2020 Program

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Thursday November 12
Summit
All times shown are EST (UTC -5).
11:00 AM
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12:50 PM
Welcome to Phocuswright's Innovation Platform
Fasten your seatbelts for this fast-paced program focusing on travel innovation! See how this year's Summit and Launch disruptors will impact the ... [read more]
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM
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Vouch
Vouch builds digital concierges to help hotels enable guests to access information and services without downloading an app.
Presenter Joseph Ling, CEO, Vouch
11:10 AM – 11:20 AM
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CheKin
Are you managing a property? Do you have a hotel, campground or vacation rental? We will show you how to earn money and save time with our software ... [read more]
Presenter Pepe Moreno, Chief marketing officer, CheKin
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM
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Air Doctor
Air Doctor is a digital platform that provides a global medical network of physicians and makes it accessible to any traveler, anywhere.
Presenter Efrat Sagi-Ofir, Founder and COO, Air Doctor
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM
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Volara
The travel and hospitality communications platform for the post-pandemic era.
Presenter David Berger, Co-Founder and CEO, Volara
11:40 AM – 11:50 AM
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BeRightBack
Billed as the "Netflix of Travel," BRB is the world's first travel subscription service that removes all of the hassle for travelers.
Presenter Gregory Geny, Founder & CEO, BeRightBack
11:50 AM – 12:00 PM
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Smooss
Smooss is disrupting the passenger disruption recovery dilemma for airlines. Your passengers deserve a smooss experience!
Presenter Benjamin Lalanne, Co-founder and CEO, Smooss
12:00 PM – 12:10 PM
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Wayaj
Reducing carbon emissions on every hotel booking/trip made globally to combat climate change!
Presenter Nelly Gedeon, CEO, Wayaj
12:10 PM – 12:20 PM
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Kyte
The future of airline distribution. It’s not what you think.
Presenter Alice Ferrari, CEO, Kyte
12:20 PM – 12:30 PM
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12:30 PM – 12:40 PM
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Trueface
Trueface will be presenting a few use cases of ethical facial recognition and how the responsible use of computer vision is shaping the industry.
Presenter Shaun Moore, CEO, Trueface
12:40 PM – 12:50 PM
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Launch
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12:50 PM
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1:30 PM
Cloudbeds
Cloudbeds is building the next-generation hospitality tech platform delivering feature flexibility without feature bloat.
Presenter Adam Harris, Co-Founder & CEO, Cloudbeds
12:50 PM – 1:00 PM
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HalalBooking
Millions of halal-conscious families struggle when searching hotels by halal food, no-alcohol, and pool, beach or spa for ladies or family use.
Presenter Elnur Seyidli, CEO & Founder, HalalBooking.com
1:00 PM – 1:10 PM
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Mystifly
xClusive is a unique solution from @Mystiflyworld which makes selling air travel effortless for travel and non-travel e-businesses.
Presenter Rajeev Kumar, Founder, Managing Director & CEO, Mystifly
1:10 PM – 1:20 PM
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Vizergy
Cloud innovation makes digital sales and marketing simple with an all-in-one platform. Are you ready to simplify your digital?
Presenter Robert Arnold, President, Vizergy
1:20 PM – 1:30 PM
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Wrap Up, Awards & Networking
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1:30 PM
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2:30 PM
Post-Game Wrap Up
You saw the pitches and heard the Dragons’ immediate reactions. Now these keen observers give their take on the biggest trends, promising players ... [read more]
Panelists Erik Blachford, Venture Partner, Technology Crossover VenturesEllen Keszler, CEO, Clear Sky AssociatesTraci Mercer, SVP - Lodging, Ground and Sea + Indirect Channels Segments, SabreModerator Philip Wolf, Founder, Phocuswright Inc.
1:30 PM – 1:55 PM
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Phocuswright Innovation Awards Ceremony
Find out the winners of Summit and Launch!
1:55 PM – 2:00 PM
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Meet the Innovators
Dig deeper into the technologies presented during Summit and Launch and have an "in person" chat with the innovators. Each company will have a ... [read more]
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
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