The 9th edition of the Forum HOTel&SPA will take place on 2 June at the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris, with a theme this year of “Looking to the future.”

Organised by Vladi Kovanic, the Forum HOTel&SPA is a European meeting for leaders in the hotel, wellness and spa industry, and includes meetings, networking and speakers in a concise, one-day event.

The Forum will address issues of repositioning spas as profitable businesses; return on investment and new business opportunities; a vision for spas that incorporates benchmarking, and anticipates tomorrow’s luxury consumer attitudes, and more.

Speakers for the event have just been announced, and include Ingo Schweder, CEO and founder of GOCO Hospitality and Horwath HTL Health & Wellness; Dr. Franz Linser, owner and managing director of Linser Hospitality; Andrew Linwood, head of Areen Hospitality; Roger Allen, co-founder of Resources for Leisure Assets; spa consultant Ingrid M. Breyer; Marie Perez Siscar, manager of Thalacap Catalonia; and Anna Bjurstam, vice president of Six Senses Spas.

Forum HOTel&SPA will also continue its tradition of presenting an award for the most original, innovative and groundbreaking spa manager, the Black Diamond Award.