THE GLOBAL EXCHANGE CONFERENCE 2022
ADDICTION • WELLNESS • MENTAL HEALTH • LEADERSHIP
What to Expect
The Global Exchange Conference Overview & Highlights
This foundation delivers thoughtful presentations and workshops discussing cognitive behavioral modalities as well as well as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Psychodrama, Psychedelic- Assisted Therapy and Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy.
This foundation offers presentations on Addiction, Co-Occurring Disorders and Process Addictions. Presentations and discussions will examine treatment models, prevention and early intervention, experimental therapies, neuroscience, public policy and integrative service models. We will examine the latest scientific approaches coupled with evidenced based modalities.
The Wellness foundation will provide experts and programs presenting scientifically backed and evidence based professional development resources and transferrable skills focused on the physical body and applicable to all patient populations.
Attendees will gain knowledge from experienced practitioners from Disney and other world-renowned entertainment and hospitality organizations. Presenters in these fields will focus on the guest experience and maximizing both client satisfaction and revenue.
Also represented are executives from large and small healthcare systems who will share tools they have used to get the most out of their employees in developing cultures of caring in otherwise scientific settings.
The Global Exchange Conference 2022 (GXC) is an exciting, four-day conference of continuing educational presentations, experiential workshops, and 'Magical' events. For the first time ever, GXC brings together professionals and organizations from Mental Health, Addiction Treatment, and Holistic Wellness. Attendees will be educated and inspired, all at the 'Happiest Place on Earth'!
The Foundations
of the Global Exchange 2022
Mental Health • Addiction • Wellbeing • Leadership
The GXC Conference is dedicated to professionals who want to elevate their knowledge regarding therapeutic practices, treatment models, and the latest mental health, addiction, and wellness innovations. This Global convergence will give attendees the unique opportunity to learn within their own and other, aligning disciplines.
- Expert international speakers will explore multi-disciplinary models and approaches in mental health, addiction, and wellness that will focus on implementing change towards body, mind, and spirit recovery.
- Holistic wellness and somatic workshops will weave their way through the many lands of EPCOT. Here you will find yoga, breathwork, massage therapy, and vital body and spirit experiences available to all attendees.
The Foundations
This foundation delivers thoughtful presentations and workshops discussing cognitive behavioral modalities as well as well as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Psychodrama, Psychedelic- Assisted Therapy and Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy.
This foundation offers presentations on Addiction, Co-Occurring Disorders and Process Addictions. Presentations and discussions will examine treatment models, prevention and early intervention, experimental therapies, neuroscience, public policy and integrative service models. We will examine the latest scientific approaches coupled with evidenced based modalities.
The Wellness foundation will provide experts and programs presenting scientifically backed and evidence based professional development resources and transferrable skills focused on the physical body and applicable to all patient populations.
Attendees will gain knowledge from experienced practitioners from Disney and other world-renowned entertainment and hospitality organizations. Presenters in these fields will focus on the guest experience and maximizing both client satisfaction and revenue.
Also represented are executives from large and small healthcare systems who will share tools they have used to get the most out of their employees in developing cultures of caring in otherwise scientific settings.
Mental Health
Foundation
Mental Health Foundation attendees want to expand their continuing professional development on topics including trauma, eating disorders, grief and loss, Anxiety Disorders, Personality Disorders, Attachment Disorders, suicide and self-harm.
This foundation delivers thoughtful presentations and workshops discussing cognitive behavioral modalities as well as well as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Psychodrama, Psychedelic- Assisted Therapy and Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy.
Addiction Recovery
Foundation
Addiction Recovery Foundation attendees seek to broaden their knowledge of step-based, clinical and medical therapeutic modalities.
This foundation offers presentations on Addiction, Co-Occurring Disorders and Process Addictions. Presentations and discussions will examine treatment models, prevention and early intervention, experimental therapies, neuroscience, public policy and integrative service models. We will examine the latest scientific approaches coupled with evidenced based modalities.
Wellness
Foundation
The Wellness Foundation offers viable solutions for those seeking a transformation into a healthy and happy lifestyle. This track addresses wellness through detailed discussion and interaction sessions on fitness, nutrition, mindfulness and spirituality.
The program will deliver research and science on topics including Brain-Gut Microbiome Axis, as well as more traditional approaches like acupuncture, breath work, yoga and Music Therapy.
Leadership
Foundation
The Leadership Foundation at The Global Exchange Conference is appropriate for individuals in the healthcare, hospitality, and service fields who are seeking to build cultures of excellence across their entire team.
Attendees will gain knowledge from experienced practitioners from Disney and other world-renowned entertainment and hospitality organizations. Presenters in these fields will focus on the guest experience and maximizing both client satisfaction and revenue.
Also represented are executives from large and small healthcare systems who will share tools they have used to get the most out of their employees in developing cultures of caring in otherwise scientific settings.
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Phone: (844) 572-7250
Email: info@theglobalexchangeconference.com
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The GXC Conference 2022 is dedicated to professionals who want to elevate their knowledge regarding therapeutic practices, treatment models, and the latest mental health, addiction, and wellness innovations.
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Rob Lowe’s iconic career spans four decades in film, television and theater. He is also an acclaimed author. Rob has been nominated for two Emmys, six Golden Globes and four Screen Actors Guild Awards in which he won two. He has starred in the ‘80s classics St. Elmo’s Fire, About Last Night, and The Outsiders, as well as television classics such as The West Wing and Parks and Recreation. Rob’s incredibly diverse career also includes scene stealing work in Behind The Candelabra, Austin Powers, and Tommy Boy. His two memoirs, Stories I Only Tell My Friends, and Love Life, are both New York Times Bestsellers. He has taken his first memoir and made it into a touring show called Stories I Only Tell My Friends: Live! which has received rave reviews throughout the country and sold out in London.
Ruth Ann Rigby, CRS currently serves as the Chief Development Officer at BRC Healthcare in Austin, TX. She has been a leader in the behavioral health and addiction recovery field for over 24 years with 25 years in Recovery. She represents the very principles that she strives for every day—honesty, integrity, humility, and grace.
Barry Jacobson, a former Executive for the Walt Disney Company, is the principal owner of Barry Jacobson Consulting. The firm provides insight and hands-on training to companies in building a culture of excellence, focusing on leadership and management practices, employee engagement, event operations, and customer-centric experiences.
Jim is a licensed clinician with over 15 years of experience working with sports performance and mental health. Jim started his sports career in broadcasting, working for ESPN radio in Orlando and Tampa. Jim spent 5 years working with the Tampa Rays before transitioning into residential substance use disorder and mental health treatment. Jim spent the next decade working as a therapist, director, and eventually starting a center for young men in early recovery.
Marvin Ventrell became the CEO of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) in 2015, continuing his 30-year career as a lawyer, association director, teacher, and addiction treatment executive. NAATP, founded in 1978, is professional membership association of addiction treatment providers whose mission is to provide leadership, advocacy, training, and member support services that ensure the availability and highest quality of addiction treatment.
Greg is the award-winning filmmaker of feature length documentaries, The Anonymous People and Generation Found. In 2015, he executive produced the historic UNITE to Face Addiction Rally on the National Mall when tens of thousands of people including from around the world gathered alongside major musicians to end the silence surrounding addiction. He also produced the launch of the first-ever Surgeon’s General Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health: Facing Addiction in America. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, ABC World News, LA Times, and countless other news outlets. He also serves as a member of the United States of Care’s Voices of Real Life advisory group.
Annie Peters, PhD, LP, is Director of Research and Education at the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP), leading the national effort to further understand substance use disorders through collaborative quality improvement and research. Dr. Peters is a clinical psychologist who completed her doctorate at the University of Colorado Boulder. She has been working in the addiction treatment field since 2006, with experience in assessment, psychotherapy, process improvement, compliance, counselor education, and clinical leadership.
Jason is Vice President of Communications and Chief Marketing Officer at High Watch Recovery Center. He is a communications strategist with many years of experience in healthcare and advocacy.
Liz Duffy is the Chief Development Officer for Counterpoise. In such role, she is responsible for oversight, strategic planning and implementation for marketing, business development, referral relationships and fundraising. Ms. Duffy is nationally respected in the behavioral health industry, offering more than a decade of director and executive leadership experience. Her creative solutions have positively impacted not-for-profit and for-profit companies within the behavioral health industry, academic realm, and private industry.
Nanette Zumwalt is currently recognized as one of the top interventionists and an industry expert, both nationally and internationally. Nanette began working in the field of mental health and addiction treatment nearly three decades ago as a direct care technician at inpatient acute psychiatric hospitals. With her vibrant and engaging personality, knowledge, experience, and sincere desire to help those in need, it is no surprise that her career has included various management titles throughout top national therapeutic schools and recovery programs.
Daniel S. Valha is the CEO of KDV Consulting, a boutique consulting firm for the meetings industry.
Jerry Schwab is the CEO of High Watch Recovery Center in Kent, CT.
Dr. Boff is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a Certified Athletic Trainer, and a Strength and Conditioning Coach who is not only an expert in his profession but is also extremely passionate about the intersection of health, wellness and function. With over 20 years of professional sports experience as a physical therapist and trainer for the NBA, he has been able to transform bodies and change lives with incredible success. His Los Angeles-based company, MHB (Manage your Health and Body) Fitness, grew from his own philosophy to take ownership of managing one’s health and body. MHB Fitness is a concierge health and wellness service that specializes in providing an elite level of individualized client care in addition to consulting services.
Samantha Quinlan works in the Behavioural, Mental and Emotional Health sector and is the founder of the international conference on Addiction -iCAAD. She has extensive knowledge and networks on specialist issues across the world on Addiction and mental health.
Nikki Soda is a passionate advocate for recovery, experienced marketer, and meeting planner. With over 10 years of nonprofit and corporate meeting planning, she brings an energy and level of professionalism used to create successful outcomes. Prior to working in the healthcare industry, Nikki was an event planner and organized large scale events while working for both corporate and nonprofit organizations. Her background in recovery led her to shifting into the behavioral health field. Previously, Nikki has worked in the capacity of Director of both Business Development and Marketing for nationally recognized treatment facilities, as well as overseeing several Alumni programs while being on the board of the Treatment Professionals and Alumni Services. Advocacy and Public Policy are two passions that Nikki continuously puts effort into, through volunteering and community engagement.
Gary Seidler has been one of the foremost advocates of the addictions. and mental health field for the past 40-plus years as a book, magazine publisher and professional conference organizer.
Robbin Mooney has served in the behavioral health industry since 1998, creating and implementing dynamic marketing solutions, design, and branding strategies for a variety of companies and institutions.
Hand-picked by Oprah Winfrey as one of her Super Soul 100 changemakers, Jeff helms Commune Media — offering an assemblage of in-depth wellness courses, podcasts, and other media featuring the field’s foremost experts, including Deepak Chopra, Russell Brand, and Sharon Salzberg. “Our goal is to democratize well-being,” says Jeff. As creator of the global Wanderlust festivals, host of the popular Commune podcast (120,000 monthly downloads), and the author of three books, Jeff presents his audience with knowledge and guideposts to becoming their best selves. Classes, podcasts, and books offer a roadmap to creating a better society through compassion, community-building, and hands-on activism. An expert in mindfulness and a sociopolitical commentator with a degree in political science and American history from Columbia University, Krasno digs to find common ground when people divide along political lines, and offers a path to connection.
Resmaa Menakem, New York Times bestselling author of My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, is a visionary Justice Leadership coach, organizational strategist and master trainer. Resmaa is a leading voice in today’s conversation on racialized trauma. As described by On Being with Krista Tippett, Resmaa “activates the wisdom of ancestors and a very new science, about how all of us carry the history and traumas behind everything we collapse into the word “race” in our bodies. He illuminates why all of the best laws and diversity training have not gotten us anywhere near healing.” Resmaa created Cultural Somatics, which utilizes the body and resilience as mechanisms for growth.
Margaret Trudeau is celebrated as Canada’s sensational first lady in the 1970’s, and is respected for her work as a mental-health issues advocate. From becoming a prime minister’s wife at a young age, to the loss of both her son and her former husband, to living with bi-polar disorder, Margaret shares her personal stories to remind others of the importance of nurturing the body, mind, and spirit.