2025 Speakers

Beyond Activ Americas

12 - 13 November 2026 | Hilton Anatole Dallas, Texas, USA

2025 Guest of Honour Speakers

Dr. Kenneth Cooper

Founder & Chairman

Cooper Aerobics

Joe De Sena

Founder and CEO

Spartan

Mark Mastrov

Chairman

New Evolution Ventures

2025 Speakers Include

Aarti Kapoor

Managing Director

Cascadia Capital

Adam Zeitsiff

CEO

Dominique Dawes Academy

Adrian Heffernan

Vice President, Customer Experience

Les Mills US

Amanda Al-Masri

Vice President, Global Wellness

Hilton

Andy Peat

Chief Brand & Product Officer

Lift Brands

Ani Oksayan

Vice President of Fitness

Chuze Fitness

Bill McMenamy

CEO

New York Sports Club

Boyd Williams

President & CEO

YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region

Bryan Myers

President & CEO

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Bryan O’Rourke

CEO, Vedere Ventures and President

Fitness Industry Technology Council

Cher Harris

President, Club Division

The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa

Cheryl Barnett

Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer

Chuze Fitness

Chip Ohlsson

Chief Development Officer

Planet Fitness

Conor O’Loughlin

Chief Revenue Officer

ABC Fitness

Corey Loehr

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Sales

Hapana

Craig Cote

CEO

Mountainside Fitness

Danny Dulkin

Senior Vice President, Development

Arch Amenities Group

Dean Kowarski

Group CEO

Virgin Active

Debra Strougo

Founder, Row House and CEO

Fitizens Holdings

Doug Leonard

Vice President, Partnerships & Strategic Initiatives

Soul Cycle

Dr. Amy Bantham

Founder & CEO

Move to Live More

Dr. Jared Pelo

Chief Executive Officer

Thrive

Dr. Jobst Müller-Trimbusch

Co-CEO

RSG Group

Dr. Kenneth Cooper

Founder & Chairman

Cooper Aerobics

Dr. Umair Shah

Former Secretary of Health for Washington and now Founder & CEO

Rickshaw Enterprises

Eddie Tock

CEO

REX Roundtables

Eduardo Netto

Fitness Director

Bodytech Company

Elaine Carey

Director, Operations Excellence

Grand Fitness (PF Franchise Group)

Emma Barry

Chief of Trouble

Trouble Global

Enrico Klauer

CEO

MECOTEC

Eric Casaburi

Founder

Retro Fitness, Longevity Brands and Serotonin Anti-Aging Centers

Gabriela Prado

CEO

Sports World (Mexico)

Garrett Marshall

Founder & CEO

Wellbuilt Ventures

Ian O’Meara

Senior Director, Franchise Services & Equipment

Planet Fitness

Ishai Reinfeld

Senior Director, GTM, Smart Answering

Soundhound AI

Jack Nagle

Principal

Princeton Equity Group

Jarett Perelmutter

Advisor, Founder & Operator

Jason Stella

Chief Innovation & Growth Officer

PUR Life Medical

Jeff VanDixhorn

CEO

Daxko

Jeff Zwiefel

Executive Director, MIORA Longevity & Performance

Life Time

Jen Hamilton

Founder & CEO

Oxygen Yoga & Fitness

Jon Brady

President

Midtown Athletic Clubs

Jörg Fockenberg

Global CDO, Gold's Gym and Vice President - Strategy, Expansion and Franchise

RSG Group

Joshua Rider

President & COO

YouFit Gyms

Julian Barnes

Co-Founder and CEO

BFS Network

Kathleen Tullie

Founder & CEO

Active Kids

Lou Lentine

CEO, Chairman & Founder

Echelon Fitness

Marcelo Vianna

Partner & COO

Bodytech Company

Maria Gonzalez

CEO

ClubFitness Greensboro

Mark Mastrov

Chairman

New Evolution Ventures

Martin Seibold

Group CEO

LifeFit Group

Matt Delaney

Director, Equipment and Program Innovation

Equinox

Mauro Frota

Co-Founder & CEO

BHOUT

Mike Escobedo

Chief Customer Officer

ABC Fitness

Mike Leveque

Chief Development Officer

The Bay Club Company

Mohammed Iqbal

Chairman, SweatWorks and Chief Strategy Officer

ABC Fitness

Mujtabha Magrey

COO

Cult.fit

Oriol Cortés

Country Manager, Mexico

Smart Fit

Pablo Viñaspre

Founder & CEO

FitnessKPI

Paddy Murray

Global Vice President, Sales & Marketing

SPIA Cycling (Giant Group)

Patrick Huey

Director, Global Wellbeing Operations

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Paul Bowman

CEO

Wexer

Paul Reuter

Senior Vice President, Franchisee Relations and Performance

Purpose Brands

Robert Sawhney

CEO (APAC) and Chief Commercial Officer

Watson Gym Equipment

Sander van den Born

Executive Vice President, International

Purpose Brands

Stephanie Sollers

Head, Partnerships

Aescape

Steve Pankowski

Executive Vice President, Strategic Partnerships

Xponential Fitness

Tomas Agrimbau

Co-Founder & CTO

Amalgama

Tony Nicastro

Senior Global Manager, Spa & Fitness

Marriott International

Vinícius Mendonça

CFO

Selfit Academias

Wendy White

CMO

Daxko

Yael Dornbusch

Chief Subscription Officer

Zumba Fitness

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CBO

Beyond Activ

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Jolin Ma

COO

Beyond Activ

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Crystal Wheeler

Managing Director, Industry Development (Americas)

Beyond Activ

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Amir Shirkhan

Managing Director, Industry Development (EMEA)

Beyond Activ

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Atiqah Idham

Senior Manager, Industry Development

Beyond Activ

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