This year’s milestone Renewal Summit is designed to energize, uplift, and spark something new. From finding meaning after life’s curveballs to strengthening your inner toolkit to the latest science on living longer, we’ll explore topics that include emotional flexibility, stress recovery, purpose, and community—not as lofty ideas, but as real‑life tools that make aging feel more vibrant, grounded, and joyful.

Co-hosts Cheryl Benton and Anne Akers have curated an extraordinary lineup of special guests—experts, healers, innovators, and storytellers whose personal journeys will absolutely mesmerize you. Expect big laughs, honest conversations, practical takeaways, and a few goosebump moments.

Between sessions, the day is designed for attendees to connect… starting with check-in coffee/tea & bites, visiting our exhibitors, a beautiful seated catered lunch, and ending the day with an exclusive wine reception on the terrace.

Details:

Date: Friday, May 15 from 9:15 to 5 PM

Venue: The Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, NYC (between 37 & 38^th Street – an easy stroll from Grand Central Station

Ticket Options:

• Full Day Ticket: $155 includes coffee/tea/lite bites, all sessions, catered lunch, wine reception. Note: The first 25 people who sign up at the full day ticket price will receive a fabulous gift bag and a chance to win a 5-star Carribean Island vacation package valued at approx. $3,000.
• Two‑Pack Friend Bundle Full Day: $280 (save $15 each). Sign up with a friend and save.
• Morning‑Only: $75 (includes coffee/tea, yogurt, bagels during check-in, morning sessions, but NOT lunch)
• Afternoon Only: $85 (includes afternoon sessions and wine reception)

Program Highlights

More details will be announced shortly.

Morning Program

Keynote: Collective Consciousness, Resilience, and Redefining What’s Possible

Dr. Theresa Ashby

What if the next great revolution for women isn’t about breaking barriers—but about redefining how we change the world? Dr. Theresa Ashby invites women into a new conversation about resilience not as endurance or relentless striving, but as a conscious, collective practice that sustains us. She explores why the patterns that once propelled women forward are no longer the path to long-term vitality, wellbeing, or meaningful impact. Dr. Ashby is a business consultant, advisor, speaker, and author.

Panel: The future of aging—A Blueprint for Health and Vitality

Speakers TBA

This panel brings together leading longevity experts to explore the newest tools that help us understand our health and extend our vitality. From real‑time biomarkers to advanced at‑home diagnostics, our speakers will break down the innovations reshaping how we age. Attendees will gain a clear, practical look at what’s possible now — and what’s emerging — in the science of living longer.

Interview: Resilience When Disaster Strikes

LAFD Captain Erik Scott

Cheryl Benton sits down with Los Angeles Fire Captain Erik Scott, author of Calm Amidst Chaos, a frontline memoir of the devastating Palisades Fire, California’s worst wildfire. As the department’s lead spokesperson, Scott has guided millions through emergencies. Through voices from the fire line to community leaders, he reveals resilience in its most demanding form—lived moment to moment, under pressure, when lives and trust are on the line. Erik Scott is a Captain II / Paramedic with over 20 years of service, and the longest serving Public Information Officer in the LAFD.

Woman of Purpose Award and Giving Circle Grant Presentation

Deborah Koenigsberger

This year’s honor goes to Deborah Koenigsberger, founder of Hearts of Gold, a non-profit founded in 1994 in NYC whose mission and purpose is to break the vicious cycle of homelessness for single mothers and their children. Deborah will also be presented with a $5,000 grant for Hearts of Gold from The Three Tomatoes/Glow Beauty Health Wellness Magazine Giving Circle in partnership with She Angels Foundation.

Lunch, Connecting Time, Exhibitors

A catered seated lunch will take place on the second floor and terrace and a chance to connect with other attendees and visit our exhibitors.

Afternoon Sessions

Panel: The Resilience Toolkit—Practical Strategies for a Stronger Self

This energizing panel brings together moderator Sonia Satra, a mindset and fitness thought leader, with experts Brett Cotter, author and founder of Stress Is Gone, Deborah Goldstein, founder of Driven 2 Wellness, and Sharon Heno, a stroke survivor and thriver helping others navigate their struggles. They will share the practical tools, mindsets, and daily habits that help people stay grounded through uncertainty and bounce back from life’s challenges. From emotional regulation to cognitive reframing to community-based support, they’ll explore evidence-backed strategies anyone can use to strengthen resilience. Attendees will leave with actionable techniques they can begin using immediately to feel steadier, more empowered, and more connected to their own capacity to rise.

Special Guest: TBA

Panel: Finding Light After Loss—Conversations on Healing and Resilience

This powerful conversation brings together voices who have faced profound loss and emerged with extraordinary strength. Moderated by Valerie Smaldone, producer and co-founder JustDOGood Entertainment, the panel features Theresa Bruno author of He’s Not Coming Home, Ruthie  Chamichian-Smith author Resting Warrior, and Honey Berg author It Won’t Kill You to Talk About Death.  Together, they explore how grief can transform into resilience, how connection fosters healing, and how hope can re-enter a life forever changed. Their stories remind us that even in our darkest moments, we are never without the possibility of light.

Special Guest: TBA

Closing Program: Uplifting Entertainment TBA

Wine Reception

We will return to the second floor and terrace for a wine reception, and a last chance to visit exhibitors.

Exhibitors List TBA.