The 2025 Young Leaders

Alessandro Dezzani, Growth Manager, lastminute.com
Aman Narula, Business Development Manager, GRNConnect
Andrea Ceruti, Product Director, lastminute․com
Ariella Morik, Global Director, Strategic Partnerships, Tripadvisor
Asher Wabrek, Co-Founder, CRO, Frienzy Travel
Athul Pallipatt Boss, Co-Founder, Osaka Connect Dot Com
Ben Manzi, Co Founder, Maya
Bryce Wilson, Sales and Business Development, GroupCollect
Catherine Rousseau, AI Business Unit Leader, Ampliphi RMS
Chelsea Salamone, VP, Thayer Investment Partners
Easton Wasinger, National Account Executive, Trawick International
Elena Ruiz, Investor at Amadeus Ventures, Amadeus
Evelyn Duan, Vice President, Sixth Street Partners
Hannah Babineau, Head of Partnerships & Business Development, The Data Appeal Company
Ian Carroll, Founder, Seats.aero
Jelani Millard, Head of Growth - North America, Maya
Jen Wong, CEO, Laasie
Jess Condlin, Customer Experience Product Lead Capital One Travel, Capital One Travel
Jessica Palfrey, Co-CEO, Luggage Forward / LugLess
Jessie Fischer, Founder & CEO, GuestOS
Jim Campbell, Owner, Honeymoons․com
John McGinty, Head of Strategic Partnerships, AMER, GetYourGuide
Juan Carlos Hernandez, Co-Founder, COO, Q Concierge
Juliana Ortego, VP, New Ventures & Growth, CLEAR
Kim Ricaurte, Account Executive, Airwallex
Malcolm Archer, Head of Sales, Stay22
Marc Eder, Founder, CEO, DayOf
Marco Sekine, Marketing Analyst, JTB Corp.
Mark Ghaly, Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships, Chase Travel
Mike Petrakis, Founder & CEO, Batch
Ramzi Rahbani, Advisory Board Member & Partner, ReservationsLab & OneStopParking
Sarah Yu, Global Business Development Manager, Intech Travel Group
Sebastian Muñoz, Founder, Rutopía
Shrey Gupta, CEO, Anecdote
Stephen Packer, Industry Solutions, Senior Sales Manager, Skyscanner
Tre Wilke IV, National Sales Manager, Evans Hotels
Vaibhav Dubey, CEO, Plexe AI
Yannick Darmalingam, Co-Founder/COO, Slice Pay

Moderators, Speakers, Mentors:

Chris Hemmeter, Managing Director, Thayer Investment Partners
David Hoctor, Director, TikTok Head of US Verticals, Tiktok
Ellen Keszler,CEO, Clear Sky Associates
Erik Blachford, Founder, Pine5 Partners
Evan Konwiser, Chief Product & Strategy Officer, American Express Global Business Travel
Filip Filipov, CEO, OAG
Robert Rosenstein, Co-Founder & Chairman, Agoda
Rod Cuthbert, Founder Viator, Director, Veltra Corporation
Stan Pawlow, Data Analyst, Phocuswright
Walter Buschta, SVP, Marketing, Phocuswright