Setting the pace in fitness, health & wellness innovation
The Connected: Health & Fitness Summit (CHFS) 2025 is your VIP pass to the future of fitness, packed with curated content, inspiring speakers, and plenty of opportunities to flex those networking muscles and get you ahead of the game.
WHAT'S NEW FOR 2025?
INAUGURAL AWARDS SHOW
Celebrate the champions transforming the health and fitness world!
INNOVATION SHOWCASE
Discover groundbreaking health startups, cutting-edge fitness tech, and next-gen wearables pushing the limits of possibility!
PARTNERSHIPS SHOWCASE
Unlock insights from the top 4 game-changing fitness partnerships, delivered back-to-back for maximum impact.
ENGAGING ROUNDTABLES
Dive deep into hot topics with 5 dynamic roundtables: Destination Wellness, Diversity & Inclusion, Mastering Social Media, Mental Health & Wellness, and Integrated Health Solutions.
SOCIALS AND NETWORKING
Connect with fellow attendees over pre-day welcome drinks, group runs, hikes, and high-energy activities!
PRE-DAY WORKSHOPS
Kick off your summit journey with three immersive workshops. Stay tuned for details!
2025'S KEY THEMES
Longevity & Preventative Health
Unlock the secrets of lifelong fitness!
Gain strategies to keep members active and thriving, incorporating sleep, nutrition, and wellness practices to boost retention and attract new clients.
Community & Social Wellness
Build strong, supportive communities that extend beyond physical health.
Partner with leaders in corporate wellbeing, mental health, and fitness franchises, strengthening your connection to the community.
Digital Transformation and Innovation in Fitness
Unleash the power of AI and wearables to personalize experiences, predict member behaviours, and optimise results.
Future-proof your gym with cutting-edge tech to boost engagement and loyalty.
Business Strategies and Revenue Diversification
Tap into the next wave of innovation in GLP-1 therapies, blood testing, and IV drips.
Understand your clients’ needs, acquire new members and boost your bottom line by capitalizing on emerging trends and revenue streams.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Women’s Health
Build authentically inclusive programs, empowering all members to thrive in a supportive fitness environment.
Champion diversity throughout your business to successfully resonate with customers across genders, generations, and backgrounds.
WHO'S THERE?
At the Connected: Health & Fitness Summit, expect real airtime with some of the industry’s brightest minds and most experienced partners.
GYMS, CLUBS & WELLNESS
WEARABLES, APPS, CONNECTED FITNESS & BLUE CHIP
INVESTORS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
PHARMA & HEALTHCARE
APPAREL BRANDS & SPORTS NUTRITION
2024 ADVISORY BOARD
Sherrill Kaplan
Sherrill Kaplan joined Planet Fitness in June 2021 as Chief Digital Officer. In this role, she is responsible for driving our digital vision and strategy, including leading the continuous enhancement of our mobile app, with a focus on consumer engagement, loyalty and a differentiated omni-channel experience to accelerate Planet Fitness’ growth and success. Ms. Kaplan has over 20 years of experience, most recently serving as Global Marketing Operations Advisor for Advent International, a global private equity firm. Previously, she served as Head of Marketing and Sales for Zipcar, the world’s leading car-sharing network, where she was a key member of the executive leadership team responsible for demand and revenue generation and all marketing functions. Prior to that, she served as the Vice President of Digital Marketing & Innovation at Dunkin’ Brands where she was responsible for developing and marketing Dunkin’s digital platforms, including the DD Mobile app and the DD Perks loyalty program. Earlier in her career, Ms. Kaplan held several digital and marketing leadership roles at global brands including American Express and Citi, Inc. She serves as an independent member of the Fiesta Restaurant Group Board of Directors, as well as the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX). Ms. Kaplan holds a B.S. from Boston University and an M.B.A. from the University of Denver, Daniels College of Business.
Bryan Myers
Mohammed Iqbal
Mohammed Iqbal strives to enhance people’s lives. He believes the key to leading a healthier life is having access to fitness knowledge and acting on it. He founded SweatWorks, the leading digital agency in fitness design and technology to create meaningful wellness journeys for everyone.
As founder and CEO, Mohammed has established SweatWorks as a wellness technology brand unlike any other. The agency pursues innovation to make fitness engaging, beautiful and accessible to all.
Mohammed also contributes to the wellness industry via speaking engagements at leading events and fitness conferences around the world. His personal commitment to his fitness journey is an inspiration to all those he comes in contact with. Daily, he immerses himself in strategic and creative thinking, fitness, and innovation. For ten years Mohammed has worked at exploring the intersection of fitness and technology, paving the way towards a more tangible wellness and healthcare future
SweatWorks collaborates with top-tier fitness brands to provide design, technology and marketplace expertise to produce first-to-market fitness and wellness products. It has made the Inc 5000 list as one of the fastest growing private companies five years in a row.
Emma Barry
Amira Polark
Amira Polack is the Founder & CEO of Struct Club, a software and data platform elevating group fitness instructor performance in over 70 countries. Polack entered the fitness industry as an indoor cycling instructor and has served on the Board of the Women in Fitness Association, now part of the American Council on Exercise (ACE). Polack is an enterprise software (SaaS) careerist, from Fortune 500 companies like SAP to venture-backed startups such as Kespry (acquired by Firmatek). She earned her MBA at Harvard and BA at Princeton.
Find Struct Club on the App Store, on Instagram @structclub, and Facebook.com/structclub
Connect with Amira on Instagram @amirapolack or Linkedin /amirapolack
Jon Canarick
Jonathan (“Jon”) Canarick is a Managing Partner with 19 years of consumer private equity investment experience. Since joining North Castle in 2001, Jon has actively managed North Castle’s investments across a variety of Healthy, Active, and Sustainable Living sectors and across all job functions at North Castle. Having started his career at NCP as an Associate out of investment banking, Jon has played a crucial role in the development of North Castle and many of its portfolio companies. Jon currently sits on the Board of Directors of Five Iron Golf, Echelon Fit, CR Fitness, Encore Vet Group, The Escape Game, Barry’s, Brooklyn Boulders, and SLT. Previously, Jon served on the Board of Directors of Kettlebell Kitchen, Curves, Jenny Craig, Palladio, Mineral Fusion, gloProfessional, Flatout, International Fitness, Enzymatic Therapy, Performance Bicycle, Avalon and DDF and was actively involved in the Firm’s investment in Grand Expeditions. Prior to joining North Castle, Jon worked in the Financial Sponsors Coverage and Leveraged Finance groups of Bear, Stearns & Co., where he executed leveraged buyout transactions and provided advisory services for financial sponsors. Jon earned a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
Debra Strougo
Adam Zeitsiff
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