavilion provides a unique opportunity to meet with the energetic and creative…
Meet the 2021 Global Wellness Summit Co-Chairs
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,…