Speakers / Topics

Melinda Yon – 360 Spa Solutions (HK)
Emcee

Raym Richards - Founder, Global Healing (Australia)
Earth and her consciousness

Maureen "Mo" Smith - Leisure Travel Specialist, Island Travel (USA)
Spa-related travel: an update on emerging trends

Suzanne Kaiser - Spa Wellness Programming Consultant (USA)
Successful strategies for good times or bad

Clarissa Richardson - Principal, Richardson Sadeki Architects (USA)
Creating a unique spa experience through integrated design

Anne-Maree Huxley - Director, Models of Success & Sustainability (Australia)
Why CSR is essential for spa success and sustainabilit"

Dr Rubin R Naiman - Director of Sleep Programs, Miraval Resort (USA)
The retreat of night: sleep, dreams and wellness

Trent Munday - Regional Vice-President, Mandara Spa Asia (Thailand)
CSR - and what it can mean for your brand

Tom McLoughlin - CEO, Per Aquum Resorts & Spas (Maldives)
Creating an icon: a "different" model of success

Judith Wendell - Founder, Sacred Currents; Feng Shui Consultant (USA)
The feng shui of profitable spas

Jeremy Creed - CEO, Wayspa.com (Canada)
Spas and the internet

Prof. Marc Cohen MBBS (Hons), PhD (TCM), PhD (Elec Eng), BMed Sci (Hons), FAMAC, FICAE (Australia)
Spas and sustainability: Creating sustainable well-being and sustainable business practices

Bija Bennett - Bija Bennett, Founder of Yoga Away LLC (USA)
Yoga's New Groove: Enlightening the Spa Experience

Panel discussion moderators:

Ted Ning - Conference Director/Journal Executive Editor, LOHAS (USA)
Green to gold: making sustainability sexy and profitable

Ingo Schweder - Partner and Managing Director, Europe and Asia, Spatality Inc. (Hong Kong)
Spa product trends: the truth beneath the hype when it comes to organic, natural and cosmeceutical products

Workshop and Interactive Focus Group facilitators:

Motti Essakow - Founder, Omward Bound (Canada)
Conscious business and eco-luxury : improving the ecological and carbon footprint of resorts, spas and wellness centers

Anna Bjurstam - Managing Director, Raison d'Etre (Sweden)
Strategies for enhancing spa business profitability

Kim Serafini - Founder/Director, Lithos Therapy & I am Gr8ful (Australia)
Sustaining sustainability

Andrew Jones - Permaculture Consultant (USA)
Sustainability in spa design and operations : core considerations

Chicchan Richards - Vibrational Healer/Musician (Australia)
Vibrational, crystal and sound healing