Health & Wellness Futures Forum

Daniela joined LS:N Global in 2013, and she now oversees the Micro Trend, Safari and Tribe sections of the website. She is also one of the lead writers for our annual macrotrends. Writing across the consumer lifestyle sectors, Daniela has a fondness for food and drink, advertising and all things gender-related. Before working at LS:N Global, Daniela was a freelance journalist, writing in-depth profile pieces on creatives such as chef Fergus Henderson and choreographer Akram Khan.

Christopher Sanderson is co-founder of The Future Laboratory, where he is responsible for delivering the company’s extensive global roster of conferences, media events and LS:N Global Trend Briefings, which he co-presents with the team in London, New York, Sydney, Melbourne, Stockholm and Helsinki. Clients who have booked one of his inspirational keynotes include Gucci Group, the European Travel Commission, Retail Week, Selfridges, M&S, Chanel, Harrods, Aldo and H&M.

In his early career David studied artificial intelligence and media, using algorithms to investigate the nature of human behaviour. He helped build the first European merger for open-source start-ups and worked in the UK’s National Health Service to deploy a mobile app that allows users to report chronic illness. In 2012 he founded BioBeats, a start-up that creates digital products that change the way people approach stress and enable them to take control of their wellbeing. 

Hannah looks after health and wellness relationships for Elvie, the London femtech company creating extraordinary products to improve women's lives. Its first connected product, Elvie Trainer, makes pelvic floor exercise fun and easy, addressing an issue that more than one in three women suffer from. In 2017, Elvie Trainer was awarded an NHS Supply Chain tender, as well as being included in goodie bags at the Oscars. Hannah helps professionals integrate Elvie Trainer into the care that they deliver, as well as looking after research on the positive impact this has on patients.

Brendan is the founder of high-profile brands including Murdock London. After years of advising on brands he created brand and business strategy agency Verdant. Brendan also recently launched anatome, a brand built on the principle that nutritional and emotional balance is the route to a healthy, fulfilling life. He has worked with nutritionists, herbalists and sports scientists to develop a range of everyday essential oils, vitamins and nutrients. The inaugural store in London’s Shoreditch sells sports apparel and accessories, and has a health café serving bespoke teas. An in-house nutritionist offers one-to-one consultations on health and wellbeing.

Whitespace is lululemon’s in-house innovation and R&D team. This collection of world-class strategists, inventors, engineers and scientists are pioneering the creation of human-first product experiences to disrupt the health, wellness and sports industries through applications of the science of feel. Tom’s expertise in enabling human potential was originally honed as a member of Loughborough University’s Sports Technology Research Institute. He has since built up almost two decades of experience leading innovation for athletic and commercial success with a legacy of breakthrough consumer products, gold medals, world records and championship titles.