Dean Kowarski Group CEO Virgin Active
Group CEO

Virgin Active

Dean Kowarski

Dean Kowarski es Consejero Delegado del Grupo Virgin Active y ha desarrollado su carrera profesional en funciones empresariales, financieras y operativas en todo el mundo.

Durante su etapa en el mundo empresarial, experimentó de primera mano los beneficios del ejercicio, la recuperación, la atención plena y los alimentos nutritivos como fórmula esencial y holística para el bienestar. Dean Kowarski fue nombrado consejero delegado del Grupo Virgin Active en marzo de 2022, cuando la empresa refinanció y adquirió su negocio de hostelería -The Real Foods Group-, del que era fundador y consejero delegado.

Dean hablará en Más allá de Activ AMERICAS en Dallas, Estados Unidos.

Aarti Kapoor VMG Partners
Aarti Kapoor
Managing Director
Cascadia Capital
Abdulmohsen Al Babtain CEO Spark Athletic Center
Abdulmohsen Al-Babtain
CEO
Spark Athletic Center
Adam Sedlack CEO UFC Gyms
Adam Sedlack
CEO
UFC Gym
Adam Zeitsiff CEO Dominique Dawes Gymnastics
Adam Zeitsiff
CEO
Dominique Dawes Academy
Adnan Abdullah Al-Khalaf CEO Leejam Sports
Adnan Abdullah Al-Khalaf
CEO
Leejam Sports Company
Adrian Heffernan Vice President, Customer Experience Les Mills US
Adrian Heffernan
Vice President, Customer Experience
Les Mills US
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
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
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
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
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
Boyd Williams President & CEO YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region
Boyd Williams
President & CEO
YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region
Bryan Myers President & CEO [solidcore]
Bryan Myers
President & CEO
[solidcore]
Bryan O’Rourke Core Health & Fitness CEO
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
Cheryl Barnett
Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer
Chuze Fitness
Chip Ohlsson Chief Development Officer Planet Fitness
Chip Ohlsson
Chief Development Officer
Planet Fitness
Christine Mallouk
Operations Director
Sport Clubs Company
Conor O'Loughlin CRO ABC Fitness
Conor O’Loughlin
Chief Revenue Officer
ABC Fitness
corey loehr senior vice president hapana
Corey Loehr
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Sales
Hapana
Craig Cote CEO Mountainside Fitness
Craig Cote
CEO
Mountainside Fitness
Daniel Poulin Senior Director Wellness Operations Accor
Daniel Poulin
Senior Director, Wellness Operations
Accor
Danny Dulkin Vice President, Development Arch Amenities Group
Danny Dulkin
Senior Vice President, Development
Arch Amenities Group
David Stalker Chairman Ukactive
David Stalker
Chairman
Ukactive
Debra Strougo Founder, Row House and CEO Fitizens Holdings
Debra Strougo
Founder, Row House and CEO
Fitizens Holdings
Doug Leonard, Soul Cycle
Doug Leonard
Vice President, Partnerships & Strategic Initiatives
Soul Cycle
Dr. Abdulmajeed AlShowair
Vice President, Community Health Excellence, Riyadh First Health Cluster
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Amy Bantham CEO and Founder Move to Live More
Dr. Amy Bantham
Founder & CEO
Move to Live More
Jared Pelo Chief Medical Officer Bionic Health
Dr. Jared Pelo
Chief Executive Officer
Thrive
Dr.Jobst-Muller-Trimbusch, CEO, RSG Group
Dr. Jobst Müller-Trimbusch
Former CEO
RSG Group
Dr. Kenneth Cooper Founder & Chairman Cooper Aerobics
Dr. Kenneth Cooper
Founder & Chairman
Cooper Aerobics
Dr. Umair Shah Former Secretary of Health for Washington and now Founder & CEO Rickshaw Enterprises
Dr. Umair Shah
Former Secretary of Health for Washington and now Founder & CEO
Rickshaw Enterprises
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
Eduardo Netto Fitness Director Bodytech Company
Eduardo Netto
Fitness Director
Bodytech Company
Elaine Carey Director, Operations Excellence Grand Fitness (PF Franchise Group)
Elaine Carey
Director, Operations Excellence
Grand Fitness (PF Franchise Group)
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
Enrico Klauer
CEO
MECOTEC
Eric Casaburi Founder Retro Fitness, Longevity Brands and Serotonin Anti-Aging Centers
Eric Casaburi
Founder
Retro Fitness, Longevity Brands and Serotonin Anti-Aging Centers
Etienne de Pierrefeu
Vice President, Commercial Sales
Merrithew
Felicien Dillard Partner Portas
Felicien Dillard
Partner
Portas Consulting
Folusho Ogunwale Founder & CEO IFitness
Foluso Ogunwale
Founder & CEO
i-Fitness Centre
Frank van de Ven Industry Consultant and Growth Advisor Reform RX
Frank van de Ven
Growth Strategist
Reform RX
Gabriela Prado
CEO
Sports World (Mexico)
Garrett Marshall Founder & CEO Wellbuilt Ventures
Garrett Marshall
Founder & CEO
Wellbuilt Ventures
George Flooks CEO Wellness Forward Group
George Flooks
CEO, Fitness & Wellness
Arada
Grace McNamara Founding Partner & CEO The Collective
Grace McNamara 
Founding Partner & CEO
The Collective
Hadi Curtay Founder & CEO Fitness Force
Hadi Curtay
Founder & CEO
FitnessForce
Ian O'Meara Director, Equipment and Vendor Management Planet Fitness
Ian O’Meara
Senior Director, Franchise Services & Equipment
Planet Fitness
Ishai Reinfeld Director, E-Commerce, Smart Answering Soundhound AI
Ishai Reinfeld
Senior Director, GTM, Smart Answering
Soundhound AI
Jack Nagle Principal Princeton Equity Group
Jack Nagle
Principal
Princeton Equity Group
Jarett Perelmutter
Advisor, Founder & Operator
Jason Stella Chief Innovation & Growth Officer PUR Life Medical
Jason Stella
Chief Innovation & Growth Officer
PUR Life Medical
Jeff VanDixhorn CEO Daxko
Jeff VanDixhorn
CEO
Daxko
Jeff G. Zwiefel Strategic Advisor Health Wellness Performance Executive Life Time
Jeff Zwiefel
Former Executive Director, MIORA Longevity & Performance
Life Time
Jen Hamilton Founder & CEO Oxygen Yoga & Fitness
Jen Hamilton
Founder & CEO
Oxygen Yoga & Fitness
Joe Abboud, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Trifalga
Joe Abboud
CEO, MENA
F45 Training
John Foy Operations Director KUN Sports
John Foy
Operations Director
KUN Sports
Jon Brady President Midtown Athletic Clubs
Jon Brady
President
Midtown Athletic Clubs
Jordan Martindale, Senior Director Sport Royal Comission of Riyadh City
Jordan Martindale
Senior Director, Sport
The Royal Commission for Riyadh City
Jörg Fockenberg
Global CDO, Gold's Gym and Vice President - Strategy, Expansion and Franchise
RSG Group
Joshua Rider President & COO YouFit Gyms
Joshua Rider
President & COO
YouFit Gyms
Julian Barnes
Co-Founder and CEO
BFS Network
Karl Foster Chief Technology & Innovation Officer GymNation
Karl Foster
Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
GymNation
Kathleen Tullie
Founder & CEO
Active Kids
Kevin Yates
Kevin Yates
CEO, EMEA
Lift Brands
Linda Sakr, Founder, Keyani Wellness Centre
Linda Sakr
Founder
Keyani Wellness Centre
Lou Lentine Founder and CEO Echelon Fitness
Lou Lentine
CEO, Chairman & Founder
Echelon Fitness
Łukasz Dojka
Founder and Chairman
Xtreme Fitness Gyms
Marcelo Vianna Partner & COO Bodytech Company
Marcelo Vianna
Partner & COO
Bodytech Company
Maria Gonzalez CEO ClubFitness Greensboro
Maria Gonzalez
CEO
ClubFitness Greensboro
Mark Buchanan
CEO
Fitness First MENA
Mark Mastrov is Chairman of New Evolution Ventures
Mark Mastrov
Chairman
New Evolution Ventures
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
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
Mike Escobedo Chief Customer Officer ABC Fitness Solutions
Mike Escobedo
Chief Customer Officer
ABC Fitness
Mike Leveque Chief Development Officer The Bay Club Company
Mike Leveque
Chief Development Officer
The Bay Clubs Company
Mohammed Alsaheb
Deputy Minister, Investment Development
Ministry of Investment (Saudi Arabia)
Mohammed Dakhil COO KUN Sports
Mohammed Dakhil
COO
KUN Sports
Mohammed Iqbal Founder and CEO Sweatworks
Mohammed Iqbal
Chairman, SweatWorks and Chief Strategy Officer
ABC Fitness
Mujtabha Magrey COO Cultfit
Mujtabha Magrey
COO
Cult.fit
Nazar Musa
Founder and Chairman
Spartans Boxing Club
Oriol Cortés Country Manager, Mexico Smart Fit
Oriol Cortés
Country Manager, Mexico
Smart Fit
Pablo Viñaspre
Founder & CEO
FitnessKPI
Paddy Murray, Global Vice President, Sales & Marketing, SPIA Cycling (Giant Group)
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 Ferris Co-Founder and CEO of Speedflex 600x700
Paul Ferris
Co-Founder & CEO
Speedflex
Paul Reuter Senior Vice President, Franchisee Relations and Performance Purpose Brands
Paul Reuter
Senior Vice President, Franchisee Relations and Performance
Purpose Brands
Pedro Miguel Marques Director, J Club by Jumeirah Group
Pedro Miguel Marques
Director, Fitness
J Club by Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts
Professor Ebtissam Al-Madi Founder Saudi Arabian Wellness Association
Professor Ebtissam Al-Madi
Founder
Saudi Arabian Wellness Association
Radhouane Chaabouni CEO California Gym
Radhouane Chaabouni
Co-Founder & CEO
California Gym
Robert Louw Chief Growth Officer Wexer
Robert Louw
Chief Growth Officer
Wexer
Robert Sawhney CEO Watson Gym Equipment
Robert Sawhney
CEO (APAC) and Chief Commercial Officer
Watson Gym Equipment
Samar Saud Bintawim Operations Director Leejam sports company
Samar Saud Bintawim
Operations Director
Leejam Sports Company
Sander van den Born Executive Vice President, International Self Esteem Brands
Sander van den Born
Executive Vice President, International
Purpose Brands
Sharon Barcock Hilton 600x700
Sharon Barcock
Director, Spa Operations & Development (Middle East & Africa)
Hilton
Stephanie Sollers, Head, Partnerships, Aescape
Stephanie Sollers
Head, Partnerships
Aescape
Steve Newell Vice President, Global Key Accounts (Health Clubs) life fitness
Steve Newell
Vice President, Global Key Accounts (Health Clubs)
Life Fitness
Steve Pankowski Executive Vice President, Strategic Partnerships Xponential Fitness
Steve Pankowski
Executive Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
Xponential Fitness
Suliman Alhammad
Head, Investments Enablement
Ministry of Sport, Saudi Arabia
Tina Wade Founder & CEO Reset Fitness
Tina Wade
Founder & CEO
Reset Fitness
tomas agrimbau amalgama
Tomas Agrimbau
Co-Founder & CTO
Amalgama
Tony Nicastro Global Wellness, Spa & Fitness Marriott International
Tony Nicastro
Senior Global Manager, Spa & Fitness
Marriott International
Vikram Natarajan CEO Kayanee
Vikram Natarajan
CEO
Kayanee
Vinícius Mendonça CFO Selfit Academias
Vinícius Mendonça
CFO
Selfit Academias
Wael El Merhabi CEO Sport Clubs Company
Wael El Merhabi
CEO
Sport Clubs Company
Wendy White CMO Daxko
Wendy White
CMO
Daxko
Yael Dornbusch chief subscription officer zumba fitness
Yael Dornbusch
Chief Subscription Officer
Zumba Fitness
Yasser El Farissi Chief Investment Officer Leejam
Yasser El Farissi
Chief Investment Officer
Leejam Sports Company
Yuki Kiyono Global Head, Health & Wellness Development AMAN
Yuki Kiyono
Global Head, Health & Wellness Development
AMAN
Zena Habi Wellness Development Director Wellness First
Zena Habi
Wellness Development Director
Wellness First