2019 Speakers

For an advance look at what you’ll discover at the Forum, head to our preview Q&As.

Derek Kerr
Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer
American AIrlines
Brent Handler
Founder & CEO
Inspirato
Honorable María Amalia Revelo
Minister of Tourism
Costa Rica
Leeny Oberg
Chief Financial Officer
Marriott International
Christopher Nassetta
President & CEO
Hilton
Hayley Shephard
Interpretive Guide
Frontiers North Adventures
Rishad Tobaccowala
Chief Growth Officer
Publicis Groupe
Sam Shank
CEO, HotelTonight
Head of Hotels, Airbnb
Guðrið Højgaard
Director of Visit Faroe Islands
Tourist Board of the Faroe Islands
Mark Okerstrom
President & CEO
Expedia Group, Inc.
John Gunter
President & CEO
Frontiers North Adventures
Arthur Orduña
EVP & Chief Innovation Officer
Avis Budget Group
Harsha L’Acqua
CEO
Saira Hospitality
Ed Bastian
CEO
Delta Air Lines
Richard Anderson
President & CEO
Amtrak
Haixia Wang
VP Research
Skift
Rafat Ali
Founder & CEO
Skift
Andrea Bonilla
Co-Founder
Cayuga Sustainable Hospitality
Benjamin Smith
CEO
Air France-KLM
Eric Breon
Founder & CEO
Vacasa
Seema Mody
Global Markets Reporter and Host, “Futures Now”
CNBC
Dennis Schaal
Executive Editor/Founding Editor
Skift
Oliver Dlouhý
Co-founder & CEO
Kiwi.com
Stephen Cluskey
CEO
Mobility Mojo
Wouter Geerts
Senior Research Analyst
Skift
Jen Rubio
Co-Founder & Chief Brand Officer
Away
Steve Kaufer
President & CEO
TripAdvisor
Glenn Fogel
President & CEO
Booking Holdings
Arnold Donald
President & CEO
Carnival Corporation

Sponsor Speakers

Alex Ahluwalia
Senior Vice President, Global Operations
Marriott International
David Bessis
Founder & CEO
Tinyclues
Vikram Bhaskaran
Global Head of Vertical Strategy and Marketing
Pinterest
Workshop Speaker
Carla Campos Vidal
Executive Director
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company
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Bruno Chauvat
Co-founder & CEO
Travelsify
Ethan Chuang
Vice President, Data and Services – Loyalty
Mastercard
Megan Danielson
Industry Lead for Travel & Tech
Pinterest
Workshop Speaker
Frederic Fontaine
SVP, Global Innovation Lab
Accor
Workshop Speaker
Audrey Hendley
President
American Express Travel
Dyllis Hesse
Managing Director, Client Account Lead
Accenture
Taimur Khan
GM Travel, Transportation, and Hospitality Industries
Salesforce
Workshop Speaker
Sai Koppala
CMO and Head of Product
SheerID
Workshop Speaker
Dylan St. Clair
Director of Online Marketing
Expedia Group
Workshop Speaker
Stephen Taylor
Chief Revenue Officer
Sojern