Prof. Markus B. Blatz is Chairman of the Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences and Assistant Dean for Digital Innovation and Professional Development at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in Philadelphia, where he also founded the Penn Dental Medicine CAD/CAM Ceramic Center. 

A member of several professional societies, he is co-founder and past President of the International Academy for Adhesive Dentistry and a founding member of the European Academy of Digital Dentistry.

He is Editor-in-Chief of the Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry, Associate Editor of the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry and of Quintessence International, and serves on editorial boards of numerous other dental journals. Dr. Blatz is the recipient of multiple teaching and research awards, and voted “Most Educational Instagram Account”(@profmarkusblatz).

Bringing Wonder Back to Life, Leadership, and Service

Peter Merrett is a multi-award-winning luxury hotelier, Australia’s 2024 Keynote Speaker of the Year, and the visionary founder of The House of Wonderful. With over thirty-five years of transforming luxury hotels, commercial properties, and their teams from status quo to best-in-class, Peter has revitalized the hearts of some of the world’s most recognized brands.

His approach goes beyond KPIs and mission statements, bringing wonder back to life, leadership, and service in a way that creates extraordinary results. He guided his teams to historical heights, twice claiming the United Kingdom's Hotel of the Year, the International Office Building of the Year for Tower 42 in London and the Best Customer Experience in the World for JLL Australia.

He brings his custom-made “recipes” to audiences everywhere, to show how wonder isn’t just for children, nor is heart-led hospitality only for esteemed hotels, but a way to inspire and transform workplaces, service, and lives.