Speakers ⇽ Annual General Meeting & Marketing Conference

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Julie Holmes

Keynote Speaker on AI and Innovation

Meet Julie Holmes: your friendly neighborhood nerd and an AI aficionado. She's a globe-trotting traveller, inventor, tech founder, and an innovation powerhouse whose spent over 25 years in enterprise technology and next-generation products. As an award-winning speaker, Julie captivates audiences with her wicked smarts and cheeky humor, making AI understandable, relatable and actionable.

Claudio Bellinzona

CCO at VOX Group

https://www.voxgroupglobal.com/

Currently serving as CCO at Vox Group, global leader for innovative tech solutions in tourism and culture, Claudio has 20+ years of experience in building innovative digital products and ventures. He co-founded Musement (now TUI Musement), which was successfully acquired by TUI Group in 2018, where he served for more than 10 years as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Supply Officer, and where he’s still involved as Strategic Advisor. He’s also Adjunct Professor in Digital Innovation at the University of Pavia and Academic Fellow at Bocconi University. His career included significant roles with Pay-TV operators (Sky Italia), Telcos (Fastweb, TIM, TS), TV networks (DeA Digital), and tech manufacturers (Philips, Panasonic).
Additionally, he’s an investor and serves as board member and advisor in several companies, including P101 (VC), Civitfun (travel tech), Jampy (food-tech).

Ken Lau

Ken Lau · Head of Global Partnership, Global Distribution of Tours and Tickets at Trip.com

https://trip.com

Ken Lau is the Director of Distribution for Attractions & Tours at Trip.com. He is responsible for overseeing Trip's global B2B distribution operations and works closely with strategic partners, including leading OTAs, travel agencies, super apps, and Google TTD, to utilize Trip.com’s extensive offering of over 200,000 bookable tickets and activities. Prior to joining Trip.com, Ken spent ten years at Merlin Entertainments and Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

John Maguire

CEO of TripAdmit

https://tripadmit.com/tipdirect-digital-tipping-solution/

With 25 years of experience in the travel industry, encompassing roles in airlines, booking software and on the operator side of tours and activities as VP of Sales and Marketing with City Wonders, John Maguire is currently the Founder and CEO of TripAdmit. At TripAdmit, he leads the charge in travel technology, developing innovative and AI led in-tour engagement solutions for activity providers and guides. The company's offerings include AI Assisted Review Collection, Digital Tipping, Tour Upselling, and solutions for increasing Social Media Followers.

Linda Denbrock

COO at AAMP Agency

https://www.aamp.agency

Linda Denbrock is the COO of AAMP Agency, bringing over 20 years of experience in advertising and tourism. Her career began in advertising, managing major tourism accounts across aviation, hotels, and cruise lines. Linda's expertise extends to new business development and tour creation and operations management for an international food tour operator. She also served as an Enterprise Team Manager for a leading tourism booking platform, gaining invaluable insights into the consumer journey. Linda is passionate about travel and committed to helping clients create memorable experiences through innovative marketing strategies at AAMP Agency.

Nejc Jus

Director of Research at World Travel & Tourism Council

https://www.wttc.org

Prior to his role at WTTC, Nejc held various research positions at leading global real estate companies including JLL, Knight Frank and Savills. Nejc holds BA in Land Economy and Management Studies from University of Cambridge and MSc in Environmental Economics from University College London. Hailing from Slovenia, he loves to travel for adventure and to experience new cultures.

Jess Dante

Founder of Dante Media

https://jessicadante.com/

Jessica Dante is the founder of Dante Media, a digital media brand that helps London and Paris tourists to have the trip of a lifetime and to avoid the city’s overhyped and overdone spots. Jess has grown the brand from just a few hundred YouTube subscribers to a community of over 1 million future tourists across multiple social channels. Love and London's social content reaches an average of five million people each month who also purchase their London guides from their Shopify shop, support their sponsored content and book experiences through affiliate links. This year Jess and her team also launched Love and Paris, their first step into international expansion. Jess has been featured by Forbes, Newsweek, BusinessInsider, Yahoo and other major publications.

Steve Edwards

CEO of AAMP Agency

https://www.aamp.agency

Steve Edwards is the CEO of AAMP Agency, a leading tourism marketing firm based in Las Vegas, NV. With over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience across various industries, Steve has successfully built and grown ten different businesses, ranging from car dealerships to e-commerce ventures. In 2017, he founded AAMP Agency, driven by a passion for understanding what motivates customers in the tourism industry. Steve's innovative approach and firsthand experience as a tour operator have shaped AAMP into an irrefutable force in Tour Operator, Adventure, and Destination Marketing. Outside of work, Steve enjoys traveling, attending music festivals, and exploring Las Vegas with his family.

Umesh Majithia

Commercial Director of Gray Line London (Golden Tours)

https://graylinelondon.com/

Commercial Director at Golden Tours and have been with the company for 30 years. My role is to identify opportunities to expand the business through new partnerships and markets and support company goals, maintaining key relationships with resellers and suppliers and making sure financial targets are attained. My previous roles have been IT Manager, E-commerce Director, Sales and Marketing Manager and I have managed the Operations team too. I have also many exhibitions and conferences with Gray Line.