Design the Future - Skift Live

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Speakers

Walton Isaacson

Alexander Schellenberger

Chief Luxury & Premium Brands Officer

Casper Overbeek

Director of Customer Experience

Vice President & General Manager, Travel

DeShaun N. Wise Porter

Global Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Recognition

Iván X. Eskildsen

Minister of Tourism

Government of Panama

Jalak Jobanputra

Founder and General Partner

FuturePerfect Ventures

Intrepid Travel

Executive Creative Director

Chief Brand Officer

NeueHouse and Fotografiska

Founder & Executive Director

Impact Travel Alliance

Liesl Perez-Leary

Axis Integrated Mental Health

Lola Akinmade Åkerström

Visual Storyteller and Bestselling Author

President & Chief Love Officer

Kyricos & Associates

Head of Research

Hospitality Leader, Principal

Agenda

11:00 am

Welcome

Moderator
Matt Heidkamp
11:05 am

Skift Research: Travel Mythbusters
- Seth Borko
  
  Head of Research
  
  Skift
11:15 am

Can Travel Avoid a Return to Old Bad Habits?
- James Thornton
  
  Intrepid Travel
  
  CEO
Moderator
Lebawit Lily Girma
11:40 am

IDEA Awards Winner Feature
11:50 am
The Role of Brand Purpose in Hospitality
- Alexander Schellenberger
  
  Accor
  
  Chief Luxury & Premium Brands Officer
Moderator
Carolyn Kremins
12:05 pm

Tapping Into the New Traveler Consciousness
Moderator
Lebawit Lily Girma
12:40 pm

IDEA Awards Winner Feature
12:45 pm

Merging of Design, Culture, and Profits in Tomorrow’s Hospitality Experience
Moderator
Cameron Sperance
1:20 pm
Why Seamless Payments are Critical to the Future of Travel
- Colin Smyth
  
  Flywire
  
  Vice President & General Manager, Travel
Moderator
Dan Marcec
1:30 pm

New Frameworks For Integrating Wellness into Travel
- Mia Kyricos
  
  Kyricos & Associates
  
  President & Chief Love Officer
Moderator
Carolyn Kremins
1:55 pm
Designing for Future Event Experiences
- John Miyoshi
  
  Hubilo
  
  Executive Creative Director
- Liesl Perez-Leary
  
  Axis Integrated Mental Health
  
  Fractional CMO
Moderator
Miguel Neves
2:05 pm

IDEA Awards Winner Feature
2:10 pm

Opportunities for Travel in the Next Stage of the Internet
- Jalak Jobanputra
  
  FuturePerfect Ventures
  
  Founder and General Partner
- Cynthia Huang
  
  Dtravel
  
  Head of Growth
Moderator
Sean O’Neill
2:35 pm

Designing for Inclusion in Travel
- Aaron Walton
  
  Walton Isaacson
  
  CEO & Founder
- DeShaun N. Wise Porter
  
  Hilton
  
  Global Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Recognition
Moderator
Cameron Sperance
3:00 pm

Event Ends

Supported By

Accor

Flywire

Hubilo

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