HOTEL BUSINESS REVIEW: Articles for Hotel Executives

Adria Levtchenko, CEO & Co-Founder, PurpleCloud Technologies
Alain Spieser, Professor, Hotel Management School of Geneva (EHG)
Andrew Dyer, Vice President of Global Supply, Egencia
Ashish Modak, General Manager, LUX* Belle Mare
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Bonnie Knutson, Professor, The School of Hospitality Business/MSU
Brett Tabano, Senior Vice President of Marketing test, MediaAlpha
Christine Samsel, Attorney, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Conor Kenny, Principal, Conor Kenny & Associates
Cristine Henderson, Associate, Hoefer Wysocki
David Ashen, Principal & Founder, dash design
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Euan McGlashan, Global Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Valor Hospitality Partners
Felicia Hyde, Principal & Lifestyle Studio Director, H. Hendy Associates
Gavin Davis, Managing Principal, H-Fin Capital Advisors
Gino Engels, Co-Founder, OTA Insight
Jackson Thilenius, Principal, Retail Design Collaborative
James Downey, Adjunct Professor of Hospitality Management, Lynn University
Jeff Hart, General Manager, Los Angeles Airport Marriott
John Mavros, Attorney at Law, Partner, Fisher & Phillips, LLP
John Tess, President & CEO, Heritage Consulting Group
John Welty, President, SUITELIFE Underwriting Managers, Ryan Specialty Group
Kannan Tool, Kannan, Kannan
Kristi Dickinson, General Manager, Canyon Ranch Woodside
Laurence Bernstein, Managing Partner, Protean Strategies
Lawrence Adams, Principal, ForrestPerkins
Lily Mockerman, Founder, Total Customized Revenue Management
Lisa Ross, President & Partner, rbb Communications
Mark Heymann, Chairman & CEO, Unifocus
Mark Ricketts, President & Chief Operating Officer, McNeill Hotel Company
Mia A. Mackman, President & Owner, Mackman ES
Michael Barbera, CEO, Barbera Solutions
Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Coca-Cola Endowed Professor, Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, FIU
Nancy Brown, PhD Emergency Management, Joint Centre for Disaster Research
Paul van Meerendonk, Director of Advisory Services, IDeaS Revenue Solutions
Philia Tounta, General Manager, Apokoros Club Hotel & Villas
Priyanko Guchait, PhD, Associate Professor Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston
Ravi kumar, Manager, Test
Robert Post, CEO, Knowland
Roberta Nedry, President & Founder, Hospitality Excellence, Inc.
S. Lakshmi Narasimhan, Founder, Ignite Insight LLC
Scott Acton, CEO & Founder, Forte Specialty Contractors
Steven D. Weber, Managing Partner, Stark Weber PLLC
Steven Ferry, Chairman, International Institute of Modern Butlers
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Zoe Connolly, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Hospitality Spotlight

Ahmed Bai, Manager, Testing
Alissa Gardenswartz, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
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Anil Kumar, John and Melissa Ceriale Professor at the Cornell Nolan, Reliance
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Arun Kumar, Manager, Mindtree
Benedict Patrickk, CEO, HotelExecutive
Daniel Thomas, Manager, Hong Kong test
David William, Manager, Testing
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George Aquino, Vice President/Managing Director, AHC+ Hospitality
Godwin S, Manager, Tets
Hari Saran, Manager, Test
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Jason Roy, Manager, Test company
Mohan Raj, Manager, Logic
Peter John, Manager, Reliance
Ravi Kumar, manager, TTK
Richard Brown, Manager, Test company
Robin Singh, Manager, TTKs
Rod Cameron, Executive Director, Joint Meetings Industry Council
Sanjay E, Manager, Testing
Senthil Kumar, Manager, UIT
Senthil Ganesh, Manager, ICC
Sri Nithi, Manager, SSL
Subash Kumar, Manager, Marriot
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Suresh Kumar, Manager, Marriot
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Travis Crabtree, President & General Counsel, Swyft Filings
Usain Bolt, CEO, zylog
Vinoth Kanna, Manager, TTK

Anil Bilgihan, Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University
Barbara Czyzewska, Interim Academic Dean & Head of Luxury Brand Strategy Specialization, Glion Institute of Higher Education
Benson William, Manager, La chatel
Bill Quain, Professor, Speaker, Author, Stockton University
David Brower, Dean - School of Business & Hospitality Management , State University of New York at Delhi
Glenn Withiam, Executive Editor, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, Cornell University
James Ward, Instructor, Florida Atlantic University
John Tsoflios, Director, Rewards & OD Division of the HRD, Qatar Chemical; Faculty Member Glion Online
John T. Bowen, Dean & Barron Hilton Distinguished Chair at the Conrad N. Hilton College, University of Houston
Justin Taillon, Department Head Hospitality & Tourism Management, Highline College
Mark Munoz, Professor of Management & International Business, Millikin University
Marvee Marr, Assist. Professor, Forbes School of Business, Ashford University; Faculty Member Glion Online
Mary Farmer, Director, Online Programs, Glion Institute of Higher Education
Michael Kasavana, Emeritus NAMA Endowed Professor in Hospitality Business, The School of Hospitality Business MSU
Natasa Christodoulidou, Professor, California State University
Paul Vanderbroeck, Chartered FCIPD CC, Leadership Expert, PVDB Consulting; Faculty Member Glion Online
Richard William, Manager, Hotel Green1
Robert O'Halloran, Professor & Director, Hospitality Management, East Carolina University
Rohit Verma, Founding Provost, VinUniversity and Professor, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University, VinUniversity & Cornell University
Shahin Sharifi, Lecturer, Macquarie University

Adrianne Korczynski, Vice President & Managing Creative Director, NELSON's Hospitality Studio
Adrienne Scribner, Principal, Managing Director of Washington, DC Office, Baskervill
Alexandra Glickman, Area Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Gallagher Real Estate & Hospitality Services
Amanda Tower, Global Communications and Branding Manager, Wilson Associates
Amanda Hertzler, Executive Managing Director & Director of Design, MKDA
Ana Granados, Hospitality Sales National Manager, Cosentino North America
Andrea Sheehan, Principal & Art Director, Dawson Design Associates
Andrew Simmons, Director of Hospitality Studio, Nadel Architects
Anna Kreyling, Interior Designer, Baskervill Hospitality Studio
Anthony DiGuiseppe, Principal, DiGuiseppe Architect
Barrie Perks, Vice President Sales & Services, Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau
Becky Zimmermann, President, Design Workshop
Belinda O'Kelly, Principal, O'Kelly Kasprak
Beth Brett, Co-founder and Principal, Blink Creative Group
Bob Verrier, Managing Partner, The Architectural Team, Inc.
Bob Neal, Principal, Cooper Carry
Bob Cerrone, Director of National Accounts - Hospitality, Ferguson
Brent Zeigler, President & Principal, Dyer Brown Architects
Brian Murch, Principal, DLR Group
Brian Obie, Founder, Obie Hospitality
Bruce McEvoy, Design Director, Perkins and Will
Bruce Wright, Vice President & Principal, SB Architects
Carol Ackerman, Founder, The Ackerman Group
Chris Evans, Associate Principal, Rottet Studio
Christian Urbat, Senior Vice President, Technical Services, Americas, Carlson Rezidor
Christian Gonzalez, Regional Director of Sales & Marketing, Rosewood Hotels Mexico Region
Christina Hart, Senior Principal / Director of Hospitality Interiors, HOK New York
Christopher Chua, Managing Director, BLINK Design Group
Clay Markham, Global Hospitality Sector Leader, CallisonRTKL
Colletta Conner, Co-Managing Principal, ForrestPerkins
Corinna Kretschmar-Joehnk, Co-Managing Director, JOI-Design
Cristina Faedi, Promotional Activities Manager, Confindustria Ceramica
Dave Murphy, Training Director, N-Hance Revolutionary Wood-Renewal
David Kasprak, Principal, O'Kelly Kasprak
David Quintana, VP Strategy & Development, Grupo Xcaret
David Muller, Founder, DCM Fabrication
David Dionne, National Account Executive, Beanstalk Builders
David C. Marr, Senior Vice President & Global Head, Hilton Full Service Brands
Deborah Forrest, President, ForrestPerkins
Dirk Lohan, Principal, Wight & Company
Ed Wilms, Principal, DLR Group
Ellis Katz, Principal and Hospitality Studio Director, John Portman & Associates
Eric Rahe, Principal, BLT Architects
Eric Price, Director, Commercial Studio, Lowney Architecture
Eric Henry, President, Tightrope Media Systems
Erin Hoover, Vice President of Design, Westin Hotels & Resorts and Sheraton Hotels & Resorts
Gail McCleese, Co-Leader Global Hospitality Design, Gensler
Gary Meadows, President, HCI Architecture, Inc.
Gary Inman, Vice President Hospitality, Baskervill
Gino Caliendo, General Manager, Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront
Graeme Labe, Principal & Managing Director, Luxury Frontiers
Hans Van Wees, General Manager, Hotel Vermont
Heather McKeon, Interior Design/Studio Director, The Kraemer Group
Hunter Clayton, Co-Managing Director Houston Office, Gensler
Ira Imerlishvili, Lead Designer / Senior Associate, DiLeonardo
Isaac-Daniel Astrachan, Principal, Stephen B. Jacobs Group
Jack Portman, Chairman & CEO, John Portman & Associates
James Coleman, Senior Director of Relations and Business Development, Luxury Commercial Bath
Jasmine St. Clair, Vice President of Design & Construction, Prism Hotels & Resorts
Jason Bramhall VI, Senior Director, Procurement, The Gettys Group
Jason Sorci, Partner & Chief Financial Officer, Architectural Design Consultants, Inc.
Javier Cepeda, Regional Vice President, LEVEL Furnished Living
Jennifer Skaife, Design Director, DiLeonardo
Jerry Merriman, Founder & President, Merriman Anderson/Architects
Jesse MacDougall, Creative Director of Strategy and Brand Development, ICRAVE
Jim Suggs, Associate Vice President, CallisonRTKL
Joel Villalon, President, Brayton Hughes
Joshua Zinder, AIA, Managing Partner, JZA+D
Keith Simmel, Principal, Cooper Carry
Ken Martin, Hospitality Expert, DLR Group
Lamarr Reid, Principal and Managing Director, Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR)
Lesley Hughes-Wyman, Principal & Partner, MatchLine Design Group
Lisa Simeone, Owner, Simeone Deary Design Group
Manny Dominguez, Principal, Cooper Carry
Manuela Bravo-Smith, Senior Designer - Hospitality, Carrier Johnson + Culture
Martha Weidmann, CEO & Co-Founder, NINE dot ARTS
Mary Alice Palmer, Principal & Director of Hospitality Interiors, HKS
Matt Kavanagh, Senior Project Manager, JN+A
Michael Strohmer, Principal & Architect, HKS
Michael Bedner, Chairman & CEO, Hirsch Bedner Associates
Michael Suomi, Principal and Vice President Interior Design, Stonehill & Taylor
Michael Prifti, Managing Principal, BLT Architects
Michael Kofsky, Director of Sales & Marketing, Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego
Michael Tall, President & Chief Operating Officer, Charlestowne Hotels
Michael R. Paneri, Senior Vice President, Hotel Development, Viceroy Hotel Group
Monika Moser, Managing Director, Wilson Associates
Olivier Perrigueur, VP/GM Commercial Architectural Business, Lutron Electronics
Pat Miller, Managing Principal & Hospitality Practice Leader, LEO A DALY
Pat McBride, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The McBride Company
Patricia Lopez, Associate & Senior Interior Designer, Baskervill
Patrick Burke, Principal, Michael Graves Architecture & Design
Paula J. Azevedo, Principal, dash design
Pope Bullock, Principal, Cooper Carry
Raj Kumar, Manager, Lemon Tree
Randa Tukan, Senior Vice Principal & Director of Interiors, HOK
Raul Jose Gutierrez, Strategic Partner, ITALKRAFT
Ray Chung, Director of Design, The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry
Reto Brader, Vice President of Worldwide Sales & Business Development, Barix AG
Richard Fawell, Design & Managing Principal, VOA Associates Incorporated
Richard Holtzman, Vice President & Managing Director, Montage Kapalua Bay
Rob Uhrin, Principal, Cooper Carry
Rob Finnegan, President & Owner, FEA Consulting Engineers
Ronald M. Lustig, Design Architect/Principal, Earl Swensson Associates, Inc. (ESa)
Sally Stirnkorb, Marketing Manager, Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort & Spa
Samuel J. Cicero Sr., Founder, Cicero's Development Corporation
Scott Lowe, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, 5G Studio Collaborative
Scott Lee, President & Principal, SB Architects
Scott A. Mills, General Manager, The Beverly Garland
Shane Weaver, Director of Strategy, MaxMedia
Shawn Basler, Principal, Perkins Eastman
Stephen Westman, General Manager, The OUT Hotel, NYC
Stephen Jacobs, President & Founder, Stephen B. Jacobs Group P.C.
Steve Lee, Founder & Design Principal, Aprilli Design Studio
T. Dupree Scovell, Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Woodbine Development Corporation
Tammy S. Miller, President, Alternate Resources
Tiffany Axner, Interior Design, 5G Studio Collaborative
Tim King, Design Director, Luxlo
Tim Schroeder, President & CEO, Duravit North America
Tom Bergerson, Principal, AO Architects
Trish Donnally, Director of Communications, Perkins Eastman
Valeriano Antonioli, Chief Executive Officer, Lungarno Alberghi s.r.l.
Vince Stroop, Principal, Stonehill & Taylor
Walt Miller, Design Director, John Portman & Associates
Warren Sheets, President, Warren Sheets Design, Inc.

Amanda Hurley, Corporate Director of Marketing, broughtonHOTELS
Brad LeBlanc, Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Best Western Hotels & Resorts
Brian De Lowe, President & Co-Founder, Proper Hospitality
Fernando Rivera, General Manager, Kimpton Hotel Palomar South Beach
Greg Winey, President, NorthPointe Hospitality Management, LLC
Greg Allowe, CEO, Delaney Hospitality Development & Management LLC
Jim Beley, General Manager, The Umstead Hotel & Spa
Kathryn Vallier, General Manager, 907 Main
Mark Nogal, Global Head, Curio Collection by Hilton, Hilton
Sergio MacLean, Co-Founder, Mac&Lo Hospitality

Anders Ruggiero, President, Clefs d'Or Denmark
Bruno Bernier St-Hilaire, Concierge, Le Centre Sheraton, Montreal
Chanel Mongeon, Assistant Chief Concierge, Marriott Chateau Champlain
Charlie Loor, Chief Concierge, Hotel Chandler
Colin Toomey, Concierge, Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney
Harald Mootz, Director of Concierge Relations, Les Clefs d'Or USA
John Noel, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Noel Group
John T.A. Vanderslice, Global Head, Luxury and Lifestyle Brands, Hilton Worldwide
Julien Tanguy, Chief Concierge, Hilton Montreal Bonaventure
Marjorie Silverman, Honorary President, UICH, Les Clefs d'Or
Michael Romei, Chef Concierge, The Waldorf Towers
Nathan Goff, Chef Concierge, Boston Harbor Hotel
Paul Still, Head Concierge, London Hilton on Park Lane
Sam Wilhelm, Chef Concierge, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
Sara-Ann Kasner, Owner, Concierge Services by Sara-ann LLC
Shujaat Khan, Head Concierge, Capital Hilton Hotel
Simon Bajouk, Concierge, Ritz-Carlton Montreal
Susanne Carter, Chef Concierge, The Ritz Carlton New York, Central Park

Mark Allvey, Managing Director, Niquesa Travel

Bill Wilhelm, President, R.D. Olson Construction
Curtis Bashaw, Co-Managing Partner, Cape Advisors and Cape Resorts Group
Daniel Moon, VP / General Counsel, Sam Moon Group
Jan Kalanda, Co-Founder, Morgansheer Hospitality
Jeff Green, President and CEO, Jeff Green Partners
Michael Raine, Business Development/Project Executive, HITT
Paul Breslin, Managing Director, Horwath HTL
Randy Brown, President and Founder, Soundproof Windows
Randy Shelly, Executive Vice President, Hospitality, Shawmut Design & Construction
Rani Gharbie, Head of Acquisitions & Development, The Pod Hotels
Sam Cicero, President, Cicero's Development Corp.
Srinath Yedla, President & CEO, Yedla Management Company

Darrell Schuurman, Co-Founder, Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

Andrea Pinabell, Vice President Sustainability, Global Citizenship, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Andy Kinard, President, Car Charging Group Inc.
Anna Zora, Sustainability Manager, Six Senses Zil Pasyon
Apurv Johari, General Manager, INNCOM by Honeywell
Ayrlea A Manchester, Executive Assistant & Sustainability Supervisor, Bellstar Hotels & Resorts
Bill Duncan, Global Head All Suites & Focused Service Categories , Hilton
Bill Lally, President, Mode:Green
Bill Meade, Director, Tetra Tech
Brent Burton, President & Founder, Burton Energy Group
Brett Byers, National Client Manager - Energy Services, AEI Consultants
Brian Guyer, Sales Manager, Commercial Projects, Window & Door Business Unit, Rehau, Inc.
Brian McGuinness, Senior Vice President, Specialty Select Brands, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Brigitta Witt, Global Head, Corporate Responsibility, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Bruce Collins, Regional Director of Development, East, OTO Development
Carl Kish, Co-Founder, STOKE Certified
Catherine Greener, Vice President of Sustainability, Xanterra Parks & Resorts
Cerise Bridges, Certification Specialist, Green Seal
Christopher Bush, Executive Vice President, Canyon Equity LLC
Circe Sher, Co-Founder, Piazza Hospitality
Dan Bornholdt, Founder & Owner, Green Suites Hotel Solutions
David Ely, President, CEO, Energy Design Service Systems
David Greenwell, Sales Director, Shortridge Laundry
David Michael Jerome, SVP Corporate Responsibility, InterContinental Hotels Group
Deborah Popely, Assistant Professor, School of Hospitality Management, Kendall College
Diana K. Bulger, Area Director of Public Relations, Fairmont Hotels
Dina Zemke, Assistant Professor William f. Harrah College of Hotel Administration, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Don Shindle, General Manager, Westin Verasa Napa
Douglas Gatlin, Chief Executive Officer, Green Seal
Drew Hamilton, Partner & Managing Director, Vivreau North America
Elena Ashkinazy, Director of Sustainability, Time Equities Inc.
Eric Ricaurte, Principal, Greenview
Ewald Biemans, Owner & Chief Executive Officer, Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort
Faith Taylor, Senior Vice President Global Corporate Social Responsibility Officer, Wyndham Worldwide
Federico Pilurzu, General Manager, Cala Luna Boutique Hotel & Villas
Fernando Garcia Rossette, Managing Director, Grand Velas Resorts
Gaynor Reid, Vice President Communications & CSR, Accor Asia Pacific
George Plattenburg, Managing Partner, Burton Energy Group
Glenn Hasek, Publisher & Editor, Green Lodging News
Grace Kang, Managing Partner, Greenview
Hans Pfister, Owner, Cayuga Collection
Heather Kolakowski, Lecturer in Food and Beverage Management, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University
James Gieselman, Principal, Servidyne
James O'Donnell, Chief Operating Officer, Vail Resorts Hospitality
Jan Peter Bergkvist, Owner, SleepwellAB
Jane Watkins, President, Watkins Public Relations
Jared Meyers, Co-Owner Legacy Vacation Resorts, Legacy Vacation Resorts
Jeff Johnson, Executive Director, Minneapolis Convention Center
Jeff Clark, Manager, Sustainability & Nutrition, Member Engagement, National Restaurant Association
Jennifer Silberman, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Hilton Worldwide
Jerry Cerand, Director & Category Strategy Leader, Avendra
Jessica Blotter, CEO & Co-Founder Kind Traveler, Kind Traveler
Joe Ogdie, General Manager, The Lodge at Blue Sky, Auberge Resorts Collection
John Chastan, CMP, General Manager, Kalahari Resorts
John Cario, General Manager, Hilton Garden Inn Richmond Downtown
Joseph Ricci, President & CEO, TRSA
Juan Pablo Laginia, Director of Operations, InterContinental San Francisco
Katarina Tesarova, Vice President of Global Sustainability, Las Vegas Sands Corporation
Kjell Mitchell, President & Chief Executive Officer, Glenwood Hot Springs
Larry Gillanders, Co-founder, Ace DuraFlo Systems
Lynne A. Olson, RD&E Corporate Scientist, Global Sustainability, ECOLAB
Mandy Chomat, Executive VP of Sales & Marketing, Karisma Hotels & Resorts
Marci Zaroff, Founder, MetaWear
Mari Snyder, VP Social Responsibility & Community Engagement, Marriott International, Inc.
Mark Sisson, Co-Founder, NanoTouch Materials
Mark Hickey, Senior Vice President of U.S. Hotel Operations, Destination Hotels & Resorts
Marky Moore, Founder, Capital Review Group
Matthew Lobach, Director of Sustainability, Hersha Hospitality Trust
Megan Morikawa, Global Sustainability Office Director, Iberostar Group
Michael Matulick, CEO, Concept Amenities
Michael Hess, Founder/Chief Executive Officer, Waste Harmonics
Michael, J. Slosser, Vice President & Managing Director, L'Auberge Del Mar, by Destination Hotels & Resorts
Michelle Devlin, General Manager, The Red Carnation Hotel Collection
Michelle Millar, Assistant Professor Hospitality Management, University of San Francisco
Michelle Heston, Regional Director of Public Relations, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Molly Phillips, Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility, Pan Pacific Hotel Seattle
Nancy Loman Scanlon, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, FIU
Nicki Noble Bean, Director of Marketing, The Nonantum Resort
Paloma Zapata, Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Travel International
Patricia Griffin, President & Founder, Green Hotels Association
Pete Pearson, Director of Food Waste, World Wildlife Fund
Randy Durband, Chief Executive Officer, Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)
Ranee Ruble-Dotts, Founder & Creative Director, Paper Moon Creative
Ranjit Gunewardane, Vice President, Hotel Solutions Partnership
Rauni Kew, Public Relations & Green Program Manager, Inn by the Sea
Ray Burger, Founder & President, Pineapple Hospitality
Rebecca Hawkins, Managing Director, Responsible Hospitality Partnership
Rick Skinker, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Indoor Water Conservation
Rick Gabrielsen, President, Kupuna Hospitality, LLC
Rob Howell, General Manager, Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort
Robert Allender, Corporate Energy Affairs Advisor, EnergyUse Strategy Advisors
Rowan Sanders, Director of Marketing & Communications, Veolia Energy North America
Russ Horner, Co-founder, Water Management, Inc.
Sabina Fluxá Thienemann, Vice-Chairman & CEO, Iberostar Group
Sandra Beltran, VP of Sales & Marketing, Prohotel International
Sandy Murphy, General Manager, The Beverly Hilton
Sara Southam, Property & Owner Relations Manager, Run Concierge, The Westin Verasa Napa
Sarah Lucas, CEO & Founder, Action for Dolphins
Sarah Lipton, Senior Global Brand Director, Westin Hotels & Resorts
Scott Parisi, President, EcoGreen Energy Solutions
Shannon Sentman, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, SOL VISTA
Sir Royston Hopkin, Owner & Chairman, Spice Island Beach Resort
Steve Bowie, General Manager On-Premises Laundry, Alliance Laundry Systems
Susan Tinnish, Advisory Group Chair, Vistage
Suzanne Owens, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Kenyon International, Inc.
Tara Dodson, Sustainability Consultant , Eco Collections Marketplace
Tara Hammond, Group Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Manager, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
Taryn Tuss, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Green Seal
Taryn Holowka, Senior VP of Marketing, Communications & Advocacy, U.S. Green Building Council
Tedd Saunders, Chief Sustainability Officer, The Saunders Hotel Group
Tim Trefzer, Head of Environmental Sustainability, Georgia World Congress Center Authority
Tim Foley, Vice President of Operations, Spire Hospitality
Timothy E. Osiecki, President of Design & Construction, Concord Hospitality Enterprises
Todd McKeown, Vice President Direct Sale Strategic Markets, Cintas
Vicente Ferreyra Acosta, General Director, Sustentur
Walker Lunn, Founder, EnviRelation, LLC
Wendi Gelfound, Director of Marketing, Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa
Willem Niemeijer, CEO, YAANA Ventures

Alan Roberts, Global Head, Embassy Suites by Hilton
Alexander Schneider, Vice President , Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts
Alexandre Sogno, CEO - Hotel Asset Management, Global Asset Solutions
Arman Sadeghi, CEO & Founder, Titanium Success
Barbara Rush, Area Manager, Columbia Hospitality
Bill Hoffman, President/CEO, Trigild
Bob Holland, Associate Partner, Strategic Solutions Partner
Brian Morris, Director of Sales & Marketing, JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa
Chuck Kelley, Partner, Cayuga Hospitality Consultants, LLC
Clifton Clark, General Manager, Palace Hotel
Craig Strickler, U.S. Managing Director, Valor Hospitality
Daniel Hostettler, President & Managing Director, Ocean House Management
Dave Ratner, Motivational Speaker/CEO, Dave's Soda & Pet City
David Child, General Manager, Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
David Nuenemann, Founder & Managing Partner, Shoreline Hospitality
Dawn Walzak, First Vice President, Tishman Hotel Corporation
Dianna Vaughan, Global Head & Senior Vice President, All Suites Brands by Hilton
Eduardo Fernandez, General Manager, Sonesta Fort Lauderdale Beach
Eliezer Quinones, General Manager, Chileno Bay Resort & Residences
Ernesto Osuna, General Manager, Melia Koh Samui
Evan Harrel, Chief Operating Officer, Center for Compassionate Leadership
Florian Kittler, Managing Director Europe & Asia Pacific, HVS Executive Search
Gianluca Giglio, Managing Director, Ragosta Hotels Collection
Glenn Jones, Interim CEO & Chief Experience Development Officer, Bermuda Tourism Authority
Harry Hobbs, Area Director of Engineering, InterContinental Hotels of San Francisco
Heidi Dennis, General Manager, Pelican Grand Beach Resort
Herbert Laubichler-Pichler, Managing Director, Alma Resort
Herve Houdre, Regional Director of Operations & General Manager, Intercontinental New York Barclay
Hicham Jaddoud, Senior Director of Hospitality, North Star Mohican Casino|Resort|Golf Course
James Marino, General Manager, The Lexington New York City
James M. Carmody, Vice President & General Manager, Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center
Jeffery Smith, Vice President Sustainability, Six Senses
Johan Creytens, Owner & General Manager, Hotel Heritage, a Relais & Chateaux Property
Jonathan Humphries, Co-Founder & Chairman, HoCoSo
Joon Aun Ooi, President APAC, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Julio Perez, Executive Vice-President, Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts
Justin Arest, Co-Owner & Managing Partner, Kixby Hotel
Keith Halfmann, Vice President of Operations, Marcus Hotels
Kyle Rogg, President & COO, Value Place
Larry Spelts, President, Lodging & Lifestyle Adventures, Indigo Road Hospitality Group
Marina MacDonald, Chief Marketing Officer, Red Roof
Mark Namdar, Complex General Manager, Moxy Downtown DC & AC Hotel Washington DC Convention Center
Nerissa Persaud, Founder / Managing Director, Ignite The Human Spark / Hoteliery
Olivier Bottois, Managing Director & COO, The Whiteface Lodge Resort & Spa
Patrick Connolly, Chief Customer Officer, Orange Lake Resorts
Phil Cordell, Global Head of New Brand Development, Hilton Worldwide
Phil Tufano, Partner & Chief Operating Officer, Kokua Hospitality
Phil Hugh, Chief Development Officer, Red Roof
Rachel Moniz, Executive Vice President of Operations, HEI Hotels & Resorts
Renato Fantoni, Director, HPS Hotel Reservations
Richard Takach, Jr., CEO & Chairman , Vesta Hospitality
Ryan Kunzer, General Manager, The Duniway, a Hilton Hotel
Scott Nadel, Chief Operating Officer, DMC Hotels/Dhillon Management
Silvia Camarota, Founding Member, Women in Travel Thrive
Thomas B. Meier, Senior Vice President Hotel Operations - Asia, Minor Hotel Group
Tom Seddon, Chief Marketing Officer, Extended Stay America
Tom Conran, Principal, Greenwood Hospitality Group
Tuckey Devlin, President, Hemingway Hotels & Resorts
Zia Shiekh, CEO, Svenska Hotels

Andrew Nielsen, General Manager, The Current Hotel, Autograph Collection
Bruce Haase, President & Chief Executive Officer, Extended Stay America
David Torres, Corporate Director of Sales, Excellence Group Luxury Hotels & Resorts
Ed Burke, VP Rooms & Engineering, Aimbridge Hospitality
Fred Lounsberry, CEO, Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board
Jeff Crabiel, General Manager, The Westin Nashille
Jenny Lucas, Senior Vice President, Operations, Loews Hotels & Co
John D'Angelo, Director of Resort Operations, Wild Dunes Resort
Michael Jacobson, President & CEO, Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association
Roger Huldi, General Manager, W San Francisco
Shreyas "JR" Patel, President & Chief Operating Officer, Helix Hospitality
Talene Staab, Vice President & Global Head, Tru By Hilton, Hilton

Chris Hurn, CEO & Founder, Fountainhead
Francis (Frank) Nardozza, Chairman & CEO, REH Capital Partners, LLC
Harry Spirides, President, Spirides Hospitality Finance Company
James Anhut, Director Real Estate Investment Management, The School of Hospitality Business, MSU
John Bailey, Chief Financial Officer, Prism Hotels & Resorts
Jon William, Manager, KKKS
Laura Dietzel, Partner, Real Estate Senior Analyst, RSM US LLP
Ryan McAndrew, Senior Manager, Real Estate Senior Analyst, RSM US LLP
Ryan Meliker, President & Co-Founder, Lodging Analytics Research & Consulting
Todd Szymczak, Senior Vice President, NAI Farbman / Farbman Group
Troy Taylor, President, Algon Group

Agnes De Franco, Professor and Distinguised Chair at C.N. Hilton College, University of Houston
Alain Piraux, Director of Food & Beverage, The Peabody Little Rock
Amy Sedeno, Executive Director & Partner, Carolyn Izzo Integrated Communications (CIIC)
Anchalika Kijkanakorn, Managing Director, Akaryn Hospitality Management Services (AHMS)
Andrew M. Sims, Chief Executive Officer, Sotherly Hotels
Antonio Rodriguez, Executive Chef, Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort & Spa
Armando Cabral, General Manager, Ty Lounge, The Biltmore Santa Barbara
Ben Keliher, Executive Chef, The Red Carnation Hotel Collection
Bobby Martyna, President & CEO, Tradavo
Brad Parsons, Executive Chef, The Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park
Brad Nelson, Vice President Global F&B Portfolio, Culinary Discipline, Marriott
Brian Bullock, Chief Operating Officer, Restaurants, Legacy Ventures
Brian Mitchell, Principal, Mitchell Performance Systems
Brian Contreras, Director of Culinary Operations, Americas, Hyatt Place & Hyatt House
Briane Smith Perez, Director of Restaurants, Beverly Hilton
C. David Wolf, Executive Chef, The Blackwell Inn & Conference Center
Carl Anderson, Director, Food & Beverage, The Modern Honolulu
Caroline Meledo, Director Corporate Responsibility & Human Rights, Hilton
Chris Starkus, Executive Chef - Urban Farmer Denver, Sage Restaurant Group
Chris Ferrier, Executive Chef, The National Conference Center
Christopher Gaulke, Lecturer Food & Beverage Management, Cornell University
Ciara Green, Media & Public Relations Director, Pechanga Resort Casino
Colby Brock, General Manager, The Radisson Hotel New Rochelle
Cornelius Gallagher, Associate Vice President, Food & Beverage Operations, Celebrity Cruises
Cory York, Chef de Cuisine, Deep Blu Seafood Grille
Court Williams, Chief Executive Officer, HVS Executive Search
Cristian Rebolledo, Director of Food & Beverage, Executive Chef, The Harbor Club
Cynthia Mejia, Associate Professor, University of Central Florida Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Dan Vargo, Executive Chef, Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
Dan Sweiger, Senior Director, Brand Strategy, Choice Hotels International, Inc.
Danny Py, Vice President of Food & Beverage, First Hospitality
Danny Py, Corporate Director of Food & Beverage Quality, Kessler Collection
Darin Grohs, Director Food & Beverage, W Hotel New Orleans
David Wolf, Executive Chef, The Blackwell Inn and Conference Center
David Cronin, General Manager, Houston Marriott West Loop
David Eisen, Director of Hotel Intelligence & Customer Solutions, Americas, HotStats
David Garcelon, Director of Culinary, Waldorf Astoria NYC
Dewiet Miller, Director of Food and Beverage, The Ritz-Carlton, Denver
Donnie Pearson, Director, Food & Beverage, Houston CityPlace Marriott at Springwoods Village
Eduardo Gonzalez, Executive Chef, Grupo Alta
Edward Allen, Executive Chef, Foxwoods Resort Casino
Eli Fortney, Executive Chef, Topnotch Resort
Elizabeth Blau, Founder & CEO, Blau & Associates
Erik Wolf, Executive Director, World Food Travel Association
Fernando Salazar, Vice President, Food & Beverage, Wyndham Hotel Group
Frank Sanchez, Executive Chef, Chicago Downtown Marriott
Gabriele Kurz, Executive Wellbeing Chef Talise Wellness, Jumeirah Group
George Fistrovich, Executive Chef, The Ritz Carlton Naples
Greg Vassos, Executive Chef , Landmark Hospitality
Ian McPhee, Hotel Manager, Ritz Carlton Kapalua
Ingo Stöneberg, Executive Chef, Alma Resort
Jack Bethel, Fratelli Branca Portfolio Manager Colorado, Infinium Spirits
James LoBosco, Managing Director, Embassy Suites Baltimore Downtown
Jeff Dover, Principal & Managing Director, fsSTRATEGY Inc.
Jeff Kmiec, President & Managing Director, The Greenbrier
Jeff Klein, Vice President of Food & Beverage, Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Jeffrey Coyle, Director of Food & Beverage, Doubletree by Hilton Denver Tech Center
Jeremy Cooper, Director Global Guest Initiatives / Food & Beverage, Starwood Hotel & Resorts
Jesse Souza, Executive Chef, Riviera Palm Springs
Jim Stormont, President, Stormont Hospitality Group, LLC
Jocelyn Tolbert, Editorial Content Manager, Editor in Chief, American Culinary Federation
Jodie Tristano, Business Development Manager, Technomic, Inc
John Signorelli, Executive Chef, St. Regis Houston
John Armstrong, Executive Chef, Sheraton Seattle
John Brand, Executive Chef, Hotel Pearl - Kimpton Hotels
John Greenleaf, Global Head, Hilton Garden Inn
John Beriker, Executive Chef, The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa
Jonathan Sullivan, Senior Manager of Operations, Beverage & Food, The Vinoy Renaissance Resort
Jonathan Wilson, VP Product Innovation & Brand Services, Hilton Worldwide
Jonathan Sharp, Director, Product Quality & Innovation, F&B, Focused Service Brands, Hilton Worldwide
Jonathan M. Raz, Director of Food & Beverage, Waldorf Astoria Orlando
Juliana Shallcross, Founder, Trips and Giggles
Justin Ermini, Executive Chef, Las Alcobas
Justin Harkey, Director of Food & Beverage, First Hospitality Group
Katherine Kies, Corporate Director Food & Drink Innovation Group, PM Hotel Group
Katie Brashear, Complex Director of Public Relations, Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel
Kevin Krapp, Area Director — Atlanta, The Indigo Road Hospitality Group
Kim Haasarud, Consultant, Strategic Solution Partners
Krista Heinicke, PR Manager for Food & Beverage, The Broadmoor
Larry Steinberg, Sr. Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Agilysys
Lee Guidry, Executive Chef, Seagar's Prime Steaks & Seafood - Hilton
Lori Crowley, Corporate Director of Food & Beverage, Prism Hotels & Resorts
Lucheng Wang, Part-time Teaching Assistant, Florida International University
Majed Dawood-Farah, Food & Beverage Director, Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Marc McDowell, Executive Chef, Makena Beach & Golf Resort
Mark Sherwin, Executive Vice President, Operations, Sonesta International Hotels Corporation
Martin Pfefferkorn, Executive Chef, Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Mathias Gervais, Executive Chef, The Setai, Miami Beach
Matias Pesce, CEO, V&E Restaurant Group
Melissa Paston, Catering Sales Manager, The Kitano New York
Menze Heroian, Vice President, Tishman Hotels & Realty
Michael Molloy, Executive Chef, Wyndham Grand Jupiter
Michael Cheng, Dean, Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, Florida International University
Michael Van Emmenes, Director, Food & Beverage, Landsdowne Resort
Michael Klong, CEO, Tradecraft
Mike Nedeau, Food & Beverage Director, Geneva National Resort & Club
Mike Militi, Division Manager, Wine Guardian
Monica Poling, Online Editor, TravelAge West
Morgan Plant, Vice President, Food & Beverage, Joie de Vivre Hospitality
Neal Cox, Executive Chef, The Houstonian Hotel
Ned Barker, President, Grill Ventures Consulting, Inc.
Nicolas Bour, Executive Chef, Ocean House
Nikheel Advani, Chief Operating Officer & Principal, Grace Bay Resorts
Omer Acar, General Manager, Le Royal Monceau, Raffles Paris
Patrick Hildebrandt, Executive Chef, Texican Court Hotel
Patrick Berwald, Vice President of F&B, Benchmark Global Hospitality
Paul Lynch, Chef, FireLake Grill House, Radisson Plaza Hotel, Minneapolis
Peter Kjellberg, Group CMO & Global Head of Verticals, Dometic
Peter Karpinski, Partner, Sage Hospitality
Randy Buck, Executive Chef, Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans
Richard Vitale, General Manager Food & Beverage, Hotel Monteleone
Rob Stone, Vice President Food & Beverage, Entertainment | Northern Nevada | Caesars Entertainment, Caesars Entertainment
Robb Walker, Chief Operating Officer, Pacific Hospitality Group
Robert Gerstenecker, Executive Chef, Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
Robert Hood, Corporate Food & Beverage Manager, Atlific Hotels
Ron Pohl, Vice President Brand Management, Best Western Hotels and Resorts
Russell LaCasce, Executive Chef, Hotel Valley Ho
Sebastien Silvestri, Vice President of Food & Beverage, The Venetian
Shannon Galusha, Culinary Director, Columbia Hospitality
Shawn McGowan, Senior Director Food & Beverage Brand Initiatives & Programs, Hilton Worldwide
Skip Adams, Director of Food & Beverage, Windsor Court Hotel
Sridhar Laveti, Vice President of R&D & Global Customer Support, Agilysys
Steven Haas, Board Member, Miami Beach Visitor & Convention Authority
Susan Terry, Vice President, Culinary Operations, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Thomas McKeown, Executive Chef, Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Thomas Haas, Vice President of Food & Beverage, Noble House Hotels & Resorts
Timothy Flohr, Program Manager, University of Memphis - Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management
Todd Goldian, Food & Beverage Director, The National
Troy Clarke, Food & Beverage Director, Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston
Vince Brunetti, Exec. Assistant Manager / F&B Director, Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa
Wade Murphy, Executive Chef, The Lodge at Doonbeg
Werner Absenger, Chef de Cuisine, Cygnus 27 at Amway Grand Plaza
William D. Kohl, Principal, Greenwood Hospitality Group

Bill Hall, Senior Vice President, Red Roof
Steven Belmonte, CEO, Vimana Franchise Systems LLC

Brian Stern, CEO & Co-Founder, PURO Lighting
Daniel Lafferty, Director of Music & Voice, PHMG
Dave Llorens, CEO, EverWatt Lights
Derrick Garrett, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Roundhouse Multimedia
Jamie Gregg, CEO, Colonial Bronze
Justin Laxton, Chief Operating Officer, Weiner's Ltd.
Keiko Sutton, CEO, Kotobuki Seating International
Lawrence Chalfin, President, Samuelson Furniture
Nancy Snyder, Senior Manager of Hospitality Sales, Legrand North America

Adrian Segar, President, Conferences That Work
Allison Kinsley, Chief Meeting Architect, Kinsley Meetings
Andrew Abram, General Manager, Raffles Dubai
Andy Langston, North America Enterprise Account Manager, Aptilo Networks
Anil Punyapu, Vice President, Cvent
Annette Gregg, Sr. Vice President, Meeting Professionals International
Armand Guillemot, Director of MICE, Great Hotels of the World
Ben Premack, Director of Sales, Marketing and Events, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa
Bob McIntosh, Regional VP Sales & Marketing, GF Management
Bruce Fears, President, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging
Carina Bauer, CEO, IMEX Group
Charles de Gaspe Beaubien, President & CEO, Groupize Solutions
Chaunsea Keller, Executive Vice President, EproDirect
Cheryl Ferguson, Director of Sales, Hotel del Coronado
Chris McAndrews, Vice President of Marketing - Hospitality Cloud, Cvent
Christina DeHaven, Principal, DeHaven Consulting
Claire Repass, Manager of Communications, Social Tables
Craig Jacobs, Senior VP Group Sales, Preferred Hotel Group
Dan Berger, Founder & CEO, Social Tables
Dana Orlando, General Manager, Hotel Ivy
David Peckinpaugh, President, Maritz Global Events
Dawn McClure, Senior Sourcing Manager, Experient
Debi Scholar, President, The Scholar Consulting Group
Deborah Borak, Director of Global Accounts, ConferenceDirect
Denise Suttle, Assistant Director of Convention Services, Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau
Diane Tighe, Director of Catering & Conference Services, Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
Dianna Cordle, Director of Sales, Holiday Inn Dayton Fairborn
Dianne Pepe, Director of Group Sales, Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York
Diego Lowenstein, CEO, Lionstone Development
Elaine Macy, Vice President of Group Sales, Preferred Hotel Group
Frank Passanante, Senior VP, Hilton Worldwide Sales, Americas, Hilton
Greg Pesik, Chief Executive Officer, PROVision Partners
Greg Hopton-Jones, Director of Sales, Hotel Indigo Tuscaloosa Downtown
Gregg H. Talley, President & CEO, Talley Management Group, Inc.
Irby Morvant, Jr., General Manager, Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
Ivan Tamayo, Director of Sales & Marketing, Adelphi Hospitality Group
James Gelfand, Director of Sales & Marketing, Turnberry Isle Miami
Jason Lewis-Purcell, Vice President, GDS, SiteMinder
Jay Spurr, Market Director of Sales & Marketing, JW Marriott Austin
JC Chang, General Manager, Kapow
Jesse Suglia, Director of Sales & Marketing, Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel
Jessica Levin, President & Chief Connector, Seven Degrees
Jill Farley, Director of Sales & Marketing, Kinzie Hotel
Jim Vandevender, Chief Marketing Officer, Knowland
Joan Eisenstodt, Principal, Eisenstodt Associates, LLC
John Hess, Director of Sales & Marketing, Omni Bedford Springs Resort
John Washko, VP Exhibitions & Convention Sales, Mohegan Sun
John D. Robinson, Director of Sales, Aptilo Networks
Joy Berry, Co-Founder, The Camp at Carmel Valley
Julian Jost, CEO & Founder, Spacebase
Julie Brakenbury, Director of Destination Services, Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau
Kaaren Hamilton, VP, Global Sales, RLH Corporation
Karyl Leigh Barnes, Executive Vice President & Partner, Development Counsellors International
Katherine M. Markham, Principal & Co-Founder, ConventionPlanit.com
Katie Davis, Director of Sales & Marketing, Le Meridien Chicago - Oakbrook Center
Kevin Iwamoto, Vice President of Industry Strategy, Lanyon
Kevin Sanford, Director of Sales & Marketing, Island Hotel Newport Beach
Kevin Fliess, Vice President Supplier Network Product Marketing, Cvent
Laura d'Elsa, Regional Director USA / Canada, German Convention Bureau
Leon Goldberg, Complex Director of Sales and Marketing, Sheraton New York Times Square and New York Marriott Marquis
Lou Carrier, President, Distinctive Hospitality Group
Lynn McCullough, Director of Meetings & Association Management, CMA Association Management
Madeline Daryadel, Founder/Director, Wedding QuickQuote
Mark Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, International Association of Conference Centers
Markus Mueller, Vice President Global Sales, Worldhotels
Martha Sheridan, President & CEO, Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau
Matt Inabinett, Director of Sales & Marketing, JW Marriott Austin
Michael Hudson, Senior Vice President Hotel Analytics Division, Groups 360
Michael Dominguez, Chief Sales Officer, MGM Resorts International
Michael Murray, Director of Technology, Lansdowne Resort
Michael Pisterzi, Marketing Manager, Spear One
Mike May, President, Spear One
Mike Hall, General Manager, The Westin South Coast Plaza
Mike Kovensky, Director of Sales & Marketing, InterContinental Miami
Paul Van Deventer, President & Chief Executive Officer, Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
Paulo Salvador, Global Vice President Marketing & Sales, Worldhotels
Peter Strebel, Chief Executive Officer, Omni Hotels & Resorts
Ralph Salisbury, Senior Vice President, Impact Enterprises, Inc.
Rob Scypinski, Senior Vice President of Industry Relations & Events, Hilton Worldwide
Rob Adams, President & Chief Executive Officer, Bishop-McCann
Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future Research
Ron Shah, Founder & CEO, Bizly
Sam Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Network Events, Inc.
Sandy Heydt, Director of Sales & Marketing, The Logan, Philadelphia's Hotel
Scott Flynn, Founder & CEO, Best Corporate Events, LLC and SmartHunts, LLC
Sean Worker, President & CEO, Bridge Street Global Hospitality
Sherrif Karamat, President & CEO, PCMA
Sophie Neubauer, Manager Public Relations & Communications, World Hotels
Steven Hacker, Principal, Bravo Management
Thomas Hazinski, Managing Director, HVS Facililties Consulting
Tim Hart, Chief Executive Officer, Knowland
Todd Ryan, Director of Sales & Marketing, Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel
Tom Santora, Chief Marketing Officer / Senior VP Sales, Omni Hotels & Resorts
Trevor Lynn, Chief Marketing Officer, Social Tables
Vani Van Nielen, Asset Management Analyst, Global Asset Solutions

Aaron Housman, Partner, Elevate Research
Adrian Kurre, Global Head, Homewood Suites & Home2 Suites by Hilton
Alejandro Reynal, Chief Executive Officer, Apple Leisure Group
Alexander Shashou, Co-Founder and President, ALICE
Alexandra Sewell, Vice President of Mid-Market & Enterprise Marketing, Comcast Business
Allison Ferguson, Senior Strategist, Merkle Inc.
Bill Groves, Hotel General Manager, Atrium Hospitality
Bob Megazzini, Area General Manager, Sage Hospitality
Brian Johnson, Managing Director, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
Brian McSherry, Chief Operating Officer, M&R Hotel Management
Bryan Pearson, President & CEO, LoyaltyOne Inc.
Cate Farmer, General Manager, Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort
Catherine Diggins, General Manager, Hewing Hotel
Chris Charbonnet, Senior Vice President of Operations, Prism Hotels & Resorts
Chris Green, Chief Commercial Officer, Chesapeake Hospitality
Chrissy Denihan, Chief Comfort Officer, Affinia Hotels
Claude Guay, President & CEO, iPerceptions Inc.
Dan Denston, Executive Director, Mystery Shopping Providers Association - North America
Daphne Sipos, Global Brand Director, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts
Dawn Wells, General Manager, Fairfield Inn & Suites Charleston North
Dean Miller, Director of Agronomy, La Quinta Resort & Club / PGA West
Dennis Armbruster, Vice President and Managing Partner, LoyaltyOne Consulting
Derek Olsen, Senior Vice President, CHMWarnick
Don Willingham, Vice President, Brand Performance & Sales Support, Hilton Garden Inn
Ed Blair, General Manager, The Curtis - A Doubletree by Hilton
Edward Reagoso, General Manager, The Wilshire Grand Hotel
Emily Loupee, Area Senior VP Real Estate & Hospitality, Gallagher & Co.
Emily Brannen, Lecturer, Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte
Erich Steinbock, Managing Director, The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
Frederick Cerrone, President & CEO, Hotel Equities
Gary Hogan, Chief Executive Officer, Hogan Hospitality Group
Geoffrey Ryskamp, Global Head of Hospitality, Travel & Leisure, Medallia
Hans Ritten, General Manager, Loews Chicago O'Hare
Helmut Grohschaedl, Vice President Window Solutions Americas, REHAU
Hermann Elger, General Manager, Montage Beverly Hills
Holly Stiel, President, Thank You Very Much Inc.
Jack Chang, Chief Technology Officer, Towne Park
Jana Love, President, ProSolutions
Janet Gerhard, Founder, Hospitality Gal, LLC
Jennifer Corwin, Senior Manager, Customer Insights, J.D. Power
Jim Coyle, Founder & President, Coyle Hospitality Group
Jim Maguire, Vice President Guest Services, Vantage Hotels
Joe Stanton, Co-Founder and CEO, Elevate Research
Joe Bocherer, Chief Commercial Officer, Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA)
John Swinburn, Executive Director, Mystery Shopping Providers Association
Jorge Landa, General Manager, InterContinental Hotels Group
Judy Christa-Cathey, VP Global Brand Marketing Hampton Hotels & Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Worldwide
Karyn Buxman, Principal, Karyn Buxman
Kimberly Abel-Lanier, Vice President & General Manager Workforce Solutions, Maritz Motivation Solutions
Leslie Johnson, Director of Sales & Marketing, Grand Geneva Resort & Spa
Lester Scott, Managing Director, Carillon Miami Beach
Lisa Carr, Housekeeping Director, Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Marco Albarran, Managing Director, Remarkable Hospitality, Inc.
Marcus Nicolls, Senior Vice President and Business Unit President, Partners in Leadership (PIL)
Mark Lomanno, Executive Board Member, newBrandAnalytics
Megan Wenzl, Content Marketing Strategist, Clique Studios
Megan Voss, Vice President Human Resources & Associate Development, Aparium Hotel Group
Melissa Fruend, Partner, Global Solutions, LoyaltyOne
Michael McCall, Director of The School of Hospitality Business, Michigan State University.
Mike Benjamin, Co-Founder & Vice President, Guestware
Nancy Obstler, General Manager, Embassy Suites by Hilton Charlotte Concord Golf Resort & Spa
Nancy Wiesenfeld, Vice Presidentt of Strategic Accounts, iPerceptions
Naomi Stark, President, Stark Service Solutions, LLC
Nigel Cossey, General Manager, Courtyard by Marriott Dallas Allen at the John Q. Hammons Center
Peter McAlpine, Senior Consultant, Renaissance Consulting Ltd.
Richard Graham, General Manager, The Fontaine
Rick Garlick, Vice President, Strategy Consultant, Magid
Robert Habeeb, President & Chief Executive Officer, First Hospitality Group, Inc.
Robert Arigo, Vice President of Operations - New York, M&R Hotel Management
Robert Reitknecht, Founder, Robert Reitknecht
Robin Korman, Senior Vice President Loyalty Marketing, Wyndham Hotel Group
Rocco Bova, General Manager, Chable' Resort & SPA
Sam Ross, Executive Director , Visit Carlsbad
Sapna Mehta Mangal, Associate Professor, School of Hospitality Management, Kendall College at National Louis University
Sara Djubek, National Director of Sales, Signature Worldwide
Scott Hale, Chief Experience Officer, Brand New Stay
Sean Mullen, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer , Noble House Hotels & Resorts
Shannon Dooley, Operations Manager - Quality Assurance Practice, LRA Worldwide
Shayne Paddock, VP Product Development & Innovation, Hospitality, Amadeus
Stefan Read, SVP, Engagement Advisory & Strategy Practice Lead, Jackman
Steve Cohen, Chief Executive Officer, LMS, Inc.
Steve Earwaker, Vice President, Medallia, Inc.
Steve Curtin, Founder, Steve Curtin LLC
Sue Garwood, Manager of Education and Training, Best Western Hotels & Resorts
Tony Bridwell, Partner and Practice Leader, Partners in Leadership (PIL)
Virginia Casale, Director, Global Education, Hospitality Excellence, Inc.
William J. Sander, Chief Executive Officer, Seagate Hospitality Group
Yvonne Tocguigny, Chief Creative and Strategy Officer, Archer Malmo

Albert Pucciarelli, Partner, McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP
Anne Alexander, Of Counsel Real Estate Department, Pircher, Nichols and Meeks
Arthur Tacchino, Principal and Chief Innovation Officer, SyncStream Solutions
Ashley Halberda, Partner, Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP
Banks Brown, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Ben Hanuka, Principal, Law Works P.C.
Benjamin Ebbink, Of Counsel, Fisher Phillips LLP
Bret Cohen, Partner, Labor & Employment Practice Chair, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Bruce Liebman, Co-Managing Partner, Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP
Dana Kravetz, Managing Partner, Michelman & Robinson, LLP
David Camhi, Partner, Berger Singerman
Deborah Skakel, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Dwayne McKenzie, Partner, Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Elizabeth DeConti, Shareholder, GrayRobinson, P.A.
Emily Adams, Associate, Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial
Francesca A. Ippolito-Craven, Shareholder, Kubicki Draper
Francine Friedman Griesing, Founder, Griesing Law LLC
Gerard Hickel, Attorney, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Gregory A. Wald, Principal, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Gregory A. Hearing, Shareholder, GrayRobinson
Guy Maisnik, Partner, Vice Chair, Global Hospitality Group®, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
Howard Russell, Office Managing Partner, Las Vegas, Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial
J. Drei Munar, Associate, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
J.Thomas Cairns, Attorney, Steckbauer Weinhart, LLP
James D. Gassenheimer, Partner, Berger Singerman
Jennifer Smith Thomas, Partner, RumbergerKirk
Jeremy Kriegel, Partner, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
Jerome G. Grzeca, Founder & Managing Partner, Grzeca Law Group, S.C.
Jim Butler, Chairman, JMBM's Global Hospitality Group
John Opar, Partner, Real Estate Practice, Shearman & Sterling LLP
John Farley, Managing Director - Cyber Liability Practice, Gallagher
John E. Thompson, Partner, Atlanta office of Fisher & Phillips LLP
John R. Hunt, Attorney, Stokes Wagner Hunt Martez & Terrell, ALC
Josias Dewey, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
Judi Jarvis, Vice President of Legal Affairs , Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc.
Justin Thompson, Real Estate Partner, Nixon Peabody, LLP Los Angeles
Justin R. Bragiel, General Counsel, Texas Hotel & Lodging Association
Kari Rollins, Managing Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton,
Lema Khorshid, Founding Partner, Fuksa Khorshid, LLC
Leon Fresco, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
Linda Pierce, Advocacy Leader, Gallagher Regional Claims
Lindsay Ayers, Partner, Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP
Lisa Devlin, Attorney, Devlin Law Firm
Luna Phillips, Shareholder, Gunster LLP
Lynn K. Cadwalader, Partner, DLA Piper
Marc Stephen Shuster, Partner, Berger Singerman
Marjorie Obod, Attorney, Dilworth Paxson LLP
Mark Robertson, Partner, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
Mark Melodia, Partner - Data Strategy, Security & Privacy, Holland & Knight
Mark S. Adams, Partner , Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
Maureen Beacom Gorman, Partner, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
Megan Walker, Associate, Fisher Phillips
Michael Sullivan, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Michael Pryor, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP
Michael Elkon, Counsel, Fisher & Phillips LLP
Michael Wildes, Managing Partner, Wildes and Weinberg PC
Michael B. Newman, Partner, Holland & Knight
Nelson Migdal, Shareholder & Co-Chair Hospitality Practice, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Patricia Mahlstedt, Co-Chair Hospitality & Gaming Practice, Eckert Seamans
Philip Antoon, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal Valuation Services, LLC
Rebecca King, Associate, Fisher Phillips
Richard J. Keating Jr., Partner / Chair Retail and Hospitality Practice Group, Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP
Rob Elvin, Managing Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
Robert Lannan, Principal, Lannan Legal PLLC
Robert E. Braun, Partner, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP
Robert J. O'Hara III, Attorney, Flaherty & O'Hara, PC
Robin Zeidel, Founder & Owner, Zeidel & Associates P.C.
Ronald Schirtzer, Member, Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial
Rori H. Malech, Partner, Hunton & Williams LLP
Stacy Kula, Team Leader Hospitality & Alcohol, Steptoe Johnson
Theodore C. Max, Partner, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Todd Soloway, Partner, Pryor Cashman LLP
Tyra Hilliard, Attorney, Tyra Hilliard, Esq.
Victoria Kane, Counsel & Compliance Manager, Shiftgig, Inc.
William Shepherd, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
William A. Brewer III, Managing Partner, Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors

Andrea Stokes, Practice Lead, Hospitality, J.D. Power
Gerardo Solaro del Borgo, Chief Executive Officer, Toscana Resort Castelfalfi
Jeff Greenwald, National Practice Leader, Specialty Practice Group, Integra Realty Resources
Julie Fugitt-Schultz, Co-Practice Leader Hotels Specialty Practice Group, Integra Realty Resources
Paul Bennie, Director of Business Development, ProfitSword
Paul Murray, Vice President Hospitality, Revenue Analytics
Rod Clough, MAI, President - Americas , HVS

Brian Quinn, Chief Development Officer, Domio
Chelsey Leffet, Director, HVS
Chris Fernandes, Director, HVS
Christian Cross, Senior Project Manager, HVS
Katharine Le Quesne, Senior Director, HoCoSo
Kirby Payne, CHA, President, HVS Hotel Management & HVS Asset Management
Magalí Castells, Senior Association, HVS London
Mandeep S. Lamba, MRICS, President - South Asia, HVS

Adam Cobb, Regional Manager, Halogen Software
Adam Calli, Principal Consultant, Arc Human Capital LLC
Adwoa Buahene, Co-founder / Managing Partner, n-gen People Performance Inc.
Alan S. Gregerman, President & Chief Innovation Officer, Venture Works, Inc.
Albert Brannen, Partner, Atlanta Office, Fisher & Phillips LLP
Amy Landry, Director of Human Resources, Hotel Monteleone
Andrada Paraschiv, Head of Hospitality, Beekeeper
Arte Nathan, President & Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Development Worldwide
Aubrey Daniels, Founder & Chairman, Aubrey Daniels International
Barry J. Vogt, Senior Vice President, Chief Claims Officer , EMPLOYERS
Benjamin Farber, President, Bristol Associates, Inc.
Bernadette Scott, Senior Lecturer, Business Management, Glasgow School for Business & Society
Beth Schelske, Divisional Vice President - Client Services, Maritz Motivation Solutions
Beverly Crowell, Executive Vice President, Career Systems International
Bill Catlette, Co-Founder, Contented Cow Partners, LLC
Bob Kelleher, President and Founder, The Employee Engagement Group
Brenda McGregor, Vice President of Human Resources, Chesapeake Hospitaliy
Bruce Tracey, Professor of Management, Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration
Bruce Smart, Strategic Account Executive, Maritz Motivation
Cara Silletto, Founder, Magnet Culture
Caroline Cooper, President, Naturally Loyal
Cathy Fyock, Principal, Cathy Fyock
Christopher Manley, Chief Operating Officer, Stonebridge Companies
Cindy Novotny, CHSE, Managing Partner, Master Connection Associates
Corbin Ball, President, Corbin Ball Associates
Cynthia M. Schuler, Human Resources Professional,
Dan Sines, CEO, Traitify
Daniel Link, Assistant Vice President of Analytics, Gallagher Bassett
Darci Riesenhuber, Director of Brand Culture & Internal Communications, Embassy Suites Hotels
Darnell Lattal, President & CEO, Aubrey Daniels International
David Lee, Founder, humanNature@Work
Dennis Rizzo, President & CEO, Bentley Price Associates, Inc.
Ed Fuller, President, Laguna Strategic Advisors
Eileen McDargh, Chief Energy Officer, The Resiliency Group
Enda Larkin, Founder, Dobiquity Inc.
Erik Van Slyke, Managing Director, Solleva
Eugenio Pirri, Chief People & Culture Officer, The Dorchester Collection
Frank Speranza, President, Hospitality Talent Scouts Executive Search
Frank Reid, Executive Vice President, Kolbe Corporation
Giselle Kovary, President, n-gen People Performance
Grace Kaucic, Associate Marketing Manager, TDn2K
Haydn Shaw, Senior Consultant, Franklin Covey
Heather Jacobs, VP Human Resources Europe/Middle East/ Africa, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
James Houran, Managing Director, AETHOS Consulting Group
James O'Brien, Founding Member, O'Brien Law LLC
Jamie Womack, Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Sales Training, Careerbuilder
JoAnne Kruse, Founder, HCpartners
Joy Rothschild, Chief Human Resources Officer, Omni Hotels and Resorts
Joyce Gioia, CEO, Employer of Choice International, Inc.
Justin Sun, Compensation Analyst, Lockheed Martin
Karine Gill, Managing Director, KGillAssociates
Ken Greger, Partner, August Leadership
Kevin Wilhelmsen, Dean, University of Phoenix School of Business
Kim Grennan, Co-Founder & CEO, FindSideGigs.com
Laurie Friedman, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Business Consulting
Leigh Branham, Founder & Principal, Keeping the People, Inc.
Linchi Kwok Ph.D., Associate Professor of Hospitality Management, Cal Poly Pomona
Linda Ginac, President & CEO, TalentGuard
Lisa Seay, Founder, Element C
Lisa Cain, Assistant Professor, Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, FIU
Liz Moughan, Senior Director, Global Industry Practice Group, Kronos Incorporated
Marigrace McKay, OpEx Professional, Self
Mark Van Amerongen, Chief Operating Officer, Prism Hotels & Resorts
Matt Sanfilippo, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, The Service Companies
Megan Schuyler, Director of Strategic Accounts, Adecco Staffing USA
Merrick Dresnin, Company Director, Cote Family Destinations
Michael Warech, Founder & Managing Director, Warech Associates, LLC
Michael Sturman, Ph.D., Professor, Human Resource Mgmt, Rutgers School of Management & Labor Relations
Michael Hvisdos, Founder & CEO, InQuizo
Mike Burgelin, Owner and President, Employer Leasing Quotes
Mostafa Sayyadi, Management Consultant, The Change Leader Consulting Inc
Nicole Price, Founder, Lively Paradox
Nicole Perrotta, Professional Trainer, Transformation Associates
Paul Feeney, Managing Director, Sanford Rose Associates - Wayne
Peter Stark, Principal, Peter Barron Stark Companies
Rachel Levitt, Vice President, HVS Executive Search
Ranney Pageler, Vice President of Fraud Investigations, EMPLOYERS
Rebecca Barnes-Hogg, Founder, YOLO Insights
Renie Cavallari, Founder & Chief Inspirational Officer, Aspire Marketing
Rita Barreto Craig, President, Top Tier Leadership
Robert Festinger, General Manager, YVE Hotel Miami
Robert M. O'Halloran, Professor & Director, School of Hospitality Leadership, East Carolina University
Roberta Chinsky Matuson, President, Matuson Consulting
Ron Mitchell, CEO & Founder, Virgil Careers
Ruby Gurrola, VP of Human Resources, Avalon Hospitality Group
Russell A. Johnson, President and CEO, Merchants Information Solutions
Sandy Asch, Principal, Alliance for Organizational Excellence LLC
Sheetal Singh, Partner, Organizational Development , HVS Executive Search
Sherri Merbach, Managing Director, C-Suite Analytics
Shruti Buckley, Vice President & Global Brand Manager, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Marriott International, Inc.
Stacey Oliver-Knappe, Owner, The Customer Service Gurus
Stephen J. Renard, President, Renard International Hospitality Search Consultants
Susie Barragate, President & CEO, Vocational Guidance Services
Suzanne McIntosh, President, McIntosh Human Capital Management
Tracey Holloway, Vice President of Human Resources, Stanford Hotels Corporation
Whitney Martin, Founder, ProActive Consulting

David Quezada, Vice President - Loss Control, EMPLOYERS
David DeMoss, CEO and Founder, WAKEUP CALL
Heidi Strommen, President, ProHost USA, a division of Distinguished Programs
Janet Wright, Director of Risk Management, Ryan Specialty Group
Maryann Prestia, Vice President & Hospitality Program Manager, Distinguished Programs
Michael Mahoney, Vice President of Consumer Marketing, GoHealth
Philip J Harvey, President, Venture Insurance Programs
Raul Chacon, Western Regional Loss Control Manager, EMPLOYERS Insurance, Inc.
Sean Young, Associate Vice President, Distinguished Programs

Adam Gillespie, Founder, BroadView IP
Ahmad Ouri, Chief Executive Officer, SONIFI
Ajay Aluri, Founding Director, Hospitality Innovation and Technology (HIT) Lab
Amy Abatangle, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Untangle
Amy Hutchins, Lead Product Manager, BookingSuite (USA), Inc.
Andrew Hoog, CEO and Co-founder, viaForensics
Anthony Maggio, Co-Founder & Head of Product, CheckMate
Aron Ezra, CEO, OfferCraft
Ashley Eckel, Director of Marketing, Zoove/StarStar
Brandon Xavier, Founder, OnCall
Carlo Cisco, Chief Executive Officer, Select Innovations, Inc.
Casi Johnson, Vice President Operations, M3 Accounting & Analytics
Christos Karmis, President, Mobilite
Craig Spitzer, General Manager, Durham Hotel
Cris Davidson, Sr. Director of the Americas, FCS
Darren Winterford, CEO & Founder, EdApp
Dave Weinstein, Vice President, Kube Systems, Inc.
David Abraham, CEO & Co-Founder, Outpost
David Tossell, Vice President, DataArt
David Heckaman, Vice President of Technology Development, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
David Harouche, Founder & CEO, Multimedia Plus
Derek Peterson, Chief Technology Officer, Boingo Wireless
Derek Wood, Managing Director, Derek Wood Associates Ltd.
Doug Lodder, Senior Vice President of Business Development, Boingo Wireless, Inc.
Drew Patterson, Co-Founder & CEO, CheckMate
Dylan Loch, Founder and President, Hotel Room Alerts, LLC.
Edward Barrett, Chief Growth Officer, Zuppler
Felix Boos, Co-Founder & Director, FeedbackNow
Ford Blakely, SVP & GM, Medallia Zingle
Frank Vertolli, Co-Founder, Net Conversion
Geoff Dutton, Co-CEO, Kipsu
Gustaaf Schrils, Chief Information Officer, White Lodging
Jan Sammeck, Director Digital Commerce & Projects, Deutsche Hospitality
Jared Simon, Chief Operating Officer, HotelTonight
Jason Brown, Senior Product Manager, GuestTek
Jeff Edwards, Head of Global Hotel Business, Amadeus
Jeff Catlin, Co-Founder & CEO, Lexalytics, Inc
Jeffrey Stephen Parker, Vice President of Technology , Stout Street Hospitality/Magnolia Hotels
Jeremy Rock, Principal & Founder, RockIT Group
Joe Schwinger, Chief Executive Officer, MeetingPlay
Johan Terve, Vice President Marketing, Aptilo Networks
John Collins, President, The Extreme Group, Inc.
Jon Davis, Vice President, Business Development, Indoor Networks, ExteNet Systems Inc.
Katerina Berezina, Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition & Hospitality Management, University of Mississippi
Marcus Robinson, Chief Experience Officer, Monscierge
Mariana Mechoso Safer, Senior Vice President, Marketing, HeBS Digital
Mark Hoare, Partner, The Prism Partnership
Matt Schwartz, Chief Technology Officer of Information Technology, Sage Hospitality
Megan Pope, Vice President of Marketing, INTELITY
Megan McManaman, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Chadwick Martin Bailey
Mehdi Eftekari, General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Mehmet Erdem, Associate Professor of Hotel Operations & Technology, Hotel College, UNLV
Michael Blake, Chief Executive Officer, Hospitality Technology Next Generation (HTNG)
Michael Schubach, Strategic Deployments / Program Management Director, Infor Hospitality
Michael Menis, Senior vice President, Digital + Voice Channels, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
Norm Rose, President, Travel Tech Consulting, Inc.
Nur Hassan, Director of Information Technology, Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Ric Leutwyler, CEO, EventSpark
Richard Walsh, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Travel Marketing Dynamics
Robert McDowell, Senior Vice President, Global Distribution, Choice Hotels International
Scott Schaedle, Founder, Quore
Scott Rosenberger, Senior Partner, Deloitte Consulting - Consumer and Industrial Markets
Ted Horner, Managing Director, E. Horner & Associates
Terence Ronson, Managing Director, Pertlink Ltd.
Tim Peter, Founder, Tim Peter & Associates
Timothy Shea, President, ASSA ABLOY Hospitality
Todd Davis, Chief Executive Officer, SkyTouch Technology
Tracy Ford, Executive Director of Member Services, Wireless Infrastructure Association
Vanessa Horwell, Founder & Chief Visibility Officer, ThinkInk & TravelInk'd

Ahmed Mahmoud, Founder, revenueyourhotel.com
Ally Northfield, Managing Director, Revenue by Design
Amy Bair, Career Services Analyst, Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Andrea Grigg, Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Hotel Asset Management, JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group
Angie Dobney, Vice President of Pricing & Revenue Management Services, Rainmaker Group
Anthony Clervi, Vice President, UNA Purchasing Solutions
Apurva Chamaria, Chief Revenue Officer, RateGain
Arturo Garcia Rosa, President & Founder, SAHIC South America and SAHIC Cuba
Ashley Verrill, Market Analyst, Software Advice
Barb Bowden, Director, Corporate Revenue Management, Peabody Hotels
Bernard Ellis, President & Founder, Lodgital Insights LLC
Bhanu Chopra, CEO, RateGain
Bill Kotrba, VP of Industry Strategy, Leisure, Travel & Hospitality, JDA Software
Bill Linehan, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Red Lion Hotels Corporation
Boaz Ashbel, Managing Director, Aztec Group
Bob Mattler, Managing Director, Pace Equity
Bob Lowe, Vice President of POS Intergrations, Heartland Payment Systems
Bonnie Buckhiester, President, Buckhiester Management Limited
Bram Gallagher, Economist, CBRE Hotels' Americas Research
Brandon White, Director of Revenue Management, The Hotel Group
Breffni Noone, Associate Professor, School of Hospitality, The Pennsylvania State University
Brian Tkac, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Hotstmark Hospitality Group
Brian Bolf, VP of Revenue and Profit Optimization, Kokua Hospitality
Brown K, Test Manager, New Testing
Calvin Anderson, Senior Vice President & Chief of Revenue Optimization, RLH Corporation
Cassie Bond, Vice President of Revenue Strategy, Chesapeake Hospitality
Chinmai Sharma, Vice President Revenue Management, Wyndham Hotel Group
Daniel Chao, General Manager, Novotel Nanjing East and Novotel Nanjing Central
David Chitlik, Vice President - Hospitality Tax, Altus Group
David Gilbert, President - Hospitality Group, Heartland Payment Systems
Deirdre Martin Yack, Director of Sales & Marketing, Hotel 50 Bowery
Denise Broussard, Senior Vice President Revenue Management & eCommerce, Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Doll Rice, Vice President of Revenue Optimization, Prism Hotels & Resorts
Don Wilson, Senior Vice President, Maxim Revenue Management Solutions
Dori Stein, Chief Executive Officer, Fornova
Drew Salapka, Vice President of Sales and Revenue Generation, Hotel Equities
EJ Schanfarber, President & Chief Executive Officer, Alliance Hospitality
Elizabeth Churchill, Chief Revenue Officer, Aqua-Aston Hospitality
Eric Gourdie, Strategic Revenue Director, Sceptre Hospitality Resources
Francesca Vereb, Senior Director of Product Marketing for Hospitality Cloud, Cvent
Gary Isenberg, President, LWHA Asset & Property Management Services
Harry Carr, Corporate Director of Revenue Management, Pivot Hotels & Resorts
Heather Stone, Global Executive Vice President, CSI Enterprises
Inger Oliver, Director of Revenue Management, McKibbon Hospitality
J.Carter Allen, Managing Director, HVS Houston
Jaavid Bharucha, Corporate Director of Revenue Management, Arbor Lodging Management
Jack Lindemuth, Consultant, Strategic Solution Partners
Jackie Collins, Senior Director Real Estate & Hospitality Division, Arthur J. Gallagher
James Gancos, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, The Guestbook
Jenna Smith, Vice President of Revenue Management, First Hospitality Group
Jesse Ostrum, Vice President of Revenue Management, Vantage Hospitality
Jim Sprigg, Director of Database Marketing & Analytics, Intercontinental Hotel Group
Jon Higbie, Chief Science Officer, Revenue Analytics, Inc.
Jonathan Sockell, Product Marketing Manager, Medallia
Kate Keisling, Senior Product Manager, IDeaS
Kathy Conroy, CEO and Director/Partner , HVS Miami
Kell Sloan, General Manager, Fairfield Inn & Suites Moncton NB
Kelly McGuire, Vice President, Advanced Analytics, Wyndham Destination Network
Ken Edwards, Owner and CEO, HMBookstore and Tristar Hotel Group
Kevin Robinson, COO & Managing Partner, Aparium Hotel Group
Klaus Kohlmayr, Chief Evangelist, IDeaS Revenue Solutions
Kristie Goshow, Vice President Marketing, Sabre Hospitality
Kristie Dickinson, Senior Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, CHMWarnick
Larry Trabulsi, Senior Vice President, CHMWarnick
Lisa Bonanno, Vice President, Marketing, Knowland
Liz Uber, Vice President of Revenue Management, Pillar Hotels & Resorts
Loulu Lima, Principal, LL Consulting
Mario Candeias, General Manager, Espinas Hotels
Mark Masuda, Vice President of Sales & Marketing , AmericInn
Mark Davis, General Manager, Hilton Los Angeles Universal City
Matt Lindsay, President, Mather Economics LLC
Matthew Goulden, Managing Director, Triometric
Michael Brownsdon, Associate, Capital Allowances, Savills
Michael Doyle, Managing Director and Executive VP, CHMWarnick
Michelle Woodley, President, Preferred Hotels & Resorts
Mike Chuma, VP Marketing, Enablement & Engagement, IDeaS
Mmatsatsi Ramawela, CEO, Tourism Business Council of South Africa
Motti Tadmor, Technology Business Analyst, MICROS Systems, Inc.
Nicholas Tsabourakis, Founder & Managing Director, Bespoke Revenue Management
Nicole Adair, Area Director of Revenue Management, SHR
Nicole Adair, Corporate Director of Revenue Management, SHR
Nitin Shah, Chairman & CEO, Embassy National Bank
Paul Wood, Vice President of Revenue Management, Greenwood Hospitality
Paula Macdonald, Director of Communications, McKibbon Hotel Management, Inc.
Ravi Mehrotra, President, Founder, Chief Scientist, IDeaS
Ravneet Bhandari, Chief Executive Officer, LodgIQ
Rhett Hirko, Executive Director, Preferred Hotels and Resorts
Robert Mandelbaum, Director of Research Information Services, CBRE Hotels' Americas Research
Robert Rauch, Chief Executive Officer, RAR Hospitality
Sanjay Nagalia, Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder, IDeaS - A SAS Company
Scott Roby, Vice President, Revenue Management, Evolution Hospitality
Sheenal Patel, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, NVN Hotels
Shelley Maher, Director of Business Development & Client Relations, Total Customized Revenue Management
Sheryl E. Kimes, Professor of Operations Management, Cornell University School of Hotel Administration
Sonny Kerstiens, Regional Director of Sales & Marketing, Marriott Denver Cherry Creek & Napa Valley
Stan van Roij, Managing Director, Easy (Ez) Revenue Management Solutions Ltd
Stefan Wolf, Senior Vice President Revenue & Distribution Strategy, Onyx Hospitality Group
Stephen Darling, Principal, Stephen Darling Hospitality Consultancy Inc.
Steven Pinchuk, Lead Customer Intelligence & Revenue Management, IBM
Steven Klein, Partner, Gerson, Preston, Klien, Lips, Eisenberg & Gelber
Sunny Brewer, Director of Revenue Optimization, Ashford, Inc.
Theodore Mandigo, Professor, Kendall Coillege
Theresa Hajko, Regional Director of Revenue Management, Spire Hospitality
Thomas W. Storey, President of Hospitality, SONIFI Solutions
Tom Engel, Principal, T.R. ENGEL Group
Trevor Stuart-Hill, President & Founder, Revenue Matters
Will Song, Co-Founder & Vice President of Revenue, Lights On Digital
Yatish Nathraj, Hotel Broker, HTL Hospitality Advisors

Alejandra Moreno de Tejada, Marketing Manager, Big Worldwide
Allison Handy, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Prism Hotels & Resorts
Allyson Fredeen, Communications Manager, Ritz Carlton - Denver
Amber Fox, National Director of Sales, Signature Worldwide
Amber Natale, President, Smarthinking Inc.
Amy Draheim, Founder, ABD Creative
Andrew Freeman, President, Andrew Freeman & Company
Andy McNeill, CEO, American Meetings, Inc. (AMI)
Andy Fisher, Chief Analytics Officer, Merkle, Inc.
Angel Zimmerman, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Sajan
Bart Buiring, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Marriott International
Bethany Ross, Vice President of Hospitality & National Accounts, Design Collective by Cintas
Brenda Sandoval Valdes, Associate Partner, LINKS WorldGroup
Brenda Fields, Founder, Fields & Company
Brett Ellison, General Manager, Kansas City Marriott, Country Club Plaza
Brian McCallen, Rancho San Lucas Golf Consultant, Rancho San Lucas
Brian Wise, Sales Manager, Infor CX
Brigette Breitenbach, President, B&Co.
Bruce Seigel, General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe
Cara Garretson, Media Supervisor, McKee Wallwork & Company
Carolyn Childs, Principal, Mytravelresearch.com
Carolyn Murphy, Marketing Specialist, Revinate
Cheryl Buono, Vice President of Media Activation, JL Media
Chris Campbell, CEO, ReviewTrackers
Chris Proulx, Chief Executive Officer, eCornell
Christopher Hartley, CEO, Global Hotel Alliance
Cindy Perkins, Principal/Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Panetiere Marketing
Clayton Reid, CEO, MMGY Global
Clifford Ferrara, Executive Vice President of Sales & Revenue Generation, Chesapeake Hospitality
Corey Finjer, Sr. Vice President, Hawkins International PR
Dale Scott Marion, Founder, SpareCash
Dave Spector, Partner, Tambourine
David Allison, Founder, The Valuegraphics Database
David Bilicic, Senior Vice President , Magid
Dawn Parisi, Area Director of Sales & Marketing, Starwood Caribbean Hotels & Resorts
Dawn Miller Sander, Partner, Conflict Transformation Associates, LLC
Deanna Shimota, Director of Marketing, Sajan, Inc.
Deanna Jean Patawaran, Sales Manager, SpringHill Suites by Marriott Toronto Vaughan
Del Robinette, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Hospitality Management Corporation
Donna Brokowski, General Manager Partner Solutions Group, Travel and Transport
Dorothy Dowling, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Best Western Hotels and Resorts
Doug Gollan, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, DG Amazing Experiences - Private Jet Card Comparisons
Eliane Barradas, Director of Sales, CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa
Elizabeth Derby, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Hotel Equities
Emanuel Baudart, Global Chief Customer Officer, Accor Hotels
Erich Zuri, General Manager, Munich Marriott Hotel
Gabor Forgacs, Associate Professor Emeritus, School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, University of Guelph
Gary Richards, Partner, Hospitality Softnet, Inc.
Ginny Morrison, VP Sales & Marketing, Spire Hospitality
Graham Wilson, Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, Accor Asia Pacific
Grainne Maycock, Vice President Sales, Sajan, Inc.
Greg Berman, Chief Operating Officer, Shiji Distribution Solutions
Greg Velasquez, Director of Sales & Marketing , The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills
H. Stuart Foster, Vice President, Global Brand Marketing, Hilton
Henry Woodman, Founder & President, ICE Portal
Hillary Bressler, Fractional Digital CMO, PinchHit Partners
Ines Barreiros, E-commerce & Digital Marketing Manager, Guestcentric Systems
Jamie Sterling, Marketing Manager, Hastings House Country House Hotel
Jamie Sigler O'Grady, Founding Partner, J Public Relations
Jane Coloccia, President & Chief Creative Officer, JC Communications, LLC
Janelle Schwartz, VP of Sales, Marketing & Revenue Management, M&R Hotel Management
Javier Coll, Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, Apple Leisure Group
Jay Hartz, President, Next Generation Revenue Per Available Room
Jeff Doane, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, North & Central America, AccorHotels
Jeffrey Hirsch, Founder and President, The Right Brain Studio, Inc.
Jennifer Dunphy, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Vayu Media
Jennifer Nagy, President, JLNPR Inc.
Jessica Kaiser, Owner & CEO, Hawthorn Creative
Joe Currie, District Sales Manager, Egencia
John Manderfeld, President, Marin Management Inc.
John Kraft, Senior Associate Attorney, Fuksa Khorsid, LLC
John Yeadon, Director of Sales & Marketing, Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego
John Padwick, Vice President, Travel, Media & Entertainment Practice, Travel Strategy Lead, Merkle Inc.
John Beazley, Managing Director of Hospitality, Trigild
Jon Conching, Director of Sales, Marketing and Events, Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa
Jonathan Bailey, Founder, i.d.e.a.
Judy Melanson, Vice President Travel & Hospitality Practice Leader, Chadwick Martin Bailey
Justin Hauge, Chief Growth Officer, Rabbu Inc.
Katie Adkisson, Partner & Co-Founder, Reed Public Relations
Katie Davin, Associate Professor, Johnson & Wales University
Keith Chouinard, Director of Sales & Marketing, Hotel Viking
Kenny Lee, Vice President of Marketing, Revinate
Kevin Richards, Chief Operating Officer, Legacy Ventures
Kevin McAteer, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Sales, Concord Hospitality
Kieran Donahue, Vice President, Global Brand Marketing, DoubleTree by Hilton
Kim Butler, Director of Marketing, Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort
Kristen Pryor, General Manager, The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa Avon, Vail Valley
Laura Guitar, EVP + Partner, rbb Communications
Leora Halpern Lanz, President, LHL Communications
Lizz Chambers, Manager of Group Sales, Newport Hospitality Group
Lucille Yokell, Founder, Lucille Yokell Enterprises, Ltd.
Maggie Lang, VP Marketing & Experience, Daydream Apartments
Maite Velez-Couto, Vice President, rbb Communications
Maja Derviskadic, Social Media Manager, Hawkins International PR
Margaret Rogers, Vice President, Pariveda Solutions
Marie Profant, Founder, Tours4Mobile
Marissa Criaris, Executive Vice President of Business Development, EmpireCLS
Mark Johnson, President, Loyalty 360 - The Loyalty Marketer's Association
Mark Williamson, CEO, PHMG
Mark Brown, Sales & Digital Marketing Director, Great Hotels of the World
Mark Natale, Chief Executive Officer, Smarthinking Inc.
Martin Stoll, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Sparkloft Media
Matt Bitzer, Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, Blue Magnet Interactive
Megan Paquin, Vice President, Poston Communications
Melissa Maher, Senior Vice President - Global Partner Group, Expedia, Inc
Michael McCartan, Managing Director Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Duetto
Michael Markarians, President, Tee Hospitality
Michaela Papenhoff, Managing Director, h2c
Michelle Anseeuw, Founder , Valorem Group
Monika D'Agostino, Chief Consultative Sales Officer, Consultative Sales Academy
Mustafa Menekse, Area Director of Sales, Sage Hospitality
Nick Ovanessoff, Chief Experience Officer, A Lucky Find
Paige Duke, Founder, Duke Consulting, LLC
Pam Streeter, Vice President Distribution and Marketing, Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Pamela Whitby, Editor, EyeforTravel Ltd
Penny Duelk, Assurance & Marketing Program Director, hihotels by Hospitality International, Inc.
Peter Brooke, Founder, Blue Interactive Agency
Prentice Howe, VP, Executive Creative Director, Tocquigny
Rahul Razdan, CEO, Ocoos
Rana Kay, President, Rana Kay Communications
Robert Gilbert, President & CEO, Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association Int. (HSMAI)
Rosa Romero, Director of Sales & Marketing, The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.
Ryan Fitzgerald, Co-Founder, Net Conversion
Scott Watson, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, M3
Scott Watson, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, M3 Accounting + Analytics
Scott Weiler, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Sonesta International Hotels Corporation
Shannon Colbert, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Endeavor Hospitality Group
Stephen Powell, Senior Vice President, IHG Worldwide Sales
Steve McKee, President, McKee Wallwork Cleveland
Steven Schumacher, Interim Executive Director & Director of Sales, Discover Dunwoody
Stevi McCoy, Co-founder, Revel Experiences
Tim Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Meeting Sites Resource
Todd Beechey, Chief Experiences Officer, Oceanscape Yachts
Todd D. Scholl, Director of Sales and Marketing, The Peabody Little Rock
Tom O'Rourke, President & CEO, O'Rourke Hospitality
Tom Dibble, Founder & CEO, Screen Pilot
Toni Portmann, Chief Executive Officer, DHISCO, Inc.
Tracy Fairman, Co-owner and CEO , EproDirect
Verónica Fregoso, Director of Sales, Seadust Cancun Family Resort
Wade Bryant, Corporate Director of Sales & Marketing, Valor Hospitality Partners
Walter Isenberg, President & Chief Executive Officer, Sage Hospitality
Wendy Mallas-sss, Director of Sales & Marketing, The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa Avon, Vail Valley
Wendy Stevens, Chief Commercial Officer, First Hospitality Group
Wendy Blaney, Chief Sales Officer, Atlantis Paradise Island Resort
Westley Berman, E-Commerce Manager, Kokua Hospitality
Will Traywick, Vice President of eCommerce & Digital Marketing, Prism Hotels & Resorts
Yunna Takeuchi, Managing Director, evolution Distribution
Yuriy Boykiv, Co-Founder and CEO, Gravity

Aaron Koppelberger, National Director of Service, Cintas First Aid & Safety
Alan Zajic, Independent Security Consultant, AWZ Consulting
Anthony C. Roman, CEO, Roman & Associates
Bernard Robinson, Director of Security Services, St. Regis Atlanta
Bruce McIndoe, President, iJet Intelligent Risk Systems
Chad Callaghan, Principal, Premises Liability Consultants
Craig Schwab, Business Development Manager, AlliedBarton Security Services LLC
David Shephard, Chief Executive Officer, Readiness Resource Group
Edward Dublois, Principal Consultant, Dublois & Associates
Elizabeth Johnson, Senior Public Relations & Marketing Manager, American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute
Jason Porter, Regional Managing Director, Pinkerton
Marc Glasser, Managing Director, RM LLC
Maurizio Manetti, Director of Risk Management, Swissotel Chicago
Michael Hymanson, Regional Manager, New York Metro Business Unit, U. S. Security Associates, Inc.
Michael Khairallah, Senior Security Systems Consultant, Security Design Solutions
Patrick Labriola, President, Transportation Safety Exchange
Patrick Hardy, President & CEO, Hytropy Disaster Management
Richard Hudak, Managing Partner, Resort Security International
Steve Bobb, Executive Officer, Oregon Surveillance Network
Tiffany Couch, CEO, Acuity Forensics
Timothy Shea, President, ASSA ABLOY Hospitality

Adele Gutman, VP Sales, Marketing & Revenue, Library Hotel Collection
Alan E. Young, CEO & Co-founder, Puzzle Partner, Ltd.
Amanda Hitchcock, Copywriter, BCF Agency
Andrew Flack, Vice President Global Brand Marketing, Hilton Hotels
Anne Sandoval, Marketing Manager, Travel Media Group
Anne-Juliette Maurice, General Manager, Hotel Plaza Athenee, New York
Arielle Rubenstein, Social Media Manager, Screen Pilot
Ashley Nunez, Marketing Associate, Interactive Web Tours
Babs S. Harrison, Managing Director, Babs Harrison & Partners
Benjamin Jost, Co-Founder & CEO, TrustYou
Benu Aggarwal, Founder & President, Milestone Internet Marketing
Bernard Perrine, CEO & Co-Founder, SocialCentiv
Beth Benjamin, Senior Director of CX Strategy Research Group, Medallia
Brandon Dennis, VP of Marketing, Cloudbeds.com
Brandon Billings, Vice President of Social Media & Content Strategy, MMGY Global Company
Bronwyn White, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, My Travel Research.com
Burns Patterson, Executive Vice President, Middleton & Gendron
Carrianne Smith, Director of Sales & Marketing, The Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Starwood Hotels
Carrie Trimble, Associate Professor of Marketing, Millikin University
Cass Bailey, President & CEO, Slice Communications, LLC
Chris Teso, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Chirpify
Christina Leme, Senior Digital Media Strategist, HEBS Digital
Cindy Woudenberg, Founder, LuCorp Marketing
Clara Rose, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Influence MATTERS
Darlene Rondeau, Vice President, Best Practices, Online Merchandising, Leonardo
David Viteri, Consultant, Viteri Marketing
Dean Minett, Founder/Director, Minett Consulting
Diane Van Leunen, Director of Digital Marketing, Flip.to
DJ Vallauri, Founder and CEO, Lodging Interactive
Elizabeth Pizzinato, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications , Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Florence Quinn, President & Founder, Quinn PR
Frederic Willm, Director of Digital Marketing, Design Hotels AG
Gabe Aldridge, Founding Member, The SUPERGROUP
Gareth Gaston, Senior Vice President Global eCommerce, Wyndham Hotel Group
Garrett Kingsbury, Senior Digital Marketing Manager, Cendyn
Gary Kimball, President, Kimball Communications
Gaurav Varma, Product Marketing Manager, Milestone Inc.
Gio Palatucci, Director of Social Media Services, Sparkloft Media
Hayley Mitchell, Social Media & Community Manager, Fairmont Raffles Hotels International
Heather Lee, Account Supervisor, PR, Mower
Hilary Murphy, Professor & Researcher, Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne, HES-SO//University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland
Jayesh Amdekar, Principal Consultant in Travel & Hospitality Practice, Infosys Limited
Julie Keyser-Squires, CEO, Softscribe Inc.
Julie Lepp, Director of Marketing, White Oaks Resort
Katelyn Stuart, Social Media & Public Relations Manager, Paramount Hospitality Management
Kathleen Hayn, Public Relations Manager, Slice Communications
Kent Campbell, Chief Strategist & Managing Director, InternetReputationManagement.com
Kevin Olivieri, Social Media Analyst, TIG Global
Kristina Turner, Corporate Director of Ecommerce & Marketing, Paramount Hospitality Management (PHM)
Lance Concannon, EMEA Marketing Director, Meltwater Social
Lanny Grossman, President, EM50 Communications
Larry Mogelonsky, President & Founder, LMA Communications
Leslie Wilkins, Co-Founder, Pipeline Social Media
Lisa Klueppel, Senior Manager, Online Acquisition Marketing, VIZERGY
Lorraine Abelow, Founder & President, Abelow PR
Marlene Oliver, President, NJC Communications
Mary Gendron, Senior Vice President / Managing Director, Mower
Matthew Babiarz, Creative Senior Digital Strategist, Mower
Matthew Hoffman, Sales Director, Kigo, RealPage, Inc.
Megan (Sterritt) Taylor, Marketing & Public Relations Consultant, KWE Partners
Mia Schipani, Principal & Chief Communicator, Schipani PR
Michael Kessler, Chief Executive Officer, ReviewPro
Michelle Lapierre, Senior Director of Customer Experience and Social Media, Marriott Rewards
Narda Malcolm-Kingston, Faculty, North Carolina Central University
Nathan Egan, Founder & CEO, Freesource
Nicholas Pardon, President & Chief Executive Officer, The Discoverer Network
Nir Kossovsky, CEO, Steel City Re
Nisha Thakkar, Director of Client Services, Milestone Internet Marketing
Noah Parks, Vice President Digital Marketing, LeadGenix
Paul Kesman, Founder, PDK PR
Peter O'Connor, Academic Director, Institute de Management Hotelier Int.
Peter Friedman, CEO and Chairman, LiveWorld
R.J. Friedlander, Founder & CEO, ReviewPro
Riko van Santen, Vice President Electronic Distribution, Louvre Hotels Group
Rob Palleschi, Global Head, Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Robert Patterson, Vice President of Content & Social Strategy, MMGY Global
Robert M. Cornell, Senior Vice President of Development, Preferred Hotels & Resorts
Ryan Bifulco, Founder & CEO, Travel Spike
Sorya Gaulin, Director, Corporate Public Relations, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Stephanie Hilger, Director of Social Media, Blue Magnet Interactive
Stuart Butler, Chief Operating Officer, Fuel Travel
Theresa van Greunen, Assistant Vice President of Corporate Communications, Aqua-Aston Hospitality
Tim Sullivan, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Cendyn
Tyler Cameron, Public Relations Account Manager, Slice Communications

Alisha Fleming, Senior Account Manager, Gallagher Bassett
Allie Hembree, Public Relations Manager, International SPA Association
Andres Araya, Managing Director, Abadia Retuerta LeDomaine, Spain
Andrew Cohan, Director, HVS Florida
Ann Brown, Founder, Saltability
Anne McCall Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, McCall & Wilson
Anni Hood, Founder & Managing Director, WELL Business Solutions
April Bingham, Spa Director, The Aria Spa at Vail Cascade Resort
Bill Di Stanisloa, Founder & Principal, GreenSpa 101 LLC
Bob Caputo, Founder, Bob Caputo Living Well
Camille Hoheb, Managing Director, Wellness Tourism Worldwide
Cassie Hernandez, Director, The Spa at The Broadmoor
Cecilia Hercik, Founder & President, C-Spa Consulting
Chris Pulito, Chief Operating Officer, Mirbeau Hospitality Services
Claire Way, Managing Director, Spa Strategy
Conan Owen, President, Relax & Rejuvenate Hotel Spa Solutions
Dale Hipsh, Senior Director for Hotel Operations, Hard Rock International
Dan Pierotti, Vice President Spa Development & Operations, Noble House Hotels & Resorts
Daniel Poulin, Director, Spa & Fitness North & Central America, Accor
Darlene Fiske, Co-Founder, S'Well Public Relations
David Stoup, Chairman, Trilogy Spa Holdings, LLC
Deborah Evans Parker, Principal, Deborah Evans & Associates, LLC
Deborah Waldvogel, Director of Spa Development & Operations, Sedona Resorts
Deborah Smith, Principal, Smith Club & Spa Specialists, USA
Deborah Berlingeri, Spa Director, ELLE Spa at Edin Roc Miami Beach
Diana Mestre, Founder, Mestre & Mestre Spa & Wellness Consulting
Doug Chambers, Principal, Blu Spas, Inc.
Eileen Mockus, CEO, Coyuchi
Emily Venugopal, Director of Hospitality, Relevance International
Emily McConnell, Spa Director, Dana Hotel and Spa
Eric Favre, Managing Director, The Alpina Gstaad
Francisco Levine, Chief Business Officer, Bryte
Gaye Steinke, Director of Club & Spa , The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa Avon, Vail Valley
Greg Walton, Vice President, Hospitality, RTKL
Greg Miller, Executive Vice President of Operations, Enchantment Group
Herve Blondel, General Manager, Rancho La Puerta
Ilana Alberico, CEO, ISM Spa
Irene Macabante, Vice President Branding & Marketing, Identity Hospitality
Jacqueline Clarke, Wellness Research Director, Diagonal Reports
Jane Segerberg, Founder & President, Segerberg Spa Consulting, LLC
Jay Heidenreich, Director of Sales & Marketing, Ritz Carlton Kapalua
Jeremy McCarthy, Group Director of Spa & Wellness, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Jeremy Gilley, Director of Sales and Revenue, Glenwood Hot Springs
Jill Carlen, Global Director of Spa Brands, Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Jim Croghan, Chief Executive Officer, Identity Hospitality
John Morris, Director of WELL Spa and Salon at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, Grand Geneva Resort & Spa
Judith Jackson, Founder, Judith Jackson, Inc.
Judy Singer, President & Co-Owner, Health Fitness Dynamics, Inc.
Karen Ramirez, Senior Vice President of Hospitality, Turning Stone Resort Casino
Karla Hallock, Spa Manager, Spa of the Rockies at Glenwood Hot Springs
Kate Mearns, Spa Director, The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg
Kerstin Bremser, Professor, Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences
Kimberley Matheson Shedrick, Senior Vice President, WTS International
Kimberly Setzermann, Co-Founder, Pure Strategic Solutions
Kimberly DeOrsey, Spa & Fitness Director, Omphoy Resort
Kurt A. Broadhag, President, K Allan Consulting
Lara Davidson, Director , The Spa at Pebble Beach
Laszlo Puczko, CEOI & Co-Founder, Health Tourism Worldwide
Laura Krohn, Director Spa & Wellness, La Cantera Resort & Spa
Leslie Wolski, President, Wolski Spa Consulting
Linda Bankoski, Co-Owner & Managing Director, SpaQuality LLC
Lisa Starr, Principal, Wynne Business
Lola Roeh, General Manager, The Osthoff Resort and Aspira Spa
Lucia Rodriguez Amasio, Laniwai Spa Director, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, Hawaii
Lynn Curry, Principal, Curry Spa Consulting
Lynne McNees, President, International Spa Association
Maggy Dunphy, Spa Director, Stowe Mountain Lodge
Marcela Trujillo, Senior Revenue Consultant, Total Customized Revenue Management
Mariana Palmeiro, Visiting Lecturer, Glion Institute of Higher Education
Mark Wuttke, Principal, The Wuttke Group
Mark Grenoble, President, Enchantment Group
Martin Kipping, General Manager, Viceroy Zihuatanejo
Mary Tabacchi, Professor Emerita, Cornell University School of Hotel Administration
Melinda Minton, Executive Director, SPAA
Mia Kyricos, Founder and President , Kyricos & Associates, LLC
Michael Koethner, Wellness & Healing Consultant, Michael Koethner
Michael G. Tompkins, Executive Recruiter, Hutchinson Consulting
Nancy Griffin, Founder, Contento Marketing
Nina Curtis, Founder & President, The Nile Institute
Oliver Ryan, CEO, Count.It Labs
Omer Isvan, Founder & President, Servotel
Pam Bauer, Director Brand Development & Marketing, Callaway Resort & Gardens
Patrick Ahler, Partner & Vice President of Marketing, Lights On Digital
Peggy Borgman, President, Preston Wynne, Inc.
Rachel Hodgdon, President & CEO, International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)
Renee Moorefield, Chief Executive Officer, Wisdom Works
Rick Maack, Owner, Balance Spa Management
Robert Baldassari, General Manager, The Lodge at Woodloch
Robert Vance, Managing Director, Well & Being Spa, Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Ruben Mejia, Executive Vice President, SportsArt
Ryan Crabbe, Senior Director Global Spa Brands, Spa Operations Americas Hilton
Shane Bird, Director of Spa & Environmental Services, Turning Stone Resort Casino
Shane Kelly, Spa Director, JW Marriott San Antonio
Stacy Dreyfus, President, Orchid Resorts & Escapes
Stephanie Baxter, Spa Director, Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa
Stephen Watson, Chief Strategic Officer for Medical Development, RPC (Royal Palm Companies)
Steven Rudnitsky, President & Chief Executive Officer, Miraval Group Denver
Susan Hartzler, Public Relations Executive, Mental Marketing
Susie Ellis, Chairman & CEO , Global Wellness Institute
Sylvain Pasdeloup, General Manager, Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort
Tammy Pahel, VP of Spa & Wellness Operations, Carillon Miami Wellness Resort
Todd Walter, President & Chief Executive Officer, WTS International
Tracey Anne Latkovic, Corporate Vice President / Sales, Canyon Ranch
Trent Munday, Senior Vice President, Mandara Spa
Tyra Lowman, Senior Director of Spas - Full Service and Luxury Brands, Hilton Worldwide
Vanessa Viadero, Director of Marketing, Turnberry Isle Miami
Veljko Savic, Spa Director, Coronado Island Marriott
Vicky Nash, CEO, Hot Springs Connection, Inc.
Victor Bennett, Chief Operating Officer, Suite Spa
William Toth, General Manager, St. Somewhere Spa at Margaritaville Resort Orlando

Abi Mandelbaum, Founder & CEO, YouVisit
Amy Bailey, VP of Finance and HR, TSheets
Antonis Apostolidis, CEO, Nicon SA
Ashley Stevens, Director of Client Services, Blue Magnet Interactive
Ben Mizes, CEO, Clever Real Estate
Bill Caswell, Principal, Hospitality Practice Leader, North Highland
Bob Drury, Senior Managing Director, CREXi
Bob Butler, General Manager, Americas, SafetyCulture
Bryan W. Steele, Managing Director, Jireh-Tek Limited
Cheryl Hawksworth, Regional Sales Manager, IDeaS, a SAS Company
Craig Ziegler, President, SuiteLinq, Inc.
Dara St. Louis, Senior Vice President, Founding Partner, Reach3 Insights
David Harroch, CEO, Booking Ninjas
David Baker, Vice President of Sales & Business Development, Servion North America
David Chin, Director of Information Technology, Stanford Hotels Corp.
David Phillips, Co-Founder & President, Jurny Inc.
Dennis Reno, SVP Customer Experience, Cyara
Des O'Mahony, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bookassist
Drew Rosser, VP of Business Development, Whiteboard Labs
Floor Bleeker, Vice President Business Solutions, Jumeirah Group
Frank I. Wolfe, CEO, Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals
Heather Andrews, Vice President, Americas, Corporate Payments, WEX
Herve Tardy, VP & GM, Distributed Power Infrastructure Division (Americas), Eaton
Ian Millar, Deputy Director of INTEHL, Ecole Hotelière de Lausanne
James Lefcakis, President, LEFCON, LLC
Jennie Blumenthal, Lead, U.S. Travel, Transportation and Hospitality, PwC
Jordan Ekers, Chief Operating Officer, Nudge
Jorge Alonso, Co-Founder & CEO, Flix Translations Group
Justin Effron, Co-Founder & CEO, ALICE
Karim Meghji, Head Of Product, BookingSuite (USA), Inc.
Karla Brooklyn, Global VP, Enterprise, SiteMinder
Katarina Puckett, Vice President of Marketing, Travel Tech Strategies
Kristi White, VP, Product Management, Knowland
Marc Heyneker, Co-Founder & CEO, Revinate
Marcio Avillez, Vice President, Network Services, iPass
Matt Naeger, Executive Vice President of Digital Strategy, Merkle
Matt Schvimmer, Chief Marketing Officer, Zingle, Inc.
Michael Coughlin, Managing Director, Digital Blue Creative
Michael Driedger, CEO, Operto Guest Technologies
Mike Murray, Co-Founder, TripCraft
Nate Lane, Senior Director Business Development, Pegasus
Olivier Dombey, Chief Information Officer, HotelTravel.com
Pascal Metivier, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, OpenWays
Paul Payette, Vice President Strategic Relations , Nomadix Inc
Paul Lachance, President, Smartware Group Inc.
Pedro Colaco, President & CEO, GuestCentric Systems
Peter Torbet, Director, Product Inovation, Acentic
Probal Lala, Chief Executive Officer, Fluent.ai
Roberta Braum, Director of Product Management, Payments, Agilysys
Roger Crellin, President of the Americas, iBAHN
Steven Simoni, CEO & Co-Founder, Bbot
Ted Fifelski, President and Co-Founder, SimplyTapp
Teri Howe, Principal Product Manager, Agilysys
Torsten Sabel, Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder, Customer Alliance
Zain Jaffer, Founder & CEO, Zain Ventures

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