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5:00 PM
The Big Opportunities Ahead
With Christopher Nassetta, Hilton President and CEO
8:50 AM
Conference Welcome
With Rafat Ali, Skift Founder & CEO
9:00 AM
How AI Can Unlock The Promise of Travel
With Eric Phillips, Delta Air Lines Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer
and Ben Ellencweig, McKinsey & Company Senior Partner, Stamford
9:30 AM
Fighting for Every Customer
With Glenn Fogel, Booking Holdings CEO & President
10:00 AM
Looking Ahead to Long-Term Trends
With Mark Hoplamazian, Hyatt Hotels Corporation President and CEO
10:30 AM
The Future of Saudi Tourism Investments: Pioneering Change
Mahmoud Abdulhadi, Ministry of Tourism Saudi Arabia Deputy Minister, Destination Enablement
10:45 AM
Break
11:15 AM
Enhancing the Travel Experience
With Peter Kern, Expedia Group Vice Chairman and CEO
11:40 AM
Travel Loyalty’s Next Evolution
With Rob McDonald, IAG Loyalty Chief Commercial Officer
12:00 PM
Turbo-Charging Human Connection in Travel
With Gary Morrison, Hostelworld Group CEO and Executive Director
12:10 PM
Enabling the Connected Trip of the Future
With Edward Chandler, Visa Global Head of B2B Travel
12:20 PM
Driving Rapid Change: Is The Industry Ready?
With Ariel Cohen, Navan CEO & Co-Founder
12:45 PM
Lunch
1:45 PM
How Airlines Need To Evolve
With David Neeleman, Breeze Airways Founder, CEO & Chairman of the Board
2:10 PM
Innovating for the New Power Traveler
With Audrey Hendley, American Express Travel President
2:20 PM
Enabling Purpose and an Antidote to Loneliness
With James Thornton, Intrepid Travel CEO
2:30 PM
A New Era of Tourism
With Patricia Yates, VisitBritain CEO
and James Thornton, Intrepid Travel CEO
3:00 PM
Using Data to Deepen Customer Relationships
With Clare Ward, AWS Worldwide Technical Leader, Travel & Hospitality Solutions
and Noha Abdalla, Choice Hotels Chief Marketing Officer
3:10 PM
How Digital is Reshaping Borders Globally
With Lauren Razavi, Plumia Executive Director
3:30 PM
Break
4:00 PM
Skift Research: The State of Travel
With Seth Borko, Skift Research Director
4:10 PM
What Travel Can Learn From Tech Disrupters
With Spencer Rascoff, 75 & Sunny Ventures Co-Founder and CEO
4:35 PM
Hybrid Session
Making Good on Our Sustainability Goals
With Her Excellency Gloria Guevara, Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia, Head of the Sustainable Tourism Global Center and Chief Special Advisor
4:40 PM
The Power of Local on the Path to Sustainability
With Jeff Miller, Travel Portland President and CEO
and Curtis Robinhold, Port of Portland Executive Director
4:55 PM
Turning AI Ideas Into Actions
With Nelson Boyce, Google Managing Director, Travel
5:10 PM
An Inflection Point for Unlocking the Experience Market
With Johannes Reck, GetYourGuide CEO
5:30 PM
Travel’s Future as AI Reshapes The World
With Jason Calacanis, Technology Entrepreneur and Angel Investor
and Brad Gerstner, Altimeter Founder and CEO
9:00 AM
What’s Next for Airbnb
With Brian Chesky, Airbnb Co-Founder & CEO
9:30 AM
A Big Picture View on Travel’s Growth
With Geoff Freeman, U.S. Travel Association President and CEO
and Fred Dixon, New York City Tourism + Conventions President & CEO
10:00 AM
Disrupting the Industry
With Frederic Lalonde, Hopper CEO & Co-Founder
10:20 AM
The Power of Dedication and Growing a Brand
With Sheila Johnson, Salamander Collection Founder & CEO
10:45 AM
Break
11:15 AM
Investing in Travel’s Future
With Greg O’Hara, Certares Founder and Senior Managing Director
11:45 AM
Thinking Big and Bold About Marketing to Today’s Travelers
With Meg Maginnis, Amazon Ads Head of Travel Industry Advertising
and Amy Martin Ziegenfuss, Carnival Cruise Line Chief Marketing Officer
12:00 PM
Redefining Luxury in a Modern World
With Omer Acar, Accor CEO, Raffles & Orient Express
12:30 PM
Closing Discussion: A Fireside Chat with Uber’s CEO
With Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber CEO
