{"id":21415,"date":"2021-03-05T16:04:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T21:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/?page_id=21415"},"modified":"2024-12-11T16:54:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T21:54:34","slug":"wellness-innovation-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/initiatives\/wellness-innovation-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellness Innovation Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>If you&#8217;re interested in joining our Initiative as an advisor or as a corporate partner, please email the Initiative Chairs, <a href=\"mailto: Amir@Welltech1.com \">Amir Alroy<\/a> and <a href=\"mailto: Alexia@wellandgood.com \">Alexia Brue<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>The Wellness Innovation Initiative recognizes and supports promising companies sitting at the intersection of wellness, innovation and technology. We take a uniquely regional approach\u2014each year focusing on the host region of the Global Wellness Summit. With this more focused lens, we can celebrate the regional differences in wellness tech and innovation, as well as promote cross-border collaboration and greater peace and prosperity in regions that have not historically worked together, such as the Middle East, where this Initiative will kick off.<\/p>\n<p>Each year prior to the Summit, the Wellness Innovation Initiative will launch a regional competition\u2014the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwellnesssummit.com\/2020-global-wellness-summit\/call-for-wellness-innovations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Call for Wellness Innovation<\/a>. Our regional advisors will help amplify this competition in their country, and after our judges have evaluated all the companies, we will host Demo Days, showcasing the 10\u201320 most promising companies. Ultimately, the winners will gain high profile, global recognition, as well as access to our network of experts who possess a variety of different functional expertise.<\/p>\n<p>Wellness Innovation Initiative: Objectives<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a framework around wellness innovation and its intersection with technology.<\/li>\n<li>Build the processes and infrastructure around the annual Call for Wellness Innovation and the resulting Demo Days so it can be an enduring franchise.<\/li>\n<li>Promote the idea through data and testimonials that cross-border business collaboration leads to greater peace and prosperity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wellness Innovation Initiative: <strong>2021 DELIVERABLES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Produce the Global Wellness Summit\u2019s Call for Wellness Innovation through a regional lens that focuses exclusively on the region of that year\u2019s Summit location.<\/li>\n<li>Host two Demo Days, featuring the 10\u201320 most promising companies.<\/li>\n<li>Create a 3-minute sizzle reel for the GWS audience, showcasing the founders and the technologies from the most promising finalists\u2014and highlighting that region\u2019s unique point of view on wellness innovation.<\/li>\n<li>Establish a network of experts that the founders can leverage for counsel on a variety of topics, including fundraising, supply chain, branding and marketing, distribution, and supply chain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wrc-column-grid wrc-column-grid-4\">\n<div  class=\"wrc-column wrc-column-width-1 wrc-column-start\" >\n<div class=\"initiative-member-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AmirAlroyrev.jpg?format=1000w\" alt=\"Amir Alroy\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><strong>Amir Alroy<\/strong><br \/>ISRAEL<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"wrc-column wrc-column-width-3 wrc-column-end\" >\n<h2><strong>Initiative Chair<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Amir Alroy, Co-Founder, Welltech Ventures, Israel<\/strong><br \/>\nAmir Alroy is the co-founder of Welltech Ventures, the first wellness innovation fund in Israel. He is also the co-chair of the Global Wellness Summit in Tel Aviv. Prior to Welltech Ventures, he served as COO of A.Y.R.A.D, a family holding company mainly invested in hi-tech and real estate. Amir holds a M.Sc. (with honors) in Sports Management from St. Thomas University and is a certified personal trainer and wellness coach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .wrc-column-grid --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrc-column-grid wrc-column-grid-4\">\n<div  class=\"wrc-column wrc-column-width-1 wrc-column-start\" >\n<div class=\"initiative-member-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Alexia-Brue-rev.jpg?format=1000w\" alt=\"Alexia Brue\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><strong>Alexia Brue<\/strong><br \/>UNITED STATES<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"wrc-column wrc-column-width-3 wrc-column-end\" >\n<h2><strong>Initiative Vice Chair<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Alexia Brue, Co-Founder, Well+Good, United States<\/strong><br \/>\nAlexia Brue is the co-founder of the wellness media company Well+Good and served as its CEO until Leaf Group (NYSE: LEAF) acquired it in 2018. She continues to advise Well+Good while also serving as an angel investor and advisor to several innovative emerging brands in beauty, food and beverage. She serves on the board of Wellness in the Schools and is on the Global Wellness Institute\u2019s advisory board.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .wrc-column-grid --><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Initiative Members<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wrc-column-grid wrc-column-grid-4\">\n<div  class=\"wrc-column wrc-column-width-1 wrc-column-start\" >\n<div class=\"initiative-member-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Saed-revised.jpg?format=original\" alt=\"Sa\u2019ed Gossous \" \/><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><a href=\"\/wellness-innovation-initiative-members#saed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sa\u2019ed Gossous <\/strong><\/a><br \/>UNITED ARAB EMIRATES<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"wrc-column wrc-column-width-1\" >\n<div class=\"initiative-member-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Forsan-rev.jpg?format=original\" alt=\"Forsan Hussein\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><a href=\"\/wellness-innovation-initiative-members#forsan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Forsan Hussein<\/strong><\/a><br \/>ISRAEL<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"wrc-column wrc-column-width-1\" >\n<div class=\"initiative-member-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Siow-rev.jpg?format=original\" alt=\"Siow Ying Tan, PhD\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><a href=\"\/wellness-innovation-initiative-members#siow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Siow Ying Tan, PhD<\/strong><\/a><br \/>SINGAPORE<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"wrc-column wrc-column-width-1 wrc-column-end\" >\n<div class=\"initiative-member-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Maxrevised.jpg?format=original\" alt=\"Max van Zanten\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><a href=\"\/wellness-innovation-initiative-members#max\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Max van Zanten<\/strong><\/a><br \/>ITALY<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .wrc-column-grid --><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wellness Innovation Initiative recognizes and supports promising companies sitting at the intersection of wellness, innovation and technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":29990,"parent":3341,"menu_order":23,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-21415","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpautop","clearfix"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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