2024 NYC Experience Wellness & Travel Media Event Agenda
OVERVIEW
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Media Arrival & Check-In
10:00 AM | Event Opens
EVENT OVERVIEW
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Experience Room/Show Floor
EDUCATION ROOM
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Wellness Around the Globe Symposium & Panel Sessions
1:30 - 5:00 PM | Wellness Around the Globe Symposium & Panel Sessions
PRESS ROOM
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Press Conferences & Meetings with Sponsors
ORGANIC GOURMET LUNCHEON
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
WELLNESS AFTER PARTY
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Garden Foyer (Education Room)
AGENDA
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Trends in Wellness & Sustainable Travel
The challenges facing the global wellness tourism industry change with the changing geopolitical landscape, with the changing climate, and with new advances in sustainability. Leaders in our industry discuss the most innovative ways they are pivoting for the good of the planet while at the same time serving consumers.
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM | Wellness Break
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM | Keynote Speaker: Wellness in My Words
Nutrition and healthy lifestyle expert for the TODAY show, Joy Bauer welcomes the group with a fresh, personal perspective on what health, happiness and purposeful living means to her in this special keynote address.
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM | Wellness Real Estate & Communities
In the ultimate sign of our times, developers are answering the call for holistically healthy spaces that serve residents of all ages and stages. Who is buying in and what can they expect from these developments?
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM | Wellness Break
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM | Conversation Around Clean Beauty
New issues surrounding packaging, production and product efficacy. Icons and industry newcomers alike talk about what lies ahead for this industry.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Organic Gourmet Luncheon
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Keynote Speaker: This is What 100 Looks Like
Organic Spa Media is honored to welcome Deborah Szekely, Founder of Golden Door and Co-Founder of Rancho La Puerta, as a 2024 keynote speaker. A remarkable centenarian whose life spans over a century of wisdom and unparalleled experiences, she brings us a wealth of insight, illuminating the path towards the future.
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM | Keynote Speaker: The Great Age Reboot
First Chief Wellness Officer from the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Mike Roizen, discusses the key to longevity to help plan for a younger future including: 1. Understanding why 90 is likely to be the new 40, 2. Adopting behaviors that change outcomes so you will live longer, 3. Educating your associates, friends, and family about the benefits of longevity, and 4. Thinking about and starting to discuss/plan for the probable demographic & economic shifts.
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM | Wellness Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | The Science of Balance & Self-Care
A look at the importance of balance (emotional, physical, hormonal and spiritual) as it relates to overall wellness and self-care.
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM | Wellness Break: What Moves You? A Revolutionary Self-Care Program from the Yoga Tradition
What moves you? Is it your body, your thoughts or your emotions? For some, it may be one or all of these. Yet the need to move is critical. Not surprisingly, your body has an extraordinary intelligence-gathering capacity. But in yoga, success does not lie in the ability to perform postures—but in how it activates your entire nervous system. Learn a new way to practice self-care—linking your awareness, movement and breath—to reach a new level of integration within yourself.
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM | Combining Technology & Ancient Healing Practices
Leaders in the touchless wellness space share the stage to talk about what's hot, what's not, and what we can expect in the future at the intersection of technology and healing practices.
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM | Wellness Break
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM | Adventure & Experiential Travel
The global wellness audience wants so much more than a vacation. They want unforgettable experiences, personal connections and lasting impact. How is the industry answering the call?
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM | Wellness Break
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Menopause & The Microbiome
Watch out, menopause is hot again! A deep discussion into the solutions being offered to women as they address their changing hormone balance.