| Speakers |
The Beat Live promises to deliver the brightest minds in business travel to tell us what's real and what's not, what's coming and what's hot.
Industry luminaries confirmed to speak include:
- Hogg Robinson chief executive David Radcliffe
- Travelport GDS chief commercial officer Kurt Ekert (for Gordon Wilson)
- PlaneBusiness Banter founder and publisher Holly Hegeman
- Continental Airlines SVP worldwide sales Dave Hilfman (MC)
- American Airlines managing director of distribution and merchandising strategy Bridget Blaise-Shamai
- Association of Corporate Travel Executives executive director Ron DiLeo
- Rearden Commerce vice president of worldwide sales Tony D'Astolfo
- Amadeus EVP Dwayne Ingram
- FlightCaster co-founder Evan Konwiser
- PASS Consulting CEO Michael Strauss
- eNett International Americas SVP Chris Vukelich
- Hudson Crossing managing partner Tom Botts
- Lanyon chief commercial officer Mike Boult
- Marriott International senior director for B2B e-commerce Geoff Heuchling
- Carlson Wagonlit Travel president for suppliers, products & technology Andrew Winterton
- Sabre Hospitality Solutions COO Stephen Fitzgerald
- Former Worldspan senior VP Mike Parks
- Former Air Canada sales and distribution VP Marc Rosenberg
- Former Sabre president John Stow
- Former Continental and InterContinental distribution exec Jim Young, now executive director of Open AXIS
- Former BCD Travel EVP Dee Runyan, currently Kessel Run consultant
- American Express Business Travel media and research director Christa Degnan Manning
- HP Global Travel & Meeting Services travel strategist Jeff Kurn
- Travel technology consultant Steve Reynolds of The Reynolds Group
