Sauna Summit 2025
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Arc, Canary Wharf
Sauna Summit 2025 Welcome and Highlights
Keynote Speech
Why everyone is talking about dopamine
Speaker:
Dr Emilia Vuorisalmi
The Healing Power of Hormones
The Healing Power of Hormones
panel
How is sauna shaping our community?
Panelists:
Jayne McGhie + Jamie Craig-Gentles
Wild Scottish Sauna
Wild Scottish Sauna
Zak Avery
&Soul Community
&Soul Community
Dom Bridges
Peoplecareplanetcare (formerly Haeckels)
Peoplecareplanetcare (formerly Haeckels)
Sarah Higgins
Seaside Sauna Haus
Seaside Sauna Haus
Moderator:
Rob Da Bank
SloMo
SloMo
Keynote Speech
The Power of Ritual
Speaker:
Dr Martha Newson
University of Greenwich, University of Oxford
University of Greenwich, University of Oxford
panel
The holy trinity: Fire, Ice and Löyly
Panelists:
Lassi Liikkanen
The Secrets of Finnish Sauna Design
The Secrets of Finnish Sauna Design
Danyl Bosomworth
Brass Monkey
Brass Monkey
Alex Lembke
Finnish Sauna Master of the Year
Finnish Sauna Master of the Year
Moderator:
Lucy Osborne
studio three sixty
studio three sixty
panel
The safer way to sweat and plunge
Panelists:
Emmie Seward-Adams
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Prof Mike Tipton MBE
University of Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth
Dr Caroline Coch
Sawna Bach
Sawna Bach
Prof Sam Oliver
Bangor University
Bangor University
Moderator:
Gabrielle Reason
British Sauna Society
British Sauna Society
panel
The history of Britain and Ireland’s sweat culture
Speakers:
Rosanna Cooney
Sweathouse
Sweathouse
Shirley Fitzpatrick
Bosca Beatha
Bosca Beatha
Nick Cassenbaum
Bubble Schmeisis
Bubble Schmeisis
Moderator:
Mikkel Aaland
Perfect Sweat
Perfect Sweat
panel
How can we make sauna accessible to more people across the UK?
Panelists:
Michael Gyambibi
Brothers Who Talk
Brothers Who Talk
Jeng Au
Trans Sauna
Trans Sauna
Martin Woods
New Docklands
New Docklands
Jasmine Douglas
Babes on Waves
Babes on Waves
Moderator:
Anthony Edey
Community Sauna Baths
Community Sauna Baths
Keynote Speech
The increasing appeal of aufguss
Speaker:
Cosmin Cîrîc
Therme Bucaresti
Therme Bucaresti
Moderator:
Erin Lee
Wellness Association, Karu Wellness Ltd
Wellness Association, Karu Wellness Ltd