Global Spa Summit 2009

Clodagh

CEO, Clodagh Design, United States

Sharilyn Abbajay

Treasurer, ISPA, United States

Fatma Abdulla

Managing Partner, Global Consulting, Inc., United Arab Emirates

Nikheel Advani

Managing Director, Grace Bay Club, Turks and Caicos Islands

Rick Aidekman

CEO, Cornelia Day Resort, United States

Miki Akita

Director, Japan National Tourist Organization, United States

Belgin Aksoy

Board member, Aksoy Group/ Richmond Nua Wellness Spa, Turkey

Nerio Alessandri

Founder and CEO, Technogym, United States

Yael Alkalay

Founder and CEO, Red Flower, United States

Peter Anderson

President/Founder, Anderson & Associates, United States

Raoul Andrews

President, Aspen Spa Management, United States

Roberto Arjona

General Manager, Rancho La Puerta, United States

Chip Baird

Managing Director, North Castle Partners, United States

Charlene Barker

Vice President, Kerstin Florian International, United States

Andrew Barnard

General Manager, The Bodyholiday LeSPORT, Saint Lucia

Sophie Benge

Spa Consultant, ila - organic spa products, United Kingdom

Bija Bennett

Founder/CEO, YogaAway, LLC, United States

Emanuel Berger

CEO, Victoria-Jungfrau Collection, Switzerland

Scott Beville

President of Sales and Marketing, The Cliffs Communities, United States

Anne Biging

Managing Director, Healing Hotels of the World, Germany

Maribeth Bisienere

Vice President, New Business Development-Health & Wellness, The Walt Disney Company, United States

Anna Bjurstam

Managing Director, Raison d'Etre, Sweden

Heather Blankinship

Spa Manager, Sir Rocco Forte & Family Luxury Hotels, Germany

Jean-Paul Blissett

Managing Director/CEO, SYNTAX, United Kingdom

Gerry Bodeker

Professor, University of Oxford, Malaysia

Carl Boger

Associate Dean of Academics, University of Houston, United States

Davide Bollati

Chairman, [ comfort zone ], Italy

Mary Elizabeth Bondu

International Development Director, Hydrotherm Ltd., France

Dominique Borri

General Manager, STB Società delle Terme e del Benessere S.p.A., Italy

Wendy Bosalavage

President, American Leisure, United States

Katharina Braun

General Manager, Deckelmann Wellness Hong Kong Ltd., Hong Kong

Emlyn Brown

Operations and Development Director, Provencal Investments, France

John Buckingham

Founder and President, Solana MedSpas, Inc., United States

Keith Burnet

Vice President - Fitness & Spa, Hilton Hotels Corporation, United Kingdom

Pamela Busiek

President, CBI Laboratories, Inc., United States

Mike Canizales

CEO, Spa Chakra, United States

Byron Carlock, jr.

President/CEO, CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., United States

Dr. Richard Carmona

Vice Chairman, Canyon Ranch, United States

Cynthia Carrion-Norton

Assistant Secretary, Philippine Department of Tourism, Philippines

Alfredo Carvajal

Vice President Business Development, Universal Companies, United States

Steve Case

Chairman & CEO, Revolution, Inc., United States

Cassandra Cavanah

Executive Director, Spa Finder Europe, United Kingdom

Douglas Chambers

Principal, Blu Spas Inc., United States

Raj Chandnani

Director of Strategic Planning, Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, United States

Carina Chatlani

Co - Chairperson, Spa & Wellness Association Of India, United States

Barbara Close

President & Founder, Naturopathica, United States

Marc Cohen

Professor, RMIT University, Australia

Glenn Colarossi

President, Cybex Hospitality Division, Cybex International Inc., United States

Cary Collier

Principal, Blu Spas Inc / Collier and Collier Spas, United States

Kim Collier

Principal, Blu Spas Inc / Collier and Collier Spas, United States

Steven Conquy

Chief Operating Officer, MSpa International Limited, Thailand

Dr. Daniel Cosgrove

President, WellMax, United States

Melanie Cutcliffe

Managing Director, Indigo PRCo Ltd, United Kingdom

Houda Dabboussi

Associate, Istithmar, United Arab Emirates

Scott Day

Chairman & CEO, MedSurge Holdings, Inc, United States

Norbert Deckelmann

Owner and Managing Director, Deckelmann Wellness, Germany

Richard Dusseau

CEO & President, Spatality, United States

Welf Ebeling

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., United States

Pete Ellis

Chairman & CEO, SpaFinder, Inc., United States

Susie Ellis

President, SpaFinder, Inc., United States

Paul Elmslie

Managing Director, TeleDermSpa, Australia

Nancy Epstein

CEO, Artistic Tile, Inc., United States

Annbeth Eschbach

CEO, exhale enterprises, United States

Frederic Fekkai

President of Frederic Fekkai, Frederic Fekkai, United States

Catherine Feliciano-Chon

Founder & Managing Director, CatchOn & Company Ltd., Hong Kong

Elaine Fenard

Vice Presdient and Partner, Spatality, United States

Kerstin Florian

President, Kerstin Florian International, United States

Lynne Florio

Worldwide President, La Prairie, United States

Leonard Fluxman

President and CEO, Steiner Leisure Limited, United States

Nicola Fortunati

Spa General manager, STB group, Italy

Samantha Foster

Chairperson, Asia Pacific Spa & Wellness Council, Thailand

John Fox

Senior Vice President, PKF Consulting, United States

Sallie Fraenkel

COO, SpaFinder, Inc., United States

Jan Freitag

VP - Global Development, Smith Travel Research, United States

Victoria Fuller

Director, PRCo Ltd, United Kingdom

Tag Galyean

Master Designer, The TAG Galyean Studio, United States

Barbara Gavazzoli

International Director of Marketing and Communciation, [ comfort zone ], Italy

Don Genders

Managing Director, Design for Leisure, United States

Alan Georgeson

CEO, Georgeson Group Inc, United States

Richard Gersten

Managing Director, North Castle Partners, LLC, United States

Andrew Gibson

Group Director of Spa, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Hong Kong

Mary-Elizabeth Gifford

, The Farm at Pantrepant, Anguilla

Leslie Glover

CEO, Aspen Spa Management, United States

Missy Godfrey

Partner, Tri-Artisan Merchant Bank, United States

Brian Goldstein

President, Canadian College of Massage & Hydrotherapy Inc., Canada

Jill Goodman

Operations Director, Buckingham lifestyle, United Kingdom

Carlos Gosselin

Owner, Paraiso de la Bonita Resort & Thalasso, Mexico

Thomas Gottlieb

Managing Partner, Geolo Capital, United States

John Gray

President & CEO, Glen Ivy Hot Springs, United States

Ken Greger

Managing Director / CEO, Greger/Peterson Associates, United States

Carrie Gross

CEO, MD Skincare by Dr. Dennis Gross, United States

Leandro Gualtieri

President & Owner STB group, STB group, Italy

Hope Guss

Senior Director of Spa Operations, Hilton, United States

Joseph Gutierrez

Vice-President Operations, Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa, United States

Susan Harmsworth

Founder & CEO, ESPA International, United Kingdom

Charlie Harmsworth

Brand Director, ESPA International UK Ltd, United Kingdom

Michael Harmsworth

Managing Director, ESPA International UK Ltd, United Kingdom

Mikiko Hayano

PR, Spa Finder, Inc., Japan

Lisa Hedley

Corporate Spa Director, American Property Management, United States

Wolf Hengst

President and CEO, Amala Consulting, United States

Gary Henkin

President, WTS International, United States

Philippe Hennessy

CEO, Pevonia International, United States

Robert Henry

Principal, Robert D. Henry Architects, United States

Albert Herrera

Vice President, Hotels & Resorts, Virtuoso, United States

Donna Holtom

President Holtz Spas Inc., Chair, Leading Spas of Canada, Canada

Anni Hood

Group Director of Spa, Jumeirah, United Arab Emirates

Tom Horton

President & CEO, Canopy Development Company, LLC, United States

Geraldine Howard

President, Aromatherapy Associates Ltd, United Kingdom

Rhianon Howells

Editor, Spa Business, the Leisure Media Company, United Kingdom

Brian Hunter

Partner, Spa Developments, United Kingdom

Jane Iredale

President, Iredale Mineral Cosmetics, United States

David Itzikman

Managing Director, GH Capital, LLC, United States

Annika Jackson

Vice President & General Manager, Enchantment Group & Mii amo Spa, United States

Ron Jackson

President/CEO, Meadowbrook Golf, United States

Nancy Jackson Park

CEO, Naturopathica, United States

Neil Jacobs

President, Starwood Capital Hotel Group, United States

Ronald Jean

VP International Business Development, Pevonia International, United States

Angela Jeantet

Director of Education Programs, University California Irvine, United States

Polly Johnson

CEO, SpaEquip Inc., United States

Katherine Johnston

Senior Economist, Economics Program, SRI International, United States

Alain Jouan

General Manager, Stas Doyer Hydro Inc., Canada

Howard Kaminsky

President and Co-Founder, B.Kamins, Chemist, United States

Steven Kass

CEO, American Leisure, United States

Kevin Kelly

President & Chief Branding Officer, Canyon Ranch, United States

John Andrew Kettle

Senior vice president, Dubai investment group, United Arab Emirates

Ashok Khanna

Managing Director, Ananda in the Himalayas, India

Ulrike Klein

Co-Founder, Jurlique International, Australia

Jean Klueter

Architect/Senior Architect, Wimberley, Allison, Tong & Goo, United States

Karen Korpi

Vice President Spa Division, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, United States

John Korpi

Principal, SpaQuest International, United States

Marina Kuchurkina

Managing Director, Guild Spa of Experts, Russia

Tom Kuhn

CEO, Davines [comfort zone] North America, United States

Mia Kyricos

Director, Spa Development, Operations & Marketing, Starwood Hotels Corp, United States

Adria Lake

Managing Director, A.W. Lake Spa Concepts, Singapore

Suzy Lang

National Retail Director - Spa Nordstrom, Nordstrom, United States

Megan Larsen

Founder, Sodashi, Australia

Janet League-katzin

Founder, Sphatika International, LLC, United States

Paul Lehr

President, Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa, United States

Denise Leicester

Founder & CEO, Ila Spa, United Kingdom

John Leicester

Managing Director, Ila Spa, United Kingdom

Ute Leube

Founder and Managing Director, Amala Inc./ Primavera Life GmbH, Germany

Nicole Lingos

Director of Marketing Services, The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., United States

Franz Linser

President, Tirol Wellness, Austria

Melanie Lyons

Vice President of Business Development, Equinox, United States

Paul Macpherson

Chief Development Officer, Jumeirah Group, United Arab Emirates

Lou Marinaccio

Managing Director, North Castle Partners, United States

Granier Martine

General Manager, Accor Thalassa, France

Tomonori Maruyama

Chief Researcher, Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd., Japan

Alain Masazza

Director of Operations LeSpa International, Accor Thalassa, France

Tatsuya Masubuchi

Chief Executive Officer, Luxury Spa Finder Japan,Inc, Japan

Kimberley Matheson Shedrick

President / Owner, Natural Resources Spa Consulting, Inc., United States

Gary Matkin

Dean, Continuing Education, University of California, Irvine, United States

Jeff Matthews

President and COO, Mandara Spa, Indonesia

Helen McCabe-Young

Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, One&Only Resorts, United States

Ed Mccall

Partner, Brentwood Associates Private Equity, United States

Anne Mccall wilson

Vice President, Spas, Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, Canada

Sheila McCann

Director of Spa - Brand Quality, Shangri-la International Hotel Management Limited, Singapore

Diane Mcdavitt

President, Luxury Link, United States

Stuart Mckee

Director of Operations - Hotels & Resorts, Aerium Atlas Management, United Kingdom

Lynne Mcnees

President, International SPA Association, United States

Joy Menzies

Managing Director, Chiva-Som International Health Resorts Co., Ltd., Thailand

Diana Mestre

Owner, Mestre & Mestre Pro Spa Developments, Mexico

Dianne Miles

Board Member for Public Relations, CIDESCO, Zurich, Switzerland, Australia

Geraldine Mitton

Corporate Director of Spa, San Aquam holdings, South Africa

Marti Morenings

CEO, Universal Companies, United States

Jack Morrison

Managing Director, Elmcrest College, Canada

Marco Murillo

CFO and Vice President, Shape Up House Co., Ltd, Japan

Elmar Nagele

CEO, Thermarium Baeder-Bau GmbH, Austria

Shirin Navab koepsel

Regional Director Central Europe and Japan, Spatality Inc., Germany

Edwin Neill

President, Neill Corporation, United States

Ahmos Netanel

Founder & CEO, Lucrative Wellness, United States

Christof Netzer

HR-Manager, Lanserhof, Austria

Reinhard Neubert

Director of Hospitality & Asset Managment, Makar Properties, United States

Jennifer Ng

Senior Manager, Spa Botanica Pte Ltd, Singapore

Ted Ning

Director, LOHAS, United States

Chris Norton

Director Marketing & Communication, Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne, Switzerland

Christina Ong

Managing Director, Como Hotels & Resorts (Asia) Pte Ltd, Singapore

Neil Orvay

Managing Director, Asia Spa & Wellness Limited, Hong Kong

Cidalia Paiva

Executive Director, West Coast College of Massage Therapy, Canada

Jenefer Palmer

President, Osea International, United States

Samir Patel

Vice President Spa Operations and Development, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, India

John Patience

Principal, Georgeson Group, United Kingdom

Kirk Pederson

Vice President of Hospitality Asset Management West, Morgan Stanley, United States

Julia Petrini

Senior Vice President International Business Development, Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas, United States

Meinhard Pfanner

President & CEO, IMI Investment Management Inc., Canada

Frank Pitsikalis

President and CEO, ResortSuite, Canada

Elizabeth Pizzinato

Vice President Public Relations, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Canada

Ada Polla

President & CEO, Alchimie Forever, United States

Maureen Poschman

President, Promo Communications, United States

Tom Posey

President and Chief Executive Officer, Golden Door & Luxury Resort Spas, United States

Meg Prendergast

Senior VP of Design, Gettys, United States

Stephen Purdew

Director and Co-Owner, Champneys Health Resorts, United Kingdom

Luo Qing

President, Beijing Organic Life Business Consultant Pty.Ltd., China

Christine Quentin

Sales & Marketing General Manager, Accor Thalassa, France

Bruno Queyrel

Managing Director, Nextrade, France

Liz Ratcliff

Corporate Director of Spa Development, Kor Hotel Group, United States

Nicholas Ratut

President, John Varvatos Fragrances & Skincare, Shiseido, United States

Dan Reid

Managing Director, Americas, Six Senses Resorts & Spas, Thailand

Jeffrey Riach

CEO/President, Oakworks, Inc, United States

Eric Ricard

Corporate Director of Spas, Millennium Partners Sports Club Management, United States

Peter Rietveld

Managing Director, Barr and Wray FZ LLC, United Arab Emirates

Dagmar Rizzato

Chief Executive Officer, Rizzato Spa Consulting, Germany

Dana Romita-Cox

Owner, Ajune Medical Day Spa, United States

Jim Root

President, Glen Ivy Hot Springs, United States

Agnes Roquefort-Montergoux

Principal, Advancy, France

Hans-rudolf Ruetti

General Manager, Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa, Switzerland

Lucy Ruiz

General Manager, Paraiso de la Bonita Resort & Thalasso, Mexico

Daniella Russell

Director, Health & Leisure, Spa Resources International LLC, United Arab Emirates

Christina Russillo

Global Corporate Director of Spas, Morgans Hotel Group, United States

Ellen Sackoff

Principal, Cornelia Day Resort, United States

Tracey Sameyah

Global General Manager, Professional Divison, Murad, United States

Isabel Santandreu

Spa Director and Spa Consultant, Excellence Luxury Resorts, Ibiza Gran Hotel, Spain

Ian Schrager

Chairman and CEO, Ian Schrager Company, United States

Ingo Schweder

Managing Director, Spatality International, Thailand

Semih Sen

Director of Business Development, Dubai Healthcare City, United Arab Emirates

Dan Shackleton-jones

President, Niki Bryan Inc & GF Spa Ltd, United States

Kasha Shillington

Executive Director, Raison d'Etre, Sweden

Bangornrat Shinaprayoon

Director, Toursim of Thialand, United States

Sonu Shivdasani

C.E.O. and Chairman, Six Senses Resorts and Spas, Thailand

Judy Singer

President & Co-Owner, Health Fitness Dynamics, Inc., United States

June Smailes

Director, Spa Accreditation International, United Kingdom

Alla Sokolova

Business Development Manager /Member of the board, Balans- International Wellness Center, Latvia

Yoriko Soma

President, Spa Finder Japan, Japan

Dori Soukup

Executive VP, Pevonia, United States

Kristin Squef

Manager of Business Development- Spas, La Prairie, United States

Egli Stamatiou

Corporate Spa Manager, Hospes Hotels & Moments, Spain

Stanimir Stankov

Chairman, NAST- National Association for SPA & Wellness Tourism, Bulgaria

David Stoup

Chairman/CEO, Trilogy Ventures LLC, United States

Deborah Szekely

Founder, Creative Director, Rancho La Puerta & Golden Door, United States

Mary Tabacchi

Professor, Cornell University, United States

Manav Thadani

Managing Director, HVS Hospitality Services, India

Sigurdur Thorsteinsson

Managing Director, Blue Lagoon Spa & Skincare, Iceland

Nancy Trent

President & CEO, Trent & Company, Inc., United States

Nina Tsymbal

Director, Spa Consultant, Russia

Kevin Turnbull

Chief Executive, Spa Finder Europe, United Kingdom

Catherine Turvill

President, Spa Professionals International Dev. Center, Philippines

Baxter Underwood

Vice President of Investments, CNL Lifestyle Company, United States

John Vanderslice

CEO, Miraval, United States

Tamas Varhelyi

Associate Professor, Szolnoki Foiskola, Hungary

Salima Vellani

Partner, Onda Capital Partners, United Kingdom

James Wade

Managing Director, Wade & Company SA, Switzerland

Ghislain Waeyaert

International Director, [ comfort zone ], Italy

Dr. Amrik Walia

President, Foundation of Mind-Body- Medicine, United States

Todd Walter

CEO, Red Door Spa Holdings, United States

Jamie Waring

Managing Director, Six Senses Resorts & Spa, Thailand

Ariane Warney

Executive officer Strategy & Innovation, Rosebud Heritage Spa, Switzerland

Megan Weber

Senior VP Asset Management, GENCOM Group, United States

Helene Weber-bramwell

President, CIDESCO, Switzerland

Richard Weissmann

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co., United States

Judith Wendell

Founder/feng shui design consultant, Sacred Currents, United States

Paul Westbrook

SVP, Product and Brand Management, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, United States

Tanya Wheway

Joint Chairman, Wheway Lifestyle International, Ltd., United Kingdom

Andreas Wieser

Director, Lanserhof, Austria

Wimberley Wilson

Director of Strategy, Wimberley, Allison, Tong & Goo, United States

Michael Winfield

CEO & President, Cambridge Beaches, Bermuda

Kirien Withers

DIRECTOR, Spa Spirit Pty Ltd, Australia

Philip Wolf

CEO, PhoCusWright, United States

Mark Wuttke

Principal, Wuttke Group LLC, United States

Fumi Yanagihara

Manager, International Sales & Marketing, Palace Hotel Tokyo, Japan

Peter Yesawich

Chairman & CEO, Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown & Russell, United States

Ophelia Yeung

Director, Economics Program, SRI International, United States

Dianne York-Goldman

President/CEO, La Jolla Spa MD, United States

Stacie Zakem

Business Development Coordinator, CNL Lifestyle Company, United States

Marci Zaroff

Founder/President, Under the Canopy, United States

Don Ziebell

President, Oz Architects, Inc., United States

Scott Ziegler

VP of Marketing, The Cliffs Communities, United States