Join the room where the top 1% of spa industry leaders build relationships that accelerate your business and leadership.
NOVEMBER 6-9, 2026
HALF MOON RESORT
Montego bay, JAMAICA
FEB 9-10 2025
Trusted By The Worlds Top Spas:
Regional Buyer Events
Where spa leaders discover top brands, spot the latest trends, and grow revenue
Unlike traditional trade shows, our curated one-day event connects you directly with top brands, treatments, and revenue-building insights.
Step into a space built for spa leaders like you—where discovery meets connection.
Be inspired by new brands, uncover emerging trends, and leave with strategies that drive revenue and results.
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Spark is where spa leaders build trusted relationships and gain perspective that moves their business forward.
Spark is an intimate leadership retreat for senior spa & hospitality executives to build trusted relationships, exchange real business insight, and return home with clarity, confidence, and direction.
This is not your typical retreat event. It’s a curated leadership retreat where the strongest spa businesses are built through deep connection, shared perspective, and intentional conversation - with peers who truly understand your challenges and ambitions.
A retreat perfect for: Prestige spa, hospitality, and corporate leaders shaping guest experience and wellness strategy. U.S.-based buyers. Limited availability.
Voted Best Industry Event By Dermascope Magazine
Inside Last Years Spark
A curated room where perspective and
relationships drive a transformational experience.
One immersive retreat experience. The right leaders. The right ideas. Hands-on learning, restorative wellness, brand discovery, and meaningful connection so you can return to your spa with clarity, confidence, and fresh momentum.
Discover:
Explore innovative ideas, leadership tools, and high-level wellness concepts that help you see your spa business from a new perspective. Meet brands, thought leaders, and peers who inspire your next level of growth.
Experience:
Step into hands-on sessions, treatments, and guided immersions that bring the future of wellness to life. Feel the difference for yourself and gain clarity on what will truly elevate your guest experience.
Connect:
Build meaningful relationships with fellow directors, executives, and brand partners. Share challenges, exchange ideas, and leave with insight that comes only from real conversations with people who understand your world.
Lead Forward:
Return to your property with clear direction, new strategies, and partnerships that support real progress. Spark gives you the momentum to implement change with confidence and purpose.
Our Venue
JAMAICAS HIGHEST RATED RESORT
Half Moon Resort
NOVEMBER 6 - 9, 2026
Set on 400 acres of manicured grounds and two miles of private white sand beach, Half Moon By Salamander Hotels & Resorts, is one of the Caribbean’s most celebrated five star resorts, consistently ranked among the region’s finest by the world’s leading travel authorities. Timeless British colonial architecture meets relaxed Caribbean elegance, with grand verandas, crisp white interiors, and oceanfront villas that feel both refined and effortless. Jamaica’s golden era of glamour lingers here, where it is said that Ian Fleming found inspiration for his James Bond novels on these very shores.
Glow Sessions are wellness experiences led by industry leaders,
changemakers, and brands - designed to recharge, inspire, and connect.
(Activations subject to change)
Self Love Rose Gua Sha Ritual
Live Love Spa X phytomer
Elevate your ritual as your skin is immersed in a potent cocktail of skin boosters, enhanced by sculpting Gua Sha massage. A refined, high-performance daily routine delivering immediate glow and lasting vitality for all skin types.
Date: Friday, November 6, 2026
Time: 8:30PM
Rhythm & Reggaelates
Live Love Spa X Nelly De Vuyst
Set against the stunning oceanfront backdrop of Jamaica, Reggaelates fuses the precision and strength of Pilates with the infectious energy of reggae-inspired beats for a workout that surprises at every turn. Expect dynamic movement, powerful core work, and an uplifting soundtrack that keeps your body moving and your spirit soaring. You'll laugh, sweat, shake, and challenge muscles you didn't know you had, all while gazing out at the Caribbean Sea. The reward? A deep sense of accomplishment, total-body release, and the unmistakable feeling of Jamaica flowing through you. Equal parts energizing and restorative, this is wellness with a rhythm all its own.
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Time: 6:30AM - 7:30AM
Salt, Sun & Spa Beach Party
Live Love Spa
End the day where wellness meets island time. Set along the shores of Half Moon, this beachfront celebration brings together spa experiences, sun-ready mini treatments, music, movement, and a little sparkle. Come barefoot, connect with your spa community, and soak up the best of Jamaica.
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Time: 2:00PM - 5:30PM
Keynote - Resilience is your Leadership Edge
Live Love Spa X Dr. Michela Henke-Cilenti
Lead others powerfully. Turn pressure into clarity and calm strength.
Stress is constant in leadership. Your advantage is how you manage it. When you recognize and reduce your thoughtload, the invisible mental and emotional weight you carry, you gain clarity, build resilience, and lead with calm strength that transforms how you and your team show up.
About Michela Henke-Cilenti:
Dr. Michela Henke-Cilenti, CPTD, elevates spa teams into confident, high-performing teams through psychology-based leadership training, backed by 25+ years with the most prestigious hospitality brands.
Date: Saturday November 7, 2026
Time: 8:30AM - 9:30AM
Keynote - The Hidden Side of Wellbeing: Designing a Drama-Free Life
Live Love Spa X Eric Stephenson - President
imassage, Inc.
What if the biggest drain on your wellbeing isn’t your workload, your schedule, or your environment- but your own patterns of behavior? In this keynote, Eric Stephenson challenges the way we think about stress, relationships, and personal responsibility by revealing a simple truth: all the drama in your life begins and ends with you. Drama creates stress, stress drives negative outcomes, and those outcomes carry real costs- your time, money, health, and harmonious relationships.You'll leave this fun, interactive keynote with specific tools to transform the way you live, lead, and experience all aspects of your life.
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026
Time: 8:30AM - 9:30AM
Panel - Leading Through Challenge: Resilience, Perspective & Purpose
Live Love Spa
A conversation about navigating challenges with resilience, perspective, and purpose. Hear from leaders on how they’ve moved through uncertainty, adapted through change, and stayed grounded in what matters most while continuing to lead with clarity, confidence, and intention.
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026
Time: 2:30PM - 3:20PM
Tuesday - Panel: The Rise of Social Wellness - Is Connection the New Currency?
Live Love Spa
Loneliness is on the rise, and wellness is becoming more social than ever. Join leading spa and wellness executives as they explore the growing demand for recovery clubs, communal rituals, retreats, group fitness, and immersive experiences designed to foster connection. Discover how social wellness is reshaping guest expectations and driving the next era of experiential wellness.
Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Time: 1:30PM
Perfect For: Attendees interested in health trends, supporters of consistent self-care, and health enthusiasts
our leadership theme
One Love, One Vision
Built around the theme One Love, One Vision, this intimate gathering unites 100+ of the top 1% of spa and wellness leaders who believe our industry is stronger when we move forward together. In a time of rapid change, digital overload, and increasing pressure on teams, leadership can feel isolating. This room changes that. You will explore how to turn disruption into opportunity, lead with emotional intelligence in a digital first world, reduce burnout, align culture with performance, and create measurable impact through community and collaboration.
More than inspiration, this is shared perspective at the highest level. When the right leaders align around one vision, the ripple effect extends far beyond individual properties and into the future of wellness itself. If you care about shaping what comes next rather than reacting to it, you want to be in this room.
Retreat with spa partners from properties like:
• Agua Caliente, Spa at Sec-he & Sunstone Spa – Director of Spas
• Aman Corporate – Global Head of Spa Operations
• Andaz Miami Beach, Hyatt – Director of Spa & Beach Club
• Arch Amenities Group Corporate – Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
• Canyon Ranch Resorts Corporate – Vice President of Spa, Beauty & Retail
• Discovery Land Company: Zapotal Golf & Beach Club, Costa Rica – Spa & Fitness Director
• Equinox Corporate – Senior Director, Spa
• Equinox Hotels, Hudson Yards NY – Spa Director
• Fontainebleau Corporate, Miami Beach – Executive Director of Spa and Wellness
• Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts Scottsdale – Senior Spa Director
• Four Seasons Orlando at Walt Disney World – Senior Director of Spa & Wellness
• Four Seasons Vail – Spa Director
• Half Moon Resort, Jamaica – Spa & Wellness Director
• Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City – Director of Spa Operations
• Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana – Spa Manager
• Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana – SPA Project Director RCD
• Hard Rock International Corporate – Global Director, Brand Experience
• HEI Hotels & Resorts Corporate – Corporate Director of Spa, Wellness & Retail
• Hilton Corporate – Regional Director of Spa & Wellness – U.S., Canada & French Polynesia
• Hotel Meliá Punta Cana Beach Resort – Spa Manager
• Hotel Meliá Punta Cana Beach Resort, Desarrollo Sol – Spa Manager
• Life Time Corporate – Category Director
• Marriott International Corporate – Senior Global Manager, Spa & Fitness
• Marriott International Corporate – Senior Director
• Meliá Management – Spa Master Trainer
• Meliá Management – Cost & Purchases Spa
• Meliá Paradisus Grand Cana – Infinity Vacations – Spa Manager
• Meliá Paradisus Palma Real – Inversiones Areito – Spa Manager
• Meliá Paradisus Playa del Carmen, Mexico – Spa Manager
• Meliá Zel Punta Cana – All Suites – Spa Manager
• Melia Hotels International Corporate, Dominican Republic – Regional Spa & Wellness Director
Past Attendees Include:
Featured Speakers Leading the Conversation
and more coming soon.
• Agua Caliente, Spa at Sec-he & Sunstone Spa – Director of Spas
• Aman Corporate – Global Head of Spa Operations
• Andaz Miami Beach, Hyatt – Director of Spa & Beach Club
• Arch Amenities Group Corporate – Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
• Canyon Ranch Resorts Corporate – Vice President of Spa, Beauty & Retail
• Discovery Land Company: Zapotal Golf & Beach Club, Costa Rica – Spa & Fitness Director
• Equinox Corporate – Senior Director, Spa
• Equinox Hotels, Hudson Yards NY – Spa Director
• Fontainebleau Corporate, Miami Beach – Executive Director of Spa and Wellness
• Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts Scottsdale – Senior Spa Director
• Four Seasons Orlando at Walt Disney World – Senior Director of Spa & Wellness
• Four Seasons Vail – Spa Director
• Half Moon Resort, Jamaica – Spa & Wellness Director
• Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City – Director of Spa Operations
• Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana – Spa Manager
• Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana – SPA Project Director RCD
• Hard Rock International Corporate – Global Director, Brand Experience
• HEI Hotels & Resorts Corporate – Corporate Director of Spa, Wellness & Retail
• Hilton Corporate – Regional Director of Spa & Wellness – U.S., Canada & French Polynesia
• Hotel Meliá Punta Cana Beach Resort – Spa Manager
• Hotel Meliá Punta Cana Beach Resort, Desarrollo Sol – Spa Manager
• Life Time Corporate – Category Director
• Marriott International Corporate – Senior Global Manager, Spa & Fitness
• Marriott International Corporate – Senior Director
• Meliá Management – Spa Master Trainer
• Meliá Management – Cost & Purchases Spa
• Meliá Paradisus Grand Cana – Infinity Vacations – Spa Manager
• Meliá Paradisus Palma Real – Inversiones Areito – Spa Manager
• Meliá Paradisus Playa del Carmen, Mexico – Spa Manager
• Meliá Zel Punta Cana – All Suites – Spa Manager
• Melia Hotels International Corporate, Dominican Republic – Regional Spa & Wellness Director
YOUR EVENT EXPERIENCE
The Agenda
Purposeful structure built around connection, conversation, and implementation.
Detailed agenda coming soon.
Arrival Day
Friday Nov 6, 2026
Overview
Event starts at 6:30pm - Welcome reception and beach BBQ dinner. Guests settle in, meet peers, and begin the SPARK experience with intention. Optional Spa & Wellness experiences for early arrivals between 1:00pm - 5:00pm.
Day One
Saturday Nov 7, 2026
Overview
Immersive leadership sessions, wellness experiences, and brand discovery woven throughout the day. Opportunities to collaborate, reflect, and learn in both structured and relaxed environments.
Day Two
Sunday Nov 8, 2026
Overview
Keynotes, discussions, and deeper experiential learning that help leaders expand their perspective. The day builds toward new breakthroughs and practical takeaways.
Departure Day
Monday Nov 9, 2026
Overview
Event ends at 11:00am - A morning breakfast gathering to close-out with your peers and prepare to return home with clarity and momentum.
Agenda subject to changes.
SPARK LEADERS SUMMIT
Your Retreat Ticket Includes:
Every detail is curated so you can fully focus on meaningful conversation, insight, and relationship building.
• Single Occupancy Hotel Accommodations for 3 Nights (11/6 - 11/9)
• All General Sessions, Speakers, Programming, and Workshops
• Experiential Showcase Experience
• All scheduled Breakfasts, Lunches, Breaks, & Dinners ***
• Social events and activities
• Sponsor tote bag and collection of sponsor gifts
• Incredible Activations & Activities
Members save 30% off on retreat tickets. Learn more about becoming a Wellness Club member.
Starting at: $3,399
*Pricing Exclusively For Qualified Buyers
Our Trusted Brand Partners
Platinum sponsors
SUPPORTING BRAND SPONSORS
RAVE REVIEWS
What Leaders Are Saying
James Gu,
Equinox Corporate
Spark 2024
Leah Crump
Author & Spa Consultant
Spark 2025
Jennifer Holzworth
Montage International
Spark 2024
FEATURED TREATMENT EXPERIENCES
Get one-on-one treatment time
with top national trainers & experts
offering exclusive treatment demos you won’t want to miss.
morning activations
Glow Sessions
Coming Soon
STILL NOT SURE?
Frequently Asked Questions
You've got questions, we've got answers!
Who is the Spark Leaders Summit designed for?
Spark is created for spa directors, resort wellness leaders, general managers, and executive-level professionals who oversee spa programming, guest experience, operations, or brand partnerships. The summit is ideal for leaders who want to elevate their strategic thinking and connect with peers at the highest level of luxury wellness.
What makes Spark different from other industry events?
Spark blends leadership development, immersive wellness experiences, and curated brand discovery in one intimate environment. The summit is centered on collaboration, reflection, and practical insight, giving you both professional growth and personal renewal. Attendees consistently share that Spark offers deeper connection and higher-value conversations compared to traditional conferences.
How many attendees should I expect?
Spark is intentionally kept intimate. The event hosts a curated group of spa executives and premium wellness brands. This structure ensures you have real time to connect, participate in conversations, and experience programming without feeling rushed.
Are wellness treatments included?
Yes. Spark includes guided wellness immersions, experiential treatments, and hands-on product evaluations. These experiences help you understand what will resonate with your guests and how each modality can elevate your spa’s offerings.
What is the dress code for the summit?
Spark is relaxed luxury. Attendees typically wear comfortable resort attire during sessions and wellness experiences. Evening receptions are elevated but not formal. We encourage breathable fabrics, sandals, and anything that allows you to move comfortably throughout the day.
Can my brand or property send multiple team members?
Yes. Many properties send two leaders so they can divide sessions, reflect together, and return home with aligned strategy. Space is limited, so early registration is recommended.
What is included in my registration?
Registration covers leadership sessions, wellness immersions, brand discovery experiences, daily breakfast and lunch, evening receptions, and all summit materials. Accommodations and travel are separate unless your sponsor package includes them.
How do the brand interactions work?
Brands participate in Spark by joining sessions, immersions, and conversations with leaders throughout the summit. The environment is natural and relationship-driven, allowing you to evaluate partnerships, learn from each other, and begin meaningful connections that support long-term growth.
Should I book my travel through the resort?
After registering, you will receive a link to book with our preferred group rate at Half Moon Resort. We recommend booking early to secure the room type you prefer and to ensure your stay aligns with the summit schedule.
Can I bring my partner or family?
Half Moon is a family-friendly property, but the summit itself is a professional event. Partners and families are welcome to enjoy the resort during the day, but only registered attendees may join Spark programming.
Join the top 1% of spa & wellness industry leaders.
EVENT TICKETS
Choose Your Sessions
MONDAY
$199
8:30AM
SpaPro Morning Perks with coffee
9:00AM - 4:00PM
Innovation Showcase & Treatment Experiences
11:30AM
Lunch is Served
4:00PM
Happy Hour
Secure Payment
TUESDAY
$199
8:30AM
SpaPro Morning Perks with Coffee
9:00AM - 4:00PM
Innovation Showcase & Treatment Experiences
11:30AM
Lunch is served
3:00PM
"Wine down" Hour
Secure Payment
Event Confirmation
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Event Details:
Date: February 9 & 10, 2025
Time: 9AM - 4PM
Location: Pasea Hotel
Address: 21080 CA-1, Huntington Beach, CA 92648