November 13-15, 2018,
Los Angeles, California

Travel’s giants have unprecedented might, but the powerful know this paradox best: Scaling is hard; evolving is harder. Size encumbers, speed wins, and the Next Big Thing often comes from unseen origins.

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The Phocuswright Conference 2018

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$3,699

For 25 years, The Phocuswright Conference has delivered an unbeatable combination of compelling content, top tier attendees and an electrified atmosphere. It's where ideas are born, partners are found, strategies are honed, and deals are done.

Conference Theme

Infiltrators from the top echelons of big tech, whose stature dwarfs that of any travel titan, cast shadows in every corner. Who will harness the elusive power of light-speed innovation, stake first claim to the next big platform, and wow the fickle consumer who dreams of the perfect path to the perfect trip? Can massive institutions be malleable innovators? Can the untried dethrone the entrenched?

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No other conference provides access to such an elite and influential group

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The conference may only be three days, but the benefits last all year

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Speakers 2018

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Erik
Blachford Venture Partner Technology Crossover Ventures

Brian
Nowak Managing Director Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.

Maud
Bailly Chief Digital Officer AccorHotels

David
Holyoke Global Head of Airbnb for Work Airbnb

Lorraine
Sileo Senior Vice President Phocuswright Inc.

Bill
Gurley General Partner Benchmark Capital

Douglas
Quinby Senior Analyst Phocuswright Inc.

Cindy
Wang Chief Financial Officer Ctrip.com International, Ltd.

Jeffrey
Katz Founding Chairman and CEO, Orbitz and CEO Journera

Steve
Hafner Co-Founder and CEO KAYAK

John
Zimmer Co-Founder and President Lyft

Rajesh
Magow Co-Founder & CEO, India MakeMyTrip

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Program Highlights

From blockchain to AI, who's winning in the showdown between the massive and mighty and the new and nimble?

Discover disruptors: Spot travel’s next big ideas before everyone else does.

Get the global view: See how mobile travel is shaping up all around the world, from Silicon Valley to Shanghai.

Testimonials

Dara
Khosrowshahi

Phocuswright has created its own network effect. Everyone is here. I get to be here for three days to meet - my day is booked - meeting, meeting, meeting - and then you get the opportunity to meet these smaller, innovative companies that you wouldn’t necessarily made the trip out for, but they are here, it’s convenient, very open and I think it’s kind of a self-feeding mechanism.

Jim
Hornthal

The whole Phocuswright team does an amazing job. They bring together the thought leaders, the influencers, the decision makers; and it is an incredibly worthwhile place for people that care about what travel technology is and where it is going. It always was that way but I would say that Phocuswright stayed on top of the curve bringing more engagement to the process. The Travel Innovation Summit was a great example of that. And I think that they are always trying to constantly improve themselves and in doing so making The Phocuswright Conference a can't miss event for the travel industry.

Stephen
Kaufer

This is one of the few shows I come to, because I get to not only meet my top clients - and usually the CEOs of my top clients - but also the CEOs or CMOs of my top partners, and I get to know the founders and drivers behind dozens of brand new businesses.