Travel Weekly sister brand Phocuswright's flagship
conference has traditionally featured high-profile names in the digital travel
economy and the leaders of brands at the intersection of travel distribution
and technology.
This year will be no different, but in addition to boldface
names like Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel, Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom,
TripAdvisor CEO Steve Kaufer, Kayak CEO Steve Hafner and Lyft co-founder John
Zimmer, a chorus of less familiar but influential voices will fill Center
Stage slots at the conference, to be held Nov. 13 to 15 in Los Angeles.
These creative occupants of C-suites include Maud Bailly,
chief digital officer of AccorHotels; Greg Greeley, president of homes at
Airbnb; and Kellyn Smith Kenny, chief marketing officer at Hilton.
The conference will offer the opportunity to hear from
executives within companies that may soon
become well-known, including Eric Gnock Fah, co-founder and president
of Klook; Haydn Sonnad, founder of Tesloop; Ruzwana Bashir, CEO, Peek; and Dana
Dunne, CEO of edreams Odigeo.
The investment community will be well-represented as well,
with returning favorites Brad Gerstner of Altimeter Capital and Benchmark
Capital general partner Bill Gurley, among others.
Attendees will also hear from the leadership of important
travel sellers in other parts of the world, including Cindy Wang, CFO of China's
largest OTA, Ctrip.com International, and Rajesh Magow, CEO of India's leading
OTA, MakeMyTrip.com.
Additional speakers are expected to be confirmed in the
coming weeks. To register, click here.