SPEAKERS 


Fred Bean
HotelPORT
Founder & CEO

Larry Birnbaum
Xenios Group
Principal Advisor

Mike Blake
AHLA
Chief Technology Officer

JEFFREY BZDAWKA
Knowland
CEO

Laura Calin
Oracle Hospitality
SVP, Oracle Hospitality

Kevin Carey
AHLA
COO & EVP

Lori Cohen
ECPAT-USA
Chief Executive Officer

Robyn Conlon
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Partner

Daniel Connolly
Drake University
Professor

Larry Cuculic
Best Western® Hotels & Resorts
President & CEO

Patrick Dunphy
HTNG
VP< IT

Michal Escobar
Hospitality Technology
Senior Editor - Hotels

Robert Firpo-Cappiello
Hospitality Technology
Editor-in-Chief

Bo Friddell
Sunrise Salvador Development
Founder / General Manager

Dr. Deborah Gilboa
Ask Dr. G
Resilience Expert

Brennan Gildersleeve
Sage Hospitality Group
VP Property Technology

Kerry Goyette
Aperio Consulting Group
President & Founder

Brent Haines
G6 Hospitality
Vice President, Product Development and Services

Kathy Hatala
Blueprint RF
Director of Sales

Rohan Jani
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Associate VP, Guest Technology

April Key
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Director, Distribution Products

David Khalif
Viridi Funds
Co-Founder

Brian Kirkland
Choice Hotels International
CIO

Justin Knight
Apple Hospitality REIT
CEO

Dan Kornick
Loews hotels
CIO

Dayna Kully
5thGenWireless
Co-Founder

Douglas Lisi
Choice Hotels
VP Revenue Management and Sales Ops

Abigail Lorden
Hospitality Technology
VP

Craig Nazzaro
Nelson Mullins
Partner

Lasse Norgaard-Larsen
BluIP Inc
Senior Director

Patrick Pacious
Choice Hotels International
President and CEO

John Padgett
Princess Cruises / Carnival Corporation
President

Page Petry
PD Petry Consulting
Principle

Barry Phillips
LOEWS HOTELS & CO
SENIOR DIRECTOR IT STRATEGIC SYSTEMS

Chip Rogers
American Hotel & Lodging Association
President & CEO

Barbara Sharnak
Relay
VP, Business Development & Marketing Strategy

Richard Sheinis
Hall Booth Smith
Partner

Chris Spencer
Nomadix
Group Chief Information Security Officer

Ramki Srinivasan
Great Wolf Lodge
Chief Digital Officer

Jason Stead
Choice Hotels International
CISO

Eric Sullender
Eleven
VP of Product

Ron Tarro
SalientVoice Ventures
Managing Director

Jerri Traflet
Verizon
Managing Partner Hospitality and Travel

Rosemarie Vesci
US Government
Supervisory Special Agent

Richard Wagner
Nomadix
Director of Certification and Compliance