The Hospitality Show Hotec Design Hotec Operations Attend Show Overview Who Attends Press Sustainability Agenda Conference Advisory Board Show Floor Show Floor Highlights Exhibitor List Floor Plan Sponsors Exhibit/Sponsor Become an Exhibitor/Sponsor Sponsorship & Booth Inquiry Floor Plan Exhibitor List Stay Connected Register Attend Show Overview Who Attends Press Sustainability Agenda Conference Advisory Board Show Floor Show Floor Highlights Exhibitor List Floor Plan Sponsors Exhibit/Sponsor Become an Exhibitor/Sponsor Sponsorship & Booth Inquiry Floor Plan Exhibitor List Stay Connected The Hospitality Show Hotec Design Hotec Operations 2026 Speakers Adrian Adriano III Senior Manager, Commercial Performance – Franchised Hyatt – Latin America & Caribbean Benu Aggarwal Founder and President Milestone Nazpari Aydin Co-Founder & CEO Destination AI Forum Malcolm Berg Founder, President and Design Director EoA, Inc. Sachin Bhakta VP, Development Globiwest Ben Bloss Assistant General Manager, Food & Beverage Universal Orlando Resort Toi Brown Senior Vice President of Human Resources Hotel Equities Enrique Calderón Chief Operating Officer Posadas Silvia Camarota Sr. Director, Market Management Expedia Group Kevin Carey Chief Operating Officer AHLA Paula Cerrillo Vice President of Development, Caribbean Marriott International Peter Chambers Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer Montage International Priya Chandnani EVP, Commercial Strategy Sage Hospitality Group Michael Cheng Dean Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, FIU Jennifer Clark Fugolo Vice President of Industry & Stakeholder Engagement AHLA Foundation Jacqueline DeChamps Chief Operating Officer Towne Yash Desai VP, Development AGA Essentials Hugo Desenzani Executive Vice President, Operations and Luxury Highgate Brittany Dewey General Manager The Belgrove Resort & Spa West Palm Beach Lisa Dughi CEO NAF David Faro Director of Workforce and Business Development National Restaurant Association Dan Fernandez Vice President, Digital Marketing + Strategy Concord Hospitality Warren Fields Chief Executive Officer Pyramid Global Hospitality Bruce Ford SVP and Director of Global Business Development Lodging Econometrics Gareth Fraser Vice President Sales & Marketing Operations Alliants Alex Fromson Director, Hotel Market Partnerships Expedia Group Richard Garcia Senior Vice President Food & Beverage Crescent Hotels & Resorts Thom Geshay CEO & President Davidson Hospitality Group Fabien Gnemmi General Manager The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour Gregory Griffie Senior Vice President, Food & Beverage Davidson Restaurant Group Mike Hampton Professor & Graduate Faculty Member Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, FIU Jessica Hancock Senior Director of Sustainability Ecolab Esther Hertzfeld Executive Editor Forge Richard Hess Hotel Manager The Hilton Orlando Cassandra Hill President and Chief Executive Officer Suite Dreams Hospitality Karla Hoyos Miami Chef & World Central Kitchen Board Member Lily Hu EVP, Business Strategy Crescent Hotels Amy Hulbert Vice President of Boutique and Upscale Brands BWH Hotel Group Darling Jarquin Sponsorship and Events Manager City of Doral Ashli Johnson CEO & Founder Hospitality Hued Jeanelle Johnson Managing Partner and Travel Lead Client Partner PwC Alexi Khajavi President, Hospitality & Real Estate Forge Jessica Kranz Hughes Co-Founder & Principal Concordia Partners Anuj Ladha National Head of Brand Performance, G6 Hospitality Carl Long President and CEO Purchasing Management International Rosanna Maietta President & CEO AHLA Suzanne Markham Bagnera Assistant Professor and Program Director of Executive Education Florida International University Yola Marshall Vice President, Global Sales – Americas IHG Hotels & Resorts Keryn McNamara Chief Information Officer Aimbridge Hospitality Mychal Milian General Manager Marriott Stanton South Beach Shelby Monaghan Digital Marketing Manager Highgate Chris Nassetta President & CEO Hilton Robert O'Leary Deputy Assistant Secretary for Travel and Tourism Industry & Analysis U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration Alannah Paren Director, CRM & Lifecycle Marketing EOS Hospitality Amar Patel VP, Development Fairbrook Hotels Armaan Patel Founder AGA Hotels Kiersten Pearce Chief Revenue Officer AHLA Kirk Pederson Chief Operating Officer PM Hotel Group Gilda Perez-Alvarado Group Chief Strategy Officer Accor Alfonso Perez-Vega General Manager The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa Sarah Phelps VP, Games Hospitality United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Brandy Rand VP/Market Leader, Hospitality Group Forge Jason Reader Chief Operating Officer Davidson Hospitality Group Peter Ricci Director, Hospitality & Tourism Management Program Florida Atlantic University Mary Rogers EVP, Hospitality Operations Turnberry Anu Saxena President Hilton Supply Management Gustaaf Schrils Chief Information Officer Omni Hotels & Resorts Awet Sium General Manager Kimpton Vero Beach Hotel & Spa Joe Snider Director, Environment, Americas IHG Hotels and Resorts Scott Strickland Chief Commercial Officer Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Jeremy Tobin Senior Vice President Starwood Capital Group Duncan Wardle Former Head of Innovation and Creativity The Walt Disney Company Renee Lee Wege Trendologist, Senior Publications Manager Datassential Mark Weiss Senior Vice President, Food & Beverage and Design Loews Hotels & Co David Whitaker President & CEO Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Jill Ziemba Vice President of Food and Beverage Atrium Hospitality