Nick Patel
President
ThriveWell Tech
Nick is the President of The Asbury Group Integrated Technologies, a consulting arm of Asbury Communities Inc., the nation’s 15th largest non-profit system of continuing care retirement communities and related aging services.
Nick has more than 15 years of experience in strategic planning, finance, operations, and sales management in both domestic and international markets, including with Fortune 500 companies. Nick is responsible for business growth as well as the strategic planning and execution of technology hardware and software initiatives and programs.
Nick received his bachelor’s degree in management from England’s University of Manchester School of Business, and he is a Certified Public Accountant.
Aras Erekul
National Director of Integrative Well-being
Watermark Retirement Communities
Dr. Aras Erekul is a wellness innovator who merges medicine, integrative therapies, and hospitality business insights to create life-transforming community experiences.
His educational foundation is in clinical medicine from Hacettepe University in his native Turkey, followed by a Master of Management in Hospitality at Cornell University, focusing on wellness resort development, as well as a Fellowship in Integrative Medicine from the University of Arizona. Before joining Watermark, Aras was the Corporate Director of Experience Development for Canyon Ranch, one of the leading healthy lifestyle and luxury hospitality brands in the world. There, Erekul was responsible for curating and improving all wellness experiences provided on land and at sea. Aras is also a founding member of the Vitality Lab at Google, an invitation-only collective of experts from diverse backgrounds, synergizing advances in their respective fields to encourage more people to live purposeful, healthier lives.
As the senior living industry evolves to embrace a deeper understanding of holistic health approaches, Aras Erekul serves as the lead well-being architect for Watermark, weaving state-of-the-art technology with ancient wisdom practices for both existing and future Watermark communities.
Rochelle Weitzner
Co-founder & CEO
Pause Well-Aging
Marie-Pierre Stark-Flora
Co-founder
HERB + FLORA
Luc-Henry Rousselle
Managing Director, Consumer & Retail Investment
William Hood & Company
Kevin Gould
Founder & CEO
Kombo Ventures