SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS 2021 KNOWLEDGE HUB
The virtual Summit of the Americas 2021 event will host a series of conferences, panel discussions, talks and case studies from thought leaders, innovators and disruptors, with the aim of providing unique insights on the trends and challenges in the market.
José Ricardo Botelho
Executive Director & CEO, Latin American & Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA)
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
President and CEO, Starboard Cruise Services
Lisa Bauer is President and CEO of Starboard Cruise Services; she oversees all operations for Starboard and sister company Onboard Media.

Enrique Urioste
General Manager South America Sub-Cluster, Dufry Group
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
Co-Founder & CEO, Forwardkeys
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
President & CEO, Paradies Lagardère
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
Chief Executive Officer, Midway Partnership & Vice President, Commercial, Vantage Airport Group
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
Global Head of Marketing, Bacardi Global Travel Retail
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 Livney
Co-Founder & Chief Experience Officer, Servy
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
Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Walmart
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
Executive Vice President, Motta Internacional
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
Chief Executive Officer & Director, Hudson
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
COO South America, Dufry & President, ASUTIL
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
Senior Director, J.D. Power
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
Chief Executive Officer, Corporación América Airports
Martín Eurnekian is Chief Executive Officer of Corporación América Airports, a holding company that acquires, develops and operates airport concessions.

Jackie McDonagh
General Manager & Director ARI North America and Board Director, ARI Caribbean
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
Founder & Chairman, The Moodie Davitt Report
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
President, The Moodie Davitt Report
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.
