The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) and the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) have announced the speakers of the fourth edition of their Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposiumas well as launching the first of ten podcast episodes focused on longevity.
The Symposium will be held next 17 June at West End Labs, New Yorkand will bring together specialists in real estate, investment, design, architecture, public policy, technology, medicine, and sustainability. to analyse how health and wellbeing are transforming the spaces we inhabit.
Confirmed speakers include Manvendra Singh ShekhawatManaging Director of the luxury hotel group Suryagarh Collection, y Horst Schulzea founding member of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. They have been joined by new industry leaders.
Among the issues to be discussed are the intersection between neuroscience, cognitive psychology and urban planningas well as new trends and investments in wellness-focused real estate.
Some of the new speakers are:
- Robert Hammond and Kellan Florio (Therme Group), who will talk about investing in democratised welfare, public-private partnerships and the involvement of the government sector.
- Kenneth RyanChief Longevity Officer of The Estatea new concept of hospitality and luxury residences supported by Sam Nazarian, Tony Robbins, Marc Anthony y Richard Attiuswill talk about how wellness is becoming a pillar of modern residential architecture.
- Neil JacobsCEO of Six Senseswill delve into branded residences and their fusion with wellness and hospitality.
- Yuki Kiyonoglobal director of health and wellness development at Aman Resortswill address the ultra-luxury segment and its impact on profitability.
- Kane Sarhan (The Well) and David Martin (Terra) will share ideas on how to create residential communities with a holistic vision of health.
- Nerio Alessandripresident and founder of Technogymwill present its new concept "Healthness"which combines wellness data and AI technology to create hyper-personalised programmes.
- Nathan Palinfounder of SKOA Capitalthe first real estate investment bank to focus exclusively on wellness real estate, will discuss what works (and what doesn't) together with the expert Mia Kyricos.
- Joanna Frank (Center for Active Design and Fitwel) and Jonathan Emery (Aldar Development) will discuss how welfare is shaping real estate developments in the UAE.
- Danny Seothe eco-living benchmark and founder of Simply Greenwill talk to Lynette Harrison Brubakerthe face behind brands such as Bobbi Brown and the projects of Mickey Drexler and the chef Missy Robbinson design and sustainability of the future.
- Tye Farrowarchitect and author of Constructing Healthwill reflect on how wellness-centred architecture can strengthen physical and neurological health.
- Emmanuelle Slossberg (Connect 10 Strategy) and Sharon Prince (Grace Farms) will talk about the movement Design for Freedomwhich promotes ethical practices in design and construction.
- Amaya Genarovice-president for community services at Rancho Mission Viejo (California)will share a case study on this established wellness community, together with Katherine Johnston y Ophelia Yeung of the GWI.
- Veronica Schreibeis Smithfounder of Vera Iconica Architecturewill offer a retrospective on the evolution of wellness real estate over the last decade.
- Vlada Tusco and Elan Shuker (BBC Storyworks) will present the third season of the series In Pursuit of Wellnessproduced for the Global Wellness Institute, focusing on real estate and wellness communities.
- Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki will reveal the results of the study America at HomeThe report, on the changes consumers are looking for in the design of homes and communities.
Podcast: The Wellness Roundtable - Longevity
The Global Wellness Institute has also premiered the first episode of a new series of 10 podcasts on longevityentitled The Wellness Roundtable.
With the aim of translating complex research into actionable practicethe series is hosted by Alexia Bruejournalist, co-founder of Well+Goodcurrently involved in the project The Practice: Habits for Healthspan.
In the first episode, Brue interviews the doctor, futurist and entrepreneur Dr. Peter Diamandis -founder of the clinics Fountain Life (sponsors of the podcast) and the XPrize Foundation- in a conversation entitled "The longevity revolution is here"..
Diamandis highlights the difference between living longer (lifespan) y living longer and better (healthspan)In the US, life expectancy is about 78-79 years, but health expectancy is only about 63. That means that the last 15 years are spent in pain, dependence and low vitality. The challenge is how to reach 100 with the body and energy of 40 or 50".
He also shares his own habits: Technogym bike and sauna in the office, 40-minute workouts five times a week, going to bed at 21:30, taking about 90 supplements a day and using AI-connected wearable technology to monitor his health.
It also talks about Immunisa biotech company in which he is an investor and advisor, which has developed an experimental stem cell therapy with positive results in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis: 70 % pain reduction, 50 % inflammation and 6 % increase in muscle mass without exercise.
The episodes are available at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio and also on the GWI YouTube channel (depending on region).
