Meet the Speakers of Skift Global Forum 2018

I am beyond excited to announce that the speaker lineup is SET for this year’s Skift Global Forum, which will take place on September 27-28, 2018 in New York City!

Including industry insiders, outsiders, innovators, and disruptors, this year’s fast-paced and provocative deep-dive conversations will hit every industry sector. Our editors will be asking the tough questions, and demand truthful answers, so that YOU, the audience, gets what you came for.

Here’s a preview of who will be taking the stage at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall…

• HOSPITALITY
  • Ian Schrager, Founder of Ian Schrager Company
  • Greg Greeley, President of Homes at Airbnb
• CRUISE LINES
  • Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises
  • Christine Duffy, President of Carnival Cruise Line
• AIRLINES
  • Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines
  • Robert Isom, President of American Airlines Group
  • Joanna Geraghty, President and COO of JetBlue
• TECH & OTAs
  • Glenn Fogel, CEO and President of Booking Holdings
  • Mark Okerstrom, President and CEO of Expedia Group, Inc.
• LUXURY EXPERIENCE
  • Robert Chavez, President and CEO of Hermès of Paris, Inc.
  • Matthew Upchurch, Chairman and CEO of Virtuoso
• DISRUPTORS & INNOVATORS
  • Muna Haddad, Founder and Managing Director of BARAKA
  • Chip Conley, Strategic Advisor for Hospitality and Leadership at Airbnb

…AND MANY MORE!

I WANT TO HEAR FROM THESE SPEAKERS

Carla Campos, the Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company will share insight from her experiences throughout the tragedy, and the island’s outlook and plans for an exciting rejuvenation. You may have heard that my team travelled to Puerto Rico for our annual company retreat in June. Check out this preview of Carla’s Global Forum session from our trip.

Thomas Keller, Chef/Proprietor at TKRG (The French Laundry, Bouchon) and Ken Himmel, President and CEO of Related Urban (Time Warner Center, Hudson Yards), will discuss upscale dining, mixed-use real estate development, and the intersection of the two as a part of the continued expansion of our restaurant brand, Skift Table.

We’re also hosting our first-ever Skift Restaurants Forum in New York on September 24th. Happy Hour pricing available now! Register today and make it a week full of Skift this Fall.

SIGN ME UP FOR SKIFT GLOBAL FORUM

We are able to get the top dogs onstage thanks to generous support from our sponsors: Cvent, Five Star Alliance, RateGain, Accenture, Accenture Amadeus Alliance, VisitDallas, HotelBeds, Sojern, Travelsify, Switchfly, Fareportal, Tinyclues and AIG Travel.

To become a sponsor or for any other questions about our events, email [email protected].