The Spanish Association of Pool Sector Professionals (ASOFAP) and Fira de Barcelona are organising the first Piscina & Wellness Forum on 3 and 4 November in Madrid. The event takes place at the Hotel NH Ventas, and will include business lunches and a gala dinner

for delegates.

The Forum will feature conferences, round tables, workshops and networking sessions to discuss the latest innovations, solutions, applications and trends driving the market of domestic and public swimming pools, as well as the boom in the wellness and spa segment.

More than 20 experts are expected to take part as speakers to discuss topics of interest to the different stakeholders in the swimming pool value chain (manufacturers, distributors, installers and retailers), as well as architects, engineers, designers, builders, managers of public pool and sports facilities, hotels and campsites, tour operators, designers of water parks, professionals from wellness and spa centres and gym owners, amongst other profiles.

“This Forum comes in response to a manifest need for training in the swimming pool and wellness sector, facilitating the exchange of information and increased knowledge of the different technical, management and sales areas for every actor in the market, including professionals from the sectors that demand our products and solutions,” said Pedrom Arrebola, president of ASOFAP.

The programme for this first Piscina & Wellness Forum will put an emphasis on consumer information and on adapting the swimming pool sector to respond to new needs and expectations based on the quest for new experiences, in which wellness is playing an increasingly important role, organisers said.

A segment devoted to wellness will deal with concepts such as sustainability and ‘connected health,' amongst others.

The Piscina & Wellness Forum will be held every two years as a travelling event, alternating with Piscina & Wellness Barcelona, which is organised by Fira de Barcelona and is planned to take place again on 17-20 October 2017.