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Flipbook of 2010 Participating Delegates

Click here to view a PDF flipbook of the delegates attending the 2010 Summit in Istanbul.

List of Past Delegates

Please find below a list of delegates who have participated in a past Summit. The delegates are organized by the first letter of their first name.

• Abdurrahman Balta

  Owner, Sanitas Spa & Wellnesswww.thesanitas.com

   

• Ada Polla

  President & CEO Alchimie Foreverwww.alchimie-forever.com

• Adrian Egger

  Managing Director of Spa Division, Klafs GmbH & Co. KGwww.klafs.de

   

• Agnes Roquefort-Montergoux

  Principal, Advancywww.advancy.com

• Ahmos Netanel

  Founder & CEO, Lucrative Wellnesswww.lucrativewellness.com

• Alain Jouan

  General Manager Stas Doyer Hydro Inc.

• Alain Masazza

  Director of Operations LeSpa International Accor Thalassawww.accorthalassa.com

• Alan Georgeson

  CEO Georgeson Group Incwww.georgesongroup.com

• Albert Herrera

  Vice President, Hotels & Resorts Virtuosowww.virtuoso.com

• Alex Zotos

  CEO & Principal, Elly Lukaswww.ellylukas.edu.au

   

• Alfredo Carvajal

  Senior Vice President Universal Companieswww.universalcompanies.com

• Alison Bell

  Founder & Managing Director, Spa Irelandwww.spa-ireland.com

   

• Alison Howland

  President, Spa Success Consultants, Inc.www.spasuccess.com

   

• Alla Sokolova

  Business Development Manager /Member of the Board, Balans - International Wellness Centerwww.grateka.lv

• Anders Moltke-Leth

  Director & Owner, Molbek Development A/S

   

• Andreas Stromberg

  CEO, Wasam ABwww.novapark.com

   

• Andreas Wieser

  Director, Lanserhofwww.lanserhof.at

   

• Andrew Barnard

  General Manager The Bodyholiday LeSPORTwww.thebodyholiday.com

• Andrew Gibson

  Group Director of Spa Mandarin Oriental Hotel Groupwww.mandarinoriental.com

• Andrew Lane

  CEO, Spa and Salon International Ltdwww.dovespa.co.uk

   

• Angela Jeantet

  Director of Education Programs University California Irvinewww.extension.uci.edu

• Anita Rawat Geoghegan

  Standards Development Officer, Failte Irelandwww.failteireland.ie

   

• Anja Eva Keller

  Spa Management Professor, European University, Alpine Management School, ITM Collegewww.alpine.edu.gr

   

• Ann Murray

  Managing Director, The Sanctuarywww.thesanctuary.co.uk

   

• Anna Bjurstam

  Managing Director Raison d'Etrewww.raisondetrespas.com

• Annbeth Eschbach

  CEO exhale enterpriseswww.exhalespas.com

• Anne Biging

  Managing Director Healing Hotels of the Worldwww.healing-hotels.com

• Anne McCall Wilson

  Vice President, Spas, Fairmont Raffles Hotels Internationalwww.frhi.com

• Anni Hood

  Spa Development Consultant

• Annika Jackson

  Vice President & General Manager Enchantment Group & Mii amo Spawww.miiamo.com

• Anthony DiGuiseppe

  President, CEO, DiGuiseppe Architectwww.diguiseppe.com

   

• Ariane Warney

  Executive Officer, Strategy & Innovation, Rosebud Heritage Spawww.buergenstock-hotels.ch

   

• Arie Van Winkelhof

  Managing Director, gym80 International GmbHwww.gym80.de

   

• Ashok Khanna

  Managing Director Ananda in the Himalayaswww.anandaspa.com

• Aurelie Grospiron

  Vice President, Marketing & Communication, After the Rainwww.aftertherain.ch

   

• Axel Zadina

  Export Manager, Hygromatik GmbHwww.hygromatik.de

   

• Axel Zadina

  Export Manager, Hygromatik GmbHwww.hygromatik.de

   

• Aysegul Sungur

  General Manager, Promet Spa Wellnesswww.promet.com.tr

   

• Bangornrat Shinaprayoon

  Director, Tourism of Thailandwww.toursimthailand.org

• Barbara Close

  President & Founder Naturopathicawww.naturopathica.com

• Barbara Gavazzoli

  International Director of Marketing and Communication, comfort zonewww.comfortzone.it

• Barry White

  Director of Spa Operations, Langham Hotels Internationalwww.langhamhotels.com

   

• Baxter Underwood

  Vice President of Investments, CNL Lifestyle Companywww.cnl.com/income

• Belgin Aksoy

  Board member Aksoy Group/ Richmond Nua Wellness Spawww.aksoygroup.com

• Belkis Uluoglu

  Architecture Department Faculty, Istanbul Technical Universitywww.itu.edu.tr

   

• Beth McGroarty

  Research and Strategy Director, RBI Communicationswww.rbicom.com

   

• Bija Bennett

  Founder/CEO YogaAway, LLCwww.yogaaway.com

• Bill Bice

  CEO, SpaBoomwww.spaboom.com

   

• Brian Goldstein

  President Canadian College of Massage & Hydrotherapy Inc.

• Brian Hunter

  Principal/Owner Mary Reid International Spa Academywww.beautyschool.co.uk

• Brigitte Diem-Guy

  General Manager of SpaSoft, PAR Springer-Miller System, SpaSoft www.springermiller.com

   

• Bruno Queyrel

  Managing Director, Nextrade

• Byron Carlock, jr.

  President/CEO CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc.www.cnl.com

• Camille Hoheb

  Principal, Global Spa and Wellnesswww.globalspaandwellness.com

   

• Carina Chatlani

  Co - Chairperson Spa & Wellness Association Of Indiawww.spaandwellnessassociation.com

• Carl Boger

  Associate Dean of Academics University of Houstonwww.hrm.uh.edu

• Carlos Gosselin

  Owner Paraiso de la Bonita Resort & Thalassowww.paraisodelabonita.com

• Caroline Wüest

  CEO, WellSwisswww.wellswiss.ch

   

• Carrie Gross

  CEO MD Skincare by Dr. Dennis Grosswww.mdskincare.com

• Cary Collier

  Principal Blu Spas Inc / Collier and Collier Spaswww.bluspasinc.com

• Cassandra Cavanah

  Executive Director Spa Finder Europewww.spafindereurope.com

• Catherine Feliciano-Chon

  Founder & Managing Director CatchOn & Company Ltd.www.catchonco.com

• Catherine Turvill

  President, Spa Professionals International Dev. Centerwww.spaprofessionals.net

• Catherine Zimpfer

  Manager of Product Campaigns, Switzerland Tourismwww.switzerland.com

   

• Charlene Barker

  Vice President Kerstin Florian Internationalwww.kerstinflorian.com

• Charles Davidson

  Director, Peninsula Hot Springswww.peninsulahotsprings.com

   

• Charlie Harmsworth

  Brand Director ESPA International UK Ltdwww.espaonline.co.uk

• Chip Baird

  Managing Director North Castle Partnerswww.northcastlepartners.com

• Chris Norton

  Director Marketing & Communication, Ecole Hoteliere de Lausannewww.ehl.ch

• Christina Norton

  MBA Program Director, Ecole Hoteliere de Lausannewww.ehl.edu

   

• Christina Ong

  Managing Director, Como Hotels & Resorts (Asia) Pte Ltdwww.como.bz

• Christina Russillo

  Global Corporate Director of Spas Morgans Hotel Groupwww.morganshotelgroup.com

• Christine Quentin

  Sales & Marketing General Manager Accor Thalassawww.accor.com

• Christof Netzer

  HR-Manager, Lanserhofwww.lanserhof.at

• Cidalia Paiva

  Executive Director, West Coast College of Massage Therapywww.collegeofmassage.com

• Cindy Ann Hoddeson

  Director Meeting and Incentive Sales, Monaco Government Tourist Officewww.visitmonaco.com

   

• Clodagh

  CEO, Clodagh Designwww.clodagh.com

   

• Corrina Yap

  Global Director of Shambhala Lifestyle Brand, Como Shambhalawww.comoshambhala.como.bz

   

• Crispin Grant Reed

  Managing Director, Brandhousewww.brandhouse.co.uk

   

• Cynthia Carrion-Norton

  Undersecretary Philippine Department of Tourism.www.tourism.gov.ph

• Dagmar Rizzato

  Chief Executive Officer, Rizzato Spa Consultingwww.spa-consulting.com

• Dan Reid

  Managing Director, Americas Six Senses Resorts & Spaswww.sixsenses.com

• Dan Shackleton-Jones

  President, Niki Bryan Inc & GF Spa Ltdwww.relaxedyet.com

• Dana Romita-Cox

  Owner, Ajune Medical Day Spawww.ajune.com

• Daniel Lizio-Katzen

  Managing Director, SpaBookerwww.spa-booker.com

   

• Daniel Maurer

  CEO, Klafs AGwww.klafs.ch

   

• Daniela Steiner

  Chief Executive Officer, Daniela Steiner Cosmeticswww.steinercosmetics.com

   

• Daniella Russell

  Director, Health & Leisure Spa Resources International LLCwww.spa-resources-international.com

• David Itzikman

  Managing Director GH Capital, LLCwww.jghcapital.com

• David Stoup

  Chairman/CEO, Trilogy Ventures LLCwww.drweil.com

• David Wickline

  Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Terrano Napa Valleywww.terranonapavalley.com

   

• David Wong

  Medical Consultant, Health Integration Centerwww.hmcthai.com

   

• Davide Bollati

  Chairman comfort zonewww.comfortzone.it

• Deborah Szekely

  Founder & Creative Director, Rancho La Puerta & Golden Doorwww.rancholapuerta.com

• Demian Hodari

  Professor, Ecole Hôteliére de Lausannewww.ehl.edu

   

• Denise Leicester

  Founder & CEO Ila Spawww.ila-spa.com

• Diana Mestre

  Owner, Mestre & Mestre Pro Spa Developments

• Diane McDavitt

  President, Luxury Linkwww.luxurylink.com

• Dianne Miles

  Board Member for Public Relations CIDESCO, Zurich, Switzerlandwww.cidesco.com

• Dianne York-Goldman

  President/CEO, La Jolla Spa MDwww.spa-md.com

   

• Dominique Borri

  General Manager STB Società  delle Terme e del Benessere S.p.A.www.stbspa.com

• Don Genders

  Managing Director Design for Leisurewww.designforleisure.com

• Don Ziebell

  President, Oz Architects, Inc.www.ozarchitects.com

   

• Donna Holtom

  President Holtz Spas Inc. Chair, Leading Spas of Canadawww.holtzspa.com

• Dori Soukup

  Executive Vice President, Pevoniawww.pevonia.com

• Douglas Chambers

  Principal Blu Spas Inc.www.bluspasinc.com

• Dr. Amrik Walia

  President, Foundation of Mind-Body-Medicinewww.ahri.com

• Dr. Bradford Chase Webber

  COO of Spas Kempinski Hotelswww.kempinski.com

   

• Dr. Daniel Cosgrove

  President WellMaxwww.wellmax.com

• Dr. David Vequist

  Director Center for Medial Tourism Research, United States 2009 www.medicaltourismresearch.org

• Dr. Franz Linser

  President Tirol Wellnesswww.linser-partner.com

• Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier

  MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, University of California (UCSF) School of Medicine, San Francisowww.drpelletier.com

   

• Dr. Mario Krause

  Medical SPA Scientific Director, World Society of Anti Aging Medicinewww.dzip.de

   

• Dr. Richard Carmona

  Vice Chairman Canyon Ranchwww.canyonranch.com

• Dr. Tamas Varhelyi

  Associate Professor, Szolnoki Foiskolawww.szolf.hu

• Dzigbordi Dosoo

  Chief Executive Officer, Allure Africa Limitedwww.allureafrica.com

   

• Ed Johnson

  President, SpaEquipwww.spaequip.com

   

• Ed McCall

  Partner, Brentwood Associates Private Equitywww.brentwood.com

• Edith Weiner

  President, Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc.www.weineredrichbrown.com

   

• Edwin Neill

  CEO, Neill Corporationwww.neill.net

• Egli Stamatiou

  Corporate Spa Manager, Hospes Hotels & Momentswww.fuenso.com

• Elaine Fenard

  Vice President and Partner Spatalitywww.spatality.com

• Elena Bazzocchi

  Manager of [comfort zone], Davines Spawww.davines.it

   

• Elena Bogacheva

  Managing Partner, Spa Priori LLCwww.calsnet.ru

   

• Elizabeth Pizzinato

  Vice President, Public Relations, Four Seasons Hotels and Resortswww.fourseasons.com

• Ellen Sackoff

  Principal, Cornelia Day Resortwww.cornelia.com

• Elmar Nagele

  CEO, Thermarium Baeder-Bau GmbHwww.thermarium.com

• Emanuel Berger

  CEO Victoria-Jungfrau Collectionwww.vjc.ch

• Emlyn Brown

  Operations and Development Director Provencal Investmentswww.residence-provencal.com

• Enrico Manaresi

  Executive PR & Media Manager, Technogym Spawww.technogym.com

   

• Eric Ricard

  Corporate Director of Spas, Millennium Partners Sports Club Managementwww.thesportsclubla.com

• Erica Orange

  Vice President, Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc.www.weineredrichbrown.com

   

• Eva-Maria Adamer-König

  Principal, FH JOANNEUM, University of Applied Sciencewww.fh-joanneum.at/gmt

   

• Fabrice Garrigues

  Managing Director, The Private Spawww.theprivatespa.com

   

• Fatma Abdulla

  Managing Partner Global Consulting, Inc. United Arab Emirates 2009

• Fifi Kao

  Director & Managing Editor, SinoMedia Co. Ltd.www.sinomedia.net

   

• Filip Boyen

  Chief Operating Officer, Orient-Expresswww.orient-express.com

   

• Francesco Saccomandi

  Executive International Marketing Manager, Home & Hospitality Technogym Spawww.technogym.com

   

• Frank Flynn

  President, Hammam Consultants LLCwww.hammamconsultants.com

   

• Frank Mason

  Managing Director, absolute-poolswww.absolute-pools.com

   

• Frank Pitsikalis

  President and CEO, ResortSuitewww.resortsuite.com

• Franz Dannhauser

  CEO, Thalgo Cosmetic GmbHwww.thalgo.de

   

• Frederic Fekkai

  President of Frederic Fekkai Frederic Fekkaiwww.fredericfekkai.com

• Fumi Yanagihara

  Manager, International Sales & Marketing, Palace Hotel Tokyowww.palacehotel.co.jp

   

• Gary Henkin

  President WTS Internationalwww.wtsinternational.com

• Gary Matkin

  Dean, Continuing Education University of California, Irvinewww.uci.edu

• Geraldine Howard

  President Aromatherapy Associates Ltdwww.aromatherapyassociates.com

• Geraldine Mitton

  Medical Spa Consultant

• Gerhard Struger

  General Manager, Swissotel, the Bosphoruswww.swissotel.com

   

• Gerry Bodeker

  Professor University of Oxfordwww.giftsofhealth.org

• Ghislain Waeyaert

  International Director Spa Activities, Clarinswww.clarins.com

• Gianluca Lagana

  Executive Global Accounts Director, Technogymwww.technogym.com

   

• Glenn Colarossi

  President, Cybex Hospitality Division Cybex International Inc.www.cybexintl.com

• Guenther Poellabauer

  Director Marketing and Sales, TAC GmbH - Reservation Assistantwww.reservationassistant.com

   

• Guniz Alkan

  President, A La Turca Textiles, LLCwww.alaturcatextiles.com

   

• Gustavo Albanesi

  Founder, Marketing Director, Buddha Spawww.buddhaspa.com.br

   

• Gustavo Filgueiras

  CEO, Emiliano Hotelwww.emiliano.com.br

   

• Hakan Balcan

  General Manager, Richmond Nua Wellness Spawww.richmondnua.com

   

• Hans-Rudolf Ruetti

  General Manager Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spawww.victoria-jungfrau.ch

• Heather Blankinship

  Spa Manager Sir Rocco Forte & Family Luxury Hotelswww.roccofortehotels.com

• Heinrich Unbescheiden

  Sales Director, Unbescheiden GmbHwww.unbescheiden.com

   

• Heinz Schletterer

  Founder, Schletterer Wellnesswww.schletterer.com

   

• Helen Coulon

  Spa Director, George-V-Spawww.buddhabar.com

   

• Helen McCabe-Young

  Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, One&Only Resortswww.oneandonlyresorts.com

• Helena Baranova

  President, European Institute of Personalised Preventionwww.i-e-p-p.org

   

• Helene Weber-Bramwell

  President, CIDESCOwww.cidesco.com

   

• Henk Verschuur

  Managing Director, Thermae Bath Spawww.thermaebathspa.com

   

• Herman Holme

  Managing Director, GeoSpa Germany GmbHwww.geospa.de

   

• Hildegard Dorn-Petersen

  Freelance Journalist, hotel consultwww.hotel-consult.de

   

• Hirokazu Iida

  President, Shuei UpGrades Co,Ltd.www.kamiyoga-tc.com

   

• Hope Guss

  Senior Director of Spa Operations Hiltonwww.hilton.com

• Howard Kaminsky

  President and Co-Founder B.Kaminswww.bkamins.com

• Howard Murad

  CEO & Founder, Muradwww.murad.com

   

• Iain Trousdell

  Director, Healing Water Institute / Design for Lifewww.healingwaterinstitute.org

   

• Ian Lyons

  Managing Director, The Private Spawww.theprivatespa.com

   

• Ian Schrager

  Chairman and CEO, Ian Schrager Companywww.ianschragercompany.com

• Ina Bajaj

  Director, East Day Spawww.eastdayspa.com

   

• Ingo Schweder

  Managing Director, Spatality Internationalwww.spatality.com

• Isabel Santandreu

  Spa Director and Spa Consultant, Excellence Luxury Resorts, Ibiza Gran Hotelwww.excellence-resorts.com

• Isabelle Nordmann

  CEO, After the Rainwww.aftertherain.ch

   

• Ivan Tanev

  Founder & CEO, NOLA 7 Ltd.www.nola7.com

   

• Jack Morrison

  Managing Director, Elmcrest Collegewww.elmcrestcollege.com

• Jacqueline Clarke

  Research Director, Diagonal Reportswww.diagonalreports.com

   

• James Chenevey

  CEO, Earthlite/Living Earth Craftswww.livingearthcrafts.com

   

• James Wade

  Managing Director, Wade & Company SAwww.wadeandco.com

• Jamie Waring

  Managing Director, Six Senses Resorts & Spawww.sixsenses.com

• Jan Freitag

  VP - Global Development Smith Travel Researchwww.smithtravelresearch.com

• Jane Iredale

  President Iredale Mineral Cosmeticswww.janeiredale.com

• Janet League-katzin

  Founder Sphatika International, LLCwww.sphatika.com

• Jann Hess

  Spa Director, The Dolder Grandwww.dolderresort.com

   

• Jared Weiner

  Vice President, Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc.www.weineredrichbrown.com

   

• Jean Klueter

  Architect/Senior Architect Wimberley, Allison, Tong & Goowww.watg.com

• Jean-Eric Knecht

  President, Elegance Groupewww.elegance-fr.net

   

• Jean-Paul Blissett

  Managing Director/CEO SYNTAXwww.syntaxuk.com

• Jeff Butterworth

  Jumeirah Group Wellness Director, Jumeirahwww.madinatjumeirah.com/talise

   

• Jeff Kohl

  Director of Business Development, Precorwww.precor.com

   

• Jeff Matthews

  President and COO, Mandara Spawww.mandaraspa.com

• Jeff Murad

  Vice President of Product Development, Muradwww.murad.com

   

• Jeffrey Riach

  CEO/President Oakworks, Inc.www.oakworks.com

• Jenefer Palmer

  President, Osea Internationalwww.oseaskin.com

• Jennifer Ng

  Director, Business Development, Spa Botanica Pte Ltd.www.spabotanica.com

• Jill Goodman

  Operations Director Buckingham lifestylewww.buckinghamsecurities.co.uk

• Jim Root

  President, Glen Ivy Hot Springswww.glenivy.com

• Joaquin Serra

  Senior Executive Vice President, Natura Bisse International S.A.www.naturabisse.es

   

• Jocelyna Dubuc

  Owner, Spa Eastmanwww.spa-eastman.com

   

• Joerg Demuth

  President, The Organic Spa GmbHwww.theorganicspa.eu

   

• John Andrew Kettle

  Senior vice president Dubai investment groupwww.dubaigroup.com

• John Buckingham

  Founder and President Solana MedSpas, Inc.www.solanamedspas.com

• John Fox

  Senior Vice President PKF Consultingwww.pkfny.com

• John Gray

  President & CEO Glen Ivy Hot Springswww.glenivy.com

• John Leicester

  Managing Director Ila Spawww.ila-spa.com

• John Patience

  Principal, Georgeson Groupwww.georgesongroup.com

• John Robert Cowling

  Managing Director, Queensgate Wellness Holdingswww.onewellness.co.za

   

• John Vanderslice

  Former CEO, Miravalwww.miravalresort.com

• Josef Ransley

  Principal, IMHI Essec University

   

• Joseph Gutierrez

  Vice-President Operations Pritikin Longevity Center & Spawww.pritikin.com

• Josh McCarter

  Chief Operating Officer, Arbitechwww.arbitech.com

   

• Joy Menzies

  Former Managing Director, Chiva-Som International Health Resorts Co., Ltd.www.chivasom.com

• Judith Wendell

  Founder, Feng Shui Design Consultant, Sacred Currentswww.sacredcurrents.com

   

• Judy Chapman

  President, Judy Chapman Consultingwww.judychapman.biz

   

• Judy Singer

  President & Co-Owner, Health Fitness Dynamics, Inc.www.hfdspa.com

• Juerg Schmid

  President, Tourism Switzerlandwww.myswitzerland.com

   

• Julia Petrini

  Senior Vice President, International Business Development, Elizabeth Arden Redwww.reddoorspas.com

• Julie Keller

  Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, American Spawww.americanspamag.com

   

• Julie Vuong

  Deputy Editor, European Spa Magazinewww.spapublishing.com

   

• June Smailes

  Director, Spa Accreditation Internationalwww.spa-accreditation.org

• Jürgen Woldt

  Owner, Do It Wellness Akademiewww.wellnessakademie.de

   

• Kamil Berk

  Tourism Coordinator, Kutahya Seramik Porselen Turizm AS

   

• Karen Korpi

  Vice President Spa Division The Ritz-Carlton Luxury Spa Resortswww.ritzcarlton.com

• Kasha Shillington

  Executive Director, Raison d'Etrewww.raisondetrespas.com

• Katharina Braun

  General Manager Deckelmann Wellness Hong Kong Ltd.www.deckelmann-wellness.com

• Katherine Johnston

  Senior Economist, Economics Program SRI Internationalwww.sri.com

• Katie Barnes

  Managing Editor, Spa Businesswww.spabusiness.com

   

• Keith Burnet

  Vice President - Fitness & Spa Hilton Hotels Corporation.www.hilton.com

• Ken Greger

  Managing Director / CEO Greger/Peterson Associateswww.gregerpeterson.com

• Kenneth Kpodo

  COO, Allure Africa Limitedwww.allureafrica.com

   

• Kerstin Florian

  President Kerstin Florian Internationalwww.kerstinflorian.com

• Kevin Kelly

  President & Chief Branding Officer Canyon Ranchwww.canyonranch.com

• Kevin Turnbull

  Chief Executive, Spa Finder Europewww.spafindereurope.com

• Kim Collier

  Principal Blu Spas Inc / Collier and Collier Spaswww.bluspasinc.com

• Kimberley Matheson Shedrick

  President / Owner, Natural Resources Spa Consulting, Inc.www.nrispa.com

• Kimberly Doyle

  Wealth Management US Marketing & Events, JP Morganwww.jpmorgan.com

   

• Kira Walton

  Co-Founder, VOYAwww.voya.ie

   

• Kirien Withers

  Director, Spa Spirit Pty Ltdwww.spaguru.com.au

   

• Kirk Pederson

  Vice President of Hospitality Asset Management, West Morgan Stanleywww.morganstanley.com

• Kirsty MacCormick

  Director of Spa Operations, Spatalitywww.spatality.com

   

• Knut Büngen

  International Project Consultant, Klafs GmbH & Co. KGwww.klafs.de

   

• Kristin Squef

  Manager of Business Development - Spas, La Prairiewww.laprairie.com

• Kristina Pacheco

  Director of Business Development, Spatality Internationalwww.spatality.com

   

• Lai Fong Cheung

  Health Club Manager, Purple Jade Clubwww.purplejadeclub.com.cn

   

• Laszlo Puczko

  Managing Director, Xellum Management Consultingwww.xellum.hu

   

• Laurence Boulet

  Director Development, Spa, ACCORwww.accor.com

   

• Leandro Gualtieri

  President & Owner STB group STB groupwww.stbspa.com

• Lena Kasfiki-Livanidou

  CEO, Resense Spaswww.resensespas.com

   

• Leonard Fluxman

  President and CEO Steiner Leisure Limitedwww.steinerleisure.com

• Leslie Glover

  CEO Aspen Spa Managementwww.aspenspamanagement.com

• Lisa Hedley

  Corporate Spa Director American Property Managementwww.apmc.net

• Lisa Starr

  Director of Community, SpaTradewww.spatrade.com

   

• Liz Ratcliff

  Corporate Director of Spa Development, Kor Hotel Groupwww.thekorgroup.com

• Liz Terry

  Managing Director, Spa Businesswww.spabusiness.com

   

• Lopo Champalimaud

  CEO & Co-Founder, Wahandawww.wahanda.com

   

• Lori Hutchinson

  Founder, Co-Owner, Hutchinson Consultingwww.hutchinsonconsulting.com

   

• Lou Marinaccio

  Managing Director North Castle Partnerswww.northcastlepartners.com

• Louise Riby

  Head of Spa Division, Aromatherapy Associateswww.aromatherapyassociates.com

   

• Lucie Brosseau

  General Manager, Spas Relais Santewww.spasrelaissante.com

   

• Lucy Ruiz

  General Manager Paraiso de la Bonita Resort & Thalassowww.paraisodelabonita.com

• Ludovic Laine

  President, La Paz Groupwww.lapazgroup.com

   

• Luo Qing

  President, Beijing Organic Life Business Consultant Pty.Ltd.www.spachina.com.cn

• Lynne Florio

  Worldwide President La Prairiewww.laprairie.com

• Lynne McNees

  President, International SPA Associationwww.experiencespa.com

• Maguy Maccario-Doyle

  Consul General, Minister Counselor, Monaco Tourist Officewww.visitmonaco.com

   

• Majda Berrada

  Founder, Moroccan Spa Association

   

• Manav Thadani

  Managing Director, HVS Hospitality Serviceswww.hvs.com

• Manuel Geyer

  Vice CEO, Schletterer International Groupwww.schletterer.com

   

• Marc Cohen

  Professor RMIT Universitywww.rmit.edu.au

• Marc Smith

  Chief Social Scientist, Connected Action Consulting Groupwww.connectedaction.net

   

• Marci Zaroff

  Founder/President, Under the Canopywww.underthecanopy.com

   

• Marco Murillo

  CFO and Vice President, Shape Up House Co., Ltdwww.spa-guest-house.jp

• Marco Tarquini

  CEO, International Leisure Consultantswww.ilc-world.com

   

• Maria Puetz-Willems

  Editor-in-Chief, HospitalityInside.comwww.hospitalityInside.com

   

• Maria-Jose Caldentey

  Editor, Director, EstheticWorld, EstheticSpa, EstheticNails & Make-up, EstheticWebwww.esthetic.es

   

• Maribeth Bisienere

  Vice President, New Business Development-Health & Wellness The Walt Disney Companywww.disney.com

• Marina Kuchurkina

  Managing Director Guild Spa of Expertswww.russiaspa.ru

• Mario Stiefler

  Managing Director, Thermarium Baeder-Bau GmbHwww.thermarium.com

   

• Marion Schneider

  CEO, Toskanaworld GmbHwww.toskanaworld.net

   

• Mark Moloney

  Managing Director, Total Beautywww.totalbeauty.com

   

• Mark Silver

  Chairman, Academy Leisure Ltdwww.theacademy.co.uk

   

• Mark Walton

  MD, VOYAwww.voya.ie

   

• Mark Wuttke

  Principal, Wuttke Group LLCwww.wuttkegroup.com

   

• Martha Wiedemann

  Wellness Advisor, Badrutt's Palace Hotelwww.badruttspalace.com

   

• Marti Morenings

  CEO, Universal Companieswww.universalcompanies.com

• Martin Goldmann

  CEO, Azur Ambientewww.azurambiente.com

   

• Martine Fehr

  Spa Director, Victoria-Jungfrauwww.vjc.ch

   

• Martine Granier

  General Manager Accor Thalassawww.accorthalassa.com

• Mary Elizabeth Bondu

  International Development Director Hydrotherm Ltd.www.hydrothermspa.com

• Mary Tabacchi

  Professor, Cornell Universitywww.cornell.edu

• Mary-Elizabeth Gifford

  The Farm at Pantrepant

• Matthias Voit

  Chief Executive of Elite Interiors Division, Dornbracht GmbH & Co KGwww.dornbracht.de

   

• Maureen Poschman

  President, Promo Communicationswww.promoinc.net

• Meg Prendergast

  Senior VP of Design Gettyswww.gettys.com

• Megan Larsen

  Founder Sodashiwww.sodashi.com

• Megan Weber

  Senior Vice President, Asset Management, GENCOM Groupwww.gencomgrp.com

   

• Mehmet Kabas

  Managing Director, Prometwww.promet.com.tr

   

• Meinhard Pfanner

  President & CEO, IMI Investment Management Inc.

• Melanie Cutcliffe

  Managing Director Indigo PRCo Ltdwww.indigoprco.com

• Melanie Lyons

  Vice President of Business Development Equinoxwww.equinoxfitness.com

• Mia Kyricos

  Director, Spa Development, Operations & Marketing Starwood Hotels Corpwww.starwoodhotels.com

• Michael Harmsworth

  Managing Director ESPA International UK Ltdwww.espaonline.co.uk

• Michael Navas

  Legal Advisor, ProNicaraguawww.pronicaragua.org

   

• Michael Schummert

  CEO, Dr. Babor GmbH & Co. KGwww.babor.eu

   

• Michael Winfield

  CEO & President, Cambridge Beacheswww.cambridgebeaches.com

   

• Mike Canizales

  CEO Spa Chakrawww.spachakra.com

• Miki Akita

  Miki Akita www.jntonyc.org

• Mikiko Hayano

  PR Spa Finder, Inc.www.collegeofmassage.com

• Mindy Terry

  President & Founder, Creative Spa Conceptswww.creativespaconcepts.com

   

• Missy Godfrey

  Partner Tri-Artisan Merchant Bankwww.spafinder.com

• Monica Risenius

  Managing Director Raison d' Etrewww.raisondetrespas.com

   

• Motti Essakow

  Natural Capitalist, OmWard Boundwww.1planetwellness.com

   

• MPS Puri

  Chief Executive, Nira Hotels and Resortswww.ghmhotels.com

   

• Naim Maadad

  Managing Director, MSpa Global & Hotels, Middle Eastwww.mspa-international.com

   

• Nancy Epstein

  CEO Artistic Tile, Inc.www.artistictile.com

• Nancy Jackson Park

  CEO Naturopathicawww.naturopathica.com

• Nancy Nemer

  Founder & CEO, Red Cashewwww.redcashew.com

   

• Nancy Trent

  President & CEO, Trent & Company, Inc.www.trentandcompany.com

• Neil Jacobs

  President Starwood Capital Hotel Groupwww.starwoodcapital.com

• Neil Orvay

  Managing Director, Asia Spa & Wellness Limitedwww.senseoftouch.com.hk

• Nerio Alessandri

  Founder and CEO Technogymwww.technogym.com

• Nicholas Ratut

  President, John Varvatos Fragrances & Skincare, Shiseidowww.johnvarvatosfragrance.com

• Nicola Fortunati

  Spa General manager STB groupwww.stbspa.com

• Nicole Lingos

  Director of Marketing Services The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd.www.lhw.com

• Nikheel Advani

  Managing Director Grace Bay Club www.gracebayclub.com

• Nikita Sarkar

  Senior Consultant, Ernst & Youngwww.ey.com

   

• Nina Tsymbal

  Director, Spa Consultantwww.infospa.ru

• NiQi Kundhi

  Director, GeoSpawww.geospafitness.com

   

• Nisha Javeri

  CEO, Spa Treatments Pvt. Ltdwww.myrahspa.com

   

• Norbert Deckelmann

  Owner and Managing Director Deckelmann Wellnesswww.deckelmann-wellness.com

• Norbert Hintermayer

  Chief Editor, Hintermayer Mediawww.spa-world.at/cms/index.php

   

• Oktay Orhon

  Board Member, Richmond Nua Wellness Spawww.richmondnua.com

   

• Ophelia Yeung

  Director, Economics Program, SRI Internationalwww.sri.com

   

• Ozgur Balta

  CEO, The Wellness Companywww.twc.com.tr

   

• Pamela Busiek

  President CBI Laboratories, Inc.www.cbiskincare.com

• Patrick Saussay

  General Manager, After the Rainwww.aftertherain.ch

   

• Paul Arnold

  Principal, Ernst & Young Middle Eastwww.ey.com

   

• Paul Elmslie

  Managing Director TeleDermSpawww.teledermspa.com

• Paul Haslauer

  General Manager, Haslauer GmbHwww.haslauer.info

   

• Paul Jones

  COO, One&Only Resortswww.oneandonlyresorts.com

   

• Paul Lehr

  President Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa, LLCwww.pritikin.com

• Paul Macpherson

  Chief Development Officer Jumeirah Groupwww.jumeirah.com

• Paul Westbrook

  SVP, Product and Brand Management, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Companywww.ritzcarlton.com

   

• Paula Andrea Rey

  Spa Consulting - Marketing & Project Planner, PR Spa Consultingwww.consultoriadespa.com.ar

   

• Pav Mahal

  Director, GeoSpawww.geospa.com

   

• Pete Ellis

  Chairman & CEO SpaFinder, Inc.www.spafinder.com

• Peter Anderson

  President/Founder Anderson & Associateswww.anderspa.com

• Peter Rietveld

  Managing Director, Barr and Wray FZ LLCwww.your-spa.com

• Peter Yesawich

  Chairman & CEO, Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown & Russellwww.ypbr.com

   

• Philip Wolf

  CEO, PhoCusWrightwww.phocuswright.com

   

• Philippe Bourguignon

  CEO, Vice Chairman, Revolution Places LLCwww.revolution.com

   

• Philippe Hennessy

  CEO Pevonia Internationalwww.pevonia.com

• Polly Johnson

  CEO SpaEquip Inc.www.spaequip.com

• Rachel Stoffers

  Marketing and PR Manager, Sodashiwww.sodashi.com

   

• Raj Chandnani

  Director of Strategic Planning Wimberley Allison Tong & Goowww.watg.com

• Raoul Andrews

  President International Hotel Spa Academywww.internationalhotelspaacademy.com

• Rebecca Walker

  Editor-in-Chief, AsiaSpa Magazinewww.bluincmedia.com

   

• Rehka Chaudhari

  CEO, JCKRC & Co.www.jckrc.com

   

• Reinhard Neubert

  Director of Hospitality & Asset Management, Makar Propertieswww.makarproperties.com

• Renate Brune

  CEO, Alt Madlitzer Muhle GmbHwww.gutklostermuehle.com

   

• Renee-Marie Stephano

  COO, Medical Tourism Association. Editor, Medical Tourism Magazine. Medical Tourism Associationwww.MedicalTourismAssociation.com

   

• Reto Wittwer

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Kempinski Hotel Groupwww.kempinski.com

   

• Rhianon Howells

  Editor Spa Business, the Leisure Media Companywww.leisuremedia.com

• Richard Bishop

  U.K. Design & Technical Sales Director, NOLA 7 Ltd.www.nola7.com

   

• Richard Corsini

  Principal, Corsini Architects Inc.www.corsiniarchitects.com

   

• Richard Dusseau

  CEO & President Spatalitywww.spatality.com

• Richard Gersten

  Managing Director North Castle Partners, LLC www.northcastlepartners.com

• Richard Weissmann

  Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co.www.gs.com

   

• Rick Aidekman

  CEO Cornelia Day Resort www.cornelia.com

• Robert Henry

  Principal Robert D. Henry Architectswww.rdh-architects.com

• Roberta Lee

  Vice-Chair, Department of Integrative Medicine, Continuum Center for Health & Healingwww.healthandhealingny.org

   

• Roberto Arjona

  General Manager Rancho La Puertawww.rancholapuerta.com

• Roger Allen

  CEO of Thermarium Spa Operations, Thermarium Baeder-Bau GmbH, LLCwww.thermarium.com

   

• Rolf Longree

  Managing Director, Lux Elements GmbH & Co. KGwww.luxelements.com

   

• Ron Jackson

  President/CEO Meadowbrook Golfwww.mggi.com

• Ronald Jean

  VP International Business Development Pevonia Internationalwww.cosmopro.com

• Rudolf Christian Sommerhuber

  Managing Director, Sommerhuber GmbHwww.sommerhuber.com

   

• Ryan Crabbe

  Senior Director of Spa Operations, Hilton Worldwidewww.hilton.com

   

• Salima Vellani

  Partner Onda Capital Partnerswww.ondacap.com

• Sallie Fraenkel

  COO SpaFinder, Inc.www.spafinder.com

• Samantha Foster

  Chairman Asia Pacific Spa & Wellness Councilwww.spawellnesscouncil.com

• Samir Patel

  MD, Six Senses Spas Six Senses Resorts & Spaswww.sixsenses.com

• Sammy Gharieni

  Founder, CEO, Electro-Medical Gharieni GmbHwww.gharieni.com

   

• Sandra Skolbar

  Spa Director, Noviwww.hoteli-novi.hr

   

• Sarah Ward

  Publisher, European Spa Magazinewww.europeanspamagazine.com

   

• Sari Pinguet

  Managing Director, George-V-Spawww.buddhabar.com

   

• Scott Beville

  President of Sales and Marketing The Cliffs Communitieswww.cliffscommunities.com

• Scott Day

  Chairman & CEO MedSurge Holdings, Incwww.medsurgeadvances.com

• Scott Ziegler

  Vice President of Marketing, The Cliffs Communitieswww.cliffscommunities.com

   

• Sean Harrington

  Managing Director, Elemiswww.elemis.com

   

• Semih Sen

  Director of Business Development, Dubai Healthcare Citywww.dhcc.ae

• Sharilyn Abbajay

  Executive Committee, ISPA COO, Neill Corporation www.experienceispa.com

• Sharon Ullrick

  Marketing Manager of Leading Spas, Leading Hotels of the Worldwww.lhw.com

   

• Sheila McCann

  Director of Spa - Brand Quality, Shangri-la International Hotel Management Limitedwww.shangri-la.com

• Shirin Navab Koepsel

  Regional Director Central Europe and Japan, Spatality Inc.www.spatality.com

• Sigurdur Thorsteinsson

  Managing Director, Blue Lagoon Spa & Skincarewww.bluelagoon.com

• Sonal Uberoi

  Senior Director, Spa Balance Consulting www.spa-balance.com

   

• Sonu Shivdasani

  C.E.O. and Chairman, Six Senses Resorts and Spaswww.sixsenses.com

• Sophie Benge

  Spa Consultant ila - organic spa productswww.ila-spa.com

• Stacie Zakem

  Business Development Coordinator, CNL Lifestyle Companywww.cnl.com/income

   

• Stanimir Stankov

  Chairman, NAST - National Association for SPA & Wellness Tourism

• Stefan Schollhammer

  CEO, Klafs GmbH & Co. KGwww.klafs.com

   

• Stephanie Perrone Goldstein

  Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Coyle Hospitality Groupwww.coylehospitality.com

   

• Stephen Purdew

  Director and Co-Owner, Champneys Health Resortswww.champneys.co.uk

• Steve Case

  Chairman & CEO Revolution, Inc.www.revolutionhealth.com

• Steve Morton

  Workforce Development Fellow, University of Derby Corporatewww.derby.ac.uk

   

• Steven Conquy

  CEO Paua Group Limitedwww.paua.com.hk

• Steven Kass

  CEO American Leisurewww.americanleisure.com

• Stu Garrow

  Co-Founder, Intelligent Spaswww.intelligentspas.com

   

• Stuart McKee

  Director of Operations - Hotels & Resorts, Aerium Atlas Managementwww.ensofgroup.com

• Susan Harmsworth

  Founder & CEO ESPA Internationalwww.espaonline.co.uk

• Susan Teng

  Vice President, Spa & Wellness Association Singaporewww.spaandwellness.org

   

• Susanna Saari

  Senior Lecturer in Hospitality Degree Programme, Turku University of Applied Sciencewww.tuas.fi

   

• Susie Ellis

  President SpaFinder, Inc.www.spafinder.com

• Suzy Lang

  National Retail Director - Spa Nordstrom Nordstromwww.nordstrom.com

• Sylvia Glueckert

  Owner, WellConsultwww.well-consult.de

   

• Sylvia Sepielli

  Founder, Sylvia Planning And Designwww.sylviaspa.com

   

• Tae Kawasaki

  President, The Day Spawww.thedayspa.jp

   

• Tag Galyean

  Master Designer The TAG Galyean Studiowww.tagstudio.com

• Tanya Wheway

  Joint Chairman, Wheway Lifestyle International, Ltd.www.whewaylifestyle.com

   

• Tarja Visan

  Founder/CEO, George-V-Spawww.buddhabar.com

   

• Tatsuya Masubuchi

  Chief Executive Officer, Luxury Spa Finder Japan, Inc.www.spafinder.jp

• Ted Ning

  Director, LOHASwww.lohas.com

• Teresa McKee

  COO, Red Door Spa Holdingswww.reddoorspas.com

   

• Terry Stevens

  Managing Director, Stevens & Associateswww.stevensassoc.co.uk

   

• Theresa Chew

  President, Spa & Wellness Association Singaporewww.spaandwellness.org

   

• Thomas Gottlieb

  Managing Partner Geolo Capitalwww.geolo.com

• Thomas Roessler

  Managing Director, TAC GmbH - Reservation Assistantwww.reservationassistant.com

   

• Todd Walter

  CEO, Red Door Spa Holdingswww.rdspas.com

• Tom Horton

  President & CEO Canopy Development Company, LLCwww.canopydevelopment.com

• Tom Johnston

  COO, American Leisurewww.americanleisure.com

   

• Tom Kuhn

  CEO Davines, comfort zone, North Americawww.davines.us

• Tom Posey

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Golden Door & Luxury Resort Spaswww.luxuryresorts.com

• Tom Wilscam

  CEO, HOMMAGE, INCwww.hommage.com

   

• Tomonori Maruyama

  Chief Researcher Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co.www.mitsui.co.jp

• Tracey Sameyah

  Murad Inclusive Health Center Muradwww.murad.com

• Tracy McCurtin

  Hospitality Sector Manager EMEA, Precorwww.precor.com

   

• Ulrike Klein

  Co-Founder Jurlique Internationalwww.jurlique.com

• Umit Yasar Atalay

  General Manager, Richmond Nua Wellness Spawww.richmondnua.com

   

• Ute Leube

  Founder and Managing Director Amala Inc./ Primavera Life GmbHwww.amalabeauty.com

• Varaluk Vanichkul

  Chief Executive Officer, Zense of Joywww.zenseofjoy.com

   

• Victoria Fuller

  Director PRCo Ltdwww.prco.com

• Vincent Malherbe

  Vice President of Business Development, Briley Groupwww.brileygroup.com

   

• Vivian Patkos

  President, CEO, & Owner, Le Convivial Luxury Suites & Spawww.leconvivial.com

   

• Welf Ebeling

  Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd.www.lhw.com

• Wendy Bosalavage

  Wendy Bosalavagewww.americanleisure.com

• Werner Ettl

  President, Portfolio Investments International GmbHwww.pii-holding.at

   

• Wimberley Wilson

  Director of Strategy, Wimberley, Allison, Tong & Goowww.watg.com

   

• Wolf Hengst

  President and CEO Amala Consultingwww.wahanda.com

• Yael Alkalay

  Founder and CEO Red Flowerwww.redflower.com

• Yaël Bruigom

  Marketing and PR Manager, Clinique La Prairiewww.laprairie.ch

   

• Yoriko Soma

  President, Spa Finder Japanwww.spafinder.co.jp

• Yuji Naito

  Group Manager, Thermarium Baeder-Bau GmbHwww.thermarium.com

   

• Yuksel Demir

  Department Head of Fine Arts, Istanbul Technical Universitywww.itu.edu.tr/en/

   

• Zeki Karagulle

  Professor, Turkish Spa Associationwww.spa-turkey.com

   

Thank you a thousand times over for such a productive and stimulating Summit and time in Istanbul... The Global Spa Summit is so needed, timely, and... effective! Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier, Clinical Professor of Medicine