A New Season of In Pursuit of Wellness Is in Development The next chapter of global wellness storytelling is coming. At the Global Wellness Summit’s Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium on May 12, Gemma Jennings, Global Vice President of Programme Partnerships at BBC Studios, will take the stage to discuss how storytelling plays a role in real estate and what is in development for…
New GWI Real Estate Data and GCC Case Studies to Be Unveiled at the GWS Symposium
New GWI Real Estate Data and GCC Case Studies to Be Unveiled at the GWS Symposium At the Global Wellness Summit’s Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium in NYC on May 12, two of the industry’s leading researchers—GWI Research Fellows Katherine Johnston and Ophelia Yeung—will present new data and insights on one of the fastest-growing sectors in the global wellness economy: wellness real estate. Their…
Susan Magsamen to Speak at the GWS Symposium, with New Johns Hopkins Collaboration Announcement
Susan Magsamen to Speak at the GWS Symposium, with New Johns Hopkins Collaboration Announcement The Global Wellness Summit’s New York Symposium on May 12 will feature a highly anticipated session from Susan Magsamen—a leading voice at the intersection of brain science, the arts, and human experience. Susan will introduce the Intentional Spaces Roadmap: 2026, alongside an exciting new collaboration with the Global Wellness Institute, marking…
Microplastics Watch Initiative Trends for 2026
Microplastics Watch Initiative 2026 Trends Initiative Co-Chair: Professor Gerry Bodeker, Member at Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, UK and Malaysia Initiative Vice-Chair: Trent Munday, Senior Vice President, Mandara Spa, Thailand Once seen primarily as an environmental concern, the plastic crisis has now crossed a new frontier—into our food, water, air and even our bodies. Microplastics, defined as plastic particles smaller than 5 mm (5000…
Wellness Communities and Real Estate Initiative Trends for 2026
Wellness Communities and Real Estate Initiative 2026 Trends Initiative Chair: Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki, Principal, tst ink LLC, United States Initiative Vice-Chair: Jean-François Garneau, Chief Development Officer, INITIAL Real Estate, Founder & Chief Possibilities Officer, ALIŌ – Building Wellbeing, Switzerland TREND 1: The Wellbeing Address – Where You Live Is How Long You Live A fundamental shift is underway in what people expect from the places where they…
Wellness Architecture & Design Initiative Trends for 2026
Wellness Architecture & Design Initiative 2026 Trends Initiative Chair: Lahra Tatriele, Co-Founder & Chief Wellness Strategist, Alchemy Concepts and Co-Founder, Fivelements, Asia Initiative Vice-Chair: Valentina Cereda, Founder & Integrative Architect, Dubai TREND 1: Primal Architecture – Designing for Psychological Safety and Human Regulation Today, many people live in a constant state of stress due to lifestyle pressures, environmental factors and digital overload. Before conscious awareness, the…
