Industry Intelligence Global Wellness Summit 2021
Global Wellness Summit 2021 We asked Global Wellness Summit chairman Susie Ellis what delegates can expect from this year’s event on November 15-18 in Tel Aviv, Israel
Why was Israel chosen as the host nation? Israel is famed as the ‘Start-up Nation’ and Tel Aviv is home to more per capita than anywhere in the world. There is a great sense of energy with such a dizzying mix of technologies and innovators in one place. Also, people can feel safe travelling to Israel. The country has run the world’s fastest Covid vaccination campaign and daily life has already almost completely returned to normal. What key topics are on this year’s agenda? At every Summit the business of wellness is front and centre, and delegates will be immersed in keynotes and panels on the very different – and very bright – future for wellness markets as the world emerges from the pandemic: new opportunities in travel, spa, technology, real estate/communities, fitness, food, beauty and more. The entire agenda is designed to look forward, past this dark chapter in our collective history. To ground this discussion, the Global Wellness Institute will release The Global Wellness Economy: Looking Beyond COVID, a complete update on all 11 wellness markets detailing how Covid-19 has affected spend and trends in specific sectors.
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his year’s Global Wellness Summit (GWS) will explore a ‘new future in which wellness takes centre stage’ when it takes place at the Hilton Tel Aviv, Israel on November 15-18. Three days of expert keynotes will highlight the very different but positive wellness landscape that has been shaped by the coronavirus pandemic. We spoke to GWS co-founder, chairman and CEO Susie Ellis to find out more: How willl the staging of this year’s event be different from previous years? The 2021 Global Wellness Summit in Tel Aviv will be, in some ways, a return to our signature format. Of course, safety will be paramount in all we do, but we expect to have a robust, in-person audience of delegates from around the world. We’re confirming new speakers and sponsors daily and wellness will be brought to life for delegates in creative ways through an extraordinary agenda of business, thought leadership and cultural experiences.
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“GWS has turned into much more than an annual event. We are now a year-long programme of thought leadership” Susie Ellis Co-founder, chairman and CEO, Global Wellness Summit
What lies ahead for the GWS? We have, thankfully, proven to be an agile organisation, and Covid has spurred us to become much more than an annual event. We’re now a year-long programme of thought leadership. Many of our events have been attracting more than 1,000 participants and we will continue to build the global network of businesses and events that deliver on our mission statement: ‘Joining Together. Shaping the Future.’ www.globalwellnesssummit.com/2021global-wellness-summit/
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