Too often, conferences skip the most important session: arriving with intention. Before the Forum begins — and before the Opening Party — Ross Guttler and Hector Marcel lead an intentional pre-forum ritual designed exclusively for Forum participants. Blending breathwork, meditation, somatic practice, and guided reflection, Signal & Source clears the noise, sets your frequency, and prepares you to get the most out of everything the next two days have to offer. After the container closes, participants flow directly into the Opening Party.

🧘🏻 Ross Guttler, Spirituality Week · Hector Marcel, Three Jewels
📍 Lunasol

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The Wellist Forum Opening Party kicks off the inaugural B2B gathering for wellness.Join us at Luna Sol for an evening with the wellness leaders, founders, creators, and lovers who are making this city the global epicenter of wellness.

With DJ Coleman.

Musicaperformances by Jared Bistrong and the South Beach Sound Healing Orchestra.

Presented by Optimism.

Wellness coach and trainer Jolana Nika opens with a short talk on inflammation, gut health, and the lymphatic system — then leads the room through a guided movement session to activate circulation and set the tone for the day ahead.

🎤 Jolana Nika

Grab a bite and coffee or matcha at Pura Vida and Maman. Discounts provided to badge holders at Maman.

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9:15 – 9:25 / Opening Introduction

🎤 Myk Likhov (Wellist)

9:25 – 9:45 / Wellness at the Center: The Shift Reshaping How We Live and Build‍

WHERE WE’VE BEEN AND WHERE WE’RE GOING ‍

🎤 Julia Kilm

9:45 – 10:20 / McKinsey’s Wellness Report: Redefining Wellness Standards and New Dimensions of Growth

MOVEMENTS RESHAPING THE WELLNESS ECONOMY

🎤 Eric Falardeau, Partner, McKinsey & Company; Alex Sanford, Researcher & Contributor, McKinsey & Company

10:20 - 10:30 / Talk, Reflection and Intention

MEDITATION ON MINDFULNESS, RECOVERY, AND OPTIMIZATION

🎤 Swami Chidananda

9:15 – 9:20 / Opening Introduction  

🎤 Alhia Chacoff-Berger

9:20 – 9:45 / Signal vs Noise Flow Map: Where Investment Is Going

THE PLATFORMS INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL WILL ACTUALLY TOUCH

🎤 Shelly Kapoor Collins | 🎙️ Mod: Nick Zaldastani

9:45 – 10:15 / An Investor Brainslice — A Day in the Life and What We Look For

HOW INVESTORS EVALUATE OPPORTUNITY, PROCESS, AND FIT

🎤 Ian Friedman, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson; Brandon Einstein  | 🎙️ Mod: Nick Zaldastani, Investor

10:40-11:05AM / Hot Seat! No Script Interviews

RAW, REAL, AND COMPLETELY UNSCRIPTED

Interviewer: Tatum Brandt, Founder & Creative Director, Brandt Creative Co.

Featuring: Dr. Steve Moore, Prysm and Eleonora Cavani, Alba Health

11:15 – 12:00 / Bridging Brand and Experience with Equinox

EXPERIENCES ARE NOW TABLE STAKES — WHAT COMES NEXT?

Marc Mastronardi, President, Equinox; moderated by Madeleine Boyd

12:00 – 12:30 / What Kind of Relationships Are Consumers Looking For with Brands?

WHAT CONSUMERS SEEK AS SOCIETY COLLECTIVELY MOVES INTO WELLBEING.

Tino De Martino, Head of Wellness, Soho House North America; Julia Klim, In Search of; moderated by Greg Scheinman

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11:15 – 11:40 / The Democratization of Health: From Patient to Participant and the Future of Medicine

WHEN PREVENTION BECOMES THE PRODUCT

Dr. Pradeep Albert; Dr. Joseph Antoun; with Dr. Kathleen O’Neil

11:40 – 12:30 / Endogenous Repair: The Missing Infrastructure Behind Recovery + Resilience

WHAT YOUR BODY CAN ALREADY DO — IF THE INFRASTRUCTURE EXISTS

Ryan Riley, Christian Drapeau

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11:15 – 12:30 | The Power Spectrum for Founders / 15 Person Capacity

‍Find your voice — and use it.

Raqueli Contreras, Story Strategist & Founder, The Voice Lab

12:55-1:15PM / Miami Civic Model: Rebranding and Integrating a Leading Wellness Economy

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CITY BETS ON WELLNESS AS INFRASTRUCTURE.

Mayor Eileen Higgins of Miami; Myk Likhov; moderated by Sean McManus

1:15-1:45PM / Hot Seat! No Script Interviews

THE MIDDAY EDITION — EVEN LESS FILTER

Interviewer: Julia Klim

Featuring: Dr. Halland Chen, Longevity Medicine Physician; Elaine Glass, Master Life Coach & Author

2:00 – 2:25 / From Virality to Validity: Trends and Standardization of Claims

WHEN EVERYONE CLAIMS TO REVERSE AGING, WHO DO YOU TRUST?

Dr. Halland Chen; Dr Kathleen Oneil; with Chris Mirabile

2:25 – 2:50 / Supplementation Without the Hype: Curation, Safety, and Rigor

VETTING DEVICES AND SUPPLEMENTS — ALIGNING DEMOS WITH EVIDENCE TIERS

Rachel Ash; Ryan Riley; with Chris Mirabile

2:50 – 3:20 / Cognitive Longevity

EXTENDING LIFE IS ONE THING. EXTENDING THE MIND IS EVERYTHING

Jim Kwik

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2:00 – 2:40 / Where Influence Happens: Mastering the Brand Ecosystem and the Platform Algorithm

How creators and companies partner to drive well-being through story

🎤 Case Kenny and Tatum Brandt

2:40 – 3:15 / Content in the Age of AI

Automation, authenticity, digital twins — and staying human.

🎤 Kunal Sood andAntonio Vaseily, moderated by Tatum Brandt

2:00-2:30 / Founder Breakdowns to Breakthroughs – the intersection of Consciousness and Longevity Protocols

BEYOND THE PROTOCOL — WHY MINDSET DETERMINES THE RESULT.

Koehl Robinson; Lisa Ginzburg; Uberto Mondolf; moderated by Sebastian Naum

2:30-3:00 / The Table as Equalizer: Access, Culture, and the Future of Nourishment

WHERE CULINARY EXPERIENCE MEETS CLINICAL PRECISION  

Todd English; Dr. Joseph Antoun; moderated by Sebastian Naum

3:00-3:20 / An Olympian’s Perspective

MEXICO’S ONLY WOMEN’S SPORTS OLYMPIC WINNER

Regina Martinez, MD; with Erwin Benedict Valencia

3:20 -4:00 / 10-15 minute dynamic interviews with top global podcaster Sebastian Naum

Interviewer: Sebastian Naum

Featuring: Mayor Steven Meiner of Miami Beach, Marc Mastronardi of Equinox, Tony Cho

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4:00 – 4:35 / Beyond Front of House: The ROI of Holistic Approaches to Wellness in Hospitality

Join International WELL Building Institute CEO Rachel Hodgdon and Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, Co-Founder of Stay & Gather and former long-time editor of HospitalityDesign, for a candid conversation on the returns that come from truly integrative investments in well-being–from design to operations, guest experiences to employee well-being. Learn how leading hospitality brands are adopting health-forward strategies and reaping the benefits to both brand and bottom line.

Rachel Hodgdon; Stacy Shoemaker Rauen

4:35 – 5:15 / The New Wellness Asset Class: Hospitality, Residential, and Fitness Converging

WHEN WELLNESS BECOMES THE ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE OF REAL ESTATE

Kane Sarhan

4:00–4:15 / The Awakened Spiritual Brain

THE NEUROSCIENCE OF SPIRITUAL WELLNESS — AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR LEADERSHIP

Dr. Lisa Miller

4:15–4:45 / Metrics for a Well World: Leadership Data and Measuring What Truly Matters

HOW CONSCIOUS FOUNDERS BUILD PURPOSE-ALIGNED VALUE

Dr. Lisa Miller; Carey Rosen Davidson; moderated by Tai Beauchamp

4:45–5:15 / The Neuroscience of Optimism and the ROI of Optimistic Leadership 

WHAT OPTIMISM TEACHES US ABOUT THE NEUROSCIENCE OF LEADERSHIP

Swami Chitananda; Case Kenny; Rachel Wilkins; moderated by Tai Beauchamp

4:00 - 4:30 / The Female Economy: Where Capital Meets the Fastest-Growing Market in Wellness

WOMEN LED AND FOCUSED BUSINESS, FEMTECH INNOVATION, AND SOLVING THE CAPITAL GAP

Shelly Kapoor Collins, Dr. Kathleen O’Neil; moderated by Dr. Lindsay Bira

4:30 – 5:00 / Female Leadership for the Future

WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE WHEN WOMEN DEFINE IT

Sylvia Solit; Magdalena Sartori; Sophia Kelly; with Dr. Lindsay Bira

4:00-4:25 / Consciousness and Context as Catalysts to Outcomes in Longevity Protocols

How readiness, psychological safety, integration, and practitioner design affect results from psychedelics and advanced wellness protocols. Beyond hype to account for the human operating system.

🎤 Koehl @Celia Health, Silvia Benito 🎙️ Mod: Sebastian Naum

4:20 – 4:50 / Founder Breakdowns to Breakthroughs — the Intersection of Consciousness and Longevity Protocols

Beyond the protocol — why mindset determines the result.

🎤 Koehl Robinson, Sylvia Solit, Lisa Ginzburg | 🎙️ Mod: Sebastian Naum

4:50 – 5:15 / An Olympian's Perspective

Mexico's only women's sports Olympic winner.

🎤 Erwin Valencia (Moderator), Virginia (Athlete)

Press interviews, one-on-one meetings, and at least one unannounced session.

Curated dinners of 20 at incredible hospitality partners across Design Distict and Miami Beach. Register as Executive or Investor Pass Holder to join us.