5th Annual WSPA Symposium

Admission includes:

• Continental breakfast
• Rich day of programming
• Spa Hall of Fame awards
• Haute cuisine lunch, and
• Biodynamic wine reception & networking

$100 for Washington Spa Alliance Members

$175 for non-members.

($75 of the non-member rate may be applied to an individual membership in the organization.)

Schedule | March 17th | National Press Club

8 to 9 a.m. | Continental Breakfast + Registration

9 a.m. | Welcome
Mary Bemis, Symposium Chair & Co-Founder WSPA, Editorial Director, Insider’s Guide to Spas

9:15 to 9:45 | Brave New Spa World: Technology & the Spa
Keynote with Pamela Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP
Dr. Peeke will challenge us: Should spa embrace technology? Learn what happens at the intersection of spa and technology—plus why we shouldn't be so quick to tune out and turn off.

9:45 to 10:15 | Spa Hall of Fame Announced
Join us in identifying and honoring the legends and giants of our field as we announce the first-ever Spa Hall of Fame.

• Deborah Szekely, 1940, Rancho La Puerta; the Golden Door, 1958
• Sheila Cluff, 1977, The Oaks at Ojai,
• Jerrold Cohen, 1978, Canyon Ranch
• Pat and Juanita Corbett, 1982, The Hills Health Ranch
• Professor Mary Huddleston Tabacchi, 1984, First University Course on Spa, Cornell University
• Clodagh, 1984, Clodagh Design
• Ruth Stricker, 1985, The Marsh
• Bernard Burt, 1989, Spa Historian & Author, Fodor’s Health and Fitness Vacations; 1991, Co-Founder ISPA

10:15 to 12:30 | Sharing Wisdom
Jerrold Cohen, Co-founder Canyon Ranch, and Professor Mary Huddleston Tabacchi, Cornell University, interviewed by author and New York Times contributor Perry Garfinkel

Deborah Szekely, Founder Rancho La Puerta & the Golden Door, and Clodagh, Clodagh Design, interviewed by Perry Garfinkel

Sheila Cluff, Founder Oaks at Ojai, and Bernard Burt, Historian & Author, interviewed by Julie Keller, Editor in Chief, American Spa magazine

Pat & Juanita Corbett, Founders The Hills Health Ranch, interviewed by Dr. Martha Honey, Ph.D., Author & Director of the Center for Responsible Travel

12:30 to 1:30 | Lunch
Prepared by National Press Club Executive Chef and Canyon Ranch alumna, Susan Delbert

Top 10 Global Spa & Wellness Trends Forecast
Mia Kyricos, Chief Brand Officer & Wellness Traveler, Spafinder Wellness

1:30 to 2:00 | State of the Union
Moderated by Mary Gendron, Co-Founder WSPA, Partner, Middleton & Gendron | Eric Mower + Associates
With panelists: Michael Tompkins, ISPA Chair and CEO Hilton Head Health; Paul Schmidt Green Spa Network Executive Director; and Professor Jonathan Paul De Vierville, Co-Founder Balneology Association of North America

2:00 to 3:00 | Coalition Building:
Join the first national gathering of leaders from the nation's regional spa associations:

• Arizona Spa & Wellness Association, Mia Mackman
• Florida Spa Association, Ilana Moses
• Great Lakes Spa Alliance, Lenny LaCour
• Hawaii Spa Association, Darryll Leiman
• Las Vegas Spa Association, Jennifer Lynn
• New England Spa Association, Christine Mathes
• New York Spa Alliance, Professor Mary Huddleston Tabacchi
• Washington Spa Alliance, Ada Polla

3:00 to 3:30 | Tea Break
Tea gifted by White Lion Tea

3:30 to 4:15 | Charting A National Agenda: Taking it to the Hill and Making Real the Intention
A call to action and town-hall discussion of consensus and next steps

4:30 | Planting Seeds & Planning a Harvest: How the work we do connects to what matters most
Presented by Katrina Frey, President, Demeter USA

WSPA 5th Anniversary Celebration and Frey Biodynamic Wine Reception until 8 p.m.
Wine Gifted by Frey Vineyards, America’s First Organic Winery