Image: The Breakers Resort, Palm Beach, Florida
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has announced plans to move its 2020 conference from Tel Aviv, Israel, to the US. The annual international event - which brings together the largest gathering of international leaders in the $4.5 trillion global wellness economy, will now take place between 8th - 11th November at The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida.
With COVID-19 exposing the importance of preventative wellness and the cost of chronic conditions to the world - the conference theme of “Resetting the World with Wellness” aims to be a global call to action to wellness businesses, government leaders, and the medical and technology worlds to recognize that more comprehensive and inclusive wellness concepts could remake the world post-pandemic.
“Now is the time to reset the world with wellness because it’s the only concept with prevention and total wellbeing at its core: It’s a framework that can address the immense physical, mental, social and environmental unwellness all around us,” said Susie Ellis, GWS chairman and CEO. “The wellness industry can now have its biggest impact on the world stage and take a much bigger seat at the ‘health table.’ But it needs to be responsible and creative to meet the new opportunities and challenges, which is why we feel it’s crucial to bring the brightest minds together to chart that future.”
With COVID-19 radically accelerating the migration of health and wellness solutions and experiences online, and igniting a rush of innovation in all kinds of wellness technology, from new mental wellness platforms, to digital fitness and beauty solutions, the conference will place an unprecedented focus on technology innovations that are transforming the wellness space.
Featuring keynotes from leaders and investors, GWS will launch its first Tech Innovation Pavilion, showcasing early-stage start-ups as well as established companies that have executed a “virtual pivot” in response to the crisis. Programming is being realized in partnership with Welltech1, the Israeli wellness technology fund and the first marquis sponsor of the Pavilion.
The conference will also focus on concepts bringing wellness into the home and wellness real estate and community projects - a fast-rising trend and $134 billion market pre-pandemic. With COVID-19 significantly ramping up the interest in “well” homes, communities, cities, architecture and design, and a growing awareness that reimagining the built environment is one of the most powerful weapons in improving people’s health (and in mitigating pathogens). Keynotes and panels will explore the many directions this trend and market is taking.
Delegates will also be able to experience a post-Summit (November 11–13) immersion experience on wellness real estate and communities at the pioneering, award-winning development Serenbe, one of the first wellness communities in the US.
With the UN recently warned of a looming mental health crisis born of “the isolation, the fear, the uncertainty, the economic turmoil” wrought by the pandemic, the conference will also explore how COVID-19 is spurring growth and innovation across the mental wellness landscape. The Global Wellness Institute also plans to release their first research report on the mental wellness space and market.
“The GWS is built on a culture of collaboration, and it’s time to bring wellness leaders safely together again, in person. ‘Joining Together. Shaping the Future’ is not just our tagline; it’s the hallmark of what we’ve done for over a decade,” said Nancy Davis, chief creative officer and executive director of the GWS. “We’re committed to creating a model for how a conference should be convened at a time like this. Safety is paramount, wellness will be brought to life in unique ways, and it may be the most important Summit in our history.”
The 2021 Summit will be held in Tel Aviv, from November 15th - 18th.
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