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Breaking: 2017 GWS to take place at The Breakers
POSTED 19 Oct 2016 . BY Jane Kitchen
Susie Ellis, centre, celebrates with representatives from The Breakers as well as the three co-chairs for next year's event
The 2017 dates and locations have been announced, and next year, the global event will move to The Breakers hotel in Palm Beach Florida.

Susie Ellis, chair of the GWS, made the announcement at the conclusion of this week’s Summit in Tyrol, Austria.

The Summit will take place from 9-11 October, 2017, “a great time to visit Florida,” said Ellis.

Three co-chairs for next year’s event were also announced: Maggie Hsu, advisor for online platform Zappos; professor Gerry Bodeker, clinical psychologist and public health academic; and Claire Martorana, formerly of Web MD, who will soon be taking a job with the US government.

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Breaking: 2017 GWS to take place at The Breakers
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Susie Ellis, centre, celebrates with representatives from The Breakers as well as the three co-chairs for next year's event
The 2017 dates and locations have been announced, and next year, the global event will move to The Breakers hotel in Palm Beach Florida.

Susie Ellis, chair of the GWS, made the announcement at the conclusion of this week’s Summit in Tyrol, Austria.

The Summit will take place from 9-11 October, 2017, “a great time to visit Florida,” said Ellis.

Three co-chairs for next year’s event were also announced: Maggie Hsu, advisor for online platform Zappos; professor Gerry Bodeker, clinical psychologist and public health academic; and Claire Martorana, formerly of Web MD, who will soon be taking a job with the US government.

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