2009 Speakers

	Christopher Besendorfer Vice President Online Consumer Travel American Express Christopher Besendorfer assumed the role of Vice President – Online Consumer Travel of the U.S. Consumer Travel Network in September 2007. In his role, he provides premium travel services to American Express Cardmembers and other travel consumers through the American Express travel website at www.americanexpress.com/travel. Chris ensures the website delivers a simple, clear and intuitive customer experience which delights customers. Before joining the Consumer Travel Network, Chris served in various roles in the American Express organization, including Director - Consumer Card Marketing, and most recently as Director - Membership Rewards Partnerships, with responsibility for the overall management of Membership Reward's retail partnerships including business development, negotiations and optimization of partner value and profitability.

	Susan Black Managing Partner Susan Black & Associates Susan Black has spent her entire 27-year career as a sales and marketing professional in the travel industry. As Chief Marketing Officer of COMM Group/CheapCaribbean.com, she heads up the $250 million online retailer's marketing strategy group. Prior to CheapCaribbean.com, she served as Executive Vice President, Marketing, LibGo Travel, where she oversaw an 85-person marketing department. In 2001, Susan founded and chaired TravelCom in conjunction with Forrester Research, where she directed the event's growth into a multi-million dollar conference/tradeshow, culminating in an August 2005 sale to the US Travel Association. Susan's previous posts include Chairman of eTravelWorld, General Manager and Publisher of Thomas Travel Ventures, Thomas Publishing Co., and National Advertising Director of Corporate Travel Magazine. She was also a founding partner of the strategy consultancy, The Black and Wright Group.

	Angela Brav Senior Vice President Franchise Services & Operations Support The Americas, InterContinental Hotels Group An 18-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Angela is responsible for managing franchise relationships, facilitating system growth, opening new hotels, and managing hotel system performance for the Americas region of IHG. She also leads current major corporate initiatives including outsourcing and customer-based, global technology and quality projects. Angela attended the University of North Florida in Jacksonville with a major in management. Ms. Brav currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband, Tony and two children.

	Gregg Brockway CEO and Co-Founder TripIt Gregg Brockway is co-founder and CEO of travel itinerary service, TripIt. As former co-founder of discount travel website Hotwire and former president of Expedia's luxury travel company Classic Vacations, Inc., Gregg is an online travel veteran. When the growing number of online travel options started making it a challenge for him to easily plan trips, he knew that he was definitely not alone. Thus the idea for TripIt took shape. Prior to working in online travel, Gregg was a director at private equity firm Hellman & Friedman and worked in the merchant banking group at Morgan Stanley & Company. He has been a featured speaker at numerous industry conferences on the topics of travel and e-commerce.

	Robert Buckman Director of Airline Distribution Strategy Amadeus North America Robert Buckman serves as Director of Airline Distribution Strategy for Amadeus in North America. Buckman is responsible for analyzing, determining and developing distribution solutions and services that best serve the strategic needs and objectives of Amadeus' airline customers in the U.S. and Canada. His focus is on aligning the airline distribution strategies of Amadeus and its carrier customers, continuing along the value-based approach the company pioneered in the travel industry. A 10-year Amadeus veteran, Buckman has worked in various capacities across the Amadeus organization with responsibilities ranging from global core and distributed systems product management to corporate-direct, airline, and hotel online sales. Prior to his current position, Buckman was responsible for sales and promotion of technology solutions and consulting for supplier-direct online sales for Amadeus' e-Travel business unit.

	Frank Camacho Staff Vice President Americas Marketing The Hertz Corporation Frank E. Camacho is Staff Vice President, Americas Marketing for the Hertz Corporation, based at Hertz' World Headquarters in Park Ridge, NJ. He is responsible for driving revenue through marketing for Hertz in the Americas and Internationally. He led Hertz into a major expansion of leisure marketing and online activity since joining Hertz in 1998. Under his direction, Hertz launched a number of successful new products including NeverLost, the Prestige, Fun and Green Collections, Simply Wheelz by Hertz. Before coming to Hertz, Mr. Camacho was Senior Vice President, Director of Marketing and Operations Staff for Sheraton Hotels North America, and prior to that he was VP, Marketing Services for Marriott Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University, and a Master's degree from the University of Michigan.

	Kamie Cicinelli Executive Vice President Zicasso Kamie Cicinelli is the EVP of Zicasso, a new online lead generation website matching complex travel requests with offline travel experts. Cicinelli is the Founder of The CiCon Group, a marketing and e-commerce consultancy. Previously, Cicinelli spent 8 years at Yahoo!,. As the general manager, Kamie helped build Yahoo! Travel into one of the world's leading travel vertical search destinations. Prior to Yahoo!, Cicinelli was with Sabre Holdings for 10 years. While with Sabre, Kamie held positions in sales, marketing and business development. Cicinelli was on the founding team of Travelocity as well as the joint venture that brought Sabre to China. Cicinelli holds a B.A. in business and hospitality from Florida International University. Kamie is an advocate for children and volunteers for Words Alive a non-profit organization that helps at-risk children and teens discover books and reading as well as the YMCA.

	Brian Clark Senior Vice President & General Manager Search Products Travelzo Brian Clark is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Search Products and is based in San Francisco. Prior to joining Travelzoo, Brian spent twelve years in the airline industry. Most recently, as Vice President – Planning & Sales for Virgin America, where he was a key member of the senior launch team that guided the airline from concept to launch, acquiring over $175 million at launch in private investment and U.S. Department of Transportation certification. Prior to that, Brian was with US Airways in Arlington, VA, where he held positions in Network Planning, Operations Planning and the US Airways Shuttle, completing his tenure as Managing Director – Network Planning. Brian earned his MBA from the University of Maryland. He is a licensed private pilot, and resides with his wife, Lisa, and three children in Dublin, California.

	Diane Clarkson Analyst Forrester Researc Diane Clarkson serves eBusiness & Channel Strategy professionals and focuses on travel consumer behavior and industry trends, with a particular interest in travel consumers' research and booking behavior and the most effective marketing tactics that companies can use to influence behavior. Diane's recent research has identified how social media is more influential than the brand in travelers' booking choices, the need for online travel providers to mimic traditional travel agencies, and strategies the travel industry must employ to succeed in the current economic environment. Prior to joining Forrester, Diane had 10 years of senior marketing experience in the travel industry. Diane holds an Honors B.A. from the University of Toronto, Canada and an M.A. in marketing and public affairs from the University of Sydney, Australia.

	Hugh Crean General Manager Live Search Farecast A Microsoft Company Hugh was President and CEO of Farecast and joined Microsoft when it acquired Farecast in April 2008. Farecast is the smart travel search site that empowers consumers to buy with confidence with innovative airfare predictions, hotel rate keys and travel planning tools. Hugh's role was to establish and drive the vision for the company, beg for money, pull together a fantastic team, make sure the plan is right and stay of out of everyone's way. Farecast has received many awards, including being recognized as the TravelCom Innovator of the Year, 2008 Webby Award winner in the travel category, Web 2.0's "Best Travel Sites", a Travel & Leisure's "Top 25 websites" and one of PC World's "20 Most Innovative Products". Prior to Farecast, Hugh was with National Leisure Group, Priceline, and Citigroup. Hugh is a graduate of Boston College.

	Christopher Cuddy CEO Cheapflights (USA) Inc. Christopher Cuddy joined the Board in October 2005 as Group Managing Director and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in April 2008. He has 20 years of experience in leading technology driven companies. Christopher was previously CEO of the online advertising network, Engage, and his past experience includes roles at CMGI, Computer Sciences Corporation and Goldman Sachs. Christopher has also actively been involved in launching high growth companies as a Screening Committee Member of Launchpad Venture Group, and through his work with MECA software, Bluestreak online marketing, and Yokel product directory. Christopher received his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and his BS in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering from George Washington University. A long time flight enthusiast, Christopher has a student pilot's license.

	James Davidson President & CEO Farelogix Inc. Since his appointment as Farelogix President and CEO in January 2005, Jim Davidson has transformed the company's vision and product offerings to focus on broader opportunities within travel distribution technology. Driven by a passion for innovation and business model transparency, Jim is known to challenge his colleagues and those in the travel industry to think and act more creatively. Most recently, Jim championed the inauguration and distribution of open source software solutions, an industry first designed to foster collaboration and positive change at a time when it is most needed. A visionary and thought leader, Jim is also a sought after speaker at industry events.

	Kevin Donaldson Manager E-Commerce & Distribution Virgin America Kevin Donaldson leads Virgin America's distribution efforts including the GDS, OTA, and meta-search strategy. Kevin was one of the first 100 employees of Virgin America and helped launch the start-up carrier in summer of 2007. Previous to Virgin America, Kevin managed Shopping and Pricing for Travelocity as well as various roles in Pricing and Revenue Management at American Airlines. Kevin is a graduate of Texas Christian University and the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Kevin lives in San Francisco with his wife and is expecting his first child in the summer of 2009.

	Roger Dow President & CEO U.S. Travel Association Roger Dow is President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Travel Association, the national umbrella organization representing all segments of the $740 billion U.S. travel and tourism industry. Among the many honors he has received, Dow most recently was recognized by his peers as the 2008 Association Executive of the Year, according to Association Trends. The honor reflected Dow's success in taking steps to unify the travel industry and greatly increase its effectiveness on Capitol Hill. US Travel promotes and facilitates travel to and within the United States through a substantial advocacy effort that communicates industry interests to policymakers and the media. U.S. Travel also continues to host several major events to provide travel industry professionals with expert information that gives them an advantage in the competitive marketplace. U.S. Travel is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with an active presence in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

	Kevin Fliess CEO & Co-Founder TravelMuse Kevin co-founded TravelMuse in April 2007. Kevin's expertise is developing software products that simplify complex processes as well as identifying new business models in mature markets. Prior to starting TravelMuse, Kevin spent 15 years as a leader in various high technology companies, most recently as VP of product marketing for Emerging Solutions at SAP. In this role, he led the market strategy for SAP's composite application portfolio and Duet (Duet, jointly developed by Microsoft and SAP, enables business users to access SAP employee self-service functionality such as travel management from within Microsoft Office). Earlier, Kevin co-founded an early-stage human capital management software venture, transitioned himself and the development to SAP, and oversaw the successful introduction of the product into the market.

	Brad Gerstner Founder & CEO Altimeter Capital Brad Gerstner is CEO of Boston based hedge fund Altimeter Capital Management which he launched in November 2008. Altimeter focuses on investments in the travel and internet sectors. Prior to Altimeter, he was a partner at PAR Capital where he was responsible investing and managing a portfolio of public and private securities totaling over $200 MM. Some of those investments included Farecast, Sidestep, ITA Software, Expedia, and Sabre. Prior to joining PAR Capital, Mr. Gerstner co-founded Openlist.com – a vertical search and advertising platform that was acquired by Marchex (MCHX – NASDAQ) in 2006. Before Openlist, Mr. Gerstner served as Co-CEO of National Leisure Group, one of the web's first and largest sellers of online vacations and cruises. He joined NLG from General Catalyst, a Boston venture capital firm that invested in NLG in May, 2000. Mr. Gerstner has a past practice in securities law and served an appointment as Deputy Secretary of State of Indiana.

	Libby Gill Chief Excellence Officer Libby Gill & Company Dr. Phil's Branding Expert An internationally respected executive coach, employee engagement expert and bestselling author, Libby Gill spent fifteen years heading public relations and corporation communications as senior vice President at Universal Studios; vice president at Sony Pictures Entertainment and Turner Broadcasting and was also the PR/branding brain behind the launch of the Dr. Phil Show. Having decided to re-balance her life, Libby left the corporate world and founded Libby Gill & Company in November 2000, which is focused on creating client success through powerful personal and business brands. The author of TRAVELING HOPEFULLY: How to Lose Your Baggage and Jumpstart Your Life, Libby has shared her insight on the Today Show, CNN, NPR, and Oprah & Friends Radio Network and in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and many others.

	Eli Goodman Corporate Evangelist comScore, Inc. Mr. Goodman leads the business development team for comScore's Search division, where he plays an integral role in educating the Online industry on innovative marketing techniques and strategies. He is a 10-year veteran of the technology and market research industry, with experience in marketing research, search, online media, and events. Prior to joining comScore, Eli worked at Hitwise, where he honed his knowledge of the web analytics industry, specifically focusing on projects related to travel, retail, financial services, and publishing. Eli began his career at Gartner, Inc. as a member of the business development team for the Research & Consulting division. In this capacity, he worked with technology vendors utilizing Gartner research for market sizing, product development direction and public relations. Eli earned a BA in Organizational and Behavior Management from Brown University in Providence, RI and currently resides in New York City.

	Nadav Gur CEO WorldMate, Inc. Nadav Gur founded MobiMate, WorldMate's parent company in 2000 and has led it through the post-bubble years to its current esteemed position in the industry. Nadav has over 15 years of experience managing complex systems involving people, technology, and far-reaching goals. Prior to founding MobiMate, Nadav was the first employee of Lamda Systems Engineering, a consulting firm managing military and civil aerospace C3I projects. In that capacity he has led very large scale software and hardware projects including active involvement in project management, system design, systems analysis and human factors on behalf of large contracting firms and governments. Nadav is a major in the Israeli Air Force where he has served six years as an air control officer and is still involved in active reserve duty. Nadav holds an MSc. in Business Administration from the Recanati School at Tel Aviv University and a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

	Steve Hafner CEO & Co-Founder Kayak.com Steve Hafner is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kayak.com. He helps drive our company strategy and is often seen studying our daily performance reports or giving detailed feedback on our evolving product designs. Steve brings a bit of knowledge about marketing, e-commerce and online travel to Kayak. He helped found Orbitz, Inc., the online travel agency site, in November 1999 and led their business development, advertising sales, marketing, and product marketing activities. He left after the Orbitz IPO in December 2003 to start Kayak. Before 1999, Steve worked as a strategy consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. During his time at BCG, Steve wrote a lot of PowerPoint decks - some of which were good. He began his career at the Marketing Corporation of America, now a unit of Interpublic Group. Steve received a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.

	Barney Harford President & CEO Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. Barney Harford serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Orbitz Worldwide and as a director on the Orbitz Worldwide board. Prior to joining Orbitz Worldwide in January 2009, Barney served in a variety of roles at Expedia, Inc. from 1999 to 2006, including leading the company's entry into China, Japan and Australia as President of Expedia Asia Pacific. He also was Senior Vice President of Air, Car & Private Label and led Expedia's Corporate Development, Strategic Planning and Investor Relations. He joined Expedia when it was a division of Microsoft as a Product Planner. Prior to Expedia, Mr. Harford worked in the United Kingdom as a strategy consultant with The Kalchas Group. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master of Arts degree from Clare College, Cambridge University.

	Henry Harteveldt Vice President & Principal Analyst Airline/Travel Industry Research Forrester Research, Inc. Henry leads Forrester's worldwide travel industry practice. He analyzes and projects how technology will impact travel eBusiness, marketing and distribution, using both consumer surveys and industry interviews. He was named by Travel Weekly magazine in November 2007 as one of the 33 most influential people in the travel industry. His recent research identified mobile data services as an opportunity for travel marketing, customer service and distribution, and revealed the first-ever decline in the number of online travel buyers (Bookers) coupled with growth in the use of offline travel agencies. Henry and his industry insights are frequently featured by major media outlets, including the Associated Press, CNBC and The New York Times.

	Noreen Henry Vice President Hotels & Packaging Travelocity Global Noreen oversees Travelocity's hotel and packaging strategy, product marketing, merchandising, business financials and revenue management and works closely with Travelocity's partner marketing alliances team on supplier strategy. A 16-year veteran of the travel industry, Noreen has spent most of her career with Travelocity's parent company Sabre Holdings, joining Travelocity in 2001. Noreen played an integral role in the launch of Travelocity's industry leading net rate hotel program in October 2002 and led the management of Travelocity's key hotel global accounts and operations team. Noreen first joined Sabre in 1987 and eventually found her way into marketing as senior director of Sabre's technology solutions where she was responsible for the Qik-Access Reservation product line managing more than 60 airline and hotel clients worldwide.

	Paul Hesser Vice President of Programs and Services Paul Hesser is vice president of product programms and services for Travelport GDS and is based in Chicago, Illinois. He is responsible for the strategy and deployment of Travelport's strategic product initiatives, which include the merchandising of travel suppliers' products and services including airline ancillary products. Paul joined Travelport in 2008 from G2 SwitchWorks, where he was vice president of technology services with responsibility for product management, airline and agency implementations and customer service. Prior to G2 SwitchWorks, Paul was vice president of solution services with disaster recovery company, Lakeview Technology; vice president of marketing and operations with business intelligence company, SPSS Inc.; and regional services executive with IBM Global Services.

	Mike Hulley President & CEO Navtech Inc. Mr. Hulley, a global senior executive with strong leadership qualities, comes to Navtech from Tata Consultancy Services, where he was a Senior Partner responsible for expanding the travel, transportation, and hospitality sectors of the business. Prior to this, he was the CEO of LeisureLogix and won LeisureLogix the 2007 Startup of the Year Award at the PhocusWright travel distribution conference. Mr. Hulley's career spans more than two decades in the aviation industry and includes positions with industry leaders such as Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS), IBM, COVIA/Galileo, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines. Mr. Hulley served as Vice President of Products and Services for the Transportation Technologies unit of Siemens Nixdorf, where he was responsible for the startup and management of the Travel and Transportation Division. Mr. Hulley is a Memphis State University graduate.

	Tad Hutcheson Vice President Marketing & Sales AirTran Airways Tad Hutcheson, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, joined AirTran Airways in 1997. Hutcheson oversees marketing, sales, partnerships, public relations, charitable giving, community relations, the loyalty program, and the company's Web site, airtran.com. Prior to AirTran Airways, Hutcheson served as director of strategic planning and later vice president of marketing for KIWI International Air Lines. Hutcheson also worked in both the planning and marketing departments at Delta Air Lines where he served on Leadership 7.5. Hutcheson earned his MBA from Wake Forest University and is also a graduate of Bristol Leadership Tomorrow and Leadership Atlanta. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Leadership Atlanta, noted marketing advisory boards, and is very active in his community. The Atlanta Airport Rotary Club named Hutcheson a Paul Harris Fellow.

	Gary Jackson Business Relationship Manager Google, Inc. Gary Jackson leads Google's Travel Partnership Team in Atlanta. His team works with some of the nation's most recognized brands and advertising agencies supporting them with strategic planning, sales consulting and account management. Gary joined Google from SunTrust Bank where was Group Vice President holding positions leading Brand Marketing and Strategy as well as Interactive Marketing. Gary has a bachelor's degree in Advertising from San Jose State University, a master's degree in Marketing from Georgia State University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

	Hugh Jones President & CEO Travelocity Global Hugh Jones is Travelocity Global's president and CEO, overseeing businesses around the world, including Travelocity, lastminute.com in Europe and ZUJI in Asia Pacific. Previously, Hugh served in varying positions at Travelocity Global's parent company, Sabre Holdings, including senior vice president and chief operating officer for Sabre Travel Network and Sabre Airline Solutions. He also was senior vice president, North America for Sabre Travel Network, and senior vice president and controller. A 20-year veteran of the industry, Hugh began his career with American Airlines, as financial controller for the airline's European and Pacific airport, sales and reservations operations, and financial controller of food and beverage services. Jones earned a master's degree in business administration from Southern Methodist University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin.

	Fran Karamouzis Vice President Research Freeborders Frances Karamouzis is a Vice President of Research focusing on Strategic Sourcing of IT Services in Gartner's Research and Advisory Services. With 22 years of experience in the industry. Frances is the lead North American research analyst for Gartner's Globalization of IT Sourcing research (offshore team) focusing on market trends and directions, country specific research (including but not limited to China, India, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Central Eastern Europe, Philippines, Vietnam), financial modeling of Global Sourcing business cases and service delivery capabilities of the consulting and outsourcing providers. Beyond her own published research for Gartner, she has appeared and/or contributed to reports showcased on 60 minutes, CNN, CNBC, PBS, Business Week, Forbes, Council for Foreign Relations, as well provided research directly to Tom Friedman's The World is Flat.

	Mike Keating Head of Global Development Freeborders Mike Keating is the head of Global Business Development for Freeborders and leads the company's ProfIT Value Engineering Institute. ProfIT is Freeborders' proprietary approach to engaging with customers to identify, quantify, and realize business value from technology investments. Keating has worked with and advised C-level executives at some of Freeborders' marquee customers. He has worked extensively within the High Tech, Financial Services and Travel industries. Prior to joining Freeborders, Keating developed a broad area of expertise by holding various consulting and management positions with firms such as Aon Corporation and Cone Manufacturing. Keating graduated with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Color & Imaging Science at Rochester Institute of Technology and has been awarded a US patent for his innovations in digital color and imaging technologies.

	Herbert Kelleher Founder & Chairman Emeritus Southwest Airlines Co. Herbert Keller is the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Southwest Airlines. Southwest Airlines started in 1971 with three airplanes. Today, it operates with a fleet of more than 537 airplanes and performs over 3,200 flights a day. Under Kelleher's leadership, the airline posted profits for 36 consecutive years and delivered record returns to its shareholders, the highest of any company included in the S&P 500 from 1972 to 2002. Kelleher is also credited with cultivating a corporate culture at Southwest that many have tried to emulate. Based on valuing each employee as an individual, the culture emphasizes the importance of competition, modesty and fun. Recognized by Fortune magazine for 11 years in its annual survey of corporate reputations, Southwest Airlines was listed by Fortune as number five among America's Top Ten most admired corporations in 2007. Widely recognized for his leadership achievements, Kelleher has received numerous awards and honors including induction into the National Aviation Hall of Fame, induction into the U.S. Chamber Business Leadership Hall of Fame, CEO of the Year and one of history's top three CEOs by Chief Executive magazine.

	Kevin Kowalski Senior Vice President Global Brand Management Holiday Inn Family of Brands IHG Kevin Kowalski is senior vice president global brand management, Holiday Inn family of brands, for InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom (LON: IHG; NYSE: IHG [ADRs]), the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. As senior vice president global brand management, Holiday Inn family of brands, Mr. Kowalski is responsible for providing strategic leadership and innovation for Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Holiday Inn Resorts on a global basis. He leads a team responsible for strategic and marketing support, brand positioning, guest experience development and rooms and revenue growth. Most recently, Mr. Kowalski served in a similar role for the Crowne Plaza brand as senior vice president global brand management, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts. Prior to this role, he was vice president brand management, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, North America. He also served as senior director, marketing, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, North America.

	Kevin Krone Vice President Marketing, Sales, and Distribution Southwest Airlines Co. Kevin is responsible for Southwest's marketing strategies covering all sales and promotions; special event marketing; multicultural activities; travel agent and other partnership relationships; all field sales offices; advertising; group marketing programs; Southwest's award-winning frequent flyer program called Rapid Rewards, online marketing, and distribution of Southwest's products. Kevin has over thirteen years of experience in technology and marketing. Kevin worked at Cellular One in Florida before joining Southwest. Started December 1992. Kevin received a B.A. in finance and an MBA from the University of Illinois.

	Yen Lee President UpTake.co Yen Lee, President of UpTake.com, has 12 years of entrepreneurial experience in search and online travel. Yen co-founded CitySearch San Francisco, was Executive VP at WorldRes where his team captured ~12% of 2001 online hotel bookings (source: PhoCusWright), and most recently was General Manager for Travel at Yahoo which he helped grow 40% YOY to ~$300M in annual revenue. The genesis for UpTake came while Yen was at Yahoo and observed that millions of travelers researching where to go, what to do and where to stay experienced a time-consuming and often frustrating process to filter unorganized information from thousands of sources. Before his search and online travel career, Yen worked at McKinsey and received his masters from MIT. Yen is a frequent speaker in industry conferences, including PhoCusWright and EyeForTravel.

	Mike McCormick Managing Partner Hudson Crossing Mike is an accomplished senior executive who has successfully launched, funded, bought, sold, and led companies in the travel, search and media space. In his latest venture, Mike funded and launched a successful advisory business which inspired him to form Hudson Crossing. In Mike's most recent corporate role, he served as Executive Vice President of Cendant's Hospitality & Leisure Group, where as business unit leader, he was responsible for the strategic direction and execution of the global hospitality business for Cendant Travel Distribution Services (TDS), now operating under the name of Travelport and recently acquired by The Blackstone Group. With brands that included Orbitz, Cheaptickets and Galileo, Mike was instrumental in designing and implementing strategies which resulted in the development of an industry-leading merchant hotel database of over 30,000 hotels and top line revenues that grew to $3 billion.

	Vela McClam Mitchell President & CEO Market Designs, LLC Vela McClam Mitchell is Founder and CEO of Market Designs, LLC, a global marketing, distribution and technology development consulting firm based in Atlanta, GA. Formed in 2004, it has performed consulting engagements in the U.S., Europe, China, Central America and the Middle East. The company's main goal since its founding remains focused on helping its clients reduce their distribution spend. Prior to forming Market Designs, Vela was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Worldspan's Travel Supplier Solutions Group. Her marketing career includes roles at Northwest Airlines, Hughes Aircraft Company, Honeywell and Data Transformation. She currently serves on the board of the World Trade Center Atlanta. Vela graduated with an MBA from Pepperdine University and has received certifications in Global Enterprise Management and Strategic Business Management from Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania respectively.

	Kyle Moore Vice President of Product Marketing Sabre Travel Industry Group Kyle Moore has been with Sabre for more than 10 years and currently leads the Product Marketing team responsible for setting Sabre's product strategy across the air and rail distribution spaces, as well as Sabre's Enterprise Data Management strategy. Prior to this, Mr. Moore had marketing responsibility for hotel distribution and Sabre's solutions offered to airlines for their internal automation needs. He also has substantive experience in corporate travel management and online self-management tools, traditional agency shopping and booking behavior, and held positions in Sabre's corporate strategy and business development and finance. Mr. Moore started his career in finance at American Airlines, where he also focused on finance and risk management. Mr. Moore holds a degree in Economics from The University of Texas, with a Master of Business Administration from Texas Christian University. Kyle resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife and two children.

	Margaret Murphy Partner Murphy Westmoreland Margaret works with executives and top talent to assist them in achieving their personal and business goals. As an executive coach, she collaborates with clients on high impact, high visibility projects and helps individuals develop the purpose, presence and plan to rapidly achieve success. Prior to founding MURPHY WESTMORELAND and MyFUTURE MySELF, Margaret headed the southeastern offices of IPG public relations. She also was a managing principal in the IBM Consulting Group's global business transformation practice. Margaret regularly speaks to audiences on leadership growth strategies, branding, and communications. Clients have included InterContinental Hotels Group, Target, RJ Reynolds, EarthLink, McDonald's, Wachovia and AFC. A graduate of Emory University, she resides with her husband in Madison, Georgia outside of Atlanta.

	Krista Pappas Head of Business Development Live Search Farecast A Microsoft Company Krista is a veteran travel executive with experience in the intersection of electronic publishing, distribution and technology. She is known for her ability to identify and aid the development of trends years before they become global. For example: she was the first professional analyst to cover Internet travel in 1996 at Gomez Adviors, a key player in the launch of online travel services in 1997, and a critical participant in the development of online travel sites in 2001. Prior to Farecast, Krista led M&A, sales and business operations as Chief Strategist and SVP of for SmarterTravelMedia. She was Head of Travel for New York Times Digital, and SVP for FareChase.com, the site that pioneered meta search. She has published many travel research reports which were sought after by many of the largest companies in travel and technology and read by most of the top analysts on Wall Street. Krista sits on multiple travel industry boards.

	Ken Penny Managing Director Marketing Communications Continental Airlines As managing director of marketing communications at Continental Airlines, Ken Penny currently oversees the planning, design, and production of Continental's online marketing communications, including the consumer website, continental.com, with nearly 10 million visitors per month from over 55 different countries and territories in 6 languages. Prior to his joining Continental Airlines, Ken held key positions in travel distribution and e-commerce at Sabre, American Airlines, and Qwest Communications.

	Christine Peterson Chief Marketing Officer TripAdvisor Petersen heads marketing, public relations, product development, content distribution and community support for TripAdvisor. Since joining the company in 2004, Petersen has overseen tremendous growth of site traffic, revenue, content and membership. She has also led initiatives that have greatly increased user interaction with TripAdvisor.com, such as the launch of social networking, map, video, personalization and CRM site enhancements. In 2007, Christine oversaw TripAdvisor's move onto Facebook and other third-party sites through the use of highly engaging applications. These applications have introduced the TripAdvisor brand to millions of new people around the world. In the summer of 2008, Petersen was named to the ForbesLife Executive Woman's 25 Most Influential Women in Travel list, which was compiled by polling top industry executives to determine the women in travel who "have significantly shaped and will continue to define" the travel industry. Prior to joining TripAdvisor, Petersen was vice president of member services with Travelocity. Petersen also held senior marketing positions at Charles Schwab & Co, American Express and Fidelity Investments. She holds an MBA from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree from Colby College.

	Kenneth Purcell Founder and CEO iSeatz Kenneth Purcell is iSeatz' Founder and CEO. Since launching iSeatz in 1999, Kenneth has been recognized as an innovator and change agent. He has led iSeatz to establish key partnerships with Air Canada, AMTRAK, Citigroup, Delta, KLM, MasterCard, Northwest, Southwest and others. iSeatz' completely customizable content and inventory aggregation and booking engine creates meaningful sources of ancillary revenues for iSeatz' clients. As a New Orleans native and Hurricane Katrina survivor, Kenneth re-established the company's headquarters in New Orleans in 2007. In 2008 iSeatz was the only Louisiana-based firm to rank on Inc. Magazine's list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies.

	Robert Sahadevan Vice President Mileage Plus United Airlines Named to the position in July 2007, Sahadevan is responsible for the company's frequent flyer program and associated marketing. He has overall profit and loss responsibility for the organization, which is a $1 billion business with 52 million enrolled members. Sahadevan joined United in 1997 as a senior staff analyst in finance. He previously served as senior vice president of UAL Loyalty Services and most recently as managing director of Investor Relations. Prior to joining United, Sahadevan worked for consulting firms in the United States and overseas. His clients included energy companies, financial services firms and the World Bank. He holds master's degrees in business administration and international relations, with a concentration in political economy, from the University of Chicago, and a bachelor's degree in economics and mathematics from Boston University.

	Bryan Saltzburg General Manager New Initiatives TripAdvisor Saltzburg is the head of new initiatives and leads TripAdvisor's new global Flights product. Prior to joining TripAdvisor, he worked for Travelocity, most recently serving as vice president of leisure businesses. Over his eight years there, Saltzburg was responsible for launching their successful online cruise business, and for managing and building the high-growth dynamic packaging, activities and events, and insurance businesses. Saltzburg previously held marketing and business development positions at Walt Disney Company, Neutrogena and Princess Cruises. He holds a B.S. in education and social policy from Northwestern University and an M.B.A from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.

	Dennis Schaal Contributing Editor Technology Travel Weekly Dennis Schaal is Contributing Editor, Technology, for Travel Weekly, and for U.K. magazine Travolution, he's its U.S. man-on-the-street regarding stateside trends in online travel, writing the "U.S. View" column. Having been stricken with the travel-technology bug since catching it in 2000 at Travel Weekly, Dennis recalls when the GDSs were CRSs and TripAdvisor was an unknown with a chancy media model.

	Sam Shank CEO & Co-Founder Dealbase.com Sam Shank is CEO and co-founder of DealBase.com. Sam previously founded and was CEO of TravelPost.com, the second-largest hotel review site that was acquired by SideStep and is now operated by Kayak. Previous to TravelPost.com, Sam worked in comparison shopping at Excite, CNET and as one of the first employees of NexTag where he launched the electronics category and independent sellers marketplace. Sam attended the University of Virginia and the Kellogg School of Management. Sam lives in San Mateo with his wife and two sons and enjoys golf, travel, and cycling.

	Brian Silver President and Acting Chief Executive Officer Travel Ad Network In March 2009, Brian Silver was named President and Acting CEO of the Travel Ad Network (TAN), the leading vertical ad network in travel and the web's largest travel information source in total audience. TAN's global audience reach is approaching 25 million. Brian served as President and Chief Operating Officer from April 2008 to March 2009. He joined TAN as Chief Operating Officer in November 2007. Under his direction TAN in August 2008, has surpassed Travelocity in reach in the U.S. with 10.4 million unique users. This makes TAN the first non-OTA to break into the Top 3 in the Travel Category. Brian has extensive online advertising experience. He has served as C.O.O. for Did-it Search Marketing and Vice President of Operations for IAC Advertising (the advertising solutions and sales division of Ask Jeeves, formerly AJinteractive). He was also Vice President & General Manager of Ask Jeeves' holding MaxOnline, which he joined in 2002 after —as a strategic consultant—helping to facilitate the successful merger between DoubleClick Media and interactive advertising firm L90. Prior to MaxOnline, Mr. Silver served as Product Manager for NOVO Media Group (now Semaphore Partners) where he developed large-scale websites for A-list clients. Before his interactive career, Mr. Silver spent 11 years in operations management for manufacturing facilities.

	Vickie Singer Vice President of Strategic Partnerships U.S. Travel Association Prior to joining the U.S. Travel Association, Vickie was the principal consultant and founder of Travel Technology Source. Travel Technology Source focused on assisting technology companies in need of a travel industry expert to evaluate or enhance the effectiveness and flexibility of applications; vacation packagers and tour companies who sought guidance and assistance in developing strategic plans; and travel agencies requiring assistance in identifying technology options to expand their business. As a part of Vickie's consultancy work, she developed and co-producer, the leading travel industry technology conference, Res-Expo. Under Vickie's guidance Res-Expo became the "must attend" event for travel industry technology and know-how. Having successfully produced Res-Expo since 2002, Vickie is recognized as an industry leader and as integral part of the show's success.

	Steve Stollerman Vice President North America Tvtrip.com Originally from New York City Steve has spent most of his life living between France and the US. This probably explains why Steve has spent the last 15 years working in the travel industry. First, for the elite, international Canadian company Butterfield & Robinson where he started in 1994 as a Trip Researcher, traveling the world planning exotic cycling and walking expeditions. He then became Regional Director forging a strong alliance with some of the top hotels in the world. In 2001, Steve took his extensive field experience and entered the emerging world of online travel. He began as Producer for Expedia where he helped launch the site in France. In 2003, he was named Site Director overseeing ecommerce activity for ExpediaFR, Anyway.com and the successful joint venture with the French national railroad, SNCF. Schooled both in Europe and in the United Sates, he graduated from Skidmore College with a BA and has completed business courses both at NYU and INSEAD. Steve is 43 and spends his time travelling between New York and Paris. He is an avid sportsman and shares his passion for travel with his wife and daughter.

	Adam Sutherland Vice President Strategy and Business Development Travel Channel Media Adam leads Travel Channel Media's strategic shift into new areas beyond television. Including digital partnerships, mobile, Travel Channel Academy, and Travel Channel Studios, Adam and his team leverage existing and newly developed assets to expand the Travel Channel brand into new businesses. Previously, with Discovery Communications, Adam led the acquisition of Petfinder and Petsincredible, one of Ad Age's top ten internet acquisitions of 2006. Adam joined Discovery from Asia where he held several regional positions. Most recently, he was the Regional Business Director for the Nokia account with Ogilvy & Mather, based in Singapore. He was also the Regional Director of Interactive Marketing for the IBM account, and worked on other B2B and B2C clients including Mercedes, and Zuji Travel.

	Michael Thomas Chairman Travel Ad Network BookingWiz.com & Sprice With a calling to finance, Michael became a successful independent trader in London at age 20 and moved to the U.S. in 1989. He founded a vitamin company 1993 and became a first mover in online travel when he founded OneTravel.com in a barn loft, on a working Pennsylvania sheep farm in 1995. In 2000, he sold OneTravel.com to Amadeus and Terra Lycos continuing on as CEO until 2004. In 2005, Michael founded Fare.Net, BookingWiz.com, and Clotures Ferlo, a West African fence company. In 2006 he invested in Travel Ad Network, the largest travel information aggregator. In 2008 Michael founded AllMedicalTourism.com which aims to become the leading search engine for Medical Tourism worldwide. Michael firmly believes, "The biggest risk is not taking risks!"

	Kelly Tompkins Founder & CEO AdventureLink Inc. Kelly has over twelve years of experience in developing leading travel applications for Sabre, Expedia, GetThere and Tickets.com. Kelly also founded LeisureLink, the leading GDS for booking vacation rentals. Kelly founded AdventureLink in 2006 with the goal of creating the first global reservation network for the adventure travel industry.

	Rob Torres Managing Director Travel Google, Inc. With over 15 years of travel industry experience, Rob Torres serves as Google's Managing Director of advertising and marketing for the North American Travel sector. In this role, Rob oversees the strategy development and profitable growth of integrated and innovative advertising campaigns. His group serves some of the largest Web and brick-and-mortar travel brands in the US. Prior to joining Google, Rob was Vice President of Strategic Hotel Partnerships at Expedia.com. During his seven-year career at Expedia, Rob managed a team that had Global responsibility for 30 strategic accounts, generating gross bookings in excess of $2 billion. Rob holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California and holds a Masters of Business Administration from Georgetown University Business.