SpaConferenceProgramme 2023

8.30 – 9.30 Registration

MC: Ayesha Rajah – Urban Bliss Wellness Spa

9.30 – 9.45. Welcome – Dr Nadine de Freitas (Managing Editor – Les Nouvelles Esthetiques & Spa)

9.45 - 10.15 Creative Mind: The Sound Journey ExperienceAlmarie Venter (Founder of Remind Wellness)

Tap into the creative brain centres through Vibrational Sound and allow the mind to rest, reset and access limitless possibilities.

10.15 - 11.00 Creativity Leads to Optimism and Solutions-Focused Thinking - Ronald Abvajee (CEO of HLC: winner of the 2019 Corporate Wellness Champion Award at the Future of HR Awards. Ronald is a Physiologist and Health and Wellness Expert, Entrepreneur and Motivational Speaker)

With enhanced creativity, instead of problems we see potential, instead of obstacles we see opportunities, and instead of challenges we see a chance to create solutions. Through creativity, we are literally inventing the future every moment.

11.00 – 11.30 Mid Morning Break

11.30 - 12.15 Our Industry 2023 - Stav Dimitriadis (CEO - Twincare International)

12.15 - 12.45 New Eyes on Wellness - Nthabiseng Shongwe (Narrative Strategist | Writer & Poet | Director of Marketing Communication: Spiral Aloe Health & Wellness)

Helping spas to implement integrated, ef fective, and compassionate narrative strategies to connect them to clients and communities.

12.45 - 13.00 Key Wellness Performance Indicators - Chris Porter (Founder and CEO of Salvagente Pty LTD)

Measure critical client data, to upscale holistic wellness services in the Spa.

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 - 14.40 Creative Comfort - Jacoline Wentzel (Founder & Managing Director - The Spa Warehouse)

Let us explore the true comfort of the guest, how important it is and how to be creative to suit all types of guests.

14.40 - 14.50 Global Wellness Day - Noluyolo Noli Mini (GWD SA Ambassador / Founder and Managing Director of Relax Spas)

14.50 - 15.30 Transformative Marketing - Ernst Kulhman (Chief Evolution Officer - ARC8)

THE WORLD IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING; GET YOUR THINKING UNSTUCK.

As difficult and daunting as these times might be, businesses have the choice to stay the way they are or proactively change. This can be an exciting opportunity to look at the business objectively. To create a shift into something greater.

15.30 - 16.00 Mastering Resilience - Rob Cowling (Facilitator and Wellness Coach: ProHealth Consulting)

Mastering Resilience: promoting a deep understanding of the connection between stress and resilience and the role that emotional control, a positive attitude, embracing challenges, a healthy lifestyle, social support and role models can play in becoming and staying resilient in the face of adversity. Resilience is bending but not breaking …….. and then bouncing back quickly.

8.30 – 9.00 Registration

9.00 – 9.15 Welcome – Dr Nadine de Freitas (Managing Editor)

9.15 - 10.00 International Creativity in Your Spa Menu - Tammy Dent (International Director of Training - Six Senses Spas)

From concept to creation, to dreaming up rituals, to the design process, a spa menu is your international creative expression of spa excellence. Walk the journey with your Six Senses Spas Guide.

10.00 - 10.15 World Wellness Weekend - Marisa Dimitriadis (Founder and Managing Director - The Spa Consultants) & Francisco Garcia (Manager of Jiva Spa at TAJ Cape Town)

10.15 - 11.00 Creativity in the Workplace - Marisa Dimitridias (Founder and Managing Director - The Spa Consultants)

Creativity in the workplace is the act of transforming new, innovative ideas into reality. Creative employees and managers ask questions and identify new ways to perform tasks. They are more likely to experiment with different ideas in the workplace, which can lead to new processes that benefit everyone

11.00 – 11.30 Mid Morning Tea Break

11.30 - 12.00 Evolving your Spa Business - Kerryne Krause (Chief Excitement Officer - Eyeslices)

Break out of your box, enlarge your thinking, take your business beyond its borders! It's a time to expand creatively and it is possible.

12.00 - 13.00 Succeeding in Complex Spa Times (Panel Discussion)

- Resa Kahn-Botha (CEO of Asteria Pharmaceuticals), Kerryne Krause (Chief Excitement Officer - Eyeslices), Ernst Kulhman (Chief Evolution Officer - ARC8), Esna Colyn (Chairperson of i-BLOOM Beauty)

Succeeding in business is tough, and keeping the doors open. But every business is unique, driven by the creativity, commitment and dedication. Join our panel on a work safari, a business roller coaster ride through the many ups and downs and learn to prevail. Sharing valuable advice between the audience and panel on keeping the doors open, growing and sustaining a business, including overcoming obstacles. A must attend for all current and prospective entrepreneurs.

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 - 14.30 How AI Can Transform the Spa Industry - Shane Gopaul (Technical Director of ESP Connect Africa)

While artificial intelligence, or AI as we have come to know it, is a term most of us recognise, we often don't understand the different ways that spa businesses can interact with it on a daily basis. Explore AI and how it contributes to the success of many spa businesses worldwide, how can it help spa owners optimise their offering for their clients and prepare their spa businesses for the fast-approaching future.

14.30 - 15.15 How to live by Design, not Default. How to become the CDO (Chief Design Officer) of your life. Lori Milner (FounderBeyond the Dress: Facilitator | Trainer | Author | Coach)

At this point in the year, it is essential to press pause, reflect and coursecorrect. If you spend your days searching for this elusive concept of balance and resentful that you aren't showing up in the calendar, it's time to live by design, not default. We know there are only so many hours in the day, and not all are created equal. Striking a balance between your personal and work life can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be. Stress management is choice management, and your micro choices throughout your day determine whether your internal battery is fully charged or running on fumes. This engaging talk will unpack a new toolkit to truly own your days and become the Chief Design Officer of your life.

15.15 - 16.00 Leveraging Media - Unaiza Suliman (Founder of UniqBrows / Award-winning Entrepreneur)

Media, Social media, Influencers, Ambassadors and audience preferences for content, are ever changing. It's important to creatively adapt your communication strategies to create content that your audience will want to engage with, support and share.