
18 May 2023
Fitness Business Summit Ticket Required

9:00am
Welcoming Remarks by Chairperson
Speaker:
Dave Wright
Founder and CEO
MyZone
Founder and CEO
MyZone
9:10am
How to Thrive in a Competitive Landscape
- Why customers choose you and not your competitors
- Experiences v The price trap
- Allowing you to increase your prices v what traps you into deeper discounting
- Knowing what gives your Brand edge in today’s market
- Mastering how to stay relevant after 5 years of trading
Speaker:
George Flooks
CEO
Fitness First Middle East, UAE
CEO
Fitness First Middle East, UAE
10:10am
Panel: MENA Giga projects and the Responsibility of Fitness, Sports and Wellness
- Taking a closer look at how fitness businesses can contribute and bring impact to regional Giga-projects
- How and why fitness and wellness became a concept for multiple giga projects
- Excelling partnership strategies with long-term planning
Speakers:
Cedric Betis
Wellness Advisor
Dubai Future Council, UAE
Wellness Advisor
Dubai Future Council, UAE
Pedro Medros
Director of Fitness
J Club – Jumeirah Group, UAE
Director of Fitness
J Club – Jumeirah Group, UAE
11:00am
Break
11:15am
Increasing The Lifetime Value of your Customers, Lesson Learned from Past Mistakes
Increasing the lifetime value of your customers has exponential impact on your income. In this session Dr Paul Bedford will review the current researcher on member behaviour and explain how to increase the value of every visit.
Speaker:
Dr. Paul Bedford
Founder and CEO
The Retention Guru Ltd, UK
Founder and CEO
The Retention Guru Ltd, UK
12:00pm
Lunch and Networking
13:00pm
Having an Overall Outlook on Fitness and Sports Investment and Understanding the Business: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other MENA region
- Being part of a large vision where Fitness is key
- Relationship, trust and important business methodologies in the kingdom
- Understanding the diversed cultures and communities and fitness sentiment of the region
Speakers:
David Stalker
CEO EMEA
MyZone UK
CEO EMEA
MyZone UK
Bojan Cvijanovic
Founder and CEO
AB Consulting, KSA
Founder and CEO
AB Consulting, KSA
Nathan Clute
Chief Strategy Officer
Armah Sports, KSA
Chief Strategy Officer
Armah Sports, KSA
Dr. Abdullah Alaskari
Chief Development Officer
UFC Gym Middle East, UAE
Chief Development Officer
UFC Gym Middle East, UAE
14:00pm
What is New When Running a Successful Ladies only Facility
- Supply and Demand: Facilitating a diverse and inter-cultural community with consistent consumer engagement, data collection and the best technology and equipment
- Using hybrid solutions as a means to progress, increase awareness and engage with the audience
- Proactively creating new careers in fitness and sports for women and training PTs on best training methodologies
- Celebrating the success of women in fitness across the region proactively
Speaker:
Ivana Sargic
National Fitness Manager MENA
Fitness First MENA, UAE
National Fitness Manager MENA
Fitness First MENA, UAE
Rachel Young
Director of Business Development
MyZone, UK
Director of Business Development
MyZone, UK
14:45pm
Hyper-personalizing, Customer Service, Member Experience and the Future Technology in Fitness and Wellness
- Understanding your customer and predicting their decisions ahead accurately
- Having a clear vision of the role of technology in fitness and wellness
- The uncertainty of Crypto, Bitcoin and The Metaverse: How will this affect fitness technology and users interest
- Having a stringent growth plan for your technology business
Speaker:
Gareth Bacon
Head of Product, Member Experience and Digital
WellFit, UAE
Head of Product, Member Experience and Digital
WellFit, UAE
Kev Teixeira
Founder and CEO
The Warehouse, UAE
Founder and CEO
The Warehouse, UAE
15:30pm
End Of Summit
16:45pm
End of Day
‘AGENDAS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE’