Los Angeles gears up to host the seventh annual Connected Health & Fitness Summit this February, bringing together over 700 industry leaders for three days of strategic programming and high-level networking. The February 18-20 event has expanded its scope, placing longevity science and GLP-1-era adaptations at the center of its agenda, alongside the traditional fitness and wellness content that built its reputation.

This year’s Summit creates a commercial hub where fitness operators, healthcare executives, and technology leaders converge to discuss what’s driving revenue and retention. With confirmed attendees from Cigna, Mayo Clinic, Barry’s, 24 Hour Fitness, Google, Netflix, and Amazon, the event creates a rare environment for direct access to decision-makers who control budgets and partnerships across multiple sectors of the health economy.

What Is Connected Health & Fitness Summit?

CHFS has built its following by curating content that speaks directly to industry needs. The three-day program includes sessions on topics such as “Adapting Your Offerings for the GLP Era,” “Cracking Corporate Wellness,” and “Turning the Newest Longevity Science into Member Value”—all designed to equip brands with the strategies they need to align with shifting consumer behavior and win employer partnerships.

The Summit attracts an audience of 60 percent who hold C-suite positions, creating a concentration of senior leaders, founders, and executives for great inspiration, insight, and networking. This curated mix includes representation from fitness chains, boutique studios, pharmaceutical companies, wearable technology firms, hotel and spa operators, investors, and connected fitness platforms. 

Programming this year digs into how brands can translate emerging longevity science into differentiated offerings that drive retention and revenue. Sessions cover hyper-personalized health solutions, integrated data strategies, and emerging models of preventive care—practical topics that help companies shape and lead in what some estimate as a trillion-dollar longevity economy. The agenda balances big-picture vision with case studies on data-driven personalization, AI applications, connected wearables, and new revenue streams like GLP-1-aligned services.

Strategic Programming That Drives Business

The 2026 lineup features over 80 speakers across more than 40 sessions, with names like Dr. William Ajayi, Global Head of Wellbeing at Netflix; Dr. Jessica Ruff, Section Head at Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine; Amber Taylor, Chief Digital Product Officer at Les Mills; and Sadie Lincoln, CEO of Barre3. These speakers bring perspectives from organizations actively working through the challenges facing the health and wellness space.

Confirmed attendees span a remarkable range of the health ecosystem. Marsh McLennan, Third Space, Crunch Fitness, Orangetheory Fitness, Extension Health, Fountain Life, Lifeforce, Myfitnesspal, Playlist, and LinkedIn all send representatives to this year’s event. This mix creates opportunities for fitness operators to connect with healthcare providers, for technology companies to meet potential partners in the gym space, and for brands to explore collaborations with pharmaceutical and wellness companies working on longevity-focused solutions.

The focus on longevity as a growth engine reflects a shift happening across the industry and the world. Consumers increasingly view fitness as part of a broader health strategy that includes preventive care, personalized nutrition, and medical intervention. CHFS gives brands the tools to understand how these pieces fit together and how to build offerings that capture this expanding definition of wellness. 

The event includes workshops and networking activities designed to facilitate conversations that drive growth. Pre-day activities help attendees connect before the main programming begins. At the same time, structured networking sessions throughout the three days create opportunities to meet with specific types of partners or potential collaborators. The agenda balances learning opportunities with relationship-building time, recognizing that both serve important functions. It is an intimate event that is not to be missed.

Final Thoughts

From February 18-20, an opportunity to meet the people who matter, learn from brands already implementing longevity-focused strategies, and position your business for shifts across the health economy presents itself in the heart of Los Angeles. 

Registration for the Connected Health & Fitness Summit is open now. With 700+ attendees and a packed agenda of commercially relevant sessions, the event sells out each year to an intimate group of committed individuals propelling the industry forward.

About Elisa Edelstein
Elisa is a curious and versatile writer, carving her niche in the health and wellness industry since 2015. Her lens is rooted in real world experience as a personal trainer and competitive bodybuilder and extended out of the gym and on to the page as a writer where she is able to combine her passions for empowering others, promoting wellness, and the power of the written word.