9:30amChairman´s Introduction

• Paul Richer, Managing Partner, Genesys

9:45amPresentations and Panel

The online evolution...

The evolution of the web: from the World Wide Web to Web 2.0, from online travel to Travel 2.0 - what's next and how can you keep your finger on the online pulse?

• Marc Charron, Managing Director, Europe, TripAdvisor
  Marc Charron is responsible for leading TripAdvisor's rollout of local language sites and managing operations across Europe. Prior to joining TripAdvisor, Charron served as vice president of product marketing at SquareTrade, Inc. in San Francisco. Before SquareTrade, Charron served as managing director of QXL.com, Getz International Travel and Danube Travel, all based in London. Charron began his travel career in 1991 with Carlson Travel in Vienna. He received a bachelor's degree from Trinity University in Texas and spent a year abroad studying at the London School of Economics.
• Greg Webb, Chief Marketing Officer, Sabre
  Greg Webb leads global marketing initiatives for two of the travel industry´s most successful brands-Sabre Travel Network and Sabre Airline Solutions.
  As Chief Marketing Officer for the two companies Webb is responsible for a broad range of duties, from worldwide marketing business planning to customer marketing and communications. He also oversees travel merchandising solutions development, advertising management and execution, brand strategy deployment and portfolio management. Finally, Webb directs all supplier relationships with hoteliers, ground transportation companies, cruise lines and tour providers.
  Previously, Webb was Senior Vice President of Global Product Marketing for Sabre Holdings, managing the product and technology portfolio across multiple business units, with responsibility for the origination, design and delivery of the company´s product solutions.
• Ignacio Martos, Chief Executive Officer, Opodo
  Ignacio Martos was appointed CEO of Opodo in December 2006 and is based in Opodo's London office. In 2007 Opodo had EUR 1.3 billion in gross sales and reached its first net profit of EUR6.6 million. Before joining Opodo, Martos started Rumbo in 2000 and spent the next seven years as CEO at the online travel agency, which is a market leader in Spain and Latin America. Under his stewardship Rumbo fast became one of the Spanish online travel industry's big success stories and reached profitability in 2004.
  Martos studied law at the University of Seville and gained an MBA at IESE Business School, which is also in Spain.
• Dick Porter, Chairman, STA Travel Group (panel)
  Dick Started STA Travel in the seventies and grew it to a US$1.2bn organization employing 2600 people in over 90 countries. Now on the STA Travel board he devotes his time to finding and funding start-ups that could replicate such massive growth.

11.45am Coffee Break

12.15pm Presentations and Panel

Executive insights from around the world

How is the Asia Pacific region developing for online travel - what challenges do executives in this region face and how is this booming region set to develop? Most importantly what do you have to do - now - to capitalise?

• Glen Fogel, Managing Director Corporate Development and International, Priceline
  Mr. Fogel joined Priceline.com in February 2000 and is responsible for all of the firm's acquisitions and strategic transactions. He has been a key figure in Priceline's international program and has led all transactions since the first deal in September 2004. Through this program, Priceline has become the leading online seller of hotels outside North America. Mr. Fogel is a member of the Board of Directors of all of Priceline.com's international subsidiaries, including Europe-based Booking.com and Asia-based Agoda.
• Keyur Joshi, Chief Operating Officer, MakemyTrip
  Keyur is a co founder of MakeMyTrip & part of the MakeMyTrip strategic think tank. His primary responsibilities are sales, business development and strategy for MakeMyTrip. He was instrumental in creating the online travel market in India in 2005. He also oversees MakeMyTrip's US business and looks after the retail initiatives.
  He is closely associated with technology and has played an important role in the technological evolution of MakeMyTrip.
  Prior to MakeMyTrip, Keyur has worked in the US with a traditional travel consolidator and had a stint with India's largest Automobile Company - Tata Motors.

1.45pm Lunch Break

3.00pm Keynote Presentation

Now is a time of change, and even uncertainty, for the travel industry

Rising fuel costs, tightening credit markets and other global economic challenges are impacting travelers, and therefore travel suppliers. Yet despite the issues facing travel, suppliers can weather the storm and identifynew opportunities if they are willing to embrace change. In this session, Paul Brown will address trends in global traveler behavior and offer strategic insights for navigating the current environment.

• Paul Brown, President of Partner Services Group and Expedia North America, Expedia
  Paul Brown leads both Expedia global Partner Services Group (PSG) and Expedia North America. As the president of PSG, Brown is responsible for managing supplier relationships across all global points of sale for Expedia, Inc
  As the head of Expedia North America, Brown is responsible for the Expedia points of sale in North America, as well as overseeing Worldwide Travel Exchange®, Destination Services, and the Expedia business operations group.
  Prior to Expedia, Brown was a partner at McKinsey & Company. Based in London, Brown was a leader of the global travel and hospitality practice group where he served clients in all sectors of the travel and hospitality industry.
  Previously, Brown was senior vice president of strategic services with Intercontinental Hotels Group.

3.30pm Presentations and Panel

Managing a travel company through economic instability

What is the best strategy to excel during adversity - what can leaders do to maintain current success whilst capitalising on emerging opportunities that the credit crunch will inevitably provide? And with oil prices threatening to squeeze the industry, how can travel leaders emerge profitable form these turbulent times?

• Ed Kamm, Chief Operating Officer, lastminute.com
  Ed is Chief Operating Officer at lastminute.com, with responsibility for Europe-wide product strategy, development and optimisation across all product categories, offline sales and customer care, portfolio management, and transformation programmes.
  Ed moved to the UK and joined lastminute.com in August 2005, after serving as Chief Financial Officer and General Manager, Sales and Customer Care for Travelocity since 2003. Ed has been with lastminute.com´s parent company, Sabre Holdings since 1994 in various financial and operating roles.
• Alan Josephs, Managing Director, eBookers.com
Alan Josephs is responsible for running all ebookers business operations across 13 European countries. This includes the Mr. Jet brand in Sweden and Denmark. Alan took over as the MD for ebookers in March 2006.
Prior to his role at ebookers.com, Alan was responsible for the vacation packaging, cruise and destination services business units for the Orbitz and CheapTickets online travel brands in the United States and the NEAT private label packaging product.
Before joining Orbitz in 2003, Alan spent ten years working in a variety of product, marketing and general management roles at Travelocity.com, Global Vacation Group and Iomega Corporation.
• Alex Thomson, Director of Information Technology, Travelodge
  Alex has been Director of IT at Travelodge since January 2007 and has been instrumental in their online strategy. Previously he worked as International Supply Chain Director at DSG International.

5-7pm Cocktail Reception