Ingo Schweder

Injecting fresh ideas and professional management into the rapidly expanding wellness hospitality sector, Ingo Schweder brings together more than 30 years of experience in the wellness and hospitality industries.

He leads the multidisciplinary teams at GOCO Hospitality and Horwath HTL Health and Wellness to strategise, conceptualise, design and manage the latest wellness developments for the world’s top hospitality and real estate brands. From individual hotel spas to dedicated wellness resorts and master-planned mixed-use developments, Ingo’s experience and insights have taken over 400 projects worth more than US$3.5 billion across upwards of 42 countries from initial idea to profitable realisation and on-going management.

Ingo maintains a creative lead in the management and development of all GOCO-branded spas and retreats and is the Managing Director of Horwath HTL Health and Wellness. Ingo also owns and manages Glen Ivy Hot Springs in Southern California, the United States’ oldest and highest-grossing hot spring resort. He was formerly a board member of Mandarin Oriental and earlier Corporate Director of Operations for Oberoi Hotels & Resorts. Under his guidance, Ananda in the Himalayas, the globally recognised wellness destination resort, was established.

Ingo is a partner of Space Yoga & Space Cycle, together with Matthew Allison, former President of EMI Music, and Jack Ma, Founder of Alibaba. He also sits on the Advisory Boards of AMAALA, a $16 billion luxury wellness destination in Saudi Arabia developed by PIF, the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Saudi Arabia and the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF).

Under his lead, GOCO Hospitality is currently developing GOCO Retreats in Thailand, Norway and other strategic spots around the world. He is the Board Member of GOCO Retreat Bodø at Moonstone, a project funded by the Norwegian Sovereign Fund’s developmental arm, Innovation Norway.