José Ricardo Botelho, who leads the Latin American & Caribbean Air Transport Association, is a lawyer with many years of experience in civil aviation and public service.

Lisa Bauer is President and CEO of Starboard Cruise Services; she oversees all operations for Starboard and sister company Onboard Media.

Enrique Urioste has 21 years of executive experience managing retail operations in Latin America, Armenia and the USA, across channels ranging from airports to ferries.

Olivier Jager is a seasoned travel technology entrepreneur. He launched ForwardKeys in 2010 and drives the company’s vision, strategy and growth as it provides solutions for companies operating in the travel ecosystem to better anticipate future demand by knowing who’s travelling tomorrow.

Gregg Paradies is President and CEO of Paradies Lagardère, the leading North American airport travel retailer and restaurateur. The company has a presence of 850 stores and 170 restaurants and bars in more than 100 airports.

Sammy Patel is Vice President of Commercial for Vantage Airport Group and Chief Executive Officer of Midway Partnership.  He is also a member of the company's executive team.  Sammy is responsible for the company’s commercial strategy and commercial operations globally. 

Ignacio Vázquez was named Global Head of Marketing for Bacardi Global Travel Retail in July 2020, having joined the group in 2015. He previously served as Vice President of Marketing for Latin America & Caribbean, contributing to market share growth across the Bacardi portfolio in the region.

Jeff is a Co-Founder and the Chief Experience Officer (CXO) at Servy, which launched in 2014 as an airport digital commerce app called Grab. He oversees commercial partnerships and business development as well as product development, operations and guest experience.

Jane Ewing leads Walmart’s Sustainability team and efforts, which prioritize people and the planet by aiming to source responsibly, sell sustainable products, restore natural resources, and reduce waste and emissions.

Aurelio Barria is Executive Vice President at leading Central, South American and Caribbean travel retailer Motta Internacional. He oversees the Panama-based company’s duty free and duty paid retail operations and its corporate and government relations. He has worked for Motta since 1992.

Roger Fordyce is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director for Hudson. Prior to his current role, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President of Operations, and Vice President of Operations.

Gustavo Fagundes is currently South America COO at Dufry and President of ASUTIL. During his career he has held various positions at Brasif (before its acquisition by Dufry), including as Operations Vice President, and also worked for large corporations such as AmBev and Accenture.

Michael Taylor is Senior Director and Practice Lead for Travel Intelligence at J.D. Power. He is responsible for providing industry thought leadership and business improvement recommendations to the company’s clients in the airline, airport, and car rental segments.

Martín Eurnekian is Chief Executive Officer of Corporación América Airports, a holding company that acquires, develops and operates airport concessions.

Jackie McDonagh is an executive level retail professional with 25 years of experience. She has spent seven years with Aer Rianta International (ARI), a leading travel retailer with outlets around the world.

Martin Moodie created The Moodie Davitt Report (then called The Moodie Report) in 2002, driving it to prominence from a start-up to the leading provider of business intelligence for the travel retail and airport commercial revenue sectors.

Dermot Davitt is one of the most experienced editors and commentators working in the travel retail media. He joined what was then The Moodie Report in April 2006 as Deputy Publisher, becoming a shareholder and President in August 2015.