Nadia MeratlaExecutive Vice President, Head of Architecture & Design, Witkoff Nadia Meratla provides strategic design direction and tailored analytics to optimize competitive residential, commercial, and hospitality program value from development acquisition to execution. A trained architect, Nadia has worked on large-scale, mixed-use developments nationally. Sophisticated lifestyle, wellness, service and hospitality programs are integral to the Witkoff portfolio as exemplified by current developments including One High…
Nancy Davis, GWI & GWS
Nancy DavisChief Creative Officer, Executive Director, GWS & GWI Nancy Davis has decades of experience in strategic communications for Fortune 100 companies. Since joining the Global Wellness Summit (GWS) in 2013, Nancy has helped expand the organization’s global footprint through events and activities that promote the mission of both the GWS and the nonprofit Global Wellness Institute™ (GWI). She infuses her work with passion and…
Beth McGroarty, GWI
Beth Mcgroarty VP, Research & Forecasting, GWI Beth McGroarty has led strategic communications and media relations for the Global Wellness Institute for five years, and also assists in Summit research projects, including WellnessEvidence.com. Formerly an academic, she was in the PhD program in English Literature at Stanford University, where she taught for six years and received dissertation fellowships from the Mellon and Mabel McLeod Lewis…
Melisa Pezuk, Red Sea Global
Melisa Pezuk Head of Development, Red Sea Global Melisa Pezuk, Head of Development at Red Sea Global, spearheads innovative regenerative tourism projects like AMAALA, The Red Sea and Thuwal, aiming to redefine luxury tourism through regenerative travel practices. With a track record of leading prestigious developments such as the Louvre Abu Dhabi, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, and AMAALA Cultural Projects, Melisa’s expertise extends to ultra-luxury hospitality,…
Ophelia Yeung, GWI
Ophelia Yeung Senior Research Fellow, GWI Ophelia Yeung has extensive experience leading research and strategy development for business, nonprofit, multilateral and government organizations, including 20+ years at SRI International and as the co-director for the Center for Science, Technology and Economic Development. Since 2008, she has co-authored many research studies for the GWI, including “The Global Wellness Economy: Country Rankings” in 2022 and “Wellness Real…
Katherine Johnston, GWI
Katherine JohnstonSenior Research Fellow, GWI Katherine Johnston has extensive experience conducting economic and industry competitiveness studies worldwide, including 17 years as a senior economist with SRI International. Since 2008, Katherine has partnered with the GWI to pioneer groundbreaking research on the global wellness industry, with a focus on defining and measuring opportunities in the wellness economy, wellness tourism, workplace wellness and wellness communities/real estate. She…
Revital Shoan Pinkas, HealthTech Valley
Revital Shoan PinkasWellnessTech Innovator & Lab Director, HealthTech Valley Upon completing her law degree and training in Israel, Revital Shoan Pinkas relocated to New York where she managed the Manhattan office of Power Express Mortgage Bankers. Returning to Israel, she joined Comtecgroup as a project manager, steadily advancing and eventually assuming the role of CEO at Comtecmed, the medical division of Comtecgroup. She now leverages…
Nicky Unkles, Cumming Corporation
Nicky UnklesSenior Vice President, Cumming Corporation Nicky Unkles’ projects span the UK, the Caribbean, Miami and New York, bringing a vast knowledge to Cumming Corporation clients. After completing the multi–faceted $1B Faena development in Miami, he relocated to NYC to further grow Cumming’s market. He oversaw the opening of Ian Schrager’s new PUBLIC Hotel NYC and led teams to complete the EDITION Hotel Times Square,…
Veronica Schreibeis Smith, Vera Iconica
Veronica Schreibeis Smith CEO & Founding Principal, Vera Iconica Veronica Schreibeis Smith, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, leads a design brand focused on creating environments that support optimal human and planetary wellbeing. Her company is recognized as a global pioneer in wellness architecture, and she is also host of the podcast, “Architecture of Being: Composing a Conscious Life,” which explores the impact our surroundings have on…
Brett Phares, aweStruct
Brett Phares Founder, aweStruct Brett Phares is an artist and curator working in immersive art and the built environment. With 20+ years in interactive media, he has created innovative projects inescapably informing the visual syntax of his personal work. He has written and taught on our habituated blindness of the everyday; is cofounder of Alys Beach’s annual light art exhibition Digital Graffiti, named one of top five…