Accenture
American Airlines
American Express Company
BBC World
Carey Worldwide Chauffeured Services
Carlson
Cendant Corporation
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Distilled Spirits Council of United States
Elite Traveler
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
eTurboNews
Expedia Inc
Fleishman-Hillard Inc
fvw International
IBM
InterContinental Hotels
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Loews Hotels
Marriott International
MAXjet
Mike Zimet Enterprises, Event Security & Executive Protection Services
Nakheel Hotels & Resorts
National Business Travel Association
National Public Radio
National Restaurant Association
Newsweek
OneSource Information Services
PhoCusWright Inc
The Boeing Company
The Hertz Corporation
The Travel Corporation
The Wall Street Journal
Travel Business Roundtable
Travel Guard International
Travel Industry Association of America
Travel Weekly
TravelMole
TUI AG
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
US Department of Commerce
Visa International
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Washington Convention Authority
Washington DC Convention & Tourism Corporation
4Hoteliers
American Hotel & Lodging Association
Amtrak
Arabian Hotel Investment Conference
Capitol Services Inc
Caribbean Hotel Association
GlobalHotelNetwork
Hsyndicate
International Franchise Association
International Hotel & Restaurant Association
International Hotel Investment Forum
International Society of Hospitality Consultants
Swain Tours
VRS Meetings & Events Inc
Media: Quotes from Summit Presentations Day One
PETER CRESSY, President & CEO Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
8.15 - 8.45 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION SUMMIT CHAIR: VINCENT A WOLFINGTON
TONY WHEELER, Founder, Lonely Planet
ALAN PARKER, Chief Executive, Whitbread plc
MANFREDI LEFEBVRE, Chairman, Silversea Cruises
EDOUARD ETTEDGUI, Group Chief Executive, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
JOE HOUSSIAN, Chairman, President & CEO, Intrawest Corporation
STEVAN PORTER, President, The Americas, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
SCENE SETTER: JACOB KIRKEGAARD
BOB PUCCINI, CEO, The Puccini Group
THOMAS J DONOHUE, President & CEO, US Chamber of Commerce
PETER C YESAWICH, Chairman & CEO, Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown & Russell
TIM ZAGAT, Chairman & CEO, Zagat Survey LLC
ARNIE WEISSMAN, Editor in Chief,Travel Weekly,US
FANNY PALLI-PETRALIA, Minister of Tourism, Greece
SARMAD ZOK, CEO, Kingdom Hotel Investments
JAY RASULO, CHAIRMAN, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
SPECIAL WELCOME: THE HONORABLE ANTHONY A WILLIAMS, Mayor of the District of Columbia
CONFERENCE CHAIR: JEAN-CLAUDE BAUMGARTEN, President,World Travel & Tourism Council
MODERATOR: CHRISTOPHER J RODRIGUES, President & Chief Executive, Visa International
LARRY KELLNER, CEO, Continental Airlines
JAMES WILSON, CEO, Nakheel Hotels & Resorts
ALEX KYRIAKIDIS, Managing Partner, Travel, Tourism & Leisure, Deloitte
MARK HENNESSY, General Manager, IBM Worldwide Distribution Sector
BARNEY HARFORD, President, Asia Pacific, Expedia
STELIOS HAJI-IOANNOU, Founder & Chairman, easyGroup
MODERATOR: PHILIP WOLF, President & CEO, PhoCusWright Inc
CARL RUDERMAN, Chairman, Universal Media
GARY R ROGLIANO, Director & CEO, MAXjet Airways, Inc
A LEADER'S PERSPECTIVE: ERIC ANDERSON, CEO, Space Adventures
MAURA HARTY, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, US Department of State
ARTHUR DE HAAST, Global CEO, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
MAURICE FLANAGAN, Vice Chairman & Group President, The Emirates Group
NIKHIL DEOGUN, Deputy Washington Bureau Chief, Wall Street Journal
ROBERT DARBELNET, President & CEO, AAA
MEI YUNXIN, President, Beijing Tourism Group
MODERATOR: ALEX CHRISTOU, Managing Director, Transportation & Travel Services, Accenture
SCENE SETTER: THE HONORABLE NORMAN MINETA, Secretary of Transportation, US Government
A LEADER'S PERSEPECTIVE: JW MARRIOTT, JR, Chairman & CEO, Marriott International, Inc
A LEADER'S PERSPECTIVE: DR MICHAEL FRENZEL, Chairman, TUI AG