The Global Spa and Wellness Summit (GSWS) has made the contents of this year's event available online and free of charge, as part of its mission to support the growth of the international wellness industry.

The event took place in Aspen, US, in June and attracted a record number of 325 delegates from 40 countries, with an eclectic, idea-packed agenda including 50 presentations and panels designed to "shake the industry up".

Delegates heard from a former President of Costa Rica, Jose Maria Figueres-Olsen; Mariel Hemingway, an Academy Award-nominated actress and former US surgeon general Richard Carmona.

Sessions notes, PowerPoint presentations, research reports and video footage from the event are now accessible on the GSWS website (click here to access the presentations).

Philippe Bourguignon, CEO of Exclusive Resorts and co-chair of the 2012 summit, said: "So much talent, from so many different perspectives, industries and cultures, was assembled in Aspen, challenging us to think in profoundly new ways.

"A true idea-fest, it provided some much needed inspiration and conceptual grist to start imagining what 'Spa 2.0' might actually look like."

"Experts and entrepreneurs from outside our sector were stunned by our industry's size, complexity and opportunities ahead, while at the same time pointing out how limiting the word/concept 'spa' may now be, given the vastly expanded health and wellness opportunities before us."

(Click here to access the presentations).

To learn more about GSWS, visit www.globalspaandwellnesssummit.org