Paul Ferris Co-Founder and CEO of Speedflex 600x700
Co-Founder & CEO

Speedflex

Paul Ferris

بول فيريس هو الرئيس التنفيذي والشريك المؤسس لشركة سبيدفلكس.

قبل دخوله مجال الترفيه، أمضى بول 18 عاماً في مجال الرياضة الاحترافية. خمس سنوات كلاعب كرة قدم محترف في نادي نيوكاسل يونايتد حيث كان أصغر لاعب محترف في النادي في عام 1982. بعد أن أنهت الإصابة مسيرته كلاعب، عاد إلى نيوكاسل يونايتد في عام 1993 واستمتع بمسيرة مهنية ناجحة للغاية كأخصائي علاج طبيعي في النادي. اعتزل كرة القدم الاحترافية وفي عام 2007 التحق بمهنة المحاماة. بعد تأهيله كمحامٍ عاد مرة أخرى إلى نيوكاسل يونايتد كرئيس قسم الطب الرياضي ضمن فريق إدارة آلان شيرر. بول هو أيضًا مؤلف كتابين من أكثر الكتب مبيعًا وحائز على العديد من الجوائز في مجال المذكرات. الفتى على السقيفة (2018)، وكتاب "السحر في الصفيح" (2022). سيصدر كتابه الثالث، "ذات مرة على تون" عن دار بلومزبري في 8 مايو 2025.

بول هو أيضًا متحدث في ما وراء أكتيف أوروبا في مدريد، إسبانيا و ما وراء أكتيف آسيا في بانكوك، تايلاند.

Abdulelah Al-Nemr CEO Leejam Sports Company
Abdulelah Al-Nemr
CEO
Leejam Sports Company
Abdulmohsen Al Babtain CEO Spark Athletic Center
Abdulmohsen Al-Babtain
CEO
Spark Athletic Center
Abdulrahman Ismael, Operations Director (Body Masters), Sport Clubs Company
Abdulrahman Ismael
Operations Director (Body Masters)
Sport Clubs Company
Adam Sedlack CEO UFC Gyms
Adam Sedlack
CEO
UFC Gym
Adnan Abdullah Al-Khalaf CEO Leejam Sports
Adnan Abdullah Al-Khalaf
CEO
Leejam Sports Company
Ahmar Azam, Founder and CEO, TriFit Limited
Ahmar Azam
Founder & CEO
TriFit Limited
Early Confirmed Speakers Include Abbas Almas Senior Director – Marketing, Sales and Business Development KUN Sports Abdulaziz Baeshen CEO and Secretary General Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee Abdulaziz Baeshen CEO and Secretary General Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee Abdulmohsen Al-Babtain Abdulmohsen Al-Babtain CEO Spark Athletic Center Adam Paker Partner Portas Adnan Abdullah Al-Khalaf CEO Leejam Sports Ahmed Senna CEO Gold's Gym Egypt
Ahmed Senna
CEO
Gold's Gym Egypt
Alberto García Chápuli Director General FNEID
Alberto García Chápuli
Director General
FNEID
Ali Hamad Al Sagri Chairman Leejam Sports Company
Ali Hamad Al Sagri
Chairman
Leejam Sports Company
Amanda Al-Masri Vice President, Wellness Hilton
Amanda Al-Masri
Vice President, Global Wellness
Hilton
Andrea Lomas
Vice President, Spa and Wellness Operations
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Andrew Collins Founder & CEO, The Ice bath club
Andrew Collins
Founder & CEO
The Ice Bath Club
Andrew Holder
Founder & Managing Director
Revo Fitness
Andy Peat CEO, FitnessOnDemand Lift Brands
Andy Peat
Chief Brand & Product Officer
Lift Brands
Ani Oksayan Vice President of Fitness Chuze Fitness
Ani Oksayan
Vice President of Fitness
Chuze Fitness
Anna Michau Vaura Pilates
Anna Michau
Business Owner and Master Franchisee, GCC & SEA
Vaura Pilates
Arkadius Paszkowski
Senior Manager, Spa Operations, Asia Pacific
Marriott International
Austin Lee Regional Head & Key Account Manager InBody
Austin Lee
Regional Head & Key Account Manager
InBody
Azzan Al-barram CEO of Horizon Fitness
Azzan Al-barram
CEO
Horizon Fitness
Basim Ibrahim Investment Attraction & Development Manager, Sports Ministry of Investment (Saudi Arabia)
Basim Ibrahim
Director, Sports
Ministry of Investment (Saudi Arabia)
Ben Wilde
Global Director, Training & Education
Matrix
Ben Woolford
CEO
REVL Training
Benjaporn Karoonkornsakul
Founder and CEO
The Absolute Group
Bernardo Rocha Novo, CEO, SC Fitness
Bernardo Rocha Novo
CEO
SC Fitness
Beth Gibbs-Bartel Chief Revenue Officer Merrithew
Beth Gibbs-Bartel
Chief Revenue Officer
Merrithew
Bill McMenamy CEO New York Sports Clubs
Bill McMenamy
CEO
New York Sports Club
Bradford Reynolds, Co-CEO, RSG Group USA
Bradford Reynolds
Co-CEO, USA
RSG Group
Chequan Lewis President Crunch Fitness
Chequan Lewis
President
Crunch Fitness
Chris Caldwell CEO, APAC Lift Brands
Chris Caldwell
CEO, APAC
Lift Brands
Chris Griebe COO VASA Fitness
Chris Griebe
COO
VASA Fitness
Chris Smith President and CEO Fitness World Canada
Chris Smith
President and CEO
Fitness World Canada
Christian Ask CEO 247Group & Fitness24Seven.jpeg
Christian Ask
CEO
247Group & Fitness24Seven
Christine Mallouk
Operations Director
Sport Clubs Company
CJ Lee Co-Founder MOVE Private Fitness
CJ Lee
Co-Founder
MOVE Private Fitness
Couro Seck Head, Concepting Mind Oasis by Rituals
Couro Seck
Head, Concepting
Mind Oasis by Rituals
Craig Cote CEO Mountainside Fitness
Craig Cote
CEO
Mountainside Fitness
Dan Summerson, Managing Director, Everlast gyms, Frasers Group
Dan Summerson
Managing Director, Everlast Gyms
Frasers Group
Dane Fort
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
California Wellness Group
Daniel Poulin Senior Director Wellness Operations Accor
Daniel Poulin
Senior Director, Wellness Operations
Accor
Dave Sibley Managing Director - Europe, India, Middle East & Africa Zumba Fitness
Dave Sibley
Managing Director - Europe, India, Middle East & Africa
Zumba Fitness
David Aitchison, CEO APAC, BFT
David Aitchison
CEO, APAC
BFT
David Stalker Chairman Ukactive
David Stalker
Chairman
Ukactive
Dean Kowarski Group CEO Virgin Active
Dean Kowarski
Group CEO
Virgin Active
Donal McElwee Partner & Head of Middle East & Africa Portas
Donal McElwee
Managing Partner
CAA Portas
Donnie Oliver EVP, UFC Gym
Donnie Oliver
Executive Vice President, International Franchise & Global Fitness Services
UFC GYM
Dorothy Kilroy, Chief Commercial Officer, OURA
Dorothy Kilroy
Chief Commercial Officer
OURA
Dr. Abdulmajeed AlShowair
Vice President, Community Health Excellence, Riyadh First Health Cluster
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Dimitri Koutsoubakis CEO KUN Sports
Dr. Dimitri Koutsoubakis
CEO
KUN Sports
Dr. Gloria Winters Chief Health Officer YMCA of the USA
Dr. Gloria Winters
Chief Health Officer, SVP of Health Partnerships and Business Development
YMCA of the USA
Dr. Jessica Ruff IT Medical Director & Head, Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine Cleveland Clinic
Dr. Jessica Ruff
IT Medical Director & Head, Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Dr.Jobst-Muller-Trimbusch, CEO, RSG Group
Dr. Jobst Müller-Trimbusch
Former CEO
RSG Group
Dr. Pongthep Wongwatcharapaiboon, CEO, ThaiHealth
Dr. Pongthep Wongwatcharapaiboon
CEO
ThaiHealth
Dr. Shireen Henry, Operations Director, Matter
Dr. Shireen Henry
Operations Director
Matter
Wanviput Sanphasitvong Director, Business Development at VitalLife Scientific Wellness Center
Dr. Wanviput Sanphasitvong
Director, Business Development
VitalLife Scientific Wellness Center
DR. YASSER ALAMRI Business Development Consultant & Senior Therapist Physiotherabia
Dr. Yasser Alamri
Business Development Consultant & Senior Therapist
Physiotherabia
Eddie Tock CEO REX Roundtables
Eddie Tock
CEO
REX Roundtables
Elaine Jobson
CEO
BeWell Brands & Jetts Fitness
Emlyn Brown Global Senior Vice President Well-Being Accor
Emlyn Brown
Group Director - Spa, Leisure & Wellness
Mandarin Oriental
Emma Barry Chief of Trouble Trouble Global
Emma Barry
Chief of Trouble
Trouble Global
Emma Sofie Igelström, Former Olympian and Head, Swimming, Leejam Sports Company
Emma Sofie Igelström
Former Olympian, now Head, Swimming
Leejam Sports Company
Emmett Williams
Chair, AUSActive and Managing Director (APAC)
ABC Fitness
Enrico Klauer
CEO
MECOTEC
Eric Falardeau Partner - Health, Fitness & Wellness McKinsey & Company
Eric Falardeau
Partner - Health, Fitness & Wellness
McKinsey & Company
Eric Goodstadt CEO UpSwellMarketing
Eric Goodstadt
CEO
UpSwell Marketing
Erica Tillinghast, VP of Marketing at Precor
Erica Tillinghast
VP of Marketing
Precor
Etienne de Pierrefeu
Vice President, Commercial Sales
Merrithew
Fabrizio Colciago, CEO, Uptivo
Fabrizio Colciago
CEO
UPTIVO.FIT
Felicien Dillard Partner Portas
Felicien Dillard
Partner
Portas Consulting
Folusho Ogunwale Founder & CEO IFitness
Foluso Ogunwale
Founder & CEO
i-Fitness Centre
Francis Dowdle Head of Operations KX Pilates
Francis Dowdle
Chief Business Development Officer
KX Pilates
Frank van de Ven Industry Consultant and Growth Advisor Reform RX
Frank van de Ven
Growth Strategist
Reform RX
George Flooks CEO Wellness Forward Group
George Flooks
CEO, Fitness & Wellness
Arada
Ghader Jayzani Director of Standards and Accreditation Department Ministry of Sports, Saudi Arabia
Ghader Jayzani
Standards and Accreditations Director
Ministry of Sport, Saudi Arabia
Gigliola Aycardi Co-Founder Bodytech Colombia
Gigliola Aycardi
Co-Founder & Executive Vice President
Bodytech Colombia
Gopal Kumar , General Manager & Group Director of Wellness Development – Kamalaya Koh Samui
Gopal Kumar
General Manager & Group Director, Wellness Development
Kamalaya
Gordon Oldham, Founder, Pavillons Hotel and Resorts Group
Gordon Oldham
Founder
Pavilions and Revivo, Wellness and Vitality Centre.
Grace McNamara Founding Partner & CEO The Collective
Grace McNamara 
Founding Partner & CEO
The Collective
Greta Radzevičienė CEO Impuls and Lemon Gym Group
Greta Radzevičienė
CEO
Impuls and Lemon Gym Group
Hadi Curtay Founder & CEO Fitness Force
Hadi Curtay
Founder & CEO
FitnessForce
Harry Konstantinou
CEO & Managing Director
Viva Leisure Limited
Igor Krezić Founder & CEO Rolla
Igor Krezić
Founder & CEO
Rolla
Ingo Ronald Schweder Founder & CEO GOCO Hospitality
Ingo Ronald Schweder
Founder & CEO
GOCO Hospitality
Jack Thomas
Co-Founder & CEO
The Fit Guide and BASE
Jamie Moore Director, Fitness & Recovery SIRO Hotels by Kerzner
Jamie Moore
Director, Fitness & Recovery
SIRO Hotels by Kerzner
Janna Hellerup Ulvselius Secretary General Friskis&Svettis Rik
Janna Hellerup
Secretary General
Friskis&Svettis Riks
Jarett Perelmutter
Advisor, Founder & Operator
Jason Tubbs, COO, Fitness First MENA
Jason Tubbs
COO
Fitness First MENA
Jeff VanDixhorn CEO Daxko
Jeff VanDixhorn
CEO
Daxko
Joe Abboud, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Trifalga
Joe Abboud
CEO, MENA
F45 Training
John Caraccio President & CEO World Gym International
John Caraccio
President & CEO
World Gym International
John Foy Operations Director KUN Sports
John Foy
Operations Director
KUN Sports
John Hastings, Head, Sales & Operations, STRONG Pilates
John Hastings
Head, Sales & Operations
STRONG Pilates
John P Young
Vice President, Commercial Business (International)
Johnson Health Tech
John Treharne Chair The Gym Group
John Treharne
Chair
The Gym Group
Jon Canarick Managing Partner North Castle Partners
Jon Canarick
Managing Partner
North Castle Partners
Jonathan Fisher Executive Chairman, TRIB3 and Group CEO Holmes Place Brands
Jonathan Fisher
CEO
Tribute Brands
Jordan Martindale, Senior Director Sport Royal Comission of Riyadh City
Jordan Martindale
Senior Director, Sport
The Royal Commission for Riyadh City
Jordi Bella Managing Director, Synergym
Jordi Bella
Managing Director
Synergym
Jörg Fockenberg
Global CDO, Gold's Gym and Vice President - Strategy, Expansion and Franchise
RSG Group
Juan del Rio CEO VivaGym Group
Juan del Rio
Board Member, Investor & Former CEO
VivaGym Group
Juan Pablo Nebrera Brooklyn Fitboxing
Juan Pablo Nebrera
Co-founder & CEO
Brooklyn Fitboxing
Julien Bera Country Director Singapore, Thailand, Virgin Active
Julien Bera
Country Director, Singapore & Thailand
Virgin Active
Karl Foster Chief Technology & Innovation Officer GymNation
Karl Foster
Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
GymNation
Karl Sanft, President and Chief Executive Officer, 24 Hour Fitness
Karl Sanft
President & CEO
24 Hour Fitness
Katarina Andersson Founder & Former CEO STC Training Clubs
Katarina Andersson
Founder & Former CEO
STC Training Clubs
Katie Frazier COO [solidcore]
Katie Frazier
COO
[solidcore]
Kent Orrgren CEO World Class Romania
Kent Orrgren
President, RomaniaActive & Shareholder
World Class Romania
Kerry Curtis, CCO, Total Fitness
Kerry Curtis
CCO
Total Fitness
Kevin Texeria Managing Director, The Warehouse Gym 600x700
Kevin Teixeira
Co-Founder and Managing Director
The Warehouse Gym
Kevin Yates
Kevin Yates
CEO, EMEA
Lift Brands
Kinsey Livingston Vice President Mindbody Classpass
Kinsey Livingston
Vice President, Sales
Playlist
Kory Angelin President The DRIPBaR
Kory Angelin
President & COO
CoreHaus Fitness,
Kurt Mangum II Vice President of Partnerships ISSA ( International Sports Sciences Association)
Kurt Mangum II
Vice President of Partnerships
ISSA ( International Sports Sciences Association)
Linda Allen Founder Quickfit Health Clubs
Linda Allen
Founder
Quickfit Health Clubs
Linda Sakr, Founder, Keyani Wellness Centre
Linda Sakr
Founder
Keyani Wellness Centre
Linda Tang
Co-Founder
WeBarre
Lindsay Madden-Nadeau Senior Director Wellness Strategy Red Sea Global
Lindsay Madden-Nadeau
Senior Director Wellness Strategy
Red Sea Global
Liv Billingham
APAC Strategic Sales Manager
Ezypay
Lou Lentine Founder and CEO Echelon Fitness
Lou Lentine
CEO, Chairman & Founder
Echelon Fitness
Łukasz Dojka
Founder and Chairman
Xtreme Fitness Gyms
Magdalena Szwed, Director of Fitness Product Development, Benefit Systems Fitness
Magdalena Szwed
Director, Fitness Product Development
Benefit Systems Oddział Fitness
Marc Diaper CEO Fitness First UK
Marc Diaper
CEO
Fitness First UK
Marjolijn Meijer Vice-Chairman Urban Gym Group
Marjolijn Meijer
Founder & Vice-Chairman
Urban Gym Group
Mark Buchanan
CEO
Fitness First MENA
Mark Miller COO Merritt Athletic Clubs
Mark Miller
COO
Merritt Athletic Clubs
Martin Seibold
Group CEO
LifeFit Group
Matt Delaney Director, Programming & Innovation Equinox
Matt Delaney
Director, Equipment and Program Innovation
Equinox
Mattheos Georgiou Senior Vice President SIRO and Rare Finds Kerzner International
Mattheos Georgiou
Senior Vice President, SIRO and Rare Finds
Kerzner International
Matthew Stevens, President & CEO, The Bay Clubs
Matthew Stevens
President & CEO
The Bay Clubs
Matthijs Wilhelmus
CEO
Basi Systems
Mauro Frota Co-Founder & CEO Bhout
Mauro Frota
Co-Founder & CEO
BHOUT
Maximilian Demmerle
Director of International Franchise Operations
RSG Group
Mehdi Benjelloun President Exerp
Mehdi Benjelloun
President
Exerp
Melinda Yon Corporate Spa & Wellness Consultant Capella
Melinda Yon
CEO
Beyond Consulting
Michelle Dand Head, Product & Programming David Lloyd Clubs
Michelle Dand
Head, Product & Programming
David Lloyd Clubs
Mike Escobedo Chief Customer Officer ABC Fitness Solutions
Mike Escobedo
Chief Customer Officer
ABC Fitness
Mike Lamb CEO Thailand Fitness & Lifestyle Group
Mike Lamb
CEO, Thailand
Fitness & Lifestyle Group
Mike Nysten Director World Gym Australia
Mike Nysten
Founding Director
World Gym Australia
Mohammed Alsaheb
Deputy Minister, Investment Development
Ministry of Investment (Saudi Arabia)
Mohammed Ameer Said Founder ZOYA Health & Wellbeing Resort
Mohammed Ameer Said
Founder
ZOYA Health & Wellbeing Resort
Mohammed Dakhil COO KUN Sports
Mohammed Dakhil
COO
KUN Sports
Muhammad Waris Sarfaraz CFO KUN Sports
Muhammad Waris Sarfaraz
CFO
KUN Sports
Muin Serhan Chief Executive Officer Amsa Hospitality
Muin Serhan
Chief Executive Officer
Amsa Hospitality
Mumtaz Demirci Co-CEO Mars Athletic
Mumtaz Demirci
Co-CEO
Mars Athletic (MAC)
Nad Myan Group Director, Innovation & Corporate Growth Goodlife Fitness
Nad Myan
Vice President, Innovation & Corporate Growth
GoodLife Group
Narin Sae-Tieo
Head of Sales and Operations
TotalFusion
Nasser Obeid CEO PureGym Arabia
Nasser Obeid
CEO
PureGym Arabia
Nazar Musa
Founder and Chairman
Spartans Boxing Club
Nicole Nason Director of International Franchise Operations Gold’s Gym
Nicole Nason
Director, International Franchise Development
Gold's Gym
NIKHIL KAKKAR CEO Crunch Fitness India
Nikhil Kakkar
CEO
Crunch Fitness India