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Graduated in UPMF as MBA and MAE. William is passionate about the combination of economy and sustainable development in the tourism industry. In the past years William was involved in professional management and strategy making as market leader, which led him be the first Chinese General Manager of the Westin brand. Just recently, after two years, he quit his role as Operation General Manager for 104 hotels in the Wanda Group. Stepping into Jinhai Lake, William took his ambition and passion into the health tourism industry. William and his team are building foundational and operational logic for healthcare, tourism, entertainment and Real Estate development.





In the past Patrizia worked in the luxury hotel management as General Manager and Spa Director in several Hotels and Resorts all over Europe. From 2010 to 2017 she entirely designed, created and managed the multi award winning Vair Spa for Borgo Egnazia, in Southern Italy. An amazing Spa concept with deep meaning and allure that reached great results in customer retention, people care and industry innovation. Patrizia places a high value in self-discovery. She manages to create successful work environments rich in humanity and highlighted by an innovative, unforgettable touch. Her personal development training grants her a great understanding of Spa management; spa marketing on one hand and on the other a personal appreciation of skill in psycho-somatic naturopathy, natural therapy, psycho-aromatherapy, wellness life coaching, hydrotherapy and the many holistic approaches to personal care.


With over 15 years’ sales and marketing experience for global five-star hotel groups, Singapore-born Corinna Yap joined COMO Hotels & Resorts in 2008 as Director of Sales for COMO Shambhala – the group’s wellness and lifestyle brand. She was responsible for raising global awareness of the brand and directing wellness led travel to COMO Hotels & Resorts.In 2012, Corinna’s passion for spa led her into Spa Operations, taking on the challenge of guiding the new COMO Shambhala Urban Escape in London to operational and commercial success. Additionally Corinna continues to represent COMO Shambhala and COMO Shambhala Estate as a Brand Ambassador. As a founding member of the International Health & Wellness Alliance (IHWA), Corinna’s belief in the importance of integrating wellness within corporate, home life and communities has inspired her to spread this message throughout the spa industry, to corporations and to consumers.







Soul Luxury’s Founder, Claudia Roth is a unique voice in her field. After 25 years working across the globe with some of the world’s most prestigious brands, she is an expert in evoking the ever-evolving spirit of luxury. As a global senior executive she lived and worked in Paris, Frankfurt and Hong Kong. The final years of her corporate career as Vice President of Europe, Middle East and Africa for The Leading Hotels of the World she was managing revenue in excess of US$300 million; and leading a multi-cultural, international team through growth, change and transformation. Described as “a pioneer in luxury and consciousness”, Claudia created Soul Luxury to help decision makers reach beyond their own boundaries to create a new paradigm of success. Claudia combines business nous with a visionary spirit to inspire others to view life and business differently, understanding the evolution of luxury lifestyle.





Shanti was born in Guadalajara and raised in an environment of Yoga, meditation and holistic wellbeing before these concepts became popular and accepted in Mexico. Shanti has travelled the world learning from different teachers, participating in many courses and lectures, learning different techniques in the field of Holistic Health. She has a degree in clinical psychology and interior design and the combination of these two fields lead to the creation of the Lotus Center. The holistic center provides therapeutic services for healing on the physical, mental and emotional levels, all within a peaceful architectural distribution and a lush landscape, setting the standard for all other wellness centers in Guadalajara that followed.


A leading wellness business consultant, Anni directs a cross section of spa, wellness and wellness tourism projects in several global regions. She advises and supports ministerial, tourism and wellness organisations, private businesses and individuals to achieve optimal results within the realm of health and wellness. Her work anchors in conceptual development, integration and positioning of services, strategic and operational design, operational delivery, programming and re positioning. She champions the simultaneous advantage of wellness and wellness tourism between public and private sector (in global regions and individual countries). She understands the rise in private sector demand and promotes public sector thinking around the available economic and socio economic benefits that feature within a population more focused on self-initiated health pursuits. Anni is the founder and visionary behind K.I.S Lifestyle– an online wellness community that provides affordable and accessible integrative health expertise through a range of assessment tools, recommendations and programming support. She also chairs the Wellness Tourism initiative for the Global Wellness Institute.

After traveling the world as a journalist and book author, she successfully established her career in international tourism destination marketing and hotel consulting and is now the co-founder of Healing Hotels of the World and the HEALING SUMMIT. Healing Hotels of the World is the only global quality brand uniting the best and most advanced hotels and resorts in the field of holistic health under one umbrella. The brand is also at the forefront of supporting the global paradigm shift towards a soulful economy through organizing the HEALING SUMMIT.
