Global Wellness Summit Announces Aldar, Amway, Minor Hotels and Sable Investments as Strategic Partners for Its 20th Anniversary Event in Thailand

Four partners spanning real estate, investment, health and wellbeing, and hospitality join forces with the Summit to advance the future of wellness through high-level collaboration and industry leadership

MIAMI, November 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Wellness Summit (GWS), the foremost gathering of leaders in the global wellness economy, today announced Aldar, Amway, Minor Hotels and Sable Investments as Strategic Partners for its landmark 20th anniversary event, taking place November 10–13, 2026, in Phuket, Thailand.

Representing key sectors shaping the future of wellness—real estate and the built environment, investment, consumer health and wellbeing, and hospitality—the partners reflect the increasingly global and interconnected nature of the wellness economy, with influence spanning the Middle East, Asia and the United States.

The GWS Strategic Partner program is an exclusive, carefully curated group of industry leaders whose vision and objectives align with the Summit's mission to shape the future of wellness. Each bespoke partnership is individually designed to foster meaningful collaboration, elevate industry thought leadership and create opportunities for engagement with the global wellness community.

Strategic Partners make a substantial financial commitment and are part of the Summit's inner circle, with access to GWS leadership, exclusive VIP gatherings and high-level networking opportunities. They are also prominently recognized throughout the Summit and contribute to shaping its conversations.

"Being a Strategic Partner of the Global Wellness Summit is about much more than sponsorship—it's about being part of a select group of organizations that are genuinely helping shape the future of wellness," said Nancy Davis, Chief Creative Officer and Executive Director of the Global Wellness Summit. "We are very intentional about the companies we invite into this circle. Aldar, Amway, Minor Hotels and Sable Investments are all leaders in their respective fields, and each brings a unique perspective and a shared commitment to advancing wellness worldwide. We're delighted to welcome them as partners for this milestone Summit."

Aldar: Advancing Wellbeing Through Design and the Built Environment

Aldar, the leading real estate developer, manager, and investor in Abu Dhabi, is committed to creating sustainable communities and environments that prioritize wellbeing through thoughtful, human-centric design. With a growing international presence, Aldar is helping redefine the relationship between the built environment and quality of life.

A highlight of the partnership will be the launch of a first-of-its-kind Intentional Spaces Design Challenge, developed by the Global Wellness Summit and Johns Hopkins University's Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics in strategic partnership with Aldar. The challenge will explore how the emerging fields of neuroaesthetics and neuroarchitecture can inform the design of healthier buildings, communities and public spaces, advancing our understanding of how the environments we inhabit influence human health and wellbeing.

"Wellness is fundamental to quality of life and Abu Dhabi's ambition to become the world's most liveable city," said Jonathan Emery, Chief Executive Officer of Aldar Development. "Aldar is helping realize this ambition by creating destinations where wellbeing is embedded from the earliest stages of planning and design. From Saadiyat Island to Fahid Island, the world's first Fitwel-certified island, we are shaping environments that encourage healthier, more active and connected lives. Our partnership with the Global Wellness Summit and Johns Hopkins University's Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics builds on this commitment, bringing together science, design and creative thinking through the Intentional Spaces Design Challenge to explore new approaches to human-centric design and improve everyday lives."

Amway: Cultivating Healthspan on a Global Scale Through Science-Backed Innovation

Amway, the US-based, entrepreneur-led health and wellbeing company operating in more than 100 countries and territories, joins GWS as the exclusive Strategic Partner of the 2026 Future of Wellness trends report, the Summit's influential annual forecast of the trends transforming the global wellness industry.

Through this partnership, Amway helps extend the reach of the Summit's trend insights, connecting emerging ideas and innovations in wellness with its vast international network of entrepreneurs and consumers.

As a global leader in nutrition, with expertise spanning beauty, personal care, home care, and durable products, Amway leverages decades of innovation and research to develop products and solutions that support healthspan—the number of years spent healthy and living well. Amway brings a consumer-focused perspective to the conversation around the future of wellness and how new ideas can translate into healthier everyday lives.

"At Amway, we believe supporting healthspan requires bringing together scientific innovation, consumer insights, and practical solutions that fit into everyday life," said Melodie Nakhle, Chief Marketing Officer at Amway. "By connecting trusted science with everyday human experiences, we can help translate emerging ideas into meaningful solutions that empower communities around the world to live healthier, more active, and fulfilling lives. We're proud to partner with the Global Wellness Summit to advance conversations around the trends and innovations shaping the future of health and wellbeing."

Minor Hotels: Connecting Hospitality, Longevity and Holistic Wellbeing

Minor Hotels, a global hospitality group with deep roots in Thailand, joins as the Summit's exclusive Thai hospitality Strategic Partner, bringing its expertise in wellness-focused travel and hospitality to this year's Phuket gathering. In Thailand, healing traditions are a cultural inheritance rather than a treatment menu, and Minor has carried them through its spas for more than 25 years.

Central to its wellness vision is Life Longevity by Anantara, a collection of wellness and longevity destinations developed by Minor Hotels. Anchored by the award-winning Layan Life Longevity Retreat at Anantara Layan Phuket Resort and supported by Bangkok Life Longevity & Biohacking Hub, the platform combines longevity science, health optimization, beauty and vitality, holistic wellbeing and traditional healing.

Guided by the philosophy of "Wellbeing for Every Season of Life," Life Longevity offers personalized experiences designed to help guests live healthier, longer and more fulfilling lives—reflecting the growing convergence of hospitality, preventive health and longevity.

"We're thrilled to be a Strategic Partner of the Global Wellness Summit, and delighted that its 20th anniversary brings it to our backyard in Phuket," said William E Heinecke, Founder and Chairman of Minor Hotels. "Few events have done more than the Summit to turn wellness into a serious global conversation and we value it enormously. Here in Thailand, healing traditions are a cultural inheritance, not a treatment menu. Life Longevity builds on that with science, and with care that doesn't stop when the guest checks out. We look forward to helping shape the next twenty years."

Sable Investments: Supporting the Summit's Broader Vision

Austin, Texas-based Sable Investments is a private equity firm focused on real estate and diversified investments including those that champion underserved populations. As a Strategic Partner, Sable provides general support for the Global Wellness Summit's projects and programs, contributing to the organization's wider efforts to bring industry leaders together, democratize wellness, support the broadening of opportunity for young people and advance conversations about the future of wellness.

"Sable Investments has watched and admired the 20-year progress of the Global Wellness Summit. It's such a high-quality organization which has propelled the wellness industry forward throughout the world," said Katrine Formby, vice president of Sable Investments. "We are proud to support its high-level thought leadership and we share in their willingness to encourage collaboration by fostering conversations among the many diverse groups they invite to their Summit."

The four partnerships underscore the global reach and cross-industry influence of the Global Wellness Summit, which brings together leaders from business, science, medicine, technology, hospitality, real estate and beyond to explore the forces transforming the wellness economy.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary under the theme "The Science, Art and Soul of Wellness," the 2026 Summit will convene delegates from around the world at Angsana Laguna Phuket, November 10–13, for four days of thought-provoking conversations, new research, industry connections and forward-looking ideas.

Registration for the Summit is now open.

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For more information, visit www.globalwellnesssummit.com.

About the Global Wellness Summit

The Global Wellness Summit brings together leaders and visionaries to positively shape the future of the US$6.8 trillion global wellness economy. In addition to its annual conference, hosted in a different location around the world each year, GWS convenes industry leaders through events including the New York Media Event, Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium, and the Wellness Master Classes webinar series. The organization's annual Future of Wellness report is among the industry's most widely cited forecasts. The 20th annual Global Wellness Summit will take place at Angsana Laguna Phuket, Thailand, November 10–13, 2026.

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