Miguel Hita Professionally born in the hotel sector, very techie and passionate about travel. 11/11/2021
Jorge Gilabert Jorge es un profesional dedicado al asesoramiento estratégico desde 2009 con amplia experiencia en el sector de turismo. Ha participado, a nivel global, en la transformación de varias cadenas hoteleras y en la resolución de retos estratégicos para compañías relevantes del sector de turismo. Además, es un apasionado por aprender y resolver problemas intelectualmente complejos … Continued 10/11/2021
David Simon Santiñán David is currently Ryanair’s Head of Public Affairs. Previously he worked for companies such as Delivery Hero or Uber creating strategies across 45 countries and has overseen public affairs at Grayling. He has also worked in the UK for Lord Bell leading key strategies for Forbes500 companies at the EU institutions and has worked as … Continued 10/11/2021
Juan Cierco Jiménez de Parga Graduate in journalism from UCM, in February 2014 he was named Manager of Communications,Institutional Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility, in 2020 assuming additional duties as Corporate Director,responsible for Institutional Relations,Sustainability, Marketing and Communications. Before, he was Communication and Sustainability Manager at Gamesa, and in the communications offices of Inditex and of the Spanish government. He … Continued 10/11/2021
Jorge Alberto Jiménez Pérez Economist Los Andes University (Bogotá, 1983). Wharton MBA (Philadelphia, 1991). Axión CEO (Since 2002). 10/11/2021
Teresa Llana Senior Advisor on International Business Development & Planning. Passionate about Sustainable Tourism. Teresa has worked on serveral international projects and companies. Hotel Chains, Retail and Real Estate. Her passion for sustainable tourism has always been present . From sustainable planing and development consultancy projects to field work in Cambodia for development through tourism. 09/11/2021
Helena Murano Carney Helena has been working with the hospitality industry for most of her professional life, with different responsibilities in several financial institutions, in risk analysis, foreign trade, corporate banking, and currently leading the origination and structuring team of CaixaBank Hotels & Tourism. In the past 13 years CaixaBank has consolidated its commitment to Spain’s leading industry, … Continued 09/11/2021
Héctor Fernández Manchado Licenciado en Ciencias del Trabajo (UOC), Diplomado en Turismo, Master en Dirección de Empresas Turísticas (ULPGC) y Master en Gestión de Turismo Ambiental (UPM), cuenta con más de 13 años de experiencia académica en la Escuela Universitaria de Turismo de Lanzarote, adscrita a la ULPGC. Actualmente compagina su doctorado en la ULPGC (Dpto. Economía y … Continued 09/11/2021
Rai Sánchez Palacios Profesional con sólida y consistente experiencia, en producto de Grupos, Circuitos y Excursiones por España, Portugal y Sur de Francia. Experiencia en contratación hotelera, servicios, excursiones, traslados, operativas terrestres (CAM, Club de los 60, Kutxa, IMSERSO…), congresos y cotizaciones de grupos. Los últimos años: 2012 – 2015 CEO en Alsamo servicios turísticos 2015 – 2018 … Continued 09/11/2021
Carine Girard HR professional with wide experience oriented to international management, in different challenging, complex and global projects. With experience in multicultural and high performance team management. I enjoy working in international and diverse environments, and have experience in a variety of global organizations. 09/11/2021
Patrick Bontinck Patrick is an overall leader attaching great importance to the development of and respect for others. 25 years of experience have allowed him to develop his skills in the hotel and tourism industry, events, city, politics and lobbying. He has been strongly involved in new technologies. These developments have been stressed at international level : … Continued 09/11/2021
Mariana Pérez Industrial Engineer with 10 years of management consulting experience in Spain and Italy. Joined Mastercard Data & Services 2,5 years ago, leading Tourism related projects in Iberia 09/11/2021
Celeste Mussetti I’m 45, I was born in Córdoba, Argentina, and I’ve been a “Travel Advisor” for holidays, work and study abroad. I had my own company and developed branches and franchises. After 21 years I sold the company and joined Travel Compositor, the company that I admire in Travel Technology. I’m convinced that our solutions can … Continued 08/11/2021
Adolfo Reyes Adolfo is an experienced consultant with over 20 years working in the Travel & Tourism Sector. Adolfo is currently Head of Membership and Associates at the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), responsible for coordinating activities with WTTC Members and developing a program for small and medium size organisations to engage in the advocacy efforts … Continued 08/11/2021
Antonio Mariscal Rodríguez Founder and CEO of Bookingfax Technologies, online marketing company for travel and tourism. 08/11/2021
Ángel Molina Quintiana Estudié Administración y Gestión de Empresas en la Universidad de Cádiz. 08/11/2021
Juan Fernández Morales Responsable del área de proyectos tecnológicos en InnovaSur desde hace más de 10 años, desde donde se están gestionando en la actualidad más de un centenar de proyectos de transformación digital de pequeños, medianos y grandes municipios en España y Portugal en los que se está presente a través de la plataforma de gestión in4city. … Continued 08/11/2021
Antonio Cordero Doblas Experiencia profesional está vinculada al asesoramiento y la consultoría empresarial, desde hace más de 20 años apoyando proyectos de emprendedores y startups y participando en diferentes programas y planes de desarrollo local, turísticos o empresariales de diferentes entidades públicas. Desde el año 2016, coordinador de proyectos de la aceleradora de empresas turísticas Costa del Sol … Continued 07/11/2021
Francisco Martin Rubio Working for C-level Executives and Boards of Directors in the Business Travel Industry, introducing Sustainabie Policies and Innovative Tools in the Operations and Finance. Both in the B2B models and B2C schemes with. Collaborating with Associations such as GEBTA and AEGVE. Innovating using advanced techs (blockchain) for traceability and Best Practices in Carbon Management in … Continued 07/11/2021
Carlos Monsalve Carlos Monsalve is Head of IT at City Sightseeing Worldwide, the key person in all the company’s technological developments, including B2C, R&D, strategic growth and BI, among others. Carlos holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Seville, with a degree in Web Application Development and an MBA in E-commerce. For the last … Continued 06/11/2021
Cayetano Ardit Soriano Tras 15 años en BBVA como Director de Zona, estuve en Orange llevando las zonas de grandes empresas de Alicante y Murcia para pasar a llevar la direccion comercial global de Climatetrade 06/11/2021
Tita García Élez Agustina García, se licenció en Ciencias Económicas por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid y se diplomó en Ciencias Empresariales por el Centro de Estudios Universitarios de Talavera de la Reina. Concejala del Ayuntamiento de Talavera de la Reina (2011-2015) Diputada en las Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha por Toledo (2015-2017) Consejera de Fomento del Gobierno de … Continued 06/11/2021
Tijani Haddad Former Member of Parliament – 3 Terms: 15 years Former Minister of Tourisme 2004 -2008 06/11/2021
Enrique Alex Garde I am Enrique Garde, 34, a Spanish filmmaker driven by sustainability and equality. I am the biggest travel YouTuber in Spain and a sustainable travel influencer (total reach of +800K). I have been creating travel videos since 2016, and before that I spent 7 years as CEO of my own design and film agency in … Continued 05/11/2021
María Dolores Corujo Berriel Licenciada en Psicología por la Universidad de La Laguna, inició su militancia en el Partido Socialista en el año 2000, del que actualmente es secretaria insular en Lanzarote y miembro de su Comité Federal, desde el 2012. Actualmente ostenta el cargo de presidenta del Cabildo de Lanzarote y diputada del Parlamento de Canarias por Lanzarote, … Continued 05/11/2021
Alex Karnatowski International Digital Growth Consultant, Public Speaker and Entrepreneur by nature. Co-Founder and Managing Partner of two digital consulting agencies specialised in Full-Circle Performance Marketing and Digital Growth. Investor in Fideltour, CRM for Hotels, and several other Software Projects. Winner of the European Digital Mindset Awards 2016 for the best Digital Campaign in Europe and Finalist … Continued 05/11/2021
Francisco Huidobro With an accumulated experience of more than 20 years in multinationals in the ICT sector, Francisco has highlighted in different international forums the impact of digital transformation with the use of Big Data technologies that are allowing the development of solutions that bring advanced data analytics solutions closer to the reality of our companies 05/11/2021
Francisco Gonzalez Abalos 20 plus years in Travel Industry. Leading Vueling’s IT Ops Product teams. 05/11/2021
Josep Miquel Piqué Huerta He is a PhD in Innovation Ecosystems from La Salle URL, Telecommunication Engineer from La Salle and UPC and MBA from ESADE. He is President of La Salle Technova Barcelona, President of XPCAT, Vice-President of APTE and Past President of IASP. 05/11/2021
André Daidj Medhy Following a life story leading to a disability I founded Obwstreetstyle to develop urban and tourist mobility for everyone and inclusive so that all people can move without being stigmatized by their disability or pathology and also intelligent parking solutions to store and recharge them individually and all this development of course with my great … Continued 05/11/2021
Frederick Boutry Frederick joined Visit.Brussels in 2010 – taking the lead on the LGBTQ segment and tasked with establishing Brussels as one of Europe’s queer capitals. Frederick has now also taken responsibility for the marketing of nightlife within Brussels – successfully showcasing clubs and parties as a leading promotional opportunity. Prior to joining Visit.Brussels, Frederick worked in … Continued 05/11/2021
Juan Espinosa García Economic policy and regulation professional, particularly on digital and disruptive environments. Spain´s Public Service Executive by career, on leave. Former General-Director on Gaming Regulation on the Ministries of Finance and Consumer Affairs. Former Head of the Public Administrations Advocacy Division in Spain´s Competition Authority. Has recently founded Silverback Advocacy, which provides regulatory insight within the … Continued 05/11/2021
Eva Rosell Solano Professional with more than 10 years of experience in leading digital and technological companies. Extraverted, proactive and with a lot of initiative, especially when it comes to actions related to altruism, sustainability and the defence of human rights. 04/11/2021
Francisco Morcillo Balboa Specialised Consultant, Project Manager and Expert in Urban Innovation. Director of Public Projects of Urban Digital Transformation and Digital Transformation of Smart Cities, Smart Territories and Smart Destinations. CEO of MB3 GESTION Consulting, CO-Founder of the StartUp DHE specialising in guest and visitor experiences, creator of the influential thematic blog 2TI (www.franciscomorcillo.com), with more than … Continued 04/11/2021
Carlos Bernús Blanch Diplomado en Turismo por ESADE Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Business Managemnt – University of Birmingham (Reino Unido) Gerente de Turismo de Formentera desde abril de 2006 hasta la actualidad. 04/11/2021
Roman Townsend Prior to founding Belvera Partners, Roman was the Director of Media Relations & Corporate Affairs at Hotelbeds – also holding senior communications roles at Vueling and Amadeus. During almost five years at Hotelbeds he established the company’s global communications team, following an exit from TUI and the acquisition of both Tourico Holidays and GTA. Roman … Continued 04/11/2021
Nacho Puig Supervise, standardise and simplify sales processes. Propose and execute improvement programmes that help the business grow. Align the global strategy of the company at all levels. 04/11/2021
Noelia Ceballos We help tourism businesses define a commercial strategy that allows them to have a predictable flow of customers to make money in the online world. 04/11/2021
Manuel Buzón López Ingeniero Industrial por la universidad de Sevilla, Máster en Telecomunicaciones por la universidad de Valencia, Máster en instalaciones especiales para la construcción por la universidad de Sevilla. Con 20 años de experiencia en la dirección de proyectos relacionados con la monitorización de sistemas de telecomunicaciones. Actualmente Gerente del departamento de Innovación, IoT y Administraciones Públicas … Continued 04/11/2021
Esther Rodriguez Ramos Arquitecta con especilidad en Smart City, en 2016 cofunda MyStreetBook, un referente en recomendación y personalización turística. Tiene importantes reconocimientos como su nominación al Innovators Under 35 del Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) y su selección en la lista Business Insider 2019 de las “29 españolas menores de 35 años llamadas a revolucionar la tecnología, … Continued 04/11/2021
Núria Abellan Calvet Núria Abellan Calvet holds a Master’s Degree in Gender Studies from the University of Sussex, and she graduated in Tourism at the Barcelona School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy CETT (Universitat de Barcelona). She is the coordinator of the Master’s in LGBT Tourism at CETT-UB. Her research focuses on cultural tourism, gender perspective applied to … Continued 04/11/2021
Nikolay Malyarov Since 2003, Nikolay has led the expansion of the world’s largest all-you-can-consume digital platform providing access to 7,000+ newspapers and magazines to consumers and travel brands looking for sustainable ways to consume content. His knowledge of the tech, travel, and publishing industries have helped turn PressReader into a profitable global business. He’s the Industry Partner … Continued 04/11/2021
Marius Nigond Marius has been building companies and launching industry-leading products for over a decade. He is currently the founder & CEO of Vidi Guides. Vidi Guides is a travel tech company that creates immersive self-guided audio tours of cities, cultural sites, and attractions. Marius’ background is in product, marketing, and technology. He is a graduate of … Continued 04/11/2021
Cinta Massó Diaz de los Bernardos Professional with over 10 years experience in touris with extensive experience in strategic sales management, in on-line hotel distribution and e-commerce. I worked in Booking.com and Lastminute.com, managed my own consultancy company during 5 years and from last 5 years I am part of the team from The Hotels Network growing very fast and helping … Continued 04/11/2021
Manuel Muñoz Licenciado en Geografía por la Universidad de Granada. Ha ocupado el cargo de director general del Patronato Provincial de Turismo de Granada y director gerente del Granada Convention Bureau. También ha tenido distintos puestos en la provincia de Cádiz relacionados con el Turismo. En la administración regional, ha tenido distintas responsabilidades en Turismo Andaluz tales … Continued 04/11/2021
Celiana Carreño Hernandez Celiana is a problem-solving leader with 15+ years of experience in conceiving and implementing products/ solutions that drive business value to clients. Combines a strategic vision about business, services and products, focussing on the design of the right solution, with a mix of organization knowledge, business and engineering. She works to promote a diversity culture … Continued 04/11/2021
Verónica de Íscar Alonso Responsible for the distribution of Civitatis through third parties. Civitatis is the leading company for the online distribution of activities, excursions and guided tours in Spanish in the main tourist destinations around the world. From the B2B department, they currently have more than 3,300 affiliates and more than 16,000 travel agencies. In 2021 they launched … Continued 04/11/2021
Rafael del Valle Ruiz Rafael del Valle, Global IT Vice President at Radisson Hotel Group, is the overall responsible for Radisson’s IT Applications strategy, Enterprise Architecture & Governance. With 25 years of experience on the IT industry, Rafael has been leading IT organizations on multiple Fortune-50 companies such as Procter & Gamble, Hewlett-Packard and more recently, DHL, across more … Continued 04/11/2021
Ana Poley Tourism lover & experience maker with over 10 years of experience in hospitality and tourism field. Intercontinental work experience, Mexico, England, France, Spain, Greece and New Zealand. Broad understanding of modern life, technology advances & lifestyle trends and the most important, how to apply it to the business. 04/11/2021
Mario Gavira Mario Gavira has been a leader in the travel tech industry with over 15 years experience in senior roles in Opodo.com, Edreams Odigeo and Liligo.com. In his current role in Kiwi.com as VP of Growth, he leads the company’s digital acquisition and retention B2C marketing strategy at global scale. 04/11/2021
Marta Marcos Martínez Marta obtained a Degree in Industrial Engineering at the Polytechnical University of Catalonia and a Master of Information Technology Management at the University of La Salle. She started in consulting and then changed to end user/customer in the information technology area, working later in different business departments. She is currently the SVP of IT for … Continued 03/11/2021
Fernando Remolina CIO H10 Hotels, Fernando has a degree in Computer Science and Master in Technology Management. Experienced profesional with more than 15 years both in consulting and hospitality industry. Currently he is de CIO at H10 Hotels, one of the top 10 leading spanish hotel companies. 03/11/2021
Ibrahim Mohammed Awal Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal is Ghana’s Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture. Before his appointment, he was the Minister for Business Development. He was adjudged the Most Business Oriented Minister of Africa, Designing Economic Development through Innovative Solutions. He was also named the Best Performing Minister and the Most Outstanding Minister in Ghana for 2018 … Continued 03/11/2021
Irene Medina Degree in Journalism and Master in Digital Marketing. More than 10 years of experience in design, planning, development, and measurement of digital strategies for companies such as GrupoPRISA, Banco Santander Spain, and Viajes El Corte Inglés. 03/11/2021
David Hurtado Sancho I am a technology professional with more than ten years of experience in the Contact Center sector. Currently integrated in the Solutions Architect team at Evolutio, with a focus on the design of cloud Contact Center solutions that help our customers to accelerate the process of digital transformation of their businesses. 03/11/2021
Nuria Galia Prats a passionate hotelier specialized in upscale Sales & Marketing. Her background includes serving at Relais & Châteaux as Director, Spain, Portugal & Latin America where she accumulated a strong expertise and an exclusive network. Today Núria runs its own firm LuX&BO with operations in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. Núria is Luxury Markets … Continued 03/11/2021
Jorge Schoenenberger 1989–2002, Consulting Director at ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO. •2002–2005, Managing Partner responsible for Strategy & Operations at BearingPoint. 2005–Jun 2021, Partner resposible in Deloitte Spain for Travel, Hospitality, Transportation, Services/Catering, Leisure, Sports & Gaming sectors. Leading a team specialized with more than 700 people distributed throughout the Spanish geography.May 2017 he assumes leadership of THS … Continued 03/11/2021
Ana Liétor Moreno Telecommunications Engineer with more than 15 years of experience in the Travel sector. 03/11/2021
Raimonds Gruntins Raimonds has over 20 years of experience in commercial aviation. He joined IATA in 2008 at the association’s executive office in Geneva. In 2011 he moved to Stockholm to lead the regional office for the Nordic and Baltic countries. He has extensive experience in airline management within sales and marketing, ground operations, cargo and global … Continued 03/11/2021
Miguel Angel Pérez Over 15 years experience in international marketing and sales; he started exporting different Spanish products such as furniture, tiles, gourmet food or wine… Nos his goal is promoting and “selling” his city: VALENCIA (in Spain). The coming World Design and Smart Tourism European Capital in 2022. Specialized in opening new markets and developing business, new … Continued 03/11/2021
Santiago García-Dils de la Vega Born in Seville, Santiago García-Dils got his degree in Tourism Business Administration and English Philology at the University of Seville. He has been working at the Seville Tourism Board for 18 years now, at the International Promotion & MICE area, being in charge of positioning his beloved home city as a top-tier, amazing destination throughout … Continued 02/11/2021
Matilde Almandoz After the official kick-off of the Tour de France and the International San Sebastian Film Festival as an organizer, I set up my own business with a clearly international focus. Convinced that the associative field as a way of generating synergies, I currently preside over the Spanish PCO Federation and also the MICE Forum, devoted … Continued 02/11/2021
Carolina Martín Decorpas Passionate about people. With more than 20 years of experience in hr hospitality industry. Psycholosit and Executive Coach that promotes “evething is impossible until you do it” 02/11/2021
Carmen Palacios Passionate about the tourism sector and identifying and developing talent for more than 20 years at Melia Hotels International. 02/11/2021
Toni Contreras Frigola My working life has been dedicated to hospitality. I have worked in Spain and France in both chain hotels and independent hotels, this combination has helped me to understand the large structures and at the same time be able to work on personalisation and detail. After several years leading the Cap Rocat team, highlighting the … Continued 02/11/2021
María Ceballos Domínguez She has developed her professional career in the Human Resources Department of the Fuerte Hoteles hotel group, promoting business strategy based on the development of people and the company’s values. 02/11/2021
Xavier Martin Canals Turijobs Founder and Managing Director, passionated about the tourism industry, technology and talent. This energy took him, 20 years ago, to create the first Tourism and Hospitality jobboard in Spain. 02/11/2021
Ricardo Ceratto Born in Madrid (1966). Although not originally from the Tourism and Travel Business, my career in it began back in 2000 when we founded our Travel Agency (a family run business), specialised in Corporate Business Travel and MICE. Since 2017 we are also members of Madrid Convention Bureau as DMC. I am proud of what … Continued 02/11/2021
Antonio López de Avila Muñoz President of Turisfera, Clúster de Innovación Turística de Canarias President-CEO of Tourism Data Driven Solutions (TDDS), a global strategic consultancy company in innovation, technology and tourism linked to the development of digitalisation and Smart Tourism Destinations. Former President of SEGITTUR (2012-2017). He initiated the “Smart Tourist Destinations” project in Spain, as the first destination in … Continued 02/11/2021
Pablo Monge Global Head of Digital Sales studio at Globant, the leading company in digital and cognitive transformation solutions. With more than 7 years of experience in Digital Strategy, Pablo is specialized in Data-Driven Marketing. Throughout his career in Media Agencies and in Management Consulting, he has worked for top-tier clients in various industries such as telecommunications, … Continued 02/11/2021
Adolfo Borrero Villalon Founder and CEO of Aalto Consultores, a company specialized in Strategic Consulting for the Planning and Development of Smart cities and territories. He is president of the AMETIC Smartcities Commission and the CEA’s Digital Agenda commission. 02/11/2021
Ignacio Rel Ignacio has over 26 years of professional experience in corporate strategy advisory and large transformational processes for international groups, mainly focused on strategic planning, corporate restructuring, integration and segregation of companies in post-transaction environments and organizational and operational transformation including transactions and financial efficiency. His industry expertise focuses on Consumer Goods Products, Transportation and Logistics … Continued 02/11/2021
Chus Escobar Extensive experience in advising, consultancy and support to Public Administrations, both Spanish and European. He has managed projects on European funds, strategic planning, evaluation of public policies, modernisation, improvement of service quality, rationalisation of public services and cost savings by improving contracts, outsourcing and privatisation of public services, organisational design and change management in major … Continued 02/11/2021
Alberto Castilla Socio Responsable de los servicios de Cambio Climático y Sostenibilidad en EY España. Es Licenciado en Ciencias Políticas por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Executive MBA por la Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI) y experto en gestión de intangibles por el Instituto de Análisis de Intangibles (IAI). Lidera la práctica de sostenibilidad en España con … Continued 02/11/2021
Carlos Vazquez de Castro Payá Carlos cuenta con una amplia experiencia en el sector turístico y en gestión de hoteles. Comienza su trayectoria profesional en este sector, en el hotel SH Valencia Palace. Su siguiente paso fue la incorporación a la cadena Meliá Hotels International. En 2018, se une a SIHOT, empresa internacional de software de gestión hotelera. Seducido por … Continued 02/11/2021
Xose Manuel Feijoo Expert on International Business Dev & Sales Management with experience in more than 50 countries… but considered myself a “Neo-Generalist”. In Boldest.io we not only create relevant digital experiences for our clients, we also foster their digital transformation, the adoption of new business models and promote a new collaborative culture. My toolbox and mindset is … Continued 01/11/2021
Pedro Arriola Ruiz Entrepreneur in the tourism sector, and passionate about technology. For 12 years, I have been working in the tourism sector, with businesses in hotels, flats, tour companies and technology. I lead an excellent team that share the same passion as me, to give the best service and generate happiness to thousands of people. Our brands: … Continued 01/11/2021
Oscar Guiu Asensio Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Strong business development professional skilled in Negotiation, Leisure Travel and Business Travel. I studied the tourism diploma and did a Master in Tourism & Leisure at the Esade business school My philosophy is that if we apply the … Continued 01/11/2021
Murray Decker Murray is a travel and marketing professional, with 15+ years of experience in the tour industry in managerial positions for several leading international tour operators, travel agents, wholesale and corporate travel throughout Europe, Asia, and Australia. 01/11/2021
Antoine Raclin Antoine studied a Master in International Business at the Toulouse Business School in France. He has had several business development experiences in Paris, Madrid and Barcelona before joining Affluences. After having participated in the development of Affluences in France and Belgium, he has implemented Affluences services in Spain. 01/11/2021
Michael Pickering An expert in AI, data architecture and Cloud solutions, Michael has extensive global IT leadership experience in diverse industries. Before launching CloudConstable he led two successful boutique consulting firms, advising clients such as HSBC, Kraft Foods, and BMI. Recognized as an Intel Software Innovator, he has a degree in Computer Science from the University of … Continued 01/11/2021
Maria Miguel Cuadra Tourism expert with 20 years of experience. She started as a tour guide, changed to Project Management and in 2008 she founded the DMC cultour-incoming in Germany, having Spain & LATAM as core markets. The pandemic forced her to freeze her agency, but gave her the strength to give more visibility to several actors of … Continued 01/11/2021
Augusto Traversa Hello everyone! My name is Augusto, I am from Argentina and proud member of GauVendi. Currently I am also studying a Master in Hospitality Strategy and Digital Transformation at Les Roches University. Its a pleasure to connect and chat with you. About GauVendi in two lines: We are a feature-based technology selling the uniqueness of … Continued 01/11/2021
Manuel Martin Manuel Martin Florido , Lic en Derecho, Exp.Empresa, Experiencia con funciones gerenciales en diferentes sectores Promoción inmobiliaria, Fabricación de Muebles, Comercio electrónico, Gestor turístico, Revenue Manager, Comercio Exterior. Gestión hotelera. Desarrollador tecnológico. 01/11/2021
Louise Koefoed Passionate entrepreneur & saleswoman with 15 years of experience in the world of tourism and gastronomy. 01/11/2021
Javier Melero CEO Aumentur. Lecturer at University of Granada. and researcher at Andalusian Research Institute on Data Science and Computational Intelligence. Founder of AgeO 3D Tech and Aumentur. Former deputy director of Entrepreneurship of the Univ. Granada. 01/11/2021
Javier Pérez-Llanera I was born in Palma de Mallorca and I am a serial entrepreneur who has been involved in Internet and tourism over 15 years. 01/11/2021
Jan Dolezal Jan is co-founder and CEO of SmartGuide – a platform for digitizing travel guides. Jan holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and MSc in cybernetics, worked for global startups incl. Rocket Internet and has 10 years of experience in digitizing businesses with McKinsey & Company. He is a passionate adventure traveler. 01/11/2021
Janice Sousa Janice loves exploring a new city any chance she can get. She believes the best way to do that is through the eyes of a local host – her last tour was a fun walking tour of East London ending at Shoreditch Market (yes – a Jack the Ripper tour!). Before starting Indie, Janice spent … Continued 01/11/2021
Estela Murciano Estela Murciano, COO in AR Vision, has more than 10 years working in Communication, Projects and Business at national and international level. Degree in Advertising and Public Relations from Malaga University and graduated in Executive MBA, from ESIC Business & Marketing School. 01/11/2021
Diego Acuna Diego empowers destination marketing organisations and businesses better understand consumer perception, sentiment, intent and behaviour, in real time. By leveraging actionable data-driven insights and metrics, Diego helps his clients plan, execute, adjust, redeploy and/or measure their activities in a very targeted manner. With over 23 years’ experience in the travel industry, Diego has led several … Continued 01/11/2021
Juan José Ortiz The core of our activity is the development of interactive technological solutions for the revitalization of tourism, culture and education. 01/11/2021
Francisco Vieira Broad experience leading finance departments in multinational firms across LATAM and Europe, including experience in Big 4. 01/11/2021
Franck Adraï Engineer from a top-ranked French Engineering School, Bachelor and Master in Management Sciences, Executive MBA at IMD. More than 20 years of professional experiences including 15 years as an executive (Startup and ETI) and 5 years as a consultant. 01/11/2021
David Riallant Entrepreneur – Innovating for sustainable territories and the city of tomorrow: mobility, air quality, tourism. 01/11/2021
David Rebollo Gutiérrez Industrial Engineer from Universidad de Valladolid and Masters Degree in Business Entrepreneurship from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, I started my career as a financial consultant before joining a travel startup at the very beginning which was later acquired by Groupon. I also worked in International Business Development at a multinational company before starting my own … Continued 01/11/2021
Carlo Castellano Entrepreneur with specialized technological background, good sales skill and a broad experience in projects with social impact, with a special focus on parking problems for people with disabilities, for which I have received recognition from several European Organizations. 01/11/2021
Antonio Platero Travelfine is a digital platform specialising in tailor-made travel insurance, created to meet the demands of 21st century travellers. Through technology we create innovative, personalised and flexible solutions for any type of trip, always supporting a sustainable and responsible travel model with our planet. 01/11/2021
Antonio Tapia Moreno Strategic Consultant with over 20 years of experience in the Lodging Industry, specialized in Management Control, Machine Learning, Business Intelligence and RPA. The Hoteldataflow`s set of solutions (Revtool&Overgop included) are used in more than 450 hotels nationally and internationally. Deepupsell is focused on the ultrapersonalization of customer experience through Artificial Intelligence, working for the sales … Continued 01/11/2021
Arturo Sanz Founder and CEO of We Travel Hub, Arturo Sanz graduated in Economics and Business Management in Universidad Complutense de Madrid. With a background in strategic consulting and a passion for travel and technology, he has been leading entrepreneurship projects for more than a decade. Currently, he navigates the intersection between tourism and technology, developing new … Continued 01/11/2021
Alfonso García de Juan Alfonso in specialized in corporate strategy and innovation, venture building and complex program and project management. He is Founder, Strategic Advisor and Venture Architect at Baluma Ventures, a venture builder and corporate innovation studio He has been Principal of large teams for renowned clients in more than 20 countries. 01/11/2021
Aliénor Debonneville Aliénor is a lawyer specialized in business law and heritage law. She has worked for more than 4 years as a lawyer and cultural project manager in various cultural actors: art galleries, publishing house, auction houses, transport company for works of art. Aliénor then decides to devote her daily life to her first passion, heritage, … Continued 01/11/2021
Aleh Tsikhanau Founder of Eightydays.me – the first system in the world designed to build Multi-city trips in a few clicks, in a few seconds. Around the world. 01/11/2021
Magdalena Osmola Magdalena is a marketing strategist captivated by behavioural, and new lifestyle trends. She has over 10 years of multi-market experience across trade, client and agency sides. At ETOA she led campaigns promoting Europe as a destination. Working for marketing agency Accord, she promoted campaigns for clients including hotels and destinations. Subsequently, Magdalena moved to work … Continued 01/11/2021
Arturo Crosby Environmental Biologist, Postgraduate in Sustainable Rural Tourism Development. CEO Forum Natura Professor, Lecturer, Adviser, and consultant on tourism in rural, natural areas,etc. for different organizations (UNWTO, EU, UNEP, NGO’s, etc.). Editor Natour Magazine, Blogger in 4 media. One of the pioneers of SuatainableTourism in Europe and Latin America. Author of 7 books .Rural Tourism Business … Continued 01/11/2021
Patricio Azcárate Díaz de Losada Patricio holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, an MBA from the MBA Business School and a master’s degree in Biotechnology from Aliter Escuela de Negocios. He has more than 15 years of professional experience in the field of scientific research and the tourism sector. He has been responsible for … Continued 01/11/2021
Alezeya Sánchez Lizcano Events Manager for NetMedia Group International in Spain, Germany, UK and Italy. Associate professor at the Complutense University (Commerce & Tourism and Economics & Business), ESIC and GBSB Global. Communicator at leading tech magazines: Silicon, TICBeat or ComputerHoy. Former director of B2C division at IDG Communications. 10 years of experience as a director in digital … Continued 01/11/2021
Diego Fuentes Díaz Diego Fuentes Díaz, CEO at Tourism Optimizer Platform (TOP) and GOVERSYS. Professional with more than a decade of experience in governmental and institutional travels and the organization of major events. 01/11/2021
Víctor Fernández Morales Trained in Tourism Sciences, Business Sciences and CSR, I am currently a founding partner of the companies La Buena Huella and The Good Concierge, creator of the Competitive Regenerative model and the Competitive Corporate Social Responsibility trend, through which we work because being an asset for the planet is profitable. 01/11/2021
Fernando Valdes Ha trabajado en diversos puestos en la AECID y en los Ministerios de Economía, Administraciones Públicas y como Director Gerente en la AEVAL. Desempeñaba el cargo de subdirector general de Digitalización de la Industria y Entornos Colaborativos de la Dirección General de Industria y de la PYME en el Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad. … Continued 31/10/2021
Laura Iveth Sanchez Villaseñor She studied Political Science, International Relations, Administration and Public Policy in Mexico and Barcelona, Spain. In the last 7 years of her professional career, she has worked on issues of innovation in public policies for the tourism sector in particular, in favour of inclusion, accessibility and social tourism. She is currently responsible for integrating the … Continued 31/10/2021
Carlos Hernández Rivera Abogado del Estado en excedencia y ex Alto Cargo en el Ministerio de Hacienda y Función Pública. Su carrera pública ha combinado la representación y asistencia letrada del Estado en multitud de organismos jurisdiccionales con las responsabilidades en regulación y supervisión de sectores disruptivos dentro de la Administración económica del Estado. Ha sido socio responsable … Continued 31/10/2021
Antonio Jiménez López With a track record in network administration and digitalisation project planning, Antonio is responsible for managing the technological transformation process at Real Betis Balompié, placing the Club at the forefront in this field within the LFP. 31/10/2021
Francisco Nogueira With extensive experience across different technology and service providers in the hospitality sector and for the Spanish market, Francisco is now the Country Lead for HiJiffy’s expansion in the Spanish and Portuguese Market. 30/10/2021
Carlos Cendra Cruz Partner and Marketing, Sales and Communication Director at Mabrian Technologies. After more than 10 years of expertise in directive positions and own business managing in diverse sectors such International Marketing and Commerce, Franchises and Hospitality, I took the decision of joining Mabrian Technologies as a partner to lead the Sales and Marketing strategy. 29/10/2021
Sérgio Guerreiro PhD in Tourism. More than 25 years of experience in the tourism sector in the areas of strategy, market intelligence and innovation. Senior Director for Knowledge Management at Turismo de Portugal and Chairman of OECD Tourism Committee and European Travel Commission’s Market Intelligence Group. Expert in several workgroups from UNWTO, OECD, ETC and WEF. Invited … Continued 29/10/2021
Irene Manrique Moratilla More tan 20 years working and loving business Travel. I start working on Hotel Industry in all Hotel Areas (Reservation, Reception, Admin, M&E, F&B), I move to Pharmacy Company, and from the hand of one of the best professionals in the world of travel Marco Antonio Diaz I learn travel industry from a Business Travel … Continued 29/10/2021
Gonzalo Fortuny López Gonzalo holds a Degree in Industrial Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Barcelona) He joined EY in March 2016 as a Partner and the Hospitality Industry Leader within the Technology Consulting Area, leading IT projects, solutions and transformation services. He has over 20 years of international consulting experience around global transformation IT driven projects … Continued 29/10/2021
Xavier Trias Arraut Xavier holds a Degree and MBA by the Esade School of Business Administration. He specialised in Information Systems by the Minnesota University and in Finance by the Fundação Getulio Vargas Xavier is a Partner and the Spain EY Technology Consulting Leader, apart from hosting the Global Hospitality Knowledge Center for SAP. He has over 20 … Continued 29/10/2021
Emily Weiss Emily Weiss heads up Accenture’s global Travel Industry practice. Emily guides the strategy and offerings of this practice, helping hospitality, aviation, and travel services clients worldwide reinvent their offerings, become more agile, connected, and competitive. Emily has 25 years’ consulting experience, working across the travel, hotels & leisure, media & entertainment, and consumer goods sectors. … Continued 29/10/2021
David Rodríguez Martínez David has been a partner in the Audit & Assurance industry group of the Products & Services Division of Deloitte since 2014, he is the managing partner of Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure industry in Spain. In the course of his professional career, he has participated in and coordinated financial audit projects, due diligence reviews, internal … Continued 29/10/2021
Tao Tao Tao Tao is the COO at GetYourGuide leading the company’s business operations. Tao co-founded GetYourGuide in 2009 and he has since led several strategic company functions, including Business Development, Supply, and Customer Service. Under Tao’s leadership, over 45 million tickets have been booked to date via the GetYourGuide website, mobile app, and partnership network. GetYourGuide … Continued 29/10/2021
Rebeca Ávila Alvarez Rebeca Ávila is VP CSR for Southern Europe in Accor Group, working for 7 countries (France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Israel and Malta) and a perimeter of 1800 hotels. She is also Communication Director for Spain and Portugal. 29/10/2021
Oscar Morera Manero Graduate in Tourism and Master’s degree in planning and management of tourist destinations at the UAB. After working at the consultancy firm Educatur and Turisme de Barcelona, he first joined eDreams and then Atrápalo. In this international company he has been responsible for the product of Travel to Asia and Africa and later for the … Continued 28/10/2021
Fabián González Checa In addition to my duties as Founder & CEO of Forward.travel, the international B2B event for luxury segment professionals of the whole travel value chain, I’m also spanish Market Analyst at Phocuswright and advisor in LUAFund. I’m speaker at national and international conferences as well as tourism universities. I love engaging with students – future … Continued 28/10/2021
Guy Antognelli Mr. Antognelli obtained a Master in Financial Engineering from Nice Sophia Antipolis University. Worked for 2 years for a Monegasque subsidiary of a Swiss private bank. Then for 10 years, he contributed to the development of an insurance office in the Principality. In 2011 he took responsibility of Statistics service in the Tourism and Convention … Continued 28/10/2021
Sergio Vargas Johansson Sergio Vargas is Commercial Director, Online Travel Companies, Western, Central, Eastern and MENA for Amadeus. He has worked for the global travel technology company in various management roles across functions such as sales, marketing, finance and operations for 24 years. Sergio is also an expert in Online travel, having worked with online travel retailers across … Continued 28/10/2021
Lucas Bobes Lucas is responsible for driving Amadeus Group environmental policy and performance worldwide, as well as coordinating ESG initiatives company-wide for consistency and reporting. Lucas has also worked in the Airline Business Group and Market Management at Amadeus and in American Express and Dun&Bradstreet. 28/10/2021
Victor Fernandez Cintrano Víctor Fernández Cintrano is the CEO of Room Mate since 2015. This is the international group which encompasses Room Mate Hotels, Be Mate and X-Perience. Following his incorporation, the company’s results have quadrupled and he has developed an ambitious diversification and expansion project, with the company now being present in more than 16 cities around … Continued 27/10/2021
Kike Sarasola Kike Sarasola is a three times Olympic horseback rider later turned businessman and entrepreneur. He founded Room Mate Hotels in 2005, based on the idea that each hotel is a friend in the city. In 2014, he challenged the industry and created Be Mate which combines the freedom of an apartment with the safety, quality … Continued 27/10/2021
Charoula Gkioka Charoula Gkioka is a Senior Industry & Regulatory Affairs Advisor at Amadeus IT Group. With more than 15 years’ experience in the technology industry, she has extensive experience in the field of strategy definition and management. She is currently responsible for leading all political engagement and partnerships with industry associations for Safe Travel initiatives. 27/10/2021
Rafael Murillo Rafael Murillo is Corporate Senior Manager of Iberia Cards (owned by Iberia Airways, Santander Bank, IAG). He is in charge of the Corporate Management of Iberia Cards since 2005 where he is responsible for the strategic agreements of high value for the company. He has a degree in Law and Economics, Master in Business Administration … Continued 27/10/2021
Carlos Garrido Director of external relations of W2M, Founder of Viajes Dos, he carried out the generational transfer of Viajes Excelsior founded by his father in 1960, President of CEAV, Vice-president of the Tourism Board and ICTE, member of the organising committee of FITUR, Member of CONESTUR, and of the board of directors of CEOE Partner promoter … Continued 27/10/2021
Nieves Rodriguez Fernandez Inspirational and broadly based business management leader, Author,Corporate & Executive Coach, NLP & Mindfulness Practitioner and International Speaker with over 30 years’ experience working with leading multinational companies in different parts of the globe. My WHY is to inspire people to do what inspires them and maximise their potential so that, together, each of us … Continued 27/10/2021
Fernando Sagaseta Founder and director of MeetIN, the spanish magazine specialized in Business Travel & MICE, and Head of Communication at Forum Business Travel. Degree in Journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid. He began his professional career at the Diario 16 newspaper, where he specialized in international information. He was founder of the travel agency Viajes … Continued 27/10/2021
Alberto Constans Digital and pragmatic Executive, Investor, and Entrepreneur with 25+ years of experience in the Financial Services, Technology and Travel industry. 27/10/2021
Ricardo Crespo AbbVie Spain Sr. Travel Manager and EMEA Meetings & Events Category Lead. Marriott International European Advisory Board Member since 2015 and ex GBTA 2015 – 2019 European Advisory Board Member. Proactive and passionate about tourism industry. 27/10/2021
Daniel Martínez He holds a degree in Law from the UCM and an Executive MBA from the Escuela de Organización Industrial. In 2006 he founded the Madrid publishing company Salto de Página, which he managed until 2010. In 2011 he was Managing Director of Biblioteca Nueva and from 2017 to 2019 he was its Director. He also … Continued 27/10/2021
Francesca Martignoni Born and raised in Italy with a bachelor in Foreign languages and management of Tourism, a MSc in Tourism and Hospitality Management and a strong international experience (Australia, UK, Latin America, Portugal, Korea and Italy having been her main destinations). Wide experience in hospitality, food&beverage, sales, luxury marketing, technology, events and fairs planning. Strong attitude … Continued 27/10/2021
Yanira Garcia González 17 years of experience in the meetings industry, developing corporate events, congress and conventions. CEO of Colombia Activa. Executive Director of Travel & Mice Business Forum, Latam Congress that brings together buyers and suppliers of the industry. Vice-president of marketing and communications of MPI Colombia Club. Leader from the II MPI International Hispanic Forum. Cultural … Continued 27/10/2021
Sonia Mateos I have a degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Barcelona. My experience in the sector comes from my career in Neobookings, being in direct contact with hoteliers and partners for the last 5 years. 27/10/2021
Jose Guixeras A results-oriented profesional with +20 years of experience on transformation projects, entering into new markets, creating/merging departments and leading strategic and cross-functional projects 27/10/2021
Rachel Grate Rachel Grate is the Head of Brand Marketing and Consumer Strategy at Tiqets, the Amsterdam-based museum and attraction ticketing platform. Her team leads campaigns to drive millennials and Gen-Z audiences to museums & cultural attractions, such as their Webby-award nominated series of virtual experiences with venues like Versailles, Casa Batlló, and Windsor Castle. Before Tiqets, … Continued 27/10/2021
Jose Manuel Nuñez Rey Seasoned e-commerce executive with 25+ years of experience in management, mergers, and acquisitions, and international expansion in sectors including ticketing, mobile, software, banking, and insurance. 10+ years experience in defining, establishing, growing, and managing international mobile and e-commerce B2C & B2B platforms. 27/10/2021
Aitana Jansana Como Sales Manager en hotelkit, me encargo de promover y apoyar a hoteles en su transformación digital. Concretamente, proporcionamos a hoteleros una plataforma para simplificar y optimizar toda la operativa diaria de sus establecimientos. A través de hotelkit, mantener equipos conectados, trabajar de manera transparente y eficiente y así, aumentar la productividad, es posible. Más … Continued 27/10/2021
Wilco de Weerd de Weerd Experienced Director of Partnerships with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Food & Beverage, Hotel Management, Communication, and Customer Satisfaction. Strong product management professional graduated from Hotel Management School. 27/10/2021
Cristina Arellano More than 10 years of experience in the events business & cultural sector by managing one of the leading venues of Barcelona for events, the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. Nowadays head of the Business Area responsible for tourism promotion, corporative reputation, gift shop and restaurants, venue rental and business in general. 27/10/2021
Zena Batocchi Sales Specialist in several Companies in different fields: during my experience, I achieved a wide knowledge in all aspects involved with Sales & Marketing by taking care of all segments and distribution channels. In Carrani Tours – Gray Line Rome since 2015 as Global Sales Manager I brought my know-how from other experiences with an … Continued 27/10/2021
Xabier Ochandiano Martínez A Degree in Administration and Business Management; a remarkable career in local public service, initially serving in the Municipal Employment Agency for 10 years; in 2013 he was called to serve as Director of Employment Planning and Innovation in the Employment and Social Policies Department in the Basque Government; in 2015 was assigned for the … Continued 27/10/2021
Xavier Marcé He leads the tourism policy and the attraction of business towards the field of Creative Industries, strengthening the concept of BCN as a platform for fostering economic activity and talent, highlighting the promotion of strategic sectors, the stimulation of Responsible Tourism and the consolidation of the local ecosystem of new sectors such as the Creative … Continued 27/10/2021
Yolanda Perdomo Aparicio Yolanda is an expert in sustainable destination management, product development, marketing, tourism intelligence, and governance, with over 20 years of professional experience in the tourism sector worldwide. She has worked in senior positions in both the public and private sectors.Prior to joining ICF, Yolanda served as the director of affiliate members for the United Nations … Continued 27/10/2021
Walther Bakker The Moco Museum is an independent museum with a wide range of inspiring modern, contemporary, and street art – located in Amsterdam. In our collection, Moco exhibits Banksy, Jean-Michel Basquiat, JR, KAWS, Keith Haring, Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Yayoi Kusama, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Studio Irma, and so many more! We offer visitors … Continued 27/10/2021
Will Plummer Will Plummer is the CEO and Co-Founder of Trust My Travel. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family and travelling. He co-founded Trust My Travel alongside Chief Technical Officer and Co-Founder Matt Bush in 2012, offering travel providers and their travellers, as well as acquirers and insurers, protection from financial loss. … Continued 27/10/2021
Viktoria Lacroix Following her experience with DMCs and OTAs, Viktoria joined Go City in early 2018 to manage and develop EMEA markets portfolio. Since 2019, she has led the EMEA growth and strategy as Vice President, expanding city offerings as well as building new European team. Viktoria got her MBA in 2019, achieving the highest score. 27/10/2021
Virginia López Valiente Owner and CEO of CruisesNews Media Group concentrated on communication, marketing, consultancy and promotion of the Cruise industry. She is also the owner and organiser of the International Cruise Summit and the Cruise Excellence Awards. Virginia as communicator and expert of the cruise industry is called to moderate and participate in panels, events and training … Continued 27/10/2021
Virginia Quintairos Virginia leads Intercruises’ business development. Her career started while working for a Spanish ground handler, later joining Intercruises to oversee ground handling operations, initially only in Spain, before expanding the role to further countries across the Mediterranean. Virginia then moved into a director role, taking responsibility for all business development worldwide. 27/10/2021
Valentina Lazarov Valentina has 7 years of experience in the travel and ad tech industry. She joined Sojern two years ago from Expedia Media Solutions, where she was a Business Development Manager working with a variety of travel clients including DMOs across the UK, Nordics and Benelux. She’s responsible for partnering with European and International Tourism boards … Continued 27/10/2021
Veljko Ostojic CEO of the biggest hotel company of Croatia 2008-2011. Minister of tourism in Government of Republic of Croatia 2011-2013. 27/10/2021
Victor Tofan Victor V.T. Tofan, Strategic Sales Executive at Cloudbeds EMEA, incorporates his experience operating as an independent hotelier to streamline operations for properties in over 157 countries with Cloudbeds. Victor brings a unique perspective to Hospitality Tech, informed by his 15+ years of experience working in the industry, from large chains to managing a small group … Continued 27/10/2021
Tomeu Enseñat Tomeu Enseñat es Ingeniero Superior de Telecomunicación. Inició y desarrolló su carrera profesional en EY, liderando proyectos y servicios en el ámbito de la ciberseguridad y los riesgos tecnológicos. Desde 2019 ocupa la posición de Director de Seguridad de la Información en Grupo Iberostar, para definir y liderar el despliegue de una estrategia de ciberseguridad … Continued 27/10/2021
Toni Ferrer Toni Ferrer is currently General Manager of the Hotel GPRO Valparaiso Palace & Spa in Mallorca, and Deputy General Manager of GPRO SPAIN, a Chinese investment group with investments in Spain in various business areas. Passionate about tourism and innovation and customer service, he has developed his career in various places in Spain and North … Continued 27/10/2021
Toni Mascaró Toni Mascaró, entrepreneur, lecturer and trainer. Passionate about innovation, creativity and technology. With extensive knowledge in business, digitalization and strategy, and deep experience in mentoring, entrepreneurship and project management. CEO of eMascaró, based in Barcelona, specialized in creating exclusive digital projects with more than 15 years of experience developing, designing and launching unique projects for … Continued 27/10/2021
Travis Pittman Travis is an Australian who has lived in Europe for the past 15 years and has called Vienna home for the past 12 years. Travis co-founded Austrian based TourRadar with his brother Shawn in 2010 with a vision of connecting people to life-enriching travel experiences. Under his leadership, TourRadar has grown into a large, diverse … Continued 27/10/2021
Thibaud Morand Thibaud Morand es un experimentado ejecutivo de la industria aeronáutica, con una trayectoria de éxito en un entorno altamente competitivo. Se incorporó a LATAM Airlines como Director Regional de Ventas, con responsabilidad sobre la estrategia comercial. En 2013, Thibaud se integró con el cargo de Director Comercial de Francia y Benelux y luego fue nombrado … Continued 27/10/2021
Tina Kyriakis Tina is the founder of Alternative Athens, a leading company that introduced an innovative vision of traveling in Greece, with original tours and authentic local experiences, that has transformed the face of Athens as a destination. Featuring among Greece’s most inspiring female entrepreneurs, Tina has a marketing & business background, with experience in companies in … Continued 27/10/2021
Teresa Broccoli MICE & Sales Business coach, MPI Iberian Chapter President and Expert M&E Director Vincci Hoteles. 27/10/2021
Teresa Garcia Risk management expert motivated to created standards through expertise. Learn, Lead human teams together with the implementation of new innovative solutions on the day-to-day procedures and processes are my inspiring incentives. Strong believer in teamwork, partnering for mutual benefit with teammates, colleagues, stakeholders, providers, or clients. We are all together to achieve the final goals. 27/10/2021
Teresa Parejo Navajas Teresa Parejo-Navajas, PhD., serves as the Head of Sustainability and Social Corporate Sustainability with IBERIA since October 2019. Previously, she developed an extensive academic carrier as Associate Professor of Law at Carlos III University (Madrid, Spain), specializing in environmental and climate change law. She collaborated with the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law (Columbia University), … Continued 27/10/2021
Stephen Oddo Stephen is a serial travel industry entrepreneur and founded multiple companies in the tours & activities sector since 2005. In 2009, he co-founded walksofitaly.com, an online travel company for visitors to Italy. He has since launched in 17 destinations across 3 continents, rebranding as Walks at takewalks.com. The company handles hundreds of thousands of passengers … Continued 27/10/2021
Tim Truesdale Experienced Sales Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the facilities services industry. Strong sales professional skilled in Sales, Pastoral Counseling, Lighting, Technical Writing, and Recruiting. Enjoys contributing to different leadership & Council boards as a speaker , mentor & ambassador. In the recent years evolving technological innovation has enthralled my interest and opportunities … Continued 27/10/2021
Sira Puig Carreró Director of Tourism. Responsible for the tourism intelligence studies of the Institution with the aim of improving the management of the destination in a sustainable way, from a territorial, social, environmental, governance and economic point of view. Graduate in Philology and Journalism. Postgraduate in Business Communication. Master in Marketing Management and Digital Business. In the … Continued 27/10/2021
Jose Maria Ramón Soy un apasionado del turismo, llevo más de 20 años ayudando a hoteleros a ser más eficientes y sacar el máximo rendimiento a sus hoteles. 27/10/2021
Sergio López Fuentes #unBlock is the first platform that connects city, business and people. #We don’t sell technology, we turn it into added value for people and for all the spaces and businesses that are members of the unBlock network. #Our goal is that all the businesses that work with us have more visibility, sell more and increase … Continued 27/10/2021
Sergio Oslé Varona Sergio Oslé holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of the Basque Country and a MBA from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. In 2000 he joined McKinsey & Company, where he was a partner from 2010 until the end of 2017, co-leading the Telco and Media areas. In December 2017, he … Continued 27/10/2021
Sara Omar A host on MBC in a travel show called ( Wain alheen ) means (to where now) , MBC is the largest TV channel in the Middle East and North Africa , The show airs on 5 Channels that are all under the MBC Group. We have filmed two seasons and each season includes 12 … Continued 27/10/2021
Senén Fornos Morón Professional with more than 30 years in the tourism industry. Currently Head of Recruitment, Distribution and Development of the RIU Brand in the Ibero-American market. 27/10/2021
Rosa Sánchez Jiménez Rosa Sánchez Jiménez, current Deputy Mayor Delegate for Tourism, City Promotion and Investment Attraction of Malaga City Council. Vice-president of the Municipal Company of Initiatives and Business Activities of Malaga S.A., PROMALAGA, and the Trade Fairs and Congress Centre of Malaga, FYCMA. Professional with extensive experience in Communication and Marketing at national and international level. … Continued 27/10/2021
Rubén Leonor Since March 2021, Rubén Leonor has been Strategy & Quality Director of Renfe Operadora. Previously, Mr. Leonor has held different positions at Renfe Operadora as Chief of Staff of the General Manager of Strategy & Development, Business and Technology consultant at Corporate Strategy Department, senior advisor at the President’s Office and Marketing Manager at Renfe … Continued 27/10/2021
Rudy Daniello Rudy spent most of his career at Amadeus, in leadership roles spanning R&D, Product Management, Services and Travel Channels Customer Operations, before taking on his curreent role of EVP, Corporate IT. He enjoys leading global cross-functional teams of talented individuals, delivering innovative solutions, like Amadeus cytric Travel & Expense to corporations and partners, helping them … Continued 27/10/2021
Roberto Alcalde Roberto Alcalde obtained his MBA from the graduate school of the University of Chicago, after passing through Complutense and Wesleyan University. He began working at the age of 22 at the Guf Oil Corporation in Pittsburgh (USA), where he held important positions until 1972. He directed the planning of Repesa and presided over various companies, … Continued 27/10/2021
Roberto Álvarez Roberto Álvarez is a specialist in Sustainable Tourism marketing. From his consulting firm Satour, since 2012 he works as an independent consultant for companies with innovation processes under design thinking. He has directed the marketing department of the Flamingo Group and collaborated with institutions to promote the sustainable development He has also promoted cooperation and … Continued 27/10/2021
Roberto Torregrosa Graduated in tourism from CETT-UB and Executive MBA from EAE, General Director of Guitart Hotels, treasurer of the Climent Guitart Foundation, president of the Spanish Hotel General Managers Association in Catalonia, president of the Tourism Catalan Professional Association and Director of the MBA in Hospitality & Tourism Management at the Ostelea tourism school.With more than … Continued 27/10/2021
Raúl González Rodriguez Degree in Economics and Business Administration, Deusto University (Bilbao, Spain). MBA, IESE Business School (Navarra University, Spain). Previous Experience in consultancy in strategic and organization areas, such as BBVA, Iberdrola or Telefónica Guest Professor at Deusto University and Navarra University (Spain). Speaker at National and International Institutions: Instituto de Empresa, IESE, London Business School, International … Continued 27/10/2021
Reigo Eljas I have worked at lastminute.com group since 2004, 17 years, and last 5 years as Country Director for UK & Ireland. I started at Travelocity brand in 2004 before Sabre decided to acquire lastminute.com brand in 2005, and merge 2 businesses into lastminute.com group. I am originally from Estonia and studied Internation business administration. I … Continued 27/10/2021
Richard Cottrell With a deep understanding of the digital marketing landscape and data-driven planning, Richard is leading Sojern’s expansion into the Iberian Peninsula. Prior to joining Sojern, Richard held the position of CRO at Pachads, an adtech startup, and was a lecturer at the Digital Marketing School Europe. 27/10/2021
Rika Jean Francois Rika holds a Master Degree in Social Anthropology+Iranian Studies, her expertise is on ethnic identities, responsible & sustainable development, Human Rights & diversity. She was a tour guide before she travelled as researcher to Iran, Malawi, Haiti. Rika joined Messe Berlin in 2004, built up ITB’s Corporate Social Responsibility, spearheads ITB’s LGBTQ travel segment, overviews … Continued 27/10/2021
Rafael Grande López General Manager EMA – Event Managers Association Spain Ower – MeetingPharmaGroup 27/10/2021
Ramón Sánchez Degree in Economics and Business Management (Santiago de Compostela) and Strategic Management at the Polytechnic in Madrid. With more than 25 years of experience in travel industry, has been developing his career in different key companies. Last six years he joined the Amadeus team working hand in hand with Destinations, first as Head of Sales … Continued 27/10/2021
Philip Moscoso Philip Moscoso is the Associate Dean for Executive Education at IESE Business School. He holds further the Eurest Chair of Excellence in Services. 27/10/2021
Rafa Gutiérrez My work with my team focuses on getting our clients to interact more and better with their stakeholders. We are specialists in generating messages in all types of formats and we contribute significantly to the sustainability of the companies we work with. Personally, I understand reputation as one of the main assets of any organization. 27/10/2021
Peter De Wilde Peter De Wilde is the CEO of the Flemish Government tourism board VISITFLANDERS. From 2014 to 2020 he was also chairman of the European Travel Commission (ETC). As such, he was also member to the board of the World Tourism and Travel Council (2017-2020). He was elected executive vice-president of NECSTouR, the umbrella of the … Continued 27/10/2021
Peter Greenberg A multiple Emmy-winning investigative reporter and producer, Peter Greenberg is America’s most recognized, honored and respected front-line travel news journalist. Known in the travel industry as “The Travel Detective,” he is the Travel Editor for CBS News, appearing on CBS This Morning. 27/10/2021
Peter Syme Scotland based adventure tour operator inbound and multi-day outbound. Also consultant to multiple travel strat ups and established business in the tours and activities and travel technology sectors. 27/10/2021
Pedro García He has participated in the growth and consolidation of the hotel since its opening in 2015, managing the marketing and communication department. Passionate about strategy and creativity with more than 10 years of background in communication and marketing. 27/10/2021
Pedro Homar Mr. Homar has nearly 20 years of professional experience, always in the field of strategic marketing, working in both the public and private sectors. More than half of his professional career has focused on positions with international responsibility in Europe and Latin America. For 9 years he has been the MD of Palma’s DMO. Previously, … Continued 27/10/2021
Pepe Puebla 40 years in the Mice Industry. Tecnica Incentives Ceo based in Malaga, we provide incoming services all over Spain 27/10/2021
Patrick Phelps Patrick Phelps is Senior Account Manager Iberia & LATAM at Infor Hospitality. He has over 16 years of experience in the hospitality field and has worked in various European and LATAM markets. During this time Patrick has worked with hotel technology on the sales side dealing with B2B, B2C and Channel Managers solutions and more … Continued 27/10/2021
Patrick Torrent Queralt Patrick Torrent is graduated in Industrial Psychology for the Organizations by the University of Barcelona and Bachelor in Law by the UNED, he has formation in Marketing Management from ESADE. From 2005 to 2009 he was the General Deputy Director of the Consortium Turisme de Catalunya and Deputy Director of the Catalan Tourist Board form … Continued 27/10/2021
Patrik Romano He has over 20 years experience in marketing, communication and promotion in the meeting industry, both in Italy and abroad. He has led the development and implementation of the tourism promotion strategy of Bologna and the surrounding metropolitan area, managing the company and all its activities, including the organization of tourist information offices, communication strategies … Continued 27/10/2021
Paloma Martinez Paloma’s professional career began with Hyatt in the States. Upon her return to Spain, she focused on luxury hotels such as Villa Magna and Ritz Hotel in Madrid and Marbella Club y Los Monteros in Marbella. For 12 years she was COO, at HCI, a management company, 22 hotels with different international brands in 7 … Continued 27/10/2021
Paloma Real Paloma Real is Mastercard Spain’s Country Manager. She has nearly 20 years of experience in the payments and innovation industry. Having held this position since 2017, Paloma oversees the development, implementation and growth of Mastercard’s strategy in Spain, focusing on innovation. One of her main priorities is digitizing the payment market towards a cashless society. … Continued 27/10/2021
Paloma Zapata Paloma Zapata leads Sustainable Travel International global efforts to maximize tourism’s contribution to environmental conservation and community well-being. With over 15 years of experience in sustainable tourism, Paloma has implemented impactful initiatives in 25 nations across the globe. Currently, Paloma manages the organization’s Climate Rangers program to engage the tourism industry in climate action and … Continued 27/10/2021
Oriol Pàmies Oriol Pamies is a spanish serial entrepreneur, LGBTQ+ activist, social media influencer, and internationally published author. He co-founded LGBTQ+ social app Moovz, joined the board of directors of the IGLTA, organized Open Sea Cruise, a LGBTQ+ event in a cruise ship joined by artists like Icona Pop, Vengaboys, Kazaky, Eleni Foureira, Conchita Wurst, and RuPaul. … Continued 27/10/2021
Oscar García Guillén Curiosity and entrepreneurship are in my DNA, I lead several projects related to face to face learning process. Member of the MPI Iberian Chapter Board in the last 6 years, developing the educational programme and in the last year as Adviser for Strategic Alliances Co-founder Forum Business Travel, more than 11 years organising educational sessions … Continued 27/10/2021
Pablo Zalba Director General of the EU Policy Centre. Regulatory and Public Policy Partner. Chairman, ICO. President, AXIS Member of the European Parliament. Commercial and Business Development Director, SIC Lázaro Head of Exports, COMANSA. Head of Marketing, Construction Business Unit, Arcelor Mittal. 27/10/2021
Olivier Ponti As the leader of the ForwardKeys Insights team, Olivier Ponti is one of the world’s most authoritative experts in travel research and destination marketing. He gives dozens of conference presentations and media interviews a year, cross-referencing ForwardKeys’ considerable data with numerous other sources, to identify new travel trends; forecast future travel patterns; reveal the impact … Continued 27/10/2021
Olly Nicholls Olly is a passionate business leader with 18 years’ experience within the travel industry across many different areas, and currently the CEO of Attraction World Group and ITT Future You Ambassador. Successful at turning distressed travel brands into leading global players through his passion and strategic goals. Olly joined the industry as an overseas rep … Continued 27/10/2021
Nikos Alexakis Head of Tourism Directorate for the Region of Crete. The Directorate of Tourism is responsible for tourism development and promotion at the Region of Crete. Planning and coordination are carried out by the Department of Planning and Development while Tourism promotion by the Tourism Departments of the 4 Regional Units. 27/10/2021
Nishank Gopalkrishnan Nishank Gopalkrishnan is the Chief Business Officer of TUI Musement, the tours and activities division of TUI, the world’s leading tourism group. TUI Musement combines a scalable digital platform with local presence in more than 100 countries worldwide. Nishank oversees strategic distribution partnerships with the largest players in the travel industry, including Booking.com, trivago, Ctrip, … Continued 27/10/2021
Nick Hall Nick is widely considered as one of the world’s leading experts on digital trends and transformation in the field of tourism, with two decades of experience. Nick continues to grow and develop the DTTT, helping it to evolve beyond digital to tackle existential topics, such as sustainable leadership. He also continues to speak at leading … Continued 27/10/2021
Nicola Villa Nicola Villa is a Corporate Entrepreneur focused at the intersection between Digital Innovation, Sustainability, Analytics, the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence. Nicola is an Executive Vice President at MasterCard, where he leads the global Government Center of Excellence, with a specific focus on Inclusive economic growth, Sustainable Tourism, Financial Inclusion, Public Finance Management and … Continued 27/10/2021
Nicolas Brumelot 20+ experience as an entrepreneur in the travel industry. Co-founder Go Voyages ; Deputy CEO & CFO Odigeo after the merger with eDreams and acquisition of Opodo.Co-founder & CEO of MisterFly a traveltech scale-up. Private investor with several travel related startups invested in : (Kombo, Homerez, Roomer, Weekendr, Kazaden, CloudGuide…) Ethics and solidarity are key … Continued 27/10/2021
Natalia Ros Bárbara Degree in Advertising and Public Relations. Master in Tourism Marketing from the UOC. More than 20 years of experience in the tourism sector, Editor and founder of Meet in magazine, a leading communication media specialized in Business Travel & MICE. Co-founder of Forum Business Travel, a continuous face-to-face training platform for Travel Managers. VP of … Continued 27/10/2021
Natef Humeidi al Fayez H.E Mr. Nayef Hmeidi Al Fayez has appointed as a Minister of Tourism & Antiquities since October 2020. He has served several times as Minister of Tourism and Antiquities and Minister of Environment. After obtaining a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science and international relations from Brigham Young University. He started his career at … Continued 27/10/2021
Neus Callís A long history of more than 20 years in the sector and specialization in the MICE segment, allows me to offer a global vision and support in different fields. I enjoy starting projects and equipment! My involvement and complicity with clients leads me to manage a selected portfolio of clients and projects at the same … Continued 27/10/2021
Misa Labarile Misa Labarile, PhD is a policy officer at the European Commission, working on tourism (Directorate-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs). A social scientist by background, she has worked on EU affairs for more than ten years, not only at the European Commission but also in academia and for the Italian government, in Brussels, Milan, … Continued 27/10/2021
Monica Molina Dr. Molina guides her career by combining an approach from the field of research, consultancy, and teaching building bridges between these three areas and the stakeholders’ relation. Specialist in inclusive tourism, sustainability, and accessibility. Embracing the new opportunities offering the digital transformation for the tourism industry and its associated technologies: Big Data, AR/VR, AI, Blockchain … Continued 27/10/2021
Natalia Bayona Baquero Natalia has become the first innovation director at UNWTO, has introduced entrepreneurship and education as key factors for tourism and development, and has positioned UNWTO as an innovation benchmark within the wider United Nations system as recognized in the UN 2020 Mapping of Innovation, Data and Digital Capacities. Her work consists of identifying the most … Continued 27/10/2021
Miguel Sanz Castedo Graduated in Business Studies in the UK, Miguel Sanz took a Master’s degree in Latin American Politics and Economics at the London School of Economics. Also he worked in some Europe, USA and Latin America countries. In Spain, he has developed projects in marketing and cultural communication and tourism. He was Director of Marketing and … Continued 27/10/2021
Mikel Landabaso Mikel Landabaso works in the European Commission since 1990. He is Director of Growth & Innovation in the Joint Research Centre in Seville since December 2019. 27/10/2021
Michelle Wols Michelle Wols is head of marketing at ForwardKeys, with responsibility for marketing programs, brand management and product strategies. Michelle has a keen understanding of the development and use of big data in the travel industry. She uses this knowledge to drive product improvements for destination marketing organisations, travel retail and hotels. Michelle holds a bachelor’s … Continued 27/10/2021
Miguel Flecha Miguel Flecha is Accenture’s Travel & Hospitality industry lead in Europe. He has deep experience in transformational programs with globl travel clients, focused on customer experience, business operations and technology. He has worked for aviation, hotels, cruises, agencies and travel platforms. 27/10/2021
Miguel Reynés Massanet Married, 2 children. Computer Engineer by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Master in Business Management from CEFEM. Master in Project Management from ESB, Master Senior Executive Program at Tourism & Travel by IESE. Director of international projects in Lisbon, Barcelona and London. Corporate Director of Computer Science at Riu Hotels for the last 11 years. … Continued 27/10/2021
Matthijs Keij Matthijs is the Chief Executive Officer at Withlocals, an international experiential company that connects people to local hosts who offer private, personalised tours from all over the world. In the last year the company has bridged the gap between offline and online experiences to connect people and cultures in new ways. Before Withlocals he founded … Continued 27/10/2021
Mehmet Kutman Mr. Kutman is a founding shareholder and Chairman of Global Ports Holding. Actively involved in business development, Mr. Kutman also serves on the BOD of several Global Investment Holdings subsidiaries and affiliates. Prior to founding the Company in 2004 he has resided in the United States, where he served as VP of North Carolina National … Continued 27/10/2021
Mark Robinson Mark Robinson comes with over 30 years of experience in the cruise and tourism industry. Previously as CCO of Global Ports Holding, he shaped the group’s commercial strategy, enhanced customer experience, spearheaded the development of ancillary services in its 21 cruise ports worldwide and played a critical role in the acquisition of the company’s Caribbean … Continued 27/10/2021
Martin Sarrate Laplana President of ACAVe. Technical chemical engineer and tourism technician, PDG. at IESE. Graduated in sales management at ESADE. Extensive experience in the tourism industry involved in different areas of business management and human teams. Implementation of strategic readaptations in different business sizes, according to market conditions. Always linked with associations, he received the medal for … Continued 27/10/2021
Maribel Rodriguez Maribel Rodriguez, SVP, joined WTTC in 2014. She has built an extensive network within the Travel and Tourism industry public and private sector, accumulating over 20 years of experience. She was an Executive Commercial Director and Board Member for Travelodge Hotels Spain from 2008 to 2014. Prior she spent 11 years in the aviation industry, … Continued 27/10/2021
Mario Bounas Mario joined Swan Hellenic as VP Marketing in 2020. He previously worked at Royal Caribbean International as the Director of Marketing. He brings with him extensive experience in strategic leadership and brand development across the travel and hospitality sectors. Before Royal Caribbean, other roles included senior marketing positions at ebookers.com and The Langham Hotel, London. 27/10/2021
Marion Wolff Marion Wolff is Commercial Director at Candide and manages the Supply, Marketing and Customer Service teams. Marion has an extensive background (+15y) in tech and tourism. Her career started at the Van Gogh Museum and before joining Candide she was Global Marketing Director for Veltra and Tiqets and also worked as a consultant on several … Continued 27/10/2021
Marian Muro Ollé She was the General Manager of Tourism of the Generalitat of Catalonia from 2011 to 2016. She promoted public-private collaboration that resulted in, among other measures, the creation of the Tax on Stays in Tourist Establishments or the regularization of more than 290,000 places in housing for tourist use in Catalonia From 2016 to 2020 … Continued 27/10/2021
María Gómez María Gómez is the President of the EMA. She has a broad international experience in Marketing and Sales in the Tourism Industry, especially in the MICE sector. Maria holds a Diploma in Tourism and an Executive MBA of the EAE Business School. 27/10/2021
María Martínez I hold a PhD in Economics and a degree in Sociology. I am really passionate to learn how the relation between tourism and the digital innovation is going to change our lives. 27/10/2021
Maria Rey More than 20 years of experience in the MICE industry. Leading the MICE strategy and clients for Spain at NH Hotel Group, combining it at the same time with the positions at the board of MPI Iberian Chapter, this year as President Elect. I believe that the human factor is the differential value in the … Continued 27/10/2021
Mª José Cuenda Cuenda Degree in Economics and Business Studies from the University of Extremadura, MBA Instituto Empresa, graduate of the IESE Management Development Programme. Mª José is General Commercial and Real Estate Director of Aena. Among her achievements are the transformation and commercial modernisation of airports, development of Retail and Catering businesses in innovative and pax-oriented spaces. Also … Continued 27/10/2021
Marc Sier Marc is a senior executive with more than 20 years´ experience in the digital marketplaces and Tech industry. He joined Secret Escapes in 2019 as GM D/A/CH and took over as Chief Revenue Officer in 2020. Prior to Secret Escapes, Marc co-founded an E-Commerce marketplace as well as a Digital Marketing scale-up. Marc has worked … Continued 27/10/2021
Marco Sansavini Marco became Chairman & CEO of Vueling in September 2020, after being Chief Commercial Officer of Iberia since 2013. He started at KLM in 1995 where he was appointed General Manager for Central Europe in 2001. With the Air France-KLM merger, he held the responsibility first as VP Global Business and then as Commercial Director … Continued 27/10/2021
Margarita Martinez de Velasco Computer Engineer at UAB and Postgraduate in Business Management UIB. She started at Viva air, specialising in the optimisation of internal procedures. At Cadena Riu Hoteles she will be responsible for the Datacenter. DocOnTime develops the commercial strategy for electronic invoice processing. With the management team, he founded DocOnYou, the first technological platform for electronic … Continued 27/10/2021
Marc Mekki I’m a speaker, author, consultant and advisor on digital innovation, lean startups, design thinking and the future of travel and tourism. Having spent the last 20 years taking up entrepreneurship challenges in China, Europe and the Middle East, I’m well placed to offer actionable advice and co-strategise on digital innovation projects. As a speaker I … Continued 27/10/2021
Marc Padrosa Entrepreneurial commercial leader with 7+ years’ experience in Business Development, B2B / Enterprise Sales, SaaS and Strategic Partnerships. Expertise in Fintech, Payments, E-commerce and banking. Passion for solving problems with innovative technology. 27/10/2021
Marc Rahola Matutes CEO and Founder of OD Group, a holding company that includes: – OD Hotels – Ryans Hotels&Apts. (Hotel) – The White Angel and A:B:C(Real Estate) – Ocean Almond (Agricultural business) – Ocean Group Capital (Private Equity) Current projects see the group managing hotels in Ibiza, Mallorca, Barcelona, Madrid, Côte d’Azur and developing others hotels in … Continued 27/10/2021
Manuel Alejandro Cardenete Professor Cardenete is Deputy Minister at Vicepresidence-Regional Ministry of Tourism, Regeneration, Justice and Local Administration at Regional Government of Junta de Andalucia, Member of the Committee of the Regions at European Union and President of NECSTouR. He is Professor of Economics and in the recent years he was Vice-rector of Postgraduate Studies and Director of … Continued 27/10/2021
Mar García Ruiz I am passionate about inspire people by engaging, motivating and empowering them to take positive action – as an individual, a team or an entire organisation. We are expert at: Employee Solutions, Promotions & Incentives, Meetings & Events 25 years of experience and achievements in effectively managing people, projects and operations in international, high growth … Continued 27/10/2021
Mar Muñoz Positive is the best adjective to describe me, and passionate about technology as well. I have worked in the tourism-oriented technology world for over 20 years and every day is a chance to learn and apply something new in the digital transformation we find ourselves immersed in. I used to develop technology before; now I … Continued 27/10/2021
Marc García-Durán Huet Marc is a diver, urban planner and entrepreneur. In 2010 he created Underwater Gardens International, a start-up focused on the creation of Underwater Gardens Parks and the resulting regeneration of the sea floor, while helping promote mature coastal destinations. Underwater Gardens promotes a positive symbiosis between nature, social harmony and business, that responds to a … Continued 27/10/2021
Manuel Aragonés Manual is a serial entrepreneur. Adter 20 yers founding and managing Tour operators and travel agency networks he decided to create 7 years ago the technology that he never found in the market to help all their colleges to save cost and times and improve sales and grown up . The resoult was Trawl Compositor … Continued 27/10/2021
Manuel Beltrán Head of sales leader with 15+ years delivering outstanding results and driving sales within telecommunications. Leading strategic contact center and unified communications deals developing excellent relationship with prospects, customers and partners. Manuel joins Evolutio where he most recently served as Head of Sales for Digital Experience Practice. 27/10/2021
Manuel Molina Espinosa Manuel Molina Espinosa is co-founder of Hosteltur in 1994, director since 2001 and editor since 2020. Hosteltur is the main information platform for professionals in the tourism sector with digital media (www.hosteltur.com and www.hosteltur.lat), the monthly magazine Hosteltur and the regional television programme Hosteltur TV. Hosteltur organises some of the most important events for professionals … Continued 27/10/2021
Luis Dupuy de Lome VP, General Manager GBT in Spain,Italy an Greece .Outside GBT, Luis has been General Manager of Roan, a well-known Spanish Real Estate company. He started his career in Finance in companies such as Price Waterhouse, Digital Equipment Corporation and The Swatch Group. President of GEBTA association.He holds a master’s degree in Business from Instituto de … Continued 27/10/2021
Luis Garcia Self-made managingdirector.In1979,he began to organize coach tours for university students through Europe.In 1985he created VIAJES MUNDOJOVEN, offering a different range of products.In 1997he created EUROPAMUNDO VACACIONES, offering as a first coach circuits in Europe for LatinAmerican.Different countries, seeking to transmit values of peace tolerance and interculturality.In 2014, an agreement was signed with JTB for a … Continued 27/10/2021
Luuc Elzinga Luuc Elzinga is Founder and President of Tiqets, the leading museum & attraction platform on a mission to make culture more accessible. Luuc led the company connecting 4,000 museums & attractions worldwide with new audiences, and now helping them reopen successfully and make their audiences confident experience culture again. Luuc is married, proud father of … Continued 27/10/2021
Luigi Cabrini Luigi Cabrini is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council since 2014. He led several initiatives on sustainable tourism at global level. He was the Director of the UNWTO (World Tourism Organization) Sustainable Tourism Programme, Director for Europe and Secretary of the General Assembly and Executive Council. He was … Continued 27/10/2021
Luis Aparicio Executive leader with multiple years of international experience mixing travel & tech working in Amadeus since 2009. My original background is in sales and account management. Last 5 years I started conducting digital complex programs to accomplish growth. Besides my corporate activities, I obtained the Coach international certification and had develop a passion for startups … Continued 27/10/2021
Luis Casado The president of the company “Fundacion Iddeas”. Allways looking for improve my skills and influence society to be more inclusive. 27/10/2021
Liz Ortiguera Liz Ortiguera is a senior executive with over 25 years of global experience and expertise in general management, marketing, business development, and partner network management. She has experience in working at both multinational corporations including American Express and Merck and start-up environments in software as a service (SaaS), e-commerce, and ed-tech. 27/10/2021
Ljubica Knežević Ljubica Knezevic Cvelbar is professor at the University of Ljubljana and President of Slovene Strategic Partnership for Innovation, Research and Developmet in Tourism. She is author of more than 40 papers on sustainable tourism development and has collaborated in more than 60 tourism related development project in Europe. 27/10/2021
Luciano Conde Experienced Chief Executive Officer with demonstrated success in the pharmaceuticals industry. Skilled in Medical Devices, Biotechnology, Management, and Healthcare. Business and strategy designer skilled in making projects grow. 27/10/2021
Ludo Verheggen Ludo Verheggen is the Director of Air Distribution Growth in the Amadeus Travel Unit and responsible for accelerating the distribution, roll out and adoption of new air content in the Amadeus Travel Platform. He has worked in Amadeus for over 15 years in various management positions and holds a Master of Science degree in Economics. 27/10/2021
Laurent Queige Laurent Queige is a marketing, tourism and innovation professional. After an MBA in tourism, he worked as a tourist guide, then as a travel agent, then as a press officer, then as a consultant in marketing and tourism, then as the manager of the 2000/2010 Tourism Strategy at the Paris Region tourism board. He headed … Continued 27/10/2021
Ledys Vianey Lopez Zapata PhD in tourism from the University of the Balearic Islands, Mg in Urban Studies from the National University of Colombia and Tourism Business Administrator from the Colegio Mayor de Antioquia. She has 12 years of experience in the tourism sector as a consultant in planning, tourism development and tourism training, undergraduate and postgraduate lecturer in … Continued 27/10/2021
Lee Hayhurst Lee heads up Travel Weekly sister title Travolution which focuses on travel technology and the digital sector. Lee has been with Travel Weekly since 2005, having previously been group head of news. 27/10/2021
Laura Cheda Saavedra With +10 years on the CX space, I am pasionate about innovation and helping companies becoming customer-centric organizations – how to create hyper-personalized interactions and iconic memories each time there is an opportunity to have a contact with your customers. 27/10/2021
Laura Rampérez CEO and co-founder of Inturea, an agency specialising in branding and digital marketing for hotels, a project she has been leading for 7 years and which has managed to position itself as one of the benchmark suppliers for tourism brands that want to innovate and attract travellers who prioritise a unique experience over price. Motivation, … Continued 27/10/2021
Lauren Aloise Lauren Aloise is the founder and CEO of Devour Tours, an award-winning food tour company. With a background in hospitality and tourism management, a passion for food and culture, and a strong belief that tourism can be sustainable, Lauren started leading tours herself in Madrid in 2012. The business grew to other Spanish food destinations, … Continued 27/10/2021
Kayee Cheung Kayee Cheung is focused on Commercial Innovation at Skyscanner. With a Traveller-First focus, her goal is to evolve Skyscanner’s marketplace offerings to simplify travel discovery and planning. With a background in technology, Kayee was VP of Global investment & Commercial Development at Spotify, responsible for structuring strategic partnerships to foster commercial innovation around the ad-funded … Continued 27/10/2021
Kyriakos Kotsoglou Dr. Kyriakos Kotsoglou was born in 1967 in Chania, Crete. He is a graduate of the Department of Production Engineering & Management of the Technical University of Crete, holds a master’s degree in “Organization and Management” and a doctorate in e-Government. He is the Commissioner of Region of Crete in the Sectors of e-Government and … Continued 27/10/2021
Juan Jose Ortiz Mallasén Industrial Organization Engineer Co-founder of Amazing Up – Innovation for tourism, where we put the most innovative technologies at the service of the tourism sector. 27/10/2021
Cristina Soler Soler Experienced Sales Director with a demonstrated history of working in the internet industry. Skilled in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Marketing Management, Negotiation, Sales, and E-commerce. Strong sales professional with a MGTI focused in Tecnología from La Salle BCN. 27/10/2021
Juan Álvarez De Lara Experience in financial industry and startup ecosystem as advisor in fundairising and innovation connecting and creating value for startups, corporates and investors.Also supporting public administrations to create hubs. All the iniciatives and projects aligned with impact and SDG. He is launching a Deep Tech & Deep Science Venture Fund, Origen Ventures Fund. He is board … Continued 27/10/2021
Juan Julià Blanch Juan P. Juliá Blanch is the founder and owner of Axel Hotels. AXEL HOTELS is a small hotel chain specializing in the LGBTQ+ community. Axel Hotels does not wish to define as gay, because Axel Hotels represents much more, for which it has coined a new term: heterofriendly. Axel Hotels was founded in 2003 with … Continued 27/10/2021
Juan Torregrosa Puig Hotelier with more than 21 years of expertise in Operations Management, Rooms division, Food and Beverage, Business Analysis and Strategic Management. Extensive international experience in the hotel arena, from Florencia, to Brussels in 5* and 4* hotels. Since 2011, Corporate Director of Operations at Only YOU Hotels and Ayre Hoteles, part of Palladium Hotel Group. … Continued 27/10/2021
Juan A. Gómez García Experienced expert with a demonstrated history of working in the Tourism, Travel and Hospitality sectors he now frequently speaks at industry events, sharing his expertise on the post-Covid travel landscape. 27/10/2021
Jose Luis Córdoba Business Administration at Universidad de Navarra and Advanced Management Program at IE, Managing Director at AndaluciaLab and Project Manager of ToT Lab, Lecturer at Malaga University, expert in tourism and oriented to help Destinations and SMEs to thrive in the digital & tech scenario since 2007. 27/10/2021
Jose R. Puyana Master’s degree in Public Policy (MPP) from the University of Oxford, M.A in Latin-American Studies from the University of Salamanca. Director of the ProColombia’s office in London and leader of operations in Europe. Before joining ProColombia, Jose held several managerial positions in the Colombian government (such as Under-Secretary of Education of Bogota and Head of … Continued 27/10/2021
Jordi Sellas i Ferres Strategy and Innovation Advisor for cultural and media companies and institutions. Partner and CEO of Layers of Reality, Nostromo Live and Minoria Absoluta. He teaches cultural management at Accademia del Teatro alla Scala and at the Ramon Llull University. He was General Director for Creation and Cultural Industries at the Government of Catalonia. He is … Continued 27/10/2021
José Adell Duacastella José Adell started his path in Julià Group in 1999 and since 2007 is the Chief Executive Officer. In this position he has played a key role in the reestructuring and professionalization of the corporation. Since the beginning, he has been really commitment in the important internationalization of Julia Group and has promoted its reorganisation … Continued 27/10/2021
José G. Aguarod Founder of Grupo eventoplus, the leading event and MICE publishing group in Spain, online, in print and via face-to-face and hibrid events (eventoplus.com, Eventos magazine, IBTM Daily, eXperiential Summit, Meeting & INcentive Summit, Premios eventoplus…). Entrepreneur, trainer, speaker. Jose has been fully dedicated to the events and MICE industry for the last 22 years. 27/10/2021
Jonathan Chacón Barbero Developer and researcher in accessibility, usability and new technologies, he advocates the concepts of universal design and accessibility as quality criteria in software and hardware. He is currently a senior accessibility software engineer at Cabify, redesigning and developing services and interfaces to make them inclusive and accessible to everyone. 27/10/2021
Jonathan Ysaÿe Jonathan Ysaÿe has been providing events with technological innovations and solutions in real time all around the world, focusing on the areas of audience interaction and response. The main objective has always been to boost real-time participation to keep and maintain the attendees engaged into the event. In 2021 Jonathan received the ‘Young Event Professional’ … Continued 27/10/2021
Jordi Ortega Proven manager with broad experience across online strategy, new businesses launch, business development and online marketing in ecommerce landscape. Professional carreer developed in leading travel companies such as Lastminute.com, Booking.com, Privalia, Volotea and currently in PortAventura World. 27/10/2021
John Hoffman John Hoffman is CEO and Director for GSMA Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the GSM Association, the world’s wireless communication trade organization. GSMA Ltd. is engaged in various lines of for profit businesses including the award winning MWC Mobile World Congress series in Barcelona, Shanghai and Los Angeles, Mobile 360 series, media and publications, … Continued 27/10/2021
John Tanzella The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) is a non-profit tourism association which is the global leader in advancing LGBTQ+ travel. IGLTA is headquartered in Florida (USA), with additional staff in Washington D.C., Madrid, São Paulo, Bogota, Paris, London and Cape Town. IGLTA’s network is made up of 7,000+ tourism business professionals in approximately 80 countries. … Continued 27/10/2021
Johnny Quatch I’m the the current CPO/CMO at Hostelworld Group where I lead over 120 people over a variety of functional areas. Previously, I was at Airhelp, a Y Combinator startup from 2014, where he help scale the company from 400 to 800 people while creating over 400% growth over his 3 years there. Before that I … Continued 27/10/2021
Joan Romero Simó Lived in London working for the marketing team at Opodo. Managed the promotional team for Catalunya tourism brand of UK. Came back to Spain leading the Int. Sales department of PortAventura.7 years in São Paulo leading the promotion of the Catalunya brand. 1st of April 2020 joined Codorniu Group based in Barcelona heading Wine Tourism … Continued 27/10/2021
Joan Elio Rodríguez de la SIerra Fuentes After 18 years of professional experience in various sectors such as banking, advertising, retail & tourist leisure, I started my own business developing projects for tourist leisure operators, public administrations and destinations. Among all of them, Volcano Teide stands out as a repositioning, digitization, e-commerce and online marketing that is a benchmark for its sector. 27/10/2021
Jehan de The Jehan has held a number of management positions in the travel and transportation industry, including at Expedia International and Europcar Mobility Group. Today, it is strengthening the development of “urban mobility” and sustainable offers for the Group. As an expert in new mobility, Jehan was elected VP of Mass Alliance and is also VP of … Continued 27/10/2021
Jennifer Zhang Ctrip Official Representative in Spain. China Nº 1 OTA Online Travel Agency. Wide expertise in China Outbound Tourism, particularly in how to market the Chinese tourism to Spain and Latin America destinations. Pioneer in this field since 2005, mainly focus on Chinese FIT Free Independent Travelers, HNWI and UHNWI. More than 20 years’ experience in … Continued 27/10/2021
Jerome Lassara Prior to leading Southern Europe Development team, I was Accor Vice President Operations Italy for Novotel and Ibis brands, after a background in Development in Spain and Indonesia (Jakarta/Kuala Lumpur) i’m Board Member of Assofranching Italy and of EFF (European Franchise Federation). Earned my MBA in Hospitality Management from IMHI – Cornell University and ESSEC … Continued 27/10/2021
Javier Rodriguez Sanchez As Regional Director of Global Ports Holding, Javier is responsible for overseeing the whole operations in all ports within the region ensuring that all services are carried out according to the Company’s standards and policies. He has more than ten years of experience in the shipping industry, and has developed his professional career in several … Continued 27/10/2021
Javier Sanchez-Prieto Alcazar Graduate in Economics and Business from Complutense University and in Aeronautical Engineering from Politécnica University in Madrid, Javier later underwent an Executive Development Programme from ESADE business school. He has been serving as Iberia’s Chairman and CEO since September 2020. Before joining Iberia he worked at Indra Group and Uralita Building Materials Group in the … Continued 27/10/2021
Jay Sherman Global Hospitality Professional with decades of experience in the hospitality, hotel, and F&B industry. Experience living and working in North America, Europe, Middle East, China and Asia Pacific working with a wide variety of professionals, unique verticals and products. Always finding the best solution to the most challenging opportunities. 27/10/2021
Jaume Monserrat Quintana With a degree in Computer Science from the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and a Global Executive MBA from the EAE Business School, Jaume Monserrat currently combines his activity as CEO and co-founder of Dingus and Etoolinnovation (HITT Group), with the presidency of the International Cluster of Information and Communication Technologies applied to Tourism … Continued 27/10/2021
Jaume Vidal Tiqets’ Regional Manager for Spain, Portugal and Greece. Working to make cultural venues thrive and power new ways to attract travellers the world over. I have a professional and educational background in destination management and sustainability. 27/10/2021
Javier Arevalo In the three decades that I have been immersed in the fragmented Travel landscape, I have had the opportunity to experience first-hand the digital transformation of the industry ecosystem. As Executive Director, member of Board of Directors, I have been responsible for the successful co-leadership and co-management of the world’s leading bed bank and world’s … Continued 27/10/2021
James Spalding With 20+ years in the UK travel industry, James has held senior roles at Virgin Atlantic and Expedia before joining Trip.com in 2018 to help grow the flight business in Europe. 27/10/2021
Jaume Martinez Aguilo Graduate in Computer Science from UAB, Master in Industrial Automation and Robotics from UPC, MBA from EADA and PADE from IESE. Former CEO and General Manager of Levesta, Talleres Felipe Verdés and Comexi. He advises and leads the international expansion of Gladtolink. Lecturer on the EMEI Master’s Degree at the UPC, the Industry 4.0 Master’s … Continued 27/10/2021
Jaume Mata Jaume Mata is the head of sustainable tourism at Visit València Foundation (the city’s destination management organization), where he coordinates the city’s strategy to become a sustainable destination. He has more than 25 years of experience in tourism planning, marketing and communication. He also has experience in large events organization as Marketing and Communication director, … Continued 27/10/2021
Jacobo Ruiz Gil Jacobo Ruiz Gil, with over 15 years of event management experience. Specialized in communication, content, conceptualization, creativity and virtual events. Part of the CWT M&E Global Virtual Events Team based in Spain. He loves Live events, but if you can´t go live go virtual and that´s why he has adapted to developed a digital & … Continued 27/10/2021
Jaime Sánchez Pozo Co-founder and COO of beon. Group specialized in the organization of corporate events with inhouse production & technology. 27/10/2021
James Clarke James Clarke is General Manager of Travelzoo UK, a global media company that publishes exclusive travel and lifestyle offers and experiences for its 30 million members. James has been in the role for three years in which time he has continued to grow the UK business and helped deliver the acquisition of Jack’s Flight Club. … Continued 27/10/2021
Ignacio Casanova Nacho is an experienced data-tech driven entrepreneur and advisor with a background in Engineering and Business. He is an expert in finance, with M&A experience in Travel, Industrial Manufacturers, IT, Telecommunications and Renewal Energy. For over 15 years, he has helped travel and tourism companies accelerate where he managed strategic planning, operations management, budget, internal … Continued 27/10/2021
Inmaculada Benito Hernandez Inmaculada Benito is a graduate of the General Management Programme (PDG) at IESE University of Navarra; the Public Affairs Management Programme (PDAP) at ICADE- Universidad Pontificia de Comillas; the ICLD, the Course on Leadership in Complexity given by the CEDE Foundation; in the Postgraduate in Global Corporate Communication taught by ESADE; She has been the … Continued 27/10/2021
Isidro Tenorio Meseguer Entrepreneur. Co-founder and co-creator of several projects, such as Bequest I+D, a digital marketing and training company since 1997, specialising in Leisure, Tourism, Hospitality and Catering. Responsible for digital communication and event coordination at AEDH. Specialist in Digital User Experience, Online Marketing and Revenue Management. Approved teacher in several Universities and International Business Schools, with … Continued 27/10/2021
Héctor Martín Héctor Martín is Vicepresident of Global Sales at Voxel Group, a group of companies offering solutions in B2B payments, ebilling and VAT refund technology. With a deep knowledge of the travel industry, Héctor joined Voxel in 2014 as Director of Sales and Implementation, and was appointed to Vicepresident of Global Sales in Dec 2016. He … Continued 27/10/2021
Hugo Rovira Blanc His experience in the hotel business has been forged in NH Hotel Group, where he was responsible for operations in the Catalonia and Aragon area and later Commercial Director. Later, he joined Meliá Hotels International, as Global Vice President of Corporate Sales. He currently holds the position of General Manager for SOUTHERN EUROPE & USA. … Continued 27/10/2021
Hylko Versteeg Hylko has overall responsibility for the growth of the IHG brand portfolio in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Malta and the Balkans. Hylko holds a bachelor degree in European Hospitality Management & Hotel Administration from The Hague Hotel School and has lived in over 10 countries throughout his life. He lives in Madrid with his … Continued 27/10/2021
Gianluca Testa Head of ABG in Southern Europe since October 2013, Gianluca graduated in economics from La Sapienza University and perfected his skills in business administration and strategy at Ashridge Business School and INSEAD. As Operation Director first in Italy, then in France and later in the EMEA region, he brought his experience to the region, achieving … Continued 27/10/2021
Gines Martinez Cerdan The General Director is the head of the administration and management of 10 companies, 28 offices in Europe, America and Africa, 3 online platforms and more than 550 workers. He leads the management team of the company (Finance, Commercial, Product and Organization) and defines the profit and loss strategy (P&L), as well as the activity … Continued 27/10/2021
Gonzalo Armenteros de Dalmases Economist expert in Real Estate and boutique hotels management. Graduate from University of Cunef in Madrid and from Cornell. 27/10/2021
Gary Gautier I am passionate about innovation in all its forms. My current project has the will to reinvent and personalize the cultural experience of Casa Batlló from the emotion and magic to surprise and captivate the thousands of visitors we receive daily. I am also dedicated to facilitating the growth of a free, motivated and self-organized … Continued 27/10/2021
David Veil-Héraud David Veil-Héraud is Chief Strategy Officer at James & Rita and responsible for shaping the business strategy of the organization as well as driving growth and strategic partnerships. Prior to joining James & Rita, David was a Senior Associate at PIMCO, the world’s largest fixed income asset management firm, before founding and leading bookeat, a … Continued 27/10/2021
Francisco Javier Bellido Javier Bellido, Director of Air Content Strategies at eDreams ODIGEO, General Manager Spain, and Director of metasearch Liligo. Holds a Bachelor degree in Physical Sciences, and an MBA. He began his career for 11 years at IBM, and later moved on to launch his own start-up, an online tour operator. He joined eDreams in 2001 … Continued 27/10/2021
Frederic Vanhoutte Editor of leading media group in France. Influencer in both digital and travel sectors. President of the french OTA union. 27/10/2021
Gabriel Llobera Prats Vice-president of Caeb since Dec. 2017. President of Agrupación de Cadenas Hoteleras de Baleares (ACH). Vice-president and former president of AHPM (2013-2018). Member of the Consell de Turisme de la CEOE. Member of the Board of Directors FEHM. In Garden Hotels since 1987 as General Manager of the company, and as CEO since 2007. His … Continued 27/10/2021
Flavie Baudot Flavie Baudot has more than 15 years’ experience in the Tourism & Meetings Industry. Graduated in Tourism Management and Culture in 2002, she worked for European Cities Tourism as event coordinator. She has then led the new-born association European Cities Marketing (ECM) from 2009 till now. Flavie has also served as an active volunteer for … Continued 27/10/2021
Fran Romero Passionate about technology, innovation and business development, with an educational background in Telecommunications Engineering, Strategic Innovation, Data-Science, and an International MBA. +15 years of broad professional experience. My current mission is to lead both the strategic definition and the execution of new collaborative environments to better connect with the digital travel ecosystem. 27/10/2021
Francisca Mérida I have worked in the Hospitality industry for almost 25 years, both at property level and from a global corporate perspective. Developing business opportunities and strengthening partnerships is my area of expertise, leading and motivating sales teams, my passion. 27/10/2021
Fernando Ramiro Fernando Ramiro leads the Market Management team in Spain and Portugal, with the mission to optimise the distribution of our partners. He worked for more than 20 years at Amadeus IT Group where he acquired a deep knowledge of the travel technology industry. Through his experience managing airlines, hotels, DMOs and travel agencies, he became … Continued 27/10/2021
Fernando Sanchez-Mayoral Fernando is founding member of EMA (Events Manager Association of Spain). EMA is the first forum in Spain bringing together corporate event management professionals. With more than 320 members it is also one of the first associations of its kind in Europe. 27/10/2021
Filipe Batista e Silva Filipe Batista is a geographer and research project leader at the European Commission Joint Research Centre. His work focuses on the improvement and analysis of geospatial information as supporting knowledge for territorial development issues. He is currently involved in science for policy support related to tourism issues. Filipe regularly contributes to technical and policy documents … Continued 27/10/2021
Félix Gómez Masvidal I begun at Auchan in 1,993. In 2,000 I joined Elior, as Purchasing Director in 2,008. I moved to USA as a VP of Areas C&S in charge of Construction, Brand Development, Supply Chain for F&B and Retail, Marketing and Customer service. In 2.015, back to Areas Spain & Portugal, I led the Culinary R&D, … Continued 27/10/2021
Fernando Asín Bernal Fernando Asín Bernal es Licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresarial por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, habiendo cursado estudios de postgrado en Marketing estratégico. Actualmente es el responsable de la oferta para las Pymes en Telefónica de España. Ha desarrollado gran parte de su carrera en Telefónica, ligado a áreas de Empresas, ocupando distintos puestos … Continued 27/10/2021
Fernando Pacheco Profesional always involved with cruise industry with 20 years background not only working for cruise companies but also with experience in online travel agencies. 27/10/2021
Escarlata Sánchez Journalist and deputy editor in the Spanish newsroom of Euronews. Presenter of the EURONEWS HOY programme. MOJO reporter. Translator and member of the 99.media association for the dissemination of short documentaries. Member of the Board of Directors of the Lyon Press Club. 27/10/2021
Eulogio Bordas Rubies Eulogio Bordas is Presiden of THR, today the leading global tourism strategy consultancy. After more than 35 years of experience in the tourism sector, Mr. Bordas has achieved international recognition for his visionary approach to this ever-changing world. THR has designed projects for more than 800 companies and destinations, hotel chains and investment groups, in … Continued 27/10/2021
Eva Ballarin Trends & strategy independent researcher & analyst, consultant, content creator, podcaster & teacher in Tourism, Hospitality & Restaurants. HIP Congress director (2017- 2022). Considered one of the most influential women in Tourism (Sergestur 2020, 2021), and Gastronomy (Traveler 2020, Directo al Paladar 2017). www.evaballarin.com 27/10/2021
Fawaz Farooqui Fawaz Farooqui brings a wealth of experience to the role of Managing Director at Cruise Saudi. Fawaz continues to serve as a Chief Advisor to the Saudi Minister of Culture, heading several projects related to cultural development and tourism. Prior to this, Fawaz was CEO of the National Transformation Centre, where he established the national … Continued 27/10/2021
Enrique Espinel MBA deeply embedded in the world of travel and tourism for the last 15 years. Since 2015 i’ve been Civitatis COO, ensuring the smooth running and continued growth of the world’s largest OTA of in-destination services in the Spanish-speaking market, embodying our ongoing mission to “fill your trip” with more than 60k tours and activities … Continued 27/10/2021
Enrique Martínez Marín Licenciado en Ciencias Políticas y Sociología por la Universidad Complutense, Master en Gestión Pública, Master Universitario en Liderazgo y Dirección Pública. Tiene una larga experiencia en territorios inteligentes, ha sido vocal asesor del Gabinete de la Secretaría de Estado para la Sociedad de la Información y la Agenda Digital, coordinador del Plan Nacional de Territorios … Continued 27/10/2021
Enrique Ybarra Enrique Ybarra is the founder and CEO of City Sightseeing Worldwide, the world’s leading open-top bus and boat tour company. Since he turned his entrepreneurial dream into a reality in 1992 when he founded Compañía Hispalense de Tranvías to show visitors around Seville, Ybarra has developed his business model and managed to take the City … Continued 27/10/2021
Elena Rubio Born in the heart of Spain, with Andalusian blood in my veins, Galician of adoption and nowadays enjoying Barcelona’s way of living. With more than 15 years in renown international companies within the MICE Industry like Sales, Project y Event manager roles and with consolidated know-how in Venues, Hotels & Event Agencies. My aim is … Continued 27/10/2021
Elisa Spampinato Elisa Spampinato is a travel writer, who focuses on the untold stories of local communities, aiming to unveil sustainable and regenerative practises at the grassroots level, to discover ways to travel in a responsible way and to make tourism an opportunity for transformational encounters. Elisa is an internationally recognised Sustainable and Responsible Tourism qualified professional, … Continued 27/10/2021
Emre Sayin Mr. Sayın has been the CEO of Global Ports Holding since 2016 and lead the Company during its IPO in London and its expansion afterwards.Mr. Sayın holds an Industrial Engineering degree at Boğaziçi University and postgraduate degree in System Engineering at Rutgers and Princeton Universities. 27/10/2021
Eduard Torres Guals He is the founder and CEO of the Duchess Group hotel chain and the building rehabilitation company, Med-Building. Currently he’s vice president of the Barcelona Hotel Association and patron of the Cardona Historical Foundation, an entity that aims to promote tourism in Cardona as well as the Fundación Aldea Medieval de Cardona, whose objective is … Continued 27/10/2021
Germán Inostroza A dynamic and pro-active international executive with extensive experience in Marketing, Operations, Hospitality, Tourism, and Sales. Career opportunities and his passion for travel have allowed me to experience diverse cultures in more than 80 countries and develop a deep understanding of the International markets in Marketing, Costumer Service and sales. He has worked in renown … Continued 27/10/2021
Eddie Wilson Eddie was appointed Ryanair CEO in September 2019, having previously served as Ryanair’s CPO since December 2002. Prior to this he served as Head of Personnel since December 1997. Before joining Ryanair, Eddie was the Human Resources Manager for Gateway 2000 and held a number of other human resources-related positions in the Irish financial services … Continued 27/10/2021
Douglas Quinby Douglas Quinby co-founded Arival to fill the huge void in insights, information and conferences for travel’s third-largest and most important sector: Tours, Activities & Attractions. Since its founding in 2016, Arival has become the defining platform for the sector, with three conferences worldwide, a series of definitive research reports and the Arival.travel media site and … Continued 27/10/2021
Dolores Ordóñez As a highly-motivated and passionate on all subjects relevant to Tourism, I have been involved in strategic plans and programmes to support the development of smart tourism destinations, which I combined with a highly specialised knowledge in EU Funds and projects. Vicepresident of TURISTEC and Planetic, I’m tourism expert for the European Commission in the … Continued 27/10/2021
Doris Casares Passionate about people and communications. Over 20 years of proven success in leading and building corporate reputation for national and international organisations, focused on profitable, sustainable business strategies and creating strong brand presence in markets worldwide through inspirational leadership, the development of high performance teams and the implementation of diverse strategic Communications & Public Affairs … Continued 27/10/2021
Doug Lansky Doug Lansky is a Stockholm-based tourism consultant and keynote speaker who spent 20 years as a travel journalist, contributing to such publications as The Guardian, Lonely Planet and Skift. Doug has given given two TEDx Talks, presented at National Geographic Headquarters, for the United Nations World’s Tourism Organization, at Google Travel, Booking.com, Amadeus, ITB Berlin … Continued 27/10/2021
Diego Calvo Diego Calvo, CEO and Co-Founder of Concept Hotel Group is a native of Ibiza. With more than 20 years of rock’n’roll in the sector, he has worked with groups such as Marriott, NH or Hilton until 2013, when he decided to set up his own group of hotels. Concept Hotel Group has 7 hotels on … Continued 27/10/2021
Diego López Román Actualmente es Gerente de Marketing de Servicios IoT y BigData para Empresas, en Telefónica de España. Empleado de Telefónica desde hace más de 15 años, vinculado al Marketing de Producto y las TIC, con más de 20 años de experiencia profesional. Antes de su etapa en Telefónica, fue Analista y Consultor en otras empresas del … Continued 27/10/2021
Davide Triacca After studying agronomics and a master’s in Environmental Technologies from the Imperial College, London, I completed a Creating Shared Value course at Harvard Business School. This background, together with the years spent working in consulting companies, marked my view on the world and developed my “sustainable” thinking. Since 2015 at Costa Crociere Foundation, and now … Continued 27/10/2021
Debbie Flynn Debbie Flynn has over 30 years experience in tourism sector, now the Managing Partner and Global Travel Practice Leader of New York based global communications agency Finn Partners. Based in London, Debbie leads a team of over 100 travel marketing and pr professionals across Europe, Asia and the USA . With additional specialist sectors dedicated … Continued 27/10/2021
Daniela Wagner Daniela heads up the International team at Jacobs Media Group, providing strategic services, market intelligence, dedicated global events, networking and partnership building with companies wishing to target the UK travel trade, or for UK businesses seeking to internationalise. In additional to her role at Jacobs Media Group, Daniela is also Director for EMEA at PATA … Continued 27/10/2021
David Campano More than 25 years experience in different tourism areas. David holds a degree in Tourism and also a master in Business Administration and Management (EAE). 27/10/2021
David García David Garcia joined PortAventura World as Managing Director in 2019 with the aim of accelerating the transformation. He has an extensive international career in travel and entertainment at senior executive level and participated in the transformation of several companies such as Vueling, AirFrance, LOT Polish Airlines etc. He is passionate about new technologies, growth and … Continued 27/10/2021
Cipriano Sanchez García Fr. Cipriano Sánchez García, L.C., a Spanish and Mexican national, was born in Talavera de la Reina, Spain in 1958. He has been a member of the Legion of Christ since 1975 and was ordained a priest in Rome in 1988. He studied for a Licentiate in Philosophy, specialising in Philosophical Anthropology, at the Gregorian … Continued 27/10/2021
Claudia Tapardel Claudia Tapardel is a Global Public Speaker and a European Affairs Consultant. She is hosting a European-themed talk show “All about EU” at a Romanian media platform. She was a very active Member of the TRAN Committee in the European Parliament and also the Chair of the Inter-group for European Tourism Development and Culture Heritage. … Continued 27/10/2021
Cristina Núñez Cristina is a passionate of promoting sustainability in tourism destinations, providing capacity building and technical assistance to tourism stakeholders by bringing them the European dimension and, through NECSTouR, providing them the framework for exchange and learning from each other through European projects and knowledge sharing moments. She is knowledgable and has built up valuable experience … Continued 27/10/2021
Daniela Otero CEO of Skål International since 2016, Daniela leads the world’s largest network of Travel and Tourism professionals, with nearly 14,000 members and a global presence in over 100 countries. She is also member since 2019 of the Board of Directors of UNWTO Affiliate Members. Specialized in business strategy and with more than 25 years of … Continued 27/10/2021
Christian Watts I’m the founder and CEO of Magpie Travel, a SaaS company focused on content management for the tours and activities sector. I started Magpie to solve these problems, and help companies manage their content, and increase sales via broader and more efficient distribution. 27/10/2021
Christoph Tessmar Christoph Tessmar was born in Germany on 3rd of May 1964. He started the professional career in the pharmaceutical industry. In January 1990 he moved to Barcelona where he started with the organization of some events and congresses. In 1999 he joined Sanofi Spain as congress manager where he worked for until January 2012. Since … Continued 27/10/2021
Christopher Pomeroy Chris has over 30 years’ experience in tourism marketing. He is CEO of Interface Tourism Spain, founding partner and board member of ITG and owner and CEO of Travellyze, a unique traveler intelligence platform. He is a firm believer in innovation and data driven marketing. 27/10/2021
Choni Fernandez Veciana Choni leads the areas of Procurement, Logistics, Legal Advice and Corporate Responsibility. She joined the company in 2007, after having previously developed her career for 12 years at the multinational BASF.. She holds a Diploma in Business Sciences and a degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Oviedo and was … Continued 27/10/2021
Christian Boutin Christian Boutin is Managing Director of Amadeus Spain and Portugal and SVP for Western Europe since 2019. He previously served as General Manager of Amadeus Travel IMS. He joined Amadeus in 2006 and held different positions. Previously, he worked at L’Oréal, Día, Dvdgo.com, Lanetro and Warner Bros Entertainment. He has both Spanish and French nationalities … Continued 27/10/2021
Christian Delom Christian Delom has devoted his professional life to transport, tourism and new technology. He is passionate of innovation. Throughout his engagements he has always tried to create new products, new processes, new partnerships. He had held several high-level positions in the Air France Group, Amadeus, Atout France, the French national tourism organization. He is now … Continued 27/10/2021
Carlos Rentero Country Manager Spain & Latam at Bookassist His professional career as a business executive focused on results is backed by more than 25 years of experience and success in the hotel industry at national and international level. Director of Revenue Management and Online Distribution at Vincci Hoteles for more than 8 years. With extensive experience … Continued 27/10/2021
Carlos Sentís Carlos Sentís is the Founder and CEO of the World Innovation Alliance (WIA), Board Member of International Development and member of the Secretariat of the Global Innovation Fund at the World Humanitarian Forum, Presidential Adviser in the Organization of Young Entrepreneurs of the European Union (JEUNE), Global Shaper at the World Economic Forum and Vice-president … Continued 27/10/2021
Carol Hay With her rich experience in the global tourism sector, Carol Hay has directed multi-national marketing portfolios spanning destination branding, product development, community tourism, sustainable tourism, public relations, and crisis management. Carol is the Founder and CEO of McKenzie Gayle Limited, a global tourism marketing and development agency. Carol has over 25 years’ experience in tourism … Continued 27/10/2021
Carlos Lorenzo More than 25 years of experience in the event, MICE and show business industry. He has been managing companies in Madrid, Miami, New York, Sao Paulo and Mexico. He founded DUO EMOTION BRAND with different business lines including corporate event production and creativity, large scale entertaining events, theater and musical production and venue management. He … Continued 27/10/2021
Carlos Miro Matas Carlos Miró has been Managing Director of Development at Hilton for Spain and Portugal since June 2008. Hilton has more than a million hotel rooms in 119 countries through its 18 brands. Until his incorporation to Hilton, Carlos was Director of Hotel Investments at Metrovacesa and Director of Development at Barceló, where he also held … Continued 27/10/2021
Carlos Ochoa Engineer by Madrid Polytechnic University, MBA from Babson College, Post Graduate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Maryland University. Founder and CEO of ONE Digital Consulting, President VRARA Madrid Chapter, Co-Chair of Education Committee, Immersive Learning Founding Member, ICICLE X-Reality for Learning and Performance Augmentation SIG, Member of Smart Cities Experts Group of AENOR (Spain). 27/10/2021
Bruno Halle From a hotel family, studies in Hospitality and Tourism, MBA from Cornell University, PDD from IESE. Working in hospitality and strategic consulting for the last 25 years, for investors and hotel operators in missions in more than 20 countries, analyzing the hotel investment and operational market, from the development as well the investor point of … Continued 27/10/2021
Benjamin Rhatigan Benjamin is a marketing and branding expert for the tourism, travel and leisure sectors. As Senior Director of the Marketing practice at tourism consultancy THR, Benjamin is responsible for supporting government and private-sector clients with their tourism marketing strategies, as well as directing THR’s internal marketing efforts. 27/10/2021
Bernardo Botella Vélez In travel industry since 2003, Bernardo has develop his career in tourism sector as General manager of Globalia Call Center and from 2015 in Air Auropa, always in commercial positions, first managing direct and digital channels of air Europa, marketing, and from 2019 as Global Sales Director. In all his career Bernardo has been in … Continued 27/10/2021
Bruce Rosard Bruce started his career in the travel industry when he founded Moguls Mountain Travel, a leading ski tour operator in the 80’s, 90’s and early 00’s. Combining his passion for skiing and the mountains with his entrepreneurial spirit, Moguls was a dream job. After selling Moguls, Bruce joined Phocuswright as head of sales and marketing. … Continued 27/10/2021
Beatriz García Reyes Founder and director of Everyone, a company specialized in auditing, consulting and training in events planning and inclusive tourism. She advises companies and institutions to implement accessibility both in their value chain, as well as in their quality management system, with the aim of being socially responsible, improving its income statements and its corporate image. … Continued 27/10/2021
Ben Lynam Ben is Head of Strategic Communications at the Travel Foundation, which works with businesses and destinations across the globe to improve tourism’s impacts. He has been at the Travel Foundation for 9 years and has been involved in projects such as developing the influential “Destinations at Risk: The Invisible Burden of Tourism” report in 2019, … Continued 27/10/2021
Benjamin Jiménez First marketer specialised in neuromarketing and tourism. Developed the Strategic Marketing Plan for the Reactivation of Tourism in the Mexican Caribbean, the Marketing Plan for the Mexican Caribbean 2021-2022. Created the Mexican Caribbean Tourism Market Intelligence and Innovation System. Developed the first institutional campaign for the destinations of Bacalar, Mahahual and Chetumal in the Grand … Continued 27/10/2021
Aziz Abu Sarah Aziz Abu Sarah is a cultural educator, TED Fellow and National Geographic Explorer whose TED Talk, “For more tolerance, we need more… tourism?” has been viewed more than 1.5 million times. His keynote speech “Reimagining Travel: The Power of Tourism to Create a More Peaceful World will share why he believes the return of travel … Continued 27/10/2021
Bárbara Agudo Friedmann Expert in Experiential Marketing, Events and Communication with 20 years of experience in the MICE sector, developing both marketing strategies and face-to-face, hibrids and digital events. She obtained the best academic record in his Tourism career and achieved his master’s degree in Protocol and International Ceremonial at the University of Alcalá. Currently CMO Nanook and … Continued 27/10/2021
Bas Lemmens Bas Lemmens has his Master of Science ( MSc , UT) and then went to work with Booking.com , Ebookers.com , Isango.com , Easytobook.com , Redigo.ru and Roomlr.com, Hotelchamp.com. Currently: Hotelplanner.com and Meetings.com From his daily work and experience, he shares his knowledge and research regarding online travel. 27/10/2021
Arnaud Masson After a career start in Finance, Arnaud Masson joined SNCF to tackle different digital and commercial challenges in the train transport industry. He joined RATP Dev in Feb 2020 where he launched Tootbus in May 2021. This new Sightseeing brand unifies the 7 cities operated by the leading French transport company under a unique positioning … Continued 27/10/2021
Asunción Pérez Esteve Asunción is Air France-KLM’s Sales Director since 2013; she previously held the position of Head of National Accounts since 2009. She began her professional career in 1992 at Viajes El Corte Inglés, in the group’s retail division and in the product department of Tourmundial. In 2000, she joined the sales team of Delta Air Lines, … Continued 27/10/2021
Axel Mazerolles 20+ years’ experience in Tourism, services, startups & media world. Travelprice, lastminute.com, Degriftour, Kelkoo, Yahoo!, Travelzoo, Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs Group, FTI Group, and finally tested4you the most incredible shared experience videos app! 27/10/2021
Antonio Garamendi Lecanda Concerning the professional field, Antonio Garamendi is the son and grandson of business employers, like his wife, so the notion of company is deeply embedded to them as they have experienced business values and principles since their childhood. His early participation in business organizations led him to be the founding president of the Association of … Continued 27/10/2021
Antonio Ibáñez Antonio has developed his professional career in multinationals such as Procter & Gamble and McKinsey. He has also managed family companies at the highest level. He is an expert in digital transformation with a special focus on Customer & Marketing. 27/10/2021
Antonio Jimenez Diploma in Tourism ES Hotel Management Seville. Master’s Degree in Tourism Business Management U. Complutense MBA Tourism Marketing Professional experience at the head of marketing and commercialisation departments of major hotel chains Founder of Boutique Hotel Management Company in Spain Since 2015, Head of the Tourism Management and Promotion Body of Seville, SEVILLA CITY OFFICE … Continued 27/10/2021
Antonio Montilla Palencia Antonio Montilla is a global economist with more than ten years working in macroeconomic research for the financial industry and a government department. He currently works as a senior global economist in Caixabank Research and as an adjunct professor of economics at the IE University. Previously, Antonio worked as a research economist in Citigroup and … Continued 27/10/2021
Ana Lucia Lind Ana Lucia Lind, Is a Banker, financial advisor, asset & wealth manager, she is a strategic advisor to Governments and devoted philanthropist. She has been Recognised as Iron Lady in finance on the Emerging Markets Asia, Middle east, South America, the Caribbean and Africa. She builds the bridges between the Emerging and industrialised countries. She … Continued 27/10/2021
Andy Owen Jones Cofounder and CEO of bd4travel the award winning 1:1 AI based company. bd4 has pioneered real-time personalisation in the industry. As well as winning awards such as Phocuswright Innovation Award, UK Globes Innovation of the Year and the Travolution Technology Provider of the Year, bd4 has developed long term client relationships with leading brands. Andy … Continued 27/10/2021
Ángel Díaz Partner of Advanced Leisure Services, I plan and develop businesses and territories through the Wise Destination concept, transforming tourism into a well-being and wealth generator for its residents. I actively use a marketing-oriented approach for cultural assets, incorporating profitability and sustainability criteria and promoting public-private alliances. With maximum mental flexibility, I have strategic vision and … Continued 27/10/2021
Alicia Gomez Ms. Alicia Gomez has 16 years of experience in the UN, 10 years at UNWTO and UNWTO´s Legal Counsel since 2017. In this capacity, she supported the process for the development and adoption of UNWTO´s Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics. She is currently leading the process for the development of an International Code for the … Continued 27/10/2021
Almudena Maillo del Valle Born in Madrid in 1977. Graduate in CC. Business Studies; Leadership Programme for Public Management (IESE). Currently, Councillor for Tourism in Madrid City Council, General Secretary of the UCCI and Councillor President of the District of Moratalaz. Previously, Councillor of the City Council, General Director of Infant and Primary Education and General Director of Tourism … Continued 27/10/2021
Amit Sharma Expertise in “Consulting, Product Planning, Innovation, Training, Negotiation Management”. An Expert roster,UNWTO.A “Sustainability & Innovation consultant” for various SMEs from USA, UK, Bhutan, India. Visiting faculty & industry experts for various universities, focusing on youth empowerment skills. Published various Research Papers.Awarded as “Leader of the Year 2020″. Post-Graduation in four streams – Management, Tourism, Education, … Continued 27/10/2021
Àlex Corretgé Bergua Àlex Corretgé is an Information Technology professional with 34 year’s experience dedicated to transforming companies in several industries. Àlex is working with a great team at Vueling Airlines to uncover the Innovation path to success. After working as a volunteer at Save the Children Fund, Àlex dedicates his spare time to the other passions: family, … Continued 27/10/2021
Alex Grant Alex is the founder and CCO of Travel Curious, a global B2B travel technology platform that enables large travel companies to offer local experiences in their branding. Alex has 12 years of experience in the travel and technology space, founding two companies in the tours and activities sector. Before that, Alex has worked in Finance … Continued 27/10/2021
Àlex Villeyra Global-minded, hands on and results-oriented, a prior Senior Executive with a 15+ years career in Management Consulting and Business Development, with professional experience in European and Latin-American markets. Now devoted to the development of Travel Intelligence from the sunny Island of Menorca. 27/10/2021
Alfredo Serrano Alfredo obtained the degree of Industrial Engineering by the Polytechnic University of Madrid and holds an MBA from INSEAD. He has a broad professional experience in the cruising industry since 2002. He held the position of Managing Director at the Spanish cruise line IberojetCruceros that was acquired in 2007 by Carnival Corporation&PLC and rebranded as … Continued 27/10/2021
Alberto Gutierrez Founder of Civitatis, a world leader in the distribution of guided tours, excursions and activities in Spanish worldwide. Having overcome the pandemic and with more than 400,000 customers in the last month, in 2022 we are confident that we will fill the journey of more than 6,000,000 people. 27/10/2021
Alessia Comis Immediate past president MPI Iberian Chapter, member of the board at Foro MICE 27/10/2021
Alex Che Organiser of the Foro Iberoamericano de Turismo SOStenible #TuriSOS, Organiser of the Europe-Latam debates of the Tourism Innovation Summit. Presenter and general producer of the First Tourism, Culture and Gastronomy Programme of Malaga which is broadcast simultaneously on Canal Malaga in Spain, BVC in Argentina and UCL TELEVISION LATAM for the United States and Latin … Continued 27/10/2021
Alan French CEO, CIO or CTO, Alan is commercially astute with a proven delivery record of driving business growth through technology across the Travel, Retail, Financial Services and Manufacturing sectors. 27/10/2021
Albert Roca Dorio Co-Founder and President(Mooveteam Inc) – Location: Miami, Florida, USA Board Advisor (Soft For You SL) Co-Founder (Roomdimensions Ibérica S.L) CEO&Cofounder (Rose Electronics) 27/10/2021
Alberto Guilló Muñoz Partner in Minsait Business Consulting’s SSFF practice. Global leader of the Digital Workplace and Neuroscience practices. Responsible for the NGEU Funds Public Aid service. Degree in Business Administration and Management from ESADE Business School and MBA from the same institution. Senior Management Program at IE Business School. Application of Artificial Intelligence to business at MIT … Continued 27/10/2021