Where leaders in venture and corporate investing find their next big deal

The Phocuswright Conference annually attracts nearly 1,500 innovators, decision makers and C-level executives, representing dozens of countries from every travel, tourism and hospitality sector. No other conference provides access to such an elite and motivated group of prospective clients and solid investment opportunities.

This event is ideal for leaders in venture and corporate investing who want to discover the latest innovations, find lucrative partnerships and investments and meet with the top C-level executives in the global hospitality industry.

The following sessions are specifically geared toward the finance sector: 

Industry Roundtables

• Lodging Transformed
• The Digital Future
• Changing Behavior and Sentiments
• Trailblazing Innovation in Travel
• Trends in UX, Conversion & Emerging Payments

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Center Stage

• Executive Interview: Ready, Set, Go
  Ariane Gorin, Chief Executive Officer, Expedia Group
• Executive Panel: Grounded - Traveling Beyond Air
  Speakers: Gwendoline Cazenave, CEO, Eurostar
  Veronica Diquattro, President of B2C Europe, Omio (GoEuro)
  Jen Shepherd, Global Head of Uber Transit, Uber
• Executive Interview: Investing in the Future of Travel, Tourism and Tech
  Greg O'Hara, Founder and Senior Managing Director, Certares Management
• Executive Panel: The Investor View
  Gilad Berenstein, Founder, Brook Bay Capital
  Chris Hemmeter, Managing Partner, Thayer Ventures
  Mia Morisset, Principal, Inovia Capital
• Phocuswright Research: Travelers vs. Technology - Who's Winning?
  Alicia Schmid, Director of Research, Phocuswright
• Executive Interview: The New Age of Search
  Julie Farago, Senior Director of Software Engineering, Google
• A Glimpse of the New Age(nts)
  Div Garg, Co-Founder and CEO, MultiOn
  Humayun Sheikh, CEO, Fetch.ai
• Executive Panel: A New Identity - SSI Comes of Age
  Vikas Bhola, CEO, Neoke
  Gillian Jones, Identity and Access Management Lead, Condatis
  Shane OFlaherty, Global Director, Travel & Hospitality, Microsoft Corporation
• Executive Interview: Keeping (some of) the Guesswork in Travel
  Brett Keller, CEO, Priceline
• Executive Panel: From Vision to Reality - Technologists' Take
  Ankit Khanna, Chief Product Officer, MakeMyTrip
  Marilyn Markham, Vice President AI & Automation Strategy, American Express Global Business Travel
  Geoffrey Renaldo, Vice President, Web and Mobile Products, Marriott International
• Executive Panel: Travel's Tech-Driven Retail Revolution
  Kristen Dalton, President, Tripadvisor
  Pablo Delgado, CEO, Mirai
  Noreen Henry, Chief Revenue Officer, Sojern
• Executive Panel: Street Talk
  Helane Becker, Managing Director, Senior Strategic Advisor, TD Cowen
  Naved Khan, Managing Director, B. Riley Securities
  Mark Mahaney, Senior Managing Director and Head of Internet Equity Research, Evercore
• Executive Interview: Meta Maverick Goes Big on Business
  Steve Hafner, CEO & Cofounder, KAYAK

Plus, executives from the biggest companies in travel like Airbnb, Tripadvisor, Despegar, Hopper, Hilton, Capital One, Air Asia MOVE, Spotnana and much more. There are numerous companies and attendees presenting the latest tech innovations and more that the finance sector must keep top of mind.

Breakouts

• Beyond the Prompt: The All-Inclusive Generative AI Accelerator - Sponsored by: Amazon Web Services
• Balancing Airline Relationships and Revenue in the Intermediary Space - Sponsored by: UATP
• Unpack ’25: Insight Into the Latest Travel Trends - Sponsored by: Expedia Group

See the full program here

In addition to the unprecedented networking opportunities, the finance sector should expect:

• Prominent investors of the world's leading travel companies
• Potential investments and partners 
• The latest innovations impacting the traveler lifecycle
• Research presentations and sessions geared toward the evolving accommodations market, regions like APAC and Europe, plus the state of digital travel
• The leading intermediaries and business partners distributing travel products
• Valuable sessions on how the broader digital travel market impacts funding and investments

Finance sector attending companies:

In addition to your industry peers, the most influential suppliers, innovators and technology solution providers are fully engaged at the Phocuswright Conference.

• Affirm
• AGC Partners
• AIG
• American Express Travel
• Arch RoamRight
• AXA Partners
• B Riley Securities
• Barclays
• Blanchford Capital
• Brook Bay Capital
• BTIG
• Cambon Partners
• Cantor Fitzgerald
• Capital One
• Certares Management
• Clear Sky Associates
• EagleTree Capital
• Evercore
• Fiserv
• FMZ Ventures
• F-Prime Capital
• General Atlantic

• Goldman Sachs
• Great Hill Partners
• Hepstar Financial Services
• HTV (Highgate Tech Ventures)
• Hudson Crossing
• Inovia Capital
• JetBlue Ventures
• Madrona
• Mastercard
• Microsoft
• Oppenheimer & Co.
• OTS Globe
• Perella Weinberg Partners
• Raymond James Corporate Finance
• Recruit
• Sageview Capital
• Slash Financial
• TD Cowen
• Thayer Venture Partners
• TSi M&A Broker
• Visa
• Volition Capital

View all attendee companies here

Research related to investment:

Our research is the foundation that drives the program content.

The State of Travel Startups 2023
Phocal Point: Travel Startups Interactive Database
Phocal Point: Market Sizing
The latest research on tech trends.
The latest research on consumer trends.

Learn more about Phocuswright's Open Access research subscription and custom research.

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