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Medical Wellness Congress taps industry luminaries for monthly webinar series

The Medical Wellness Congress (MWC) is committed to bringing inspiring insights from the industry’s best and brightest to its real-time event.

In the lead up to the congress, the MWC team is hosting monthly wellness community webinars which tackle various topics that the upcoming events’ programme will cover.

Renowned sector figures star in webinars to discuss and debate the latest trends and updates in the sector.

So far the line-up has included:

  • Andrew Gibson – international wellness and hospitality specialist
  • Elisabeth Contal – founder of Crystal Connexion
  • Dr George Gaitanos – chief operating and scientific officer of Chenot Group
  • Jane Kitchen – writer and editor specialising in spa and wellness
  • Jean-Guy de Gabriac – founder of World Wellness Weekend
  • Julien Flotats – chief operating officer of Corpoderm
  • Norbert Hintermayer – chief editor of Wellness World Business
  • Pierre-Louis Delapalme – co-chair of Biologique Recherche
  • Rainer Bolsinger – CSO and CMO of Art of Cryo.

The latest webinar debating “Odi et Amo: Old trends vs new paradigms for a Medi-Wellbeing” was hosted by Raffaella Dallarda, spa and wellness blogger.

The session saw Dallarda interview spa architect and designer Alberto Apostoli, together with Sammy Gharieni, founder and CEO of Gharieni Group.

To watch previous webinars on demand here.

Access the final conference programme and the workshops planning here and head to this link to check out event sponsors.

Company Details
Health and Beauty France
The company HEALTH AND BEAUTY FRANCE manages the brand BEAUTY FORUM (magazine and events) in France, and has also several match-making events abroad. Furthermore the company launched the MWC in 2022, an annual conference dedicated to the Medical Spa universe.

In 2025, the organiser has successfully launched Africa Wellness Congress, an event dedicated to the wellness sector in Africa. The 2nd edition is scheduled on October 13th & 14th, 2026 in Morocco

Address
117 rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France
Telephone
+33.1.84.79.27.83
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