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Cally Beaton
Podcaster, business mentor and broadcaster

Nisha Botevyle
UK & Ireland Country Director, Sabre

Dr Elif Balcı Fisunoğlu
Acting General Manager, Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency

Graeme Buck
Director of Communications, ABTA

Oliver Burkeman
Best-selling author and journalist 

Matt Callaghan
Director of Customer and Operations, easyJet holidays

Trudie Clements
Director, ABTA LifeLine

 Lucy Clifton 
Managing Director, Flight Centre

Susan Deer 
Director of Industry Relations, ABTA 

Mark Duguid 
 Managing Director, Kuoni

Phil Gardner
Chief Commercial Officer, Ambassador Cruise Line

Joao Gonzaga
Chief Digital Officer, DER Touristik Group

Tricia Handley-Hughes
 UK & Ireland Managing Director, InteleTravel

Lucy Huxley
Editor in Chief, Travel Weekly Group

Kelly Jackson
Managing Director TTC Tour Brands EMEA, The Travel Corporation

Rick Jones
UK Hospitality, Sports & Leisure Sector Leader and Corporate Finance Partner, PwC

Torey Kings-Hodkin
Head of Sales, Royal Caribbean International 

Inma Martinez 
Technology pioneer and AI scientist advisor

Simon Parker
Travel writer, author and filmmaker 

Ailsa Pollard
CEO UK & Ireland, dnata Travel Group

Simon Powell
CEO, Inspiretec

Justin Reid
Director of Media, Destinations, Hotels and Growth, Tripadvisor

Alistair Rowland 
Chair, ABTA and CEO, Blue Bay Travel 

Jo Rzymoswka
Owner, Jovolution

Eleanor Scott 
Partner, Strategy& (part of the PwC network)

 Andrew Swaffield
President, Virgin Enterprises

 Mark Tanzer
Chief Executive, ABTA

Darrell Wade
Co-founder and Chair, Intrepid Travel

Jeremy White
Senior Innovation Editor, WIRED

  Garry Wilson
Chief Executive Officer, easyJet holidays




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