John Morrey is currently the Vice President of Brand Expedia Group, North America. In his role, John manages all aspects of Brand Expedia U.S. and Canada operations as well as Travelocity.
 
John has been with Expedia for ten years, bringing over twenty years of experience in the travel industry. During his time with Expedia, he has lead each of Expedia.com’s lines of business including hotel, package, air, insurance, destination experiences and cruise. In his recent role as Vice President of eCommerce, John was deeply involved with the destination merchandising business at Expedia. He’s also dedicated time to leading the company’s site optimization team.
 
Prior to joining Expedia, John held product management roles at Orbitz and The Walt Disney Company. John began his career working in revenue management and business development positions for major airlines such as United and US Airways.
 
John earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Northern Illinois University and a MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Hoffmann is responsible for leading the Digital Guest Experience Strategy ensuring new digital touch points enhance traditional ones to exceed guests’ expectations. In partnership with the Chief of Digital, she leverages both internal teams/external partners deploying new digital customer experiences and integrating with existing technology. With a strong belief in the customer, a core focus is on listening to their needs to guide innovation. Time is the one limited universal resource that should be the focus for all Consumer Experience Strategists. Solving for time with simplicity and grace.

Hoffmann joined MGM Resorts International in 2010 as the Director of Interactive Marketing for CityCenter. Most recently, she held the position of Director of Marketing where she worked with property executives and operational departments to provide strategic marketing solutions. These initiatives spanned organic/paid media, on-property technology and traditional marketing integration.  She launched MGM Resorts’ first responsive design website ARIALasVegas.com seeking to accommodate consumer shifts to mobile devices.

Prior to joining MGM Resorts International, Julie held the leadership position of Corporate Director of Internet Marketing for Caesars Entertainment responsible for the digital strategy for over a decade. During her tenure, she implemented a digital marketing platform that serviced 40 resorts nationwide with revenue streams of $150M+. Julie has19 years’ leadership in leisure travel and beverage sales industries, developing marketing initiatives via strategic planning with a core focus on the customer experience.  She brings a deep and comprehensive skill set as well as overall expertise across the digital space.

She sits on both the Adobe Product Customer Advisory Board and the Internet Marketing Association (IMA) International Executive Council.
 
Julie holds Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from Michigan State University and is a graduate of the 2013 Leadership Institute program for MGM Resorts International. 

Carmen Malangone served as a transformational business leader in Information Technology at Coty, the world’s largest fragrance company.  With leading brands such as Calvin Klein, Jennifer Lopez, and Playboy, he helped to redefine the industry standards for innovation and speed to market.  During his 17 year tenure, Carmen implemented the core PLM platforms responsible for harmonizing a global research & Development division, managed the global Finance portfolio, and drove key initiatives that grew the company from $250MM to the $5BN beauty powerhouse that exists today.
 
Fast Forward to 2015 and Carmen was asked to lead Wyndham Hotel Group through a business transformation that would target massive growth at a rapid pace.  A new digital roadmap and central systems innovation are just some of the reasons why Wyndham is undergoing the biggest transformation in their history.  From developing an enterprise data strategy to building out a Business Insights and Analytics team, change is happening fast in the hospitality industry.

Stuart Weiss is the Manager of E-Commerce Marketing Strategy for Virgin Vacations.  He has expertise in lead generation, web development, search engine, email, and social media marketing.  Stuart has implemented successful PPC campaigns for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online (WDPRO) properties such as DisneyCruise.com, DisneyVacationClub.com, DisneyParks.com, and DisneyInstitute.com.  He has created websites and online marketing programs for prominent timeshare companies such as The St. Regis Residence Club, The Ritz-Carlton Club, Starwood Vacation Ownership, and Marriott Vacation Club brands.  Stuart was also a member of the Worldwide E-commerce Organization at Compaq Computer Corporation.

Stuart lives in Celebration, Florida and can be found online at http://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartmweiss.

Mark is a revenue management veteran with 15 years of experience specializing in the resort and gaming industries.  As the head of Revenue Management for Las Vegas Sands, Mark oversees 10 hotels with over 17,000 rooms and more than $1B USD in annual hotel revenues.  Mark also oversees global eCommerce Analytics, Marketing Performance, and Data Science. 

Lead eCommerce Product, Digital & Creative Strategy Services for Apple Leisure Group’s leading vacation brands: Apple Vacations, American Express Vacations and Travel Impressions.
•    Providing vision; inspiring innovative and collaborative thinking; motivating and leading a 50+ team responsible for UI experience, customer acquisition and brand development.
•    Strategic design, development and delivery of user friendly, intuitive & highly relevant experiences across all B2C and B2B channels, including web design & development, UX, A/B & multivariate testing, project scoping and web analytics.
•    Heavy utilization of data intelligence to improve online and offline conversions; deliver relevancy to customers based on profile, past purchases and website behavior; and optimize ROI.
•    Leading cross-channel innovation, online & email marketing, SEM, customer loyalty, merchandising & content curation.
•    Inspire brand confidence via the delivery of a consistent visual voice across all customer touch points.  The in-house creative team serves as full-service agency responsible for the delivery on fully integrated media campaigns, including broadcast, print, and digital components.

Mathias Eichelberger has over 20 years of experience in the Travel Industry and E-commerce.
He is currently working as General Manager Online Sales and Marketing at Korean Air where he is focused on developing new marketing channels and utilizing technology to grow the company’s online sales.

Prior to joining Korean Air, Mathias was working for 12 years in leadership roles at Expedia and its corporate travel division Egencia.

Stephanie Smith is the Director of eCommerce for Baywood Hotels, a hotel management company that owns and operates over 80 hotels across the United States with $800 million in assets and at least 12 assets in the pipeline. Stephanie is a graduate of Virginia Tech, where she received a BS in Hospitality and Tourism Management, and also a graduate of University of Texas at Dallas, where she received a MBA.

After graduation from Virginia Tech, Stephanie launched her hospitality career with Hyatt Hotels working in food and beverage operations and catering. After seven years of service with Hyatt, she made her career transition from operations to digital marketing as the Director of Marketing and Client Services for Valet Interactive, a full-service internet marketing agency catering to hotels.

In her current role with Baywood Hotels, Stephanie's focus is on gaining exposure and increasing direct revenue for the primarily select service portfolio. Strategies for driving revenue include search engine optimization, paid marketing, social media, reputation management, PR, content, imagery, reporting, analytics and email marketing.  She also works closely with international brands Marriott, Hilton and IHG to ensure all online opportunities are maximized. 

Ches Eaton is a digital marketing professional with over 10 years of experience and expertise in digital media including paid search, paid social, display media, attribution modeling, marketing analytics, and digital strategy.  He currently serves as Manager of Digital Marketing at IHG, one of the world’s largest hotel companies with over 4,900 hotels in nearly 100 countries. 

Lisa is an award-winning business executive with 20+ years of operations, digital marketing and branding experience. She was head of global marketing at BedandBreakfast.com before becoming GM.  Prior to BedandBreakfast.com, she was GM and head of marketing for Forte Foundation. While at Forte Foundation, she overhauled the marketing organization, redesigned the website and revitalized its CRM program. In 2013, Forbes Magazine recognized Forte's website twice - as a top website for women and top website for entrepreneurs. Prior to Forte, she spent 6 years at The Walt Disney Company where she led brand, marketing and consumer strategy projects across Disney, ESPN and ABC business units. She started her career in advertising / PR and spent three years as a management consultant at Monitor Group. She has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Cornell University. 

Lisa is an avid traveler and B&B enthusiast. In 2010 she and her husband travelled for 13 months throughout Asia and South America and stayed at B&Bs along the way. She’s traveled to 30+ countries and lived on 5 continents.

Melissa is a strategic digital marketing professional with over 15 years of experience and accomplishments with industry-leading companies. As Head of SEO for Hilton Worldwide since 2012, Melissa and her team are responsible for developing and driving the global organic search strategy for Hilton’s 12 brands and 4,300+ hotels in 94 countries. Melissa’s illustrious career also spans stellar results at reputed retail brands like JCPenney and Fossil.

John Jimenez first joined Interstate in 2005 and quickly found a passion for Marketing. In today’s fast pace, multi device, omnichannel, user centric, location based, social driven marketing universe John helps connect customers to the services offered by the stakeholders of Interstate Hotels. You will often find him digging into the SEO and SEM efforts of his hotels. His is data driven and has an insatiable appetite for learning. He serves on the Digital Advisory Board for both Marriott and Hyatt. John holds a Bachelor of Arts in Bible from Moody and a Master’s in Business Administration from Augsburg College.              

Fun/Interesting Fact:
John loves philosophy and is often fascinated with the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy particularly as it relates to human behavior.

Recently transitioned to Hilton Direct having directed multiple teams based in the Americas, EMEA and APAC for Hilton Worldwide providing hotel distribution, revenue management and new hotel support, producing property and aggregate-level analytics and driving distribution technology development across Hilton’s global brands.

Previously worked at hotel-level for Doubletree Hotels, Promus Hotels and Hilton Hotels Corporation in management positions within Front Office, Food & Beverage and Business Travel Sales, experience which was leveraged to create one of the first third party online distribution teams within the travel and hospitality industry.

Jeff Ulrich has worked in the Airline business for over 25 years.  His background is as varied as the number of years he's worked for Continental and now the new United; from Call Centers to Airports to Technology, all of his experience has focused on enhancing the Customer Experience.  In his current role as Sr. Manager eCommerce Digital Innovation, Jeff focuses on new technologies and ways to deliver exceptional customer experiences through United’s Mobile digital channels.

Jeff lives to travel and loves gadgets, so he’s passionate about his role at United.

Mike Pavicich serves as Area Manager for Expedia where he oversees team management, development and Partner relationships for the Las Vegas destination.  Mike joined Expedia at the beginning of 2016 as part of the Orbitz acquisition.

A seasoned hospitality professional, Mike began his career with Hyatt Hotels after graduating from University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  After three years with Hyatt Hotels, Mike returned to Las Vegas and held positions ranging from National Sales Manager to Director of Hotel Sales & Marketing with Hard Rock Hotel, Station Casinos and the launch of SLS Las Vegas. 

Mike left the traditional hotel world for the Online Travel Agency space in 2014, joining Orbitz Worldwide.  In his role as Area Manager for Gaming & Entertainment, Mike directed the management and continued development of all domestic gaming markets.

Billy Sanez is the Vice President of Marketing at FareCompare, responsible for the company’s global marketing and communications strategy and execution, joining the company in early 2014. For almost 25 years, Billy’s professional journey has taken him form public relations to marketing communications, advertising, sports marketing, organizational management and journalism.

Prior to joining FareCompare, Billy worked at various advertising agencies, helping brands and organizations like the U.S. Marine Corps, Shell, McDonald’s, Sprint, and Blue Cross Blue Shield leverage digital and traditional channels to optimize their business and civic goals.

Billy spent the better part of a decade working at American Airlines, directing public relations, social media and brand management efforts for the world’s largest airline.  He has worked for HP managing PR programs and global integration, Univision, Ketchum Public Relations, the Dallas Cup International Soccer Tournament and FC Dallas (formerly the Dallas Burn) of Major League Soccer.

Billy is originally form Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has called Dallas home for the past 30 years.  He loves soccer, running and traveling with his family.

Sandy is responsible for executing a digital, social, mobile, CRM, traditional media and regional advertising strategy for Travelink and its sub-brands, Employee Vacation Programs and Privileged Journeys (luxury/VIP personal travel), across a national network of retail and virtual offices.  In addition, she maintains a close relationship with American Express Marketing in New York and their Preferred Travel Suppliers globally to ensure all marketing and advertising channels are delivering the high caliber of results for which the American Express brand is well known. Sandy also holds an advisory board position for Travel + Leisure magazine and the German National Tourism Office in the USA.

Prior to joining Travelink, American Express Travel, Sandy spent 16 years leading and serving the digital and social marketing needs of major automotive brands such as Audi of America, Chevrolet, The Chrysler Group, and Infiniti & Nissan of North America.

As a seasoned professional in eCommerce, marketing and product management, Michael has created unique business opportunities and has driven profitability within several industries, including hospitality, health & wellness, software and retail.
 
Most recently, Michael serves as Director of Online Retail for Marriott International.  For the past three years, Michael’s effective marketing and business relationships have been primary contributors to the significant growth in program revenues.  His responsibilities include managing vendors, designing online marketing campaigns, maintaining the promotional strategy and building external and internal partnerships.

Previously, Michael served as Director for MGM Resorts International’s Online Marketing Group.  Michael managed the company’s domestic online marketing campaigns for its world-class hotels including Bellagio, Mirage, ARIA, MGM Grand and others.  Michael's creative leadership, utilizing display marketing, SEM, SEO, social media, strategic partnerships and ecommerce, produced over $100 million dollars in annual revenue.

Louise has extensive experience with customer service and the airline industry, having held many positions during her 28 years at Air Canada. Customer focused, with the ability to transform visionary concepts into new functionality and bring them market, Louise is behind all of the new self-service products at Air Canada that have been launched in the past seven years. After 10 years in IT, she recently joined the e-Commerce team still focusing on delivering successful Mobile applications. 

Ryan is a senior product manager, in charge of post-booking traveler experiences at HomeAway. Previously, he was the chief creative officer and cofounder of Glad To Have You, which HomeAway acquired in March 2014. He is responsible for designing mobile features for the company’s post-booking hospitality experience platform. He and his team have previously designed and developed hundreds of mobile solutions spanning nearly every device type. Ryan is a serial entrepreneur and graduated with a mechanical engineering degree from University of Illinois.

Ahmed Naeem is manager of Ancillary Strategy group at American Airlines.  Ahmed oversees American’s Bags, Paid Seats, Cabin Upgrades, Mileage Multiplier, Personalization and various Ancillary Fees.

Previously, Ahmed has worked at Kaplan Inc. in corporate strategy and business development, where he oversaw 3 year business plan, acquisitions & divestures and international business development.  Ahmed also worked in Strategic Alliances group in the marketing organization managing and acquiring new corporate accounts.

Prior to joining Kaplan Inc., Ahmed worked in Dell as an operations manager where he oversaw server manufacturing services and call center operations.

Ahmed earned bachelor's degrees in computer engineering from University of Houston and Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas

Lisa Archambault is a leading interactive marketing and media professional based in Las Vegas, spanning over 15 years of digital experience with well-known brands in hospitality, entertainment and technology.  Lisa began her digital career at Genealogy.com in the San Francisco bay area, where she was responsible for content development and performance marketing. Upon moving to Las Vegas in early 2002, she oversaw the display channel for Vegas.com . Lisa more recently headed the digital media strategy for  Zappos.com  where she and her team were responsible for all digital marketing and advertising strategy across web and mobile devices.  Currently Lisa is the Director of Digital Media for Caesars Entertainment, Enterprise Marketing, where she oversees the paid search, social, SEO, Affiliate, Mobile and Display global efforts. 
 
With an strong passion for bottom-line contribution marketing, her and her teams focus covers the entire purchase funnel – from upper-funnel brand awareness, through mid-funnel prospecting, to lower funnel retargeting, loyalty, and retention.

Stephen Gordon is currently the Senior Vice President of eCommerce at Northwood Hospitality, the hospitality branch off of Northwood Investors, a P/E firm focused on commercial, residential and hotel properties. He is the digital marketing and eCommerce lead for the independent luxury hotel portfolio and manages all online activity from a corporate level. Formerly the Corporate Director of eCommerce for TPG Hospitality a hotel ownership group with 63+ branded and independent properties in its portfolio. Prior to his tenure at TPG, Mr. Gordon was the Director of Website Management & E-Commerce for Loews Hotels.

Mr. Gordon has over 15 years’ experience in the online travel space which began in 2000 when he founded and eventually sold a company that produced and distributed virtual tours of hotels and resorts in the Caribbean. He has extensive experience devising integrated digital marketing plans, managing and optimizing websites throughout all steps of a site’s lifecycle as well employing social media and email campaigns and CRM initiatives. Stephen earned a BA from Yeshiva University and an MBA from Boston University and lives in Brooklyn with his wife Caron and son Spencer.

Alex currently leads Hotwire’s Meta, SEM, and SEO teams. He has over 10 years of online marketing experience, with a concentration in marketing automation at start-ups like Yodle and BrightWhistle

David brings a multidisciplinary background to the Business Development function at Turo. He joined Turo in 2015, via the acquisition of SocialStudio, the company he founded and led. Previously, David was VP Product at Yammer, was Senior Director of Growth at Playdom, led platform marketing at YouTube, and advised management teams with the Boston Consulting Group. David holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from Yale University.

LiLing Pang is the Co-founder and CEO of Trekaroo. In 2009, she founded Trekaroo.com, a website that provides a supportive community to parents looking to be inspired and equipped to plan a great family vacation. Under LiLing’s leadership, Trekaroo has grown into the nation's largest independent family travel community. As one of the most trusted names in family travel, Trekaroo has been applauded for it’s savvy reviews and quality editorial content.  This award winning website and its team of real parent experts have won numerous awards including Visit California’s Eureka Award two years running. The website has also been featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, CBS News, Fox News, Women’s Day, Huffington Post, Mashable.com & Daily Candy Kids. 

LiLing graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. With a decade in market research, product development, and strategic marketing, she now leverages her expertise to help destinations and travel brands develop and execute their content and influencer marketing strategies.

Edward Perry is the Head of Partnerships, Americas for HRS Group. In his role, he is responsible for supporting hotels chains in the Americas to maximize their market share of corporate, leisure and group travel business on a global scale. He also manages strategic partnership relationships with technology partners to meet hotel chain requirements.

Prior to his role at HRS Group, Edward was the Global Senior Director for Worldhotels, an independent hotel chain. In that position, he was responsible for global online travel agency  partnership management as was as a lead on all social media matters.

Edward sits on the Board of the Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association (HEDNA) which supports the growth of distribution opportunities for the hospitality industry. He holds a MBA in Global Business Management.

Sìne Scott has been working in technology and travel for the past 15 years with companies including Fairmont Hotel & Resorts, Intrawest and the Canadian Tourism Commission. She oversees the digital strategy for Fairmont Hotels in the Pacific Northwest. Most recently she has worked on successful projects like Fairmont Hotel Vancouver’s Adrian award winning 75th anniversary social media campaign and the Destination Canada media site and mobile app for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. She is an HSMAI certified digital marketer and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University of British Columbia and an Ecommerce certification from McGill University.

In her role with Virtuoso, Terrie directs content creation and brand management for all Virtuoso constituencies, overseeing Virtuoso’s magazine publishing, direct marketing, digital marketing, websites, public relations, corporate communications and creative services. Prior to joining Virtuoso in 2004, Terrie's 20-year career included roles as managing director of a daily newspaper in Dallas, and publisher of American Way, the magazine of American Airlines.  She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in business management, and holds a CTIE travel-industry certification.

Ahmed Elemam is a Senior Digital Marketer at WestJet where he overlooks channel management, analytics, customer segmentation and the Adobe “premium” Marketing Cloud. Prior to this role, Ahmed led touregypt.net in 2010, one of the top online destination niche tour operators, which was later sold in 2013. During his time at Tour Egypt, Ahmed had assembled a team of 35 employees with a heavy focus on digital optimization. Ahmed was selected as one of the top 3 MBA students for Air Canada’s leadership program where he went on to become manager of Air Canada’s top product “Rapidair”. Ahmed holds a BA in economics and an MBA from McMaster University. He currently lives in Calgary, Canada.

Amanda Richardson currently serves as Vice President of Product at HotelTonight, the world’s first made-for-mobile hotel booking app.  Famous for giving users the ability to book a hotel in less than ten seconds and four taps, HotelTonight offers the best pricing for last minute deals at top hotels vetted personally by HotelTonight staff.
 
At HotelTonight, Amanda oversees product strategy, product management, design and user research. She is responsible for the consumer mobile apps on iOS, Android and Windows, as well as HTx, the web-based tool for hotel revenue managers.
 
Amanda has more than 10 years of senior leadership experience in product management in companies including Snagajob and Eclipsys. Prior to joining HotelTonight, Amanda served as Head of Product at Prezi where she upgraded Prezi’s workflow and user interface and led mobile efforts to create a truly multi-platform product suite. Amanda holds a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Stanford University.

Hugh is director of business development and commercial operations for Skyscanner for Business — an independent unit within Skyscanner, a leading global travel search engine — offering a customizable suite of tools designed to power the travel internet. Hugh leads the commercial team, spanning EMEA, the Americas and Asia Pacific, responsible for forging strategic relationships with partners across the travel industry and beyond. Under his guidance over 400 partners are now powered by Skyscanner for Business through the White Label and API products. Additionally, Hugh has taken to market a range of unique analytical tools which provide partners with a unique insight into travel demand and trends. Hugh has previously spoken at ITB Asia and World Routes 2015.

Prior to joining Skyscanner, Hugh spent 4 years at the European low cost airline, EasyJet, where he looked after the commercial performance and market strategy for the airline across London, Scotland, the North East of England, as well as the Middle East and Iceland. Prior to that role, Hugh spent thirteen years at UK airport operator, BAA, where he held a number of senior commercial and business development roles.

Travis is a passionate globetrotter who has been to a zillion countries (actually, 60 and counting). Gogobot’s mission is to help people discover great places to stay, eat and play that are perfect for them. 19 Tribes (Family Travelers, Foodies, LGBT, etc.) help Gogobot members get personalized recommendations. More than 10 million people used Gogobot to plan and research places to go in the last year. Gogobot also has more than one million reviews, five million photos and 60,000 city guides available on both the site and its apps. Prior to founding Gogobot, Travis served as managing director at MySpace International. During his tenure, he launched the brand in 30 countries and grew the user base to nearly 70 million unique visitors. Before MySpace, Travis co-founded Fox Interactive Media, News Corp's digital arm. He spent several years in the high-tech and economic development sector working at McKinsey & Co and the World Bank, respectively. Travis has an BA from Stanford and a MBA from Wharton.

Planning the perfect trip is about more than the price of a room. Before they book, and when they are on the road, travelers want to learn about their destination, find great lodging near the places they want to see and sample amazing cuisines while they are there. In the past year, more than 10 million people used Gogobot to research places to go that are perfect for them. As Gogobot's vice president of business development, Gil and his team work with businesses – from major travel brands to independent hotels and restaurants – to enhance their customers’ experiences on their sites by adding high quality content from Gogobot. Gil has traveled internationally as far back as he can can remember. He was born in Los Angeles, but has called Israel, Paris, London, Las Vegas, Seattle and, most recently, New York home. Before Gogobot, Gil led business development at Como (an app building platform). He has co-founded two companies: BiteHunter (a real-time location-based mobile app that enables people to purchase dining deals) and DiningFever.com (which let restaurants publish and promote their own exclusive dining discounts to generate business and attract customers). He also spent several years in the travel and consulting sectors holding positions at Expedia, Ernst & Young’s hospitality group and Isrotel (a leading hotel chain in Israel). Gil earned his MBA from Cornell and Essec University.

Andrew Wilson, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, oversees all aspects of marketing and promoting the destination of Atlanta for tourism and conventions.

He started his career with the consumer marketing giant, Procter & Gamble before venturing into the world of technology and strategy planning with companies such as Cap Gemini and Alliance Consulting.

Andrew entered the world of destination marketing when he accepted a position as Chief Operating Officer of Brand Atlanta, a public private partnership initiative launched by the ACVB to develop and promote a singular brand identity for Atlanta. This role set the stage for later joining the ACVB to run marketing.

Under his leadership the ACVB has won numerous marketing awards, most recently Platinum Adrian and Gold Davy awards for best video campaign, The ATLFiles, and IAC Award for I AM ATL for Best Travel Integrated Ad Campaign.

Lindsey Hafemeister, Partnership Marketing Manager at Xanterra Parks & Resorts oversees cross sales and marketing partnership opportunities within the Xanterra and Anschutz portfolio of brands.

Xanterra is the largest national park concessionaire in the country, operating the most iconic national parks in country. Through a series of acquisitions over the past nine years, Xanterra has grown its portfolio to include The Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel, the Four Diamond Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, VA, Windstar Cruises, The Grand Hotel outside the Grand Canyon, and three active travel companies - Vermont Bicycle Tours, Austin Adventures and Country Walkers. 

Xanterra is  owned by the Anschutz Corporation and shares common ownership with the Five Star, Five Diamond Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, CO and the Five Star Sea Island resort in Georgia.  As independent hotels under the Anschutz umbrella, The Broadmoor, Sea Island and Xanterra work very closely together. 

Prior to joining the Xanterra team, Lindsey was the marketing manager for The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. Over her four and half years at The Broadmoor, she
oversaw marketing and PR for the food & beverage operation, managed the traditional and digital marketing and advertising program for the resort and helped launch The Broadmoor Wilderness Experience.

Lindsey is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she studied marketing and finance.

Recognized as one of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International’s (HSMAI) 2013 Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales & Marketing, HSMAI Greater New York Chapter 2012 President’s Award and 2011 Sales & Marketing Executive of the Year.
Adele Gutman Milne has over 30 years of experience in all areas of hospitality marketing and has worked for Henry Kallan for over 15 years. Adele oversees sales, marketing, revenue management, public relations and new hotel concept strategies and launches at Library Hotel Collection including brand initiatives, online marketing efforts, social media, electronic distribution and, most importantly, the unique Library Hotel Collection guest experience which makes success in all other areas possible.

Adele has served on the TripAdvisor Industry Leadership Council and the HSMAI Digital Marketing Council as well as the Greater New York Chapter Advisory Board. Adele has also served on the boards of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association’s New York, Dallas, and University of Houston chapters. Adele’s work in Sales and Marketing has also earned Adrian Awards for Advertising, Brochure Design, Website Marketing, Email Marketing and Public Relations. The Adrian Awards are presented by HSMAI, where Adele has also served as a judge for the awards for many years. Adele Gutman Milne is a graduate of the Conrad Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management University of Houston as well as the High School for Performing and Visual Arts in Houston.

With over 10 years of international experience in hospitality sales and marketing, he is a CRME certified by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International, and holds a certificate from Cornell University. Jeremie was most recently Director of Revenue Management in North America at Accor Hospitality.

Jeremie co-founded Beewake, an app which allows guests to book daytime spaces such as guest rooms or meeting rooms in hotels for an usage during the day in hotels for business passengers in transit, to relax or to simply to work.

Angela is the Director of Travel Operations Infrastructure & Support with The Walt Disney Company.  As a 12-year Cast Member, Angela has a variety of leadership experience and currently leads several teams including Labor & Forecasting, Strategy & Project Integration, E-Commerce Operations, Operations Support, Cast Performance, and Alternative Labor & Cast Services.  Angela also has prior experience at both Boeing and Delta Airlines in several areas including Revenue Management, Operations, Finance and Public Relations.  Angela has an undergraduate from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and an MBA from Georgia State.  She is married with one son and one daughter.

In his current role with Disney Jeff uses his background to guide future strategy and project work for Walt Disney World and Disneyland Travel Operations.  Jeff previous roles as Manager, eCommerce Sales & Service leading the eCommerce Team involved their work streams of email, Internet Help Desk and Live Chat.  In this role he worked with partners throughout the Walt Disney World organization solving for the complexities of the launch of My Disney Experience.  Jeff’s unique professional background combines a passion for our Guests and Cast (Customers and Employees) with a deep understanding of how to utilize technology to support both.  Since joining Disney in 2008, Jeff has excelled in a variety of roles, and successfully led multiple Disney Call Center Teams from 2010 to 2016.  Prior to Disney, Jeff held leadership positions at Target Stores, Goodwill Industries, and Plainfield Congregational United Church of Christ.

Nadir has more than 12 years of experience in developing successful digital travel businesses through data-driven marketing insights and strategies. He is an advocate for creating a “culture of data” and highlighting the impact of data on business initiatives across the complete customer lifecycle for improved insights to deepen the understanding of actionable business intelligence for engagement and conversion drivers, marketing campaigns, and user experience. Nadir’s rare blend of technical, marketing, management, and business acumen, enables him to understand the challenges an ecommerce business may face and what it takes to successfully overcome them.

Jamie Clarke is a Canadian adventurer, author, filmmaker, inspirational speaker and business leader. Jamie has summited Mt. Everest twice, climbed the Seven Summits, and ridden camels across The Empty Quarter of Arabia. Jamie’s books are best sellers and his films have aired on National Geographic TV.

Jamie is the CEO and Cofounder of LiveOutThere.com, an ecommerce company that was recently ranked by Profit Guide and Alberta Venture Magazine as one of Canada’s 50 fastest growing companies and was nominated for a National Innovation Award by Canada Post.

Parag has been involved in the hotel industry and digital media space for 14 years. His in-depth knowledge of the online travel space makes him an industry expert in hotel revenue management and digital marketing.

Before joining Sojern, he spent five years at Wyndham International and three years at Marriott International, learning the hotel space inside and out. He then served in several director-level positions at Yahoo!, Travelzoo and TripAdvisor.

Parag has a B.A. in English literature, an M.S. in hospitality, and an MBA in information systems and marketing from Bentley University

Ben Gray is the Lead Digital Experience Analyst and Researcher for Applause. Prior to joining Applause, Ben served as a Principal Analyst with Forrester Research. He is a leading expert on digital experience best practices. Over his 10 years with Forrester, Ben authored more than 150 reports, advised Fortune 500 companies on IT strategies and was regularly quoted in top publications like The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and InformationWeek.

Alon Waks leads the Product Marketing and Go-To-Market teams at LivePerson. His organization drives all messaging, positioning, enablement as well as product/market launches and program management across the company. Alon has a vast experience in B2B Marketing, Product Management, GTM and consulting. Prior to LivePerson, Alon led Product Go-To-Market for all Avaya businesses; he oversaw a team that drove all applications and contact center roadmap, enablement, training, channel management and technical marketing globally. Alon previously led the Avaya core solutions marketing, driving a redefinition of the business communication space. He has a rich background in IT consulting, Business Intelligence and project management, working worldwide with enterprise customers Line of Business, IT and marketing.Alon holds a dual degree from Tel Aviv University and a MBA from Duke University

Chris Lehman is a search marketing expert with six years of experience in digital advertising and extensive experience in the travel vertical. As Vice President of sales, Chris manages the adMarketplace sales team and is in charge of growth, training, and strategic partnerships. Chris is also responsible for forging and maintaining adMarketplace's agency relationships across the four major holding companies. He is an avid traveler and loves the beach.

Chris Lord is a member of the global leadership team at HGS, a 40,000 employee business services  company, specializing in providing best in class consumer interactions with enhanced  customer experiences and optimized relationships.  
 
At HGS, Chris leads global functions including strategy, marketing, capabilities and solutions, analyst and advisor relationships, and sales operations.

With over 25 years of experience in IT and BPO services, Chris has helped organizations achieve significantly higher performance including Wipro (Country Head), Accenture (Partner, Financial Services), and EDS (SVP Financial Services) as well as extensive management consulting and strategy roles.
 
Chris has been an advisor to CEOs and executive leadership teams on outsourcing relationships across industries, launching new business divisions, M&A activities, marketplace assessments as well as developing and executing strategic growth initiatives.
 
His vast insight and perspectives have been developed through deep client relationships providing strategic business services and through extensive operations in India, Philippines, Southeast Asia, UK, and throughout North America.

Chris is very engaged within the customer experience and outsourcing industry and has been a frequent keynote speaker, panelist and facilitator of thought leadership outsourcing panels in the USA, Canada and India.

Lindsay Chastain has spent her career driving digital marketing innovation while working with companies across the advertising and marketing technology ecosystem. In her recent role as head of Digital Advertising Strategy and Partnerships at Sephora, Lindsay’s influence on industry innovation and her ability to successfully leverage marketing and advertising technologies to drive program performance earned her a spot in the Brand innovator’s ’40 Under 40 West’ Class of 2015. Lindsay has a passion for technology that improves how brands communicate with customers, so she is now focused on helping technology companies build better relationships with their customers and partners.

Brady holds Masters degrees in both Business Administration and Digital Marketing, earning a number of academic achievement awards. His work on digital marketing has twice been featured in university textbooks published by two of the three largest textbook publishing companies globally. He has over five years’ practical experience working with businesses in diverse industries in strategic development, marketing strategy, and financial modeling, and four years’ experience in digital marketing with startups. Brady is currently responsible for managing and developing the sales and business development team and strategic direction, and leading the marketing team.

As a digital native, global business citizen, and travel brand digital expert, Megan brings a unique perspective to her role as Managing Partner at SYZYGY. She manages operations and business growth for the digital agency, which offers creative, technology, and media services to major brands including Avis Budget Group.
 
Prior to joining SYZYGY, Megan was Business Director and a member of the senior leadership team of Razorfish’s London office, running the full service media offerings in EMEA. Clients included Starwood Resorts, Holland America Lines, Tourism of New Zealand, Ralph Lauren, and Mondelez. She spoke frequently at digital marketing and advertising symposia across Europe. 
 
Megan started her digital career in as an Account Manager in Razorfish’s Chicago office in 2006 after brief but enlightening stint in finance at Deutsche Bank. She earned a Journalism degree from the University of Oregon.

Matt Leingang, VP of Sales, is responsible for the building and maintaining client relations in the Western region of the US. Additionally, Matt is responsible for operating Eyeview’s growing Los Angeles office.

Matt brings to Eyeview over a decade’s worth of experience in the digital media space on the West Coast. His previous positions span from Product Management and Marketing to Sales and Business Development. Most recently, Matt held the VP of Strategic Accounts position at Dedicated Media an online customer acquisition platform.

Mohammad Gaber is the Head of Travel & Hospitality Industry Strategy @Adobe. Since joining Adobe in 2014, Gaber has implemented a number of measures to increase market share and strategic partnerships. Gaber’s expertise, and passion for travel and digital have fueled his leadership in a number of companies and stints from United Airlines, and Pepsico. An avid traveler himself, he is passionate about helping travel & hospitality companies deliver enjoyable travel through rich digital experiences.

As EVP of Marketing Strategy, Ryan helps support client service and business development teams with high-level strategic insights for multichannel online campaigns for some of the largest response-focused advertisers in the retail, finance, B2B and travel verticals. Ryan’s perspectives of online marketing are guided by a decade of work and first-party research that he and his teams have compiled.

As Chief Product Officer, Christopher is responsible for the overall vision and strategic direction of product development of the offerings within the Digital Marketing Suite.  Previously, Christopher was President of the company’s display business, Netmining and held a variety of roles across Innovation Interactive. In particular, he led the Performance Marketing Group that spearheaded innovations in performance-based display for clients like J. Crew, La Quinta, and Saks Fifth Avenue. Previously, Christopher formed the Advertising Operations group at Net2Phone, one of the first providers of VoIP technology. Prior to Net2Phone, he worked at 24/7 Media as Director of Traffic for 24/7’s Direct Marketing Team and also managed the 24/7 Advertising Network, helping grow the network’s revenue yield and advertising inventory.

Lily is a VoC expert and leads business development for Usabilla US. As part of one of the fastest growing VoC solutions she aims to humanize the feedback process through advocating personalization and context in gathering user feedback. Responsible for establishing Usabilla in three countries, she's well-versed in the VoC world and is changing the way the US's largest websites engage with their users. A

Nikhil Govindaraj is Vice President of Product Management at customer engagement company, Moxie. In this role, Nikhil is responsible for all aspects of product management, product design and strategy. Nikhil brings to Moxie more than 15 years of experience in CRM, enterprise collaboration and multi-channel contact centers. Nikhil joined Moxie, then Talisma, in 2000 and he has served in several key roles within the organization including program management, sales engineering and product management. Nikhil earned his MBA in Systems and Marketing from Symbiosis, India. Follow him on Twitter: @Go_Moxie @gonikhil

I look forward to welcoming you to Digital Travel Summit!

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