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Take a Look at the First Round of Skift Global Forum Speakers

Greg Ohara, Certares CEO and Skift Global Forum Speaker on stage with Rafat Ali, CEO of Skift.

Skift Take

Top travel industry CEOs set to take the Skift Global Forum stage this year including speakers from JetBlue, Booking Holdings, MGM Resorts, TripAdvisor, Wyndham, Marriott International, and so many more.

The largest and most popular travel industry event of the year, Skift Global Forum, is back this September 17-19 in New York City. For the eleventh year, we plan to welcome some of the best and brightest that the travel industry has to offer during exclusive on-stage interviews.

Top CEOs Who Plan to Take the Stage

  • Aaron Gowell - CEO and Co-Founder of SilverRail
  • Anthony Capuano - CEO of Marriott International
  • Ariane Gorin - CEO of Expedia Group
  • Christal Bemont - CEO of Direct Travel
  • Eric Gnock Fah - Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder of Klook
  • Geoffrey Ballotti - President & CEO of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
  • Glenn Fogel - CEO & President of Booking Holdings
  • Greg O’Hara - Founder and Senior Managing Director of Certares
  • Issam Abdul Rahim Kazim - CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing
  • James Thornton - CEO of Intrepid Travel
  • Joanna Geraghty - CEO of JetBlue
  • Johannes Reck - CEO of GetYourGuide
  • Matt Goldberg - President & CEO of TripAdvisor
  • Matthew D. Upchurch - CEO of Virtuoso
  • Steve Hill - CEO & President of Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA)
  • William Hornbuckle - CEO and President of MGM Resorts International
  • Zita Cobb - Founder and CEO of Shorefast & Fogo Island Inn
  • View the growing list of Skift Global Forum speakers here

Don’t Miss Out

These are just some of 30+ Skift Global Forum speakers who will join us this year. Stay tuned for further updates as we unveil additional speakers and delve deeper into the themes and topics that will define this year’s forum. Stay up to date here.

So many exclusive interviews and sessions await at the leading travel industry conference of the year. Make sure to be a part of it.

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