10:30am
Diversifying and Retaining Consumers: Culture, Education, Returns
There is no one solution for all. This session explores the strategy to diversify target markets across the Middle East and facilitating to different cultures, age groups and lifestyles. This session will help you see if diversifying is your way to go, focusing on demand and supply, education and much more. Exploring all fitness sectors from muscle training, sports and wellness, this session is relevant for all to attend.
Speakers:
CEO IMEA
Les Mills International, UAE
Chief Operating Officer
Wellfit, UAE
CEO
CORE Social Wellness Club, KSA
Founder and CEO
LA7, Egypt
Emirates Managing Director
TechnoGym, UAE
Moderated by:
Managing Director
Active IQ, UK
11:15am
The Data Difference: How to Generate New Revenues from Consumers, Employers & Beyond
Using real life insights, learn how analysing wellness data can open up new segments and revenue for your business.
Speakers:
Anthony Phillips
Founder & CEO
WellKom International, UK
11:45am
The Unseen Story Behind Building An Empire
Get close and hear the journey of founder and CEO of Middle East expanding fitness business chain. In this session, Fahad will share with you stories from behind the scenes of running a family business to expanding beyond the regions. Sharing with you both gains and losses all business gurus can reflect on, this session is a heartful one, and not to be missed.
Speakers:
Co-Founder and CEO
Armah Sports Company, KSA
12:30pm
Going All In to Create An Ecosystem with Your Marketing: Multi-channel Marketing, Business Development, Strategic Partnership and Engagement/Awareness
Join this session to learn from the region’s biggest fitness brands that has conquered both digitally and bricks and mortars with aggressive, yet strategic and cost-effective marketing strategies.
Speakers:
Chief Development Officer
UFC Gym Middle East, Kuwait
Chief Commercial Officer
Wellfit, UAE
Founder
LIFT, UAE
Co-Founder
1Rebel, UK
President, EuropeActive, CEO-EMEA
Myzone, UK
Moderated by:
Marketing and Sales Manager
Fitness Marketing Agency, UK
13:15pm
LUNCH BREAK
14:15pm
The Talent Dialogue: Attracting the New and Retaining the Valuable to Optimise Excellence
Talent is one of the most important drivers for growth and in the Middle East, it is competitive and diversed. Join this session and learn how policy makers, associations and some of the largest sports and fitness companies help to ensure that the talents in the Middle East are nurtured and that there is a sustainable plan for growth.
Speakers:
CEO
Fitness First Middle East and North Africa, UAE
CEO,
Ektimal-Puregym Middle East, KSA
Managing Director
Active IQ, UK
Director of Operations
REPs, UAE
Co-founder and Chief People Officer,
Squatwolf, UK
Moderated by:
VP, International & Group Partnerships
International Sports
Sciences Association (ISSA), USA
15:00pm
5 Design Mistakes Gyms Make Globally
For consumer gain and retention, design plays a crucial part in ensuring the ultimate experience is being delivered. Every gym wants to be remembered and talked about. This session shares with you the 5 main mistakes made when design your gym.
Speakers:
Founder and CEO
TMPL, USA
15:45pm
The Hybrid Stigma – Is it Really Necessary?
For seamless end-to-end customer experience, technology has become inevitable to adopt. Nevertheless, is the Return of Investment health? From fitness app, smart wearables, CRMs and membership experience, this session discusses the different ways to champion digitalisation, improve the customer experience as well as remain true to the nature of fitness – human interaction.
Speakers:
Founder and CEO
Enhance Fitness, UAE
Founder and CEO
OliveX, Hong Kong
Managing Director and Co-Founder
The Warehouse Gym, UAE
Founder & CEO
GOQii, India
Moderated by:
CEO
Myzone, UK
16:30pm
End of Day
10:00am – 12:00pm
Developing A Fitness Business Plan That Works: Plan > Execute > Repeat
Join this applicable workshop and learn:
- How to complete your business canvas strong
- Prepare a sustainable budget forecast
- Have an overview of your business and feel more confident to execute
Speaker:
Fitness Business Coach
Fitsvisory Lab, UAE
1:00pm – 2:15pm
Coached by George Flooks: How Great Leaders Navigate Transformation by Thinking “Inside” The Box
Join this thought provoking session and discuss:
- Leadership styles and methodologies
- How to navigate through change with existing assets and talents
- Forging ahead with a growth mindset
- Creating sustainable cultures that work
Speaker:
CEO
Fitness First, Middle East and North Africa
3:00pm – 4:30pm
How to Make The Best Of The Fitness Metaverse: Gamifying The Consumer Experience
Join this workshop and learn:
- To identify the ultimate objective for your business and understanding available tools
- How to create a ‘gamified’ experience with your consumers using Web3
- Methods to enhance sales, retain consumers and increase database with digital community building
Speaker:
CEO and Founder
OliveX, Hong Kong
10:00am – 11:30pm
How To Get More Clients and Members without Being “Salesy”
Join this practical workshop and learn:
- To avoid mistakes that 99% of fitness professionals are making
- How to effectively pitch and overcome objections without feeling awkward and close more sales
- Most effective sales system for your business for conversion
- Tactics to train your sales team
- Successfully proven sales scripts suited for your business
Speaker:
Marketing and Sales Manager
Fitness Marketing Agency, UK
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Women In Fitness Roundtable
Dubai Active Industry introduces the 1st Women in Fitness Roundtable. Inviting 10 women in fitness, who have made a mark in the industry in sports, fitness and business todiscuss challenges and opportunities for women in fitness and ultimately, explore next call for action as one united community.
The roundtable is open for all to attend.