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What is the Global Love Conference?
The Global Love Conference is an annual event organized by the Global Love Institute (formerly the Matchmaking Institute) to bring together professionals in the dating industry.
This gathering of in-demand professionals is a great opportunity for people to meet, network, collaborate, exchange knowledge with industry leaders, and acquire valuable insights into the latest trends, strategies, and best practices in the dating industry.
With various workshops and presentations, you can expand your expertise and gain valuable insights to improve your professional skills. This is the first and largest offline dating conference, attended by thousands of professional matchmakers and industry experts since 2007.
Attended by Thousands of Professional Matchmakers & Industry Experts since 2007
Networking
Celebration
Knowledge Exchange and Professional Development
Agenda
Becoming a Guest Speaker!
Are you interested in speaking at our conference? We are offering you the opportunity to become one of our guest speakers at the 2025 London Global Love Conference!
Here's how to apply as a guest speaker:
Guest Speakers & Topics
Aleeza Ben Shalom is a dynamic and passionate relationship coach and matchmaker whose expertise has gained her international acclaim as the star of Netflix’s hit series Jewish Matchmaking. As the vibrant host of the “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” podcast, she shares her insights and experiences, inspiring countless individuals on their journey to love. With a remarkable record of successfully guiding over 250 people down the aisle, Aleeza’s impact is undeniable.
Her dedication extends beyond individual matches; she has empowered over 450 matchmakers and coaches through her comprehensive training programs. Currently, Aleeza is leading the charge with World Mizrachi in founding the Jewish Matchmaking Movement, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at securing the Jewish future. Together, they are on a global mission to create meaningful connections and cultivate matches within a community. Aleeza’s unwavering commitment to fostering relationships is not just her career — it’s her passion and purpose.
Linda Plant
Entrepreneur | Star of BBC's The Apprentice
Linda Plant is a powerhouse in British business, a self-made entrepreneur whose voice, vision, and values have shaped a career spanning fashion, property, interior design, digital ventures, and beyond. Best known to many as one of the formidable interviewers on BBC’s The Apprentice, Linda brings decades of experience and insight into what it takes to build real, sustainable success.
Linda was one of the first women to float a company on the London Stock Exchange, a trailblazer in every sense, but what sets her apart is her staying power.
Today, Linda is as passionate about sharing her knowledge as she is about building new ventures. She doesn’t just talk business, she lives it, and she brings real-world experience to the table with authenticity, insight, and clarity.
Lisa Clampitt
Founder of Global Love Institute & Lisa Clampitt Matchmaking
International Collaboration Panel - Moderator
Lisa Clampitt is the CEO of Lisa Clampitt Matchmaking. With 25 years in elite matchmaking, she is known for her grace, humor, non-judgmental attitude, and tireless work ethic. Lisa is the Founder of The Global Love Institute, a professional matchmaking association and certifying organization with 5,000 collaborators worldwide.
She organizes annual Global Love Conferences in New York and London. As a Master Executive Certified Matchmaker and Coach, and a licensed Master Social Worker, Lisa uses her professional training to deeply understand her clients’ relationship goals through empathetic listening.
Lisa is the Resident Relationship Expert at The Core Club (an exclusive members-only social club in Manhattan), a collaborator with the YPO Singles Group, and an author with extensive media recognition, including 20/20, CNN, Time Magazine, and The New York Times. She holds an MSW degree from the University of Michigan and a B.A. from New York University.
Annika Benn
Head of Partnerships - Maclynn International
US-Inspired Lessons to Elevate Matchmaking in Europe
Shaped by an international upbringing and a deep appreciation for cultural nuance, Annika has spent over a decade at Maclynn helping people around the world find meaningful connections. Her early curiosity about human stories led her to study journalism at university, which naturally evolved into a career in communications, marketing, and relationship-building.
Since joining Maclynn in 2015, Annika managed marketing for the company’s international offices for several years before stepping into her current role as Head of Partnerships. A passionate connector, she thrives on building authentic, long-term relationships with our partners and international consultants—an essential part of supporting our clients on their journey to find love.
Shana Tibi, MSW
Professional Matchmaker & Dating Strategist of Shana Connects
8 Essential Elements to Creating a Dating Strategy Squad
Shana Tibi is a certified professional matchmaker, MSW, and dating strategist with a background in relationship dynamics, network marketing, and coaching. She has a global clientele and is the founder of Shana Connects, a boutique matchmaking and coaching service.
Through her private practice and group courses, Shana has helped countless singles ditch the dating apps, take ownership of their love lives, and find meaningful connections—with or without a swipe.
Shana brings a rare blend of emotional insight and strategic thinking to the dating world. She’s known for her ability to connect successful singles through personalized matchmaking, deep coaching, and her expansive international network.
Filippa Barnekow
Matchmaker | COO of Lemarc Thomas Matchmaking
How Challenging Your Clients Can Actually Lead to Success
Filippa Barnekow is a matchmaker and the COO of Lemarc Thomas Matchmaking. While leading a successful career in the fashion industry, she was also making waves in an entirely different field—matchmaking. What began as a personal passion quickly turned into a remarkable side pursuit, as she consistently brought people together in lasting, meaningful relationships.
Her reputation grew by word of mouth, eventually catching the attention of renowned matchmaker Lemarc Thomas. He spent years trying to recruit her to his agency, calling her his strongest competitor in Scandinavia. Filippa eventually accepted and now plays a key leadership role at the firm. Today, she channels her intuition, refined aesthetic, and strategic mind to help high-caliber clients find true connection.
Katinka Michal
International Matchmaker | Head of Network at Lemarc Thomas Matchmaking
How Challenging Your Clients Can Actually Lead to Success
Katinka Michal is an international matchmaker and Head of Network at Lemarc Thomas, where she has been an integral part of the team for the past three years. With a background in the non-profit sector, she brings a deeply human, empathetic, and service-driven approach to her work in matchmaking.
Katinka is responsible for overseeing, engaging, and expanding the agency’s exclusive member database and is driven by a genuine passion for getting to know both members and clients on a deeper level in order for them to meet love.
April Beyer
CEO & Founder of LEVEL Connections
Your Personal Matchmaker Brand: How to Become Respected, Referable & Remembered
April Beyer is the Founder & CEO of LEVEL Connections and a true pioneer in the matchmaking industry. With over 25 years of experience creating lasting relationships and successful marriages, April is known for her values-driven approach and is recognized for her exceptional customer service and care. April leveraged her decades of success to build LEVEL™—the first AI-enabled matchmaker collaboration and all-in-one business solution platform designed to help professional matchmakers grow, scale, streamline client management, and communicate more effectively with industry peers.
Dr. Phil calls her "The Best of the Best,” and her work has been featured on ABC 20/20 (alongside Dr. Helen Fisher), Good Morning America, MSNBC, The Hallmark Channel, and in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Martha Stewart Weddings, and countless digital and print publications. She was the co-host and resident relationship expert on Anna Faris’s podcast Unqualified, and served as the host and matchmaker for VH1’s Making Mr. Right.
April lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Todd, her life, love, and business partner.
Dr. Terri Orbuch, Ph.D.
America's Most Trusted Relationship Expert
The Doctor is in: Answering your most important questions on how to supportyour coaching and matchmaking clients
The Doctor is in: Answering your most important questions on how to supportyour coaching and matchmaking clients
Dr. Terri Orbuch, also known as America's most trusted relationship expert, is a Professor at Oakland University and a Research Professor at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research. Dr. Orbuch has authored six books on relationships and directed a landmark NIH-funded study that followed 373 couples for over three decades.
Violet Lim
Co-Founder and CEO of Lunch Actually Paktor Group
Violet Lim is the CEO of Lunch Actually Paktor Group – Asia’s pioneer and largest dating company, with a presence in 5 countries, over 1.6 million users, and more than 4,500 successful couples. She is the first certified professional matchmaker in Asia and has been featured in over 4,500 media outlets. Violet is a prominent speaker on love, relationships, leadership, and innovation.
Mei Ling Ng
Diamond Matchmaker | Founder of HK Matchmakers
International Collaboration Panel - Panelist
After a brilliant international corporate career, Mei Ling became an entrepreneur. She built, then sold, her hugely successful business at its peak, and decided she would champion the cause of Hong Kong women, who have long been suffering the disadvantages of gender imbalance. Mei Ling was certified by the Matchmaking Institute of New York in Sept 2007, completed her internship in Europe, before returning home to establish HK Matchmakers the same year… the rest is history. HK Matchmakers has since become one of the most reputable in the industry, renowned for premium services in Hong Kong and China.
Author of 5 best sellers, Mei Ling also wrote “The Diamond Matchmaker” column for HK Economic Times for 4 years, and was voted one of Hong Kong’s top ten columnists. Her first TV series in Paris was an instant sensation, to be followed by hundreds more in Hong Kong, China, and Southeast Asia. A popular public speaker, Mei Ling was invited to teach Soft Skills at VTC’s PEAK College for 3 years and will soon be launching her video courses throughout ASEAN.
Mei Ling remains actively engaged in community service, continuing her commitment to social advocacy.
Mary Balfour
Multi-Award-Winning Matchmaker & Date Coach
Fireside with Mary Balfour (hosted by Genevieve)
Mary Balfour was one of the first modern matchmakers. For 30 years, she ran a multi-award-winning, London-based matchmaking agency, Drawing Down the Moon, where she experimented with various approaches to matching. She also founded Significant Others, the first UK gay matchmaking service, launched the first niche, online dating site in the UK, LoveAndFriends.com, and for a while ran Only
Lunch. Mary also set up speed dating and dinner dating events, as well as dating workshops. Harper Collins published her book, Smart Dating: How to Find Your Man is currently being updated for a third edition.
Mary originally studied photography at the London College of Printing and later acquired a sociology degree and a teaching qualification from London University. She worked for many years as head of an Adult Education Centre. Pursuing her passion for relationships and learning, as well as helping people maximise opportunities in life, she obtained a certificate in Counselling Attitudes and Methodology from the Westminster Pastoral Foundation and a Certificate in Life
Coaching from Newcastle College. After training with the Redwood Women’s Training Association, she taught Assertiveness Skills and Women’s Sexuality. She was one of the early students at The Matchmaking Institute.
Now in her 80s, Mary enjoys public speaking, dating coaching, and dating workshops. And with many friends having lost long-term partners, she’s investigating options for finding that final match in the journey of life.
Genevieve Gresset
Master Certified Matchmaker | Entrepreneur | ICF Executive coach | Award-winning Relationship Coach
Fireside with Mary Balfour (hosted by Genevieve)
Business consultant for the Dating industry, media presenter, Matchmaker coach, and author with 25+ years of experience in high-level coaching, mentoring, training, supporting businesses through change and challenging times, as well as working with single professionals. Held senior board-level directorships in B2B and B2C companies in service, technology, luxury brand UK, events, new technology, and wellbeing start-ups to Plc’s.
Passion for transforming people's lives and businesses, developing, setting up, and coaching in the following sectors: personal services (matchmaking), sales, Bus Dev, personal and professional development, events, environmental, technology, new technology, and media.
ICF qualified Transformational Business and Relationship Coach & Mentor. Relationship Expert, regular presenter, contributor, speaker, and writer in the Media.
Business award winner and International award-nominated and finalist for entrepreneurship, coaching, mentoring, training, luxury events, and International Matchmaking.
An incredible 30-year career all centred around people, building and developing businesses and people in start-up, turnaround, and through transformation and periods of growth.
Karina Datashvili
Certified Matchmaker | Dating & Relationship Coach | The Managing Director & Co-Owner of Simantov International
Top Strategies to Surviving 5 Decades in the Industry
Karina Datashvili is a certified matchmaker, dating and relationship coach, and the Managing Director and co-owner of Simantov International, a Jewish matchmaking agency celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. With nearly two decades in HR and over a decade in matchmaking, she blends professional insight with a deeply personal approach to help Jewish singles find and keep love.
Through her signature PROmance program, Karina helps couples — and those building new relationships — strengthen their connection and create a foundation for lasting love. Her international reach spans Israel, Europe, and North America, connecting people across cultures with warmth, discretion, and intention.
Morgan Przekurat
Certified Matchmaker and Date Coach of Lisa Clampitt Matchmaking
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Morgan is a passionate certified matchmaker and date coach with over five years of experience in NYC’s dynamic dating scene. With a decade of living in the city and expertise in science-based relationship principles, she curates meaningful connections tailored to her clients’ unique desires and goals. A true cheerleader for her clients, Morgan stays ahead of dating trends, ensuring her approach is fresh and informed. Based in New York City, she blends her local insight with creativity to offer a personalized, high-quality matchmaking experience.
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