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November 17-19, 2026, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
November 17-19, 2026, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
The Phocuswright Conference

Look who's leading the conversation

Published October 2022

Travelers taking control.
Titans adapting to the changing winds.
Trailblazers upending the status quo.

And Phocuswright leading the conversation.

When it comes to the most relevant discussions, prescient content and informative insights, look no further than Center Stage at The Phocuswright Conference.

Our speaker roster is growing every week, but here’s who you can expect to hear from so far:

Timothy Hughes, Vice President, Corporate Development, Agoda

Nadim El Manawy, CEO, Arise Travel

Erik Blachford, Independent Venture Investor, Blachford Capital LLC

Brook Armstrong, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Blockskye

Ellen Keszler, CEO, Clear Sky Associates

Belinda Hindmarsh, Chief Growth Officer, CWT

Damian Scokin, CEO, Despegar

Cynthia Huang, Head of Demand Growth, Dtravel

Mark Mahaney, Senior Managing Director, Evercore

Brian Egan, Co-Founder and CEO, Evolve

Peter Kern, Vice Chairman and CEO, Expedia Group

Harshit Vaish, SVP Strategy and Corporate Development, Expedia Group

John Morhous, CXO, Flight Centre Travel Group

Tao Tao, Co-Founder and COO, GetYourGuide

Laurence Miall-D'Août, Chief Commercial Officer, Go City

Nelson Boyce, Managing Director, Travel, Google

Kurien Jacob, Principal, Highgate Technology Ventures

Stephen Joyce, Head of Solutions, Holibob

Frederic Lalonde, Co-Founder and CEO, Hopper

Margot Schmorak, Co-Founder and CEO, Hostfully

Dorothy Dowling, Independent Strategic Advisor

Amy Burr, President, JetBlue Technology Ventures

Steve Hafner, CEO, KAYAK
Rajesh Magow, Co-Founder and Group CEO, MakeMyTrip

Drew Pinto, Global Officer, Global Sales, Distribution and Revenue Management, Marriott International

Sanjay Bhatia, Director, Travel Industry Manager, Meta

Flo Lugli, Principal, Navesink Advisory Group

Jill Menze, News Editor, PhocusWire

Mitra Sorrells, Editor in Chief, PhocusWire

Pete Comeau, Managing Director, Phocuswright

Charuta Fadnis, SVP, Research and Product Strategy, Phocuswright

Lorraine Sileo, Founder, Phocuswright Research and Senior Analyst, Phocuswright

Rita Varga, CEO, RaizUp

Kurt Ekert, President, Sabre

John Mangelaars, CEO, Skyscanner

Kelly Covato, US Head of Travel, Auto & Energy, Snap

Martin Stoll, CEO, Sparkloft Media

Timonthy O'Neil-Dunne, Principal, T2Impact

Chris Hemmeter, Managing Director, Thayer Ventures

Luuc Elzinga, Founder and President, Tiqets

Caesar Indra, President, Traveloka

Matt Goldberg, CEO, TripAdvisor

Naved Khan, Director, Truist Securities

Lloyd Walmsley, Managing Director, UBS

Brian Barth, CEO & Co-Founder, UpLift

Jamie Cohen, CFO, Vacasa

...and more!
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