Speakers

New, fresh and interesting speakers are being invited to speak right now. We are driving hard to get a fresh perspective from all areas of the travel industry and all over Europe. This year you will hear a better quality of speaker than ever, covering the topics you want to hear about. Those already signed up to speak include:

  • Rex Demanser, Vice President Distribution & Revenue Management, Kempinski Hotels
  • Shawn K Jereb, Corporate Director Revenue Management, Orient Express Hotels, Trains & Cruises
  • Henrik Imhof, Head of Yield Management & Pricing, Sixt Autovermietung GmbH & Co KG
  • Wilhelm Weber, Director Performance & Revenue Optimisation, World Hotels
  • Chris Martin, Head of Revenue Management, Ramada Jarvis Hotels
  • Alex Gisbert, Regional Director of International Strategic Accounts, Expedia Partner Services Group
  • Horatiu Tudori, Professor, Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne
  • Chetan Sharma, Director, Simon Kucher (UK)
  • Christain Vitiello, Head of Revenue Managment, Haven & British Holidays
  • Serge Chamelian, Business Development Manager Revenue Management, Amadeus
  • Henrik Reimers, Regional Revenue Manager, Choice Hotels Scandinavia (panel)
  • Neil Corr, Group Revenue & Distribution Manager, Premier Inn
  • Henrique Henriques, Director e-Commerce and Revenue Managment, Hoteis Real

If you have any suggestions about the senior revenue management and pricing gurus that you want to hear from, contact me: Nick Gay nick@geowebtoday.com or call me on +44 (0) 207 3757204

These people spoke at our 2008 RM events:

Revenue Management and Pricing in Travel Conference Europe 2008

  • Henriette Thilert, Head of Revenue Management, Aer Lingus
  • Glenn Commerford, Head of Pricing, Airmiles
  • Dan Martin, Head of Customer Insight, Airmiles
  • Serge Chamelian, Business Development Manager, Revenue Management Unit, Amadeus SAS
  • Bettina Rubick, Manager E-Commerce & Online Distribution, Choice Hotels Europe
  • Ivan Chemtob, Director of Revenue Management & Pricing, Club Med
  • James Bain, Head of Revenue Management, Cross Country Trains (Arriva)
  • Tomas Holan, Director of Revenue Management, Czech Airlines
  • Murad Hajbeehoy, Vice President, Partner Services Group, Expedia
  • Chris Silcock Vice President, Revenue, Service Delivery & HRCC, Hilton Hotels
  • Siv Forlie, Director of Revenue Management, EMEA, Hyatt International
  • Jason Houle, VP, Travel Solutions, Lixto Software
  • James Poole, Head of Global Strategy, Octopus Travel
  • Kate Varini, Professor, Oxford Brookes University
  • Ben Vinod, SVP & Chief Scientist, Sabre
  • Toke Høgild, Head of Pricing / Senior Revenue Manager, SAS Airlines Denmark
  • Frederic Pisvin, Senior RM Manager, Spanair
  • Steve Pinchuk, VP Profit optimization Systems, SAS Institute
  • Ingrid Johnson, Director of Revenue Management, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts
  • Joerg Esser, Head of Yield Management & Business Development, Thomas Cook Nederland BV
  • Aaron Sugarman, Head of Pricing Development, TUI UK
  • Warren Mandelbaum, Head of Revenue Management, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants

Revenue Management and Pricing in Travel USA 2008

  • Warren Liebermann, President , Veritec Solutions
  • Steve Pinchuk, VP Profit Optimization Systems, SAS Institute
  • Jay Hubbs, Director of Revenue Management, Expedia Partner Services Group
  • Chinmai Sharma, VP Revenue Management, Wyndham Hotels Group
  • Chris Anderson, Assistant Professor, Cornell University , School of Hotel Administration
  • Kim Nugent, Corporate Director of Revenue Management, Benchmark Hospitality
  • Susan Cary, Director of Revenue Management, AlaskaAir
  • Michael Bentley, Director, Analytics and Modeling Global Revenue Management, InterContinental Hotels Group
  • Melissa Skluzacek, Director of Revenue Management, Midwest Airlines
  • Peter Belobaba, Principal Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • Ben Druce, Director of Revenue and Pricing, WestJet
  • Dr. Bill Brunger, Internal Consultant, Continental Airlines , (SVP Network, Continental Airlines , retired)
  • Rick Zeni, VP Revenue Management, JetBlue Airways
  • Kurien Jacob, SVP RM and Distribution, Highgate Hotels
  • Elizabeth Churchill, VP Sales and Marketing, Aqua Hotels and Resorts
  • Kate Varini, Snr Lecturer, Oxford Brookes University & founder betterrevenue.com
  • Jim Rozell, Snr Director Revenue Optimization, Calson Hotels Group
  • Chris Bishop, Senior Director of RM Consulting and Training, Harrah's Entertainment
  • Dr Peter Belobaba, Principal Research Scientist, MIT International Center for Air Transportation
  • Neil Salerno, CHME, CHA, Consultant and Author, Hotel Marketing Coach
  • Juston Parker, President, Parker Hospitality Group
  • Kristi White, Director of Revenue Strategy, Travelclick
  • Dan Kowalewski, VP Revenue Strategy and Services, Wyndham Hotel Group
  • Tammy Farley, Principal, The Rainmaker Group