10/22/2025
New here? Meet our favorite husband–wife duo: Eudēmonia Summit founder, Sean Hoess, and our Head of Programming, Karina Mackenzie.
They both know that well-being is not just about good health—or the absence of disease. We exist in a complex, interdependent web of our behavior, relationships, and environment.
Eudēmonia explores that web and provides actionable guidance to improve both individual and collective well-being.
To facilitate the exchange of good ideas, functional practices, and cutting-edge tools, we’ve adopted the following guiding principles — our ORCHIDS:
Openness: All topics relating to health and well-being are open for respectful discussion.
Respect : All attendees and talent must treat each other with respect and dignity. Disagreements should be over ideas and evidence, not motives or character.
Curiosity: Everyone is here to learn and grow. Be open to new ideas and question your beliefs.
Honesty: Leave marketing and commercial hype at the door; focus on what’s true, replicable, and supported by evidence.
Inclusivity: Health is a universal human need; this summit and the teachings of its experts should be accessible to all.
Diversity: Foster a diverse set of experts and attendees, considering race, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status, and diversity of thought and ideas.
Science-Based: All claims made at Eudēmonia should be grounded in scientific methods, with conclusions drawn from supporting data
