Summit 2010
Presentations & Session Notes
S Scribe Notes P Presentation (PowerPoint PDF)
Monday, May 17th
Pre-Summit General Sessions
S "Spa of the Future" Pre-Summit Student Architectural Competition
P Samuel Pitnick, University of Southern California - FIRST PLACE WINNER
P Nazim Kahraman, Istanbul Technical University - SECOND PLACE WINNER
P Natalie Shull, University of Southern California - THIRD PLACE WINNER
P Joe Martin Garcia, University of Southern California
P Whitney Joslin, University of Southern California
P Ufuk Kucukyazici, Istanbul Technical University
P Emre Multu, Istanbul Technical University
P Naciye Nilay Kabas, Istanbul Technical University
All About Turkey! A Picture of the Exciting Spa, Thermal, Wellness, and Medical Tourism Scene
P Turkey Report, Mehmet Kabas, Promet Spa Wellness
P All About Turkey: Thermal, Thalasso & Hamam Spas, Dr. Zeki Karagulle, Intl Society of Medical Hydrology & Climatology
P Welcome to Turkey, Belgin Aksoy, Aksoy Group
P All About Turkey: A Picture of the Exisiting SPA Tourism Scene, Umit Atalay, Richmond Nua Hotel Management Co.
Pre-Summit Bridge Building Sessions
S Financial Benchmarking and Data Exchange
S Changing Trends in Demand – What are Consumers Asking for?
S Successful Wellness Tourism, Who Does it Right?
S How can Healthcare and Wellness Converge?
S Leveraging Technology for Greater Market Share
S Marketing Partnerships & Alliances: What Industries Can Come Together?
Tuesday, May 18th
General Sessions
S Keynote Speaker, Edie Weiner, "A View from the Future"
P Snapshot Survey: Audience Response
P S Global Spa Summit Research, SRI's Spas & the Global Wellness Market: Synergies & Opportunities
(Download the Executive Summary, Download the Full SRI Report)
P The Latest in Benchmarking, Hotels and Luxury Spas (Smith Travel Research)
S Commentary: Why Research is Vital for the Health of our Industry, Dr. Howard Murad
S Keynote Speaker, Dr. Kenneth Pelletier, "Healthy Places: Bridging the Spa World & Integrative Medicine" Transcribed Speech
S Spas, Health, and Wellness Tourism
P Global Perspective & Trends, Terry Stevens, PhD
P Past and Present Developments, Laszlo Puczko
P Highlight on Hammams/Hamams
Research Sessions
P S Spa Industry Benchmarking Figures 2009 (Ernst & Young)
P S New Priorities of Today’s Spa Consumers 2009 (Coyle Hospitality) Download the Full Coyle Hospitality Report
S The Maze of Medical Tourism Data and Introducing Retirement Tourism
S Global Fitness Report: P Ozgur Balta, Turkey P Jeff Kohl, U.S.
P The New Consumer Mindset (Euromonitor)
P The Latest in Benchmarking, Hotels and Luxury Spas (Smith Travel Research)
P S Global Spa Summit Research, SRI's Spas & the Global Wellness Market: Synergies & Opportunities
(Download the Executive Summary, Download the Full SRI Report)
Wednesday, May 19th
General Sessions
S Architecture and Design for the Future
P Spa Architecture and Food, Richard Corsini, U.S.
P 'Spa of the Future' Architectural Competition Winner, Samuel Pitnick, University of Southern California, U.S.
P Medical and Spa of the Future, Heinz Schletterer, Austria
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
S Wellness Tourism Case Studies: P Finland P North America
S Bridge to a Huge Opportunity: Spa Retail
S Bridging Spa & Medicine, Fitness, Nutrition & Integrative Health
P S Are Global Standards & Practices Desirable? Possible? Doable?
General Sessions
S Keynote Speaker, Philippe Bourguignon, "Year 2025: What's Next?" Transcribed Speech
P S Keynote Speaker, Marc Smith, "The Very Latest in Technology & Social Networking"Transcribed Speech
P S Panel, Build a Bridge! Social Media is now Mainstream. Are You Collaborating with Your Customers?
P Snapshot Survey: Audience Response
S Delegates Deliberate: Deciding On Take-Aways & Prioritizing Bridges Worth Building