Premier spa industry event ForumHOTel&Spa will be hosted in person at the Hotel Four Seasons George V in Paris, France, on 1 June 2023.

Next year will mark the 15th anniversary of the international spa and hospitality industry event. The meeting is expected to draw 120 delegates from across the globe who’ll collaboratively explore the theme ‘Authentic Wellness: it’s time to change’.

Forum HOTel&SPA founder and industry veteran Vladi Kovanic said: “The forum is a highly personal luxury boutique event.

“Professionals from around the world come back again and again for the mix of innovation, trend analysis, expertise and networking – and for the opportunities that fuel their business for the upcoming year and beyond.”

The event’s opening keynote will be given by Dr George Gaitanos, chief operating and scientific officer of Chenot Group.

He will be joined by a suite of international industry specialists including:

– Andrew Gibson, international wellness and hospitality specialist (Sweden).– Robert D. Henry, architect and founder of RDHA (USA).

– Cornelia Kausch, founder, senior leadership coach (DBVC) and consultant, CK Hospitality Advisors (Germany).

– Tristan Lagarde, deputy general manager of Phytomer (France).– Rainer Usselmann, group head of commercial at Happy Finish (UK).

Representatives from established wellness companies such as Gharieni, Olivier Claire, Biologique Recherche, RKF, Johnson Matrix, Sommerhuber, Swissline, Lemi, Nilo and Chateau Berger will also be in attendance

The Forum includes a host networking opportunity as well as the Black and Blue Diamond Awards which honour excellence and innovation in wellness and thalassotherapy.

Forum HOTel&SPA is partnered with the Medical Wellness Congress (MWC) and the World Spa Organization (WSO).

Registration is now open and Spa Business readers can receive an exclusive 10 per cent discount on tickets using the following code: lm23