HITEC HOUSTON 2018 SPEAKERS
Listed alphabetically by last name, these speakers participated in HITEC Houston, which took place June 2018.
Kerryn Abel
Director of Hotel Operations
Vdara Hotel & Spa
Independent Hotel in a Big Box World​: Monday
Ahtesham Ahmed
Vice President, International Sales
CardinalCommerce Corporation
Millennials Reshaping the Industry, Wednesday
Amir Amidi
Managing Partner
Plug and Play
Emerging Technologies - The New, New Things: Tuesday
Joshua Anderson
Principal Sales Consultant
Oracle Hospitality
Exhibitor Tutorials: AI in Hospitality: Practical Uses versus Science Fiction: Tuesday
Sandy Angel
Specifications Director
OpenTravel
Tech Talks: Hotel 2.0 Release: Thursday
Andrew Arthurs
SVP & CIO
Two Roads Hospitality
Guest Facing Technology: Tuesday
Ken Barnes
CIO
Omni Hotels and Resorts
Is More a Perfect Hotel Room: Wednesday
Michael Bennett
Senior Vice President of Global Marketing
Cendyn
Technology Showcase: Hotel Marketer’s Guide to Personalization at Scale: Tuesday
Josh Bergen, CHAE, CHTP
Controller
Venza
Ethics: Tuesday
Dave Berkus
Managing Partner
Wayfare Ventures LLC
Investing In Technology: Monday
Floor Bleeker
CIO
Movenpick Hotels & Resorts
CIO's Over the Generations: Monday
Rosemary Browning
Founder
Global Career Horizons
Talent Leadership & Development: Monday
Jacob Buckstead
Vice President of Sales – Hotels, Travel & Leisure
First Data Corporation
Trends in Payment Systems around the World: Wednesday
Gustaf Burman
CIO
Montage Hotels and Resorts
Is More a Perfect Hotel Room: Wednesday
Scot Campbell, CHTP
Chief Technology Officer
Live Nation Concerts
Future of POS: Monday
Mike Carlo
CEO & Founder
XanderPay LLC
Trends in Payment Systems around the World: Wednesday
Mark Carrier
President
B.F. Saul Company Hospitality Group
General Session: Technology and the Power of the C-Suite: Tuesday
Amitava Chatterjee
Director
Deloitte Digital
How do You Integrate New Technology into Legacy Systems: Monday
Anthony Clark
Vice President, Business Development
Thinix
Tech Talks: How Hotels can Implement 4G Internet Failover & How 5G Will Change the Future: Wednesday
Janelle Cornett
Executive Director of Organizational Revenue Management Education
MGM Resorts International
Talent Leadership and Development:Monday
Steve D'Erasmo, CHTP
Director of Technology, Planning Point of Sale Systems
Hilton Worldwide
IT Initiatives - Who's Got the Hot Potato: Owner, Brand, Manager or IT?: Monday
Robert Dawson
Consultant
IRECKONU
Exhibitor Tutorials: Creating the Ultimate Guest Experience Platform: Tuesday
Yani Deros
CEO and co-founder
CIRQ+
Tech Showcase: Technology Transforming Hotels — Smart Rooms for Smart Guests: Monday
Matt Donnelly
VP
FreedomPay
Technology Showcase: Trends in Payment Systems around the World: Wednesday
Rom Eizenberg
Director, Bluvision Sales
ASSA Abloy
Technology Showcase: Internet of Things (IoT) - The Connected World of Visibility and the Big Data: Tuesday
James England
Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
Fourth
Exhibitor Tutorials: Perfecting Purchasing: Ensure the Right Price, Right Product, Right Vendor: Wednesday
Diane Estner
President
DANNI Enterprises
Saving Energy While Others Pay the Bill: Sustainability and CSR: Monday
Thomas Fanger
VP Multimedia
MGM Resorts International
Guest Facing Technology: Tuesday
Jody Farrar
VP of Marketing
Chute
Tech Talks: Traveler Social Media Preferences and Habits: Wednesday
Carlos Flores
CEO & President
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation
Is More a Perfect Hotel Room: Wednesday
Mohit Garg
CEO
Proxce, Inc.
Investing in Technology, Monday
Catie Gillis
Director of Slot Marketing
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Merging Loyalty Programs: Monday
Barry Goldstein
EVP and Chief Commercial Officer
Wyndham
General Session: Power in the C-Suite: Tuesday
Cindy Estis Green
Co-Founder & CEO
Kalibri Labs, LLC
General Session: Technology and the Power of the C-Suite: Tuesday
Donna Hale
Owner
FEH Consulting, LLC
Ethics 1: Tuesday
Mark Haley, CHTP+, ISHC
Managing Partner
The Prism Partnership, LLC
Blockchain: Wednesday
Angela Hart
Solutions Architect
Fourth
Exhibitor Tutorials: Perfecting Purchasing: Ensure the Right Price, Right Product, Right Vendor: Wednesday
David Heckaman
Vice President of Technology Development
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Guest Facing Technology: Tuesday
Christina Heggie
Investment Principal
JetBlue Technology Ventures
Emerging Technologies - The New, New Things: Tuesday
Scott Heinlein
Marketing Director of Hospitality
Ruckus Networks
Tech Talks: Beyond Wi-Fi: How Will You Up Your Game?: Wednesday
Ted Helvey
CEO
Angie Hospitality
Tech Talks: Purpose-Built vs. Off-the-Shelf Technology for Hotels: Wednesday
Dr. Judy Holcomb, CHAE+, Ph.D.
Chair/Assistant Professor
Saint Leo University
Ethics 2: Thursday
Greg Hopkins
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
Intelity
Exhibitor Tutorial: Mobile and In-Room Technologies: Wednesday
Ted Horner
Owner
E. Horner & Associates Pty Ltd
CIO's over the Generations: Monday
Future of POS: Monday
Guest Facing Technology: Tuesday
Matthew Hostetler
Senior Vice President
Red Roof Inn
Fireside Chat: View from the Top Day-to-Day Challenges: Wednesday
Laurent Idrac
Hospitality Consultant
Former AccorHotels CIO
Digital Journey: Thursday
Robert Irvine
Celebrity Chef
Comcast Business
Technology Showcase: Serving Up Satisfaction — Technology Solutions for Improving Guest Dining Experiences: Wednesday
Siva Kantamneni
CTO Travel Hospitality and Leisure
Deloitte Digital
How do You Integrate New Technology into Legacy Systems: Tuesday
Ash Kapur
Sr. Vice President Hotel Asset Management & Chief Revenue Officer
Starwood Capital Group
General Session: Technology and the Power of the C-Suite : Tuesday
Dmitry Koltunov
CTO/Co-Founder
ALICE
Monolithic vs Best in Class: Thursday
Thom Kozik
Chief Commercial Officer
Loyyal
Blockchain: Wednesday
Balaji Krishnamurthy
Global Strategy & Corporate Development Executive | Chief Strategy Officer | Product Management | AI/ Analytics
Sabre Hospitality
Artificial Intelligence "from hype to reality": Monday
Bill Kushubar
VP of Sales
Inntopia
Exhibitor Tutorials: Marketing and Commerce Practices to Drive Revenue: Tuesday
Michael Levie, CHTP
COO
citizenM
General Session: Technology and the Power of the C-Suite : Tuesday
Eric Liebman
Vice President, Head of Product Strategy—Travel and Entertainment
Elavon
Exhibitor Tutorials: Payments Paralysis: How to Modernize Payments: Tuesday
Lauren Long
Director of Marketing
Site 1001
Tech Talks: There are No Empty Rooms in a Happy Building: Wednesday
Mark Loyd
Chief Strategy Officer
MSI Solution
Monolithic vs. Best in Class, Thursday
Jonathan Margalit
Sr. Business Development Manager
E Ink Corporation
Tech Talks: I Can't Believe it's Not Paper: Tuesday
Ummara Marshall
Director POS
Marriott-Global
IT Initiatives - Who's Got the Hot Potato: Owner, Brand, Manager or IT?: Monday
Robert Massimilian
Senior Voice Product Marketing Manager
Spectrum Enterprise
Tech Talks: How Hosted Communications can improve staff productivity and guest experience: Tuesday
John McAuliffe
President
Achiga
Technology Showcase: Hotel Marketer’s Guide to Personalization at Scale: Tuesday
Nicolas Mercier
Practice Lead, Hospitality & Travel
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Guest Facing Technology: Tuesday
Larry Mogelonsky
Managing Partner
Hotel Mogel Consulting Limited
Check-In Utopia: The Perfect Arrival Experience: Wednesday
Mainak Mojumdar
VP, Central Architectural Group
Mindtree
Artificial Intelligence, "from hype to reality": Monday
Mark Morrison
Managing Director
Neeba Group
Talent Leadership and Development: Monday
Raj Mukherji
Vice President of Product and Vertical Marketing
Spectrum Enterprise.
Exhibitor Tutorials: Taking your Brand to the Top with OTT and Fiber: Tuesday
Pradip Mulji
Lodging Controls
Sound Wifi Networks, LLC.
Technology and How It Shapes Brand Standards, Monday
Tyler Mumley
VP of Sales
Inntopia
Exhibitor Tutorials: Marketing and Commerce Practices to Drive Revenue: Tuesday
Jake Necessary CISSP, MSCE, M.Sc.
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Interstate Hotels and Resorts
Data Security, The Fight for Privacy Monday
Shayne Paddock
VP, GMS Product Development & Innovation
TravelClick, Inc
Tech Talks: Power Your Marketing with Artificial Intelligence: Wednesday
Miraj Patel
President & CEO
Mirage Hospitality
Millennials Reshaping the Industry: Wednesday
BJ Patel
Baywood Hotels
VP Finance and Development
Fireside Chat: View from the Top Day-to-Day Challenges: Wednesday
Hitesh Patel, CHO, CHA
Chairman
Asian American Hotel Owners Association
Fireside Chat: View from the Top Day-to-Day Challenges: Wednesday
Vijay Patil
Senior Engineer
GX2 Technology
Tech Talks: Avoiding Guest Wi-Fi Disasters at your Hotel: Wednesday
Theresa Payton
Former White House CIO and Cybersecurity Authority
Closing Keynote Speaker: Hype or Reality? Your Workplace and Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, & the Internet of Things: Thursday
John Picard
Founder
JPA
Saving Energy while Others Pay the Bill - Sustainability, CSR: Monday
Peri Pierone
CEO
Eleven Software.
Exhibitor Tutorials: The Evolution of Hotel WiFi: Not Just an IT program anymore: Wednesday
John Prusnick
Global Director - Property Solutions & Owner Relations
Hyatt Hotels Corp.
Check-In Utopia: The Perfect Arrival Experience: Wednesday
Paul Rantilla
EVP Global Sales
Amadeus
Monolithic vs. Best in Class, Thursday
Connie Rheams
Global Head of Hospitality Sales
Beekeeper
Tech Talks: Engage Multi-Lingual Employees Without Emails Using Hospitality’s Most Innovative Technology: Tuesday
Douglas Rice
Managing Director
Hospitality Technology Network
Blockchain: Wednesday
Chip Rogers
CEO
Asian American Hotel Owners Association
Fireside Chat: View from the Top Day-to-Day Challenges: Wednesday
Jordan Salmon
VP Loyalty Marketing
MGM Resorts International
Merging Loyalty Programs: Monday
Jos Schaap
Founder and CEO
StayNTouch
Technology Showcase: Your Guests are Changing, So Should Your PMS: Wednesday
Michael Schubach
Strategic Deployments and Program Management Director
Infor Hospitality
Exhibitor Tutorial: The Future of Technology: Is AI Coming to Hospitality?: Wednesday
Farr Shepherd
President
Decypher Technologies
Tech Talks: What You Need to Know About Cellular & Public Safety Antenna Systems: Tuesday
Ankur Sheth
CEO
Moviebeam
Exhibitor Tutorials: Taking your Brand to the Top with OTT and Fiber: Tuesday
Henry Shields
Executive Director of Finance, Corporate Sustainability
MGM Resorts International
Saving Energy while Others Pay the Bill - Sustainability, CSR: Monday
Prakash Shukla
Managing Partner
Wayfare Ventures LLC
Investing in Technology: Monday
Rich Siegel
President & Publisher
Hospitality Upgrade
Is More a Perfect Hotel Room: Wednesday
Jay Sigona
Senior Director Enterprise Program Development and Implementation
Choice Hotels
Technology and How It Shapes Brand Standards, Monday
Raj Singh
Founder
GoMoment
Emerging Technologies - The New, New Things: Tuesday
Julie Snyder, CIPM, CIPT, CIPP/G, CIPP/US
Lead Information Security & Privacy Engineer/Scientist
MITRE and Privacy Capability Co-Lead, IAPP Faculty
Data Security, The Fight for Privacy: Monday
Mike Sousa
Senior Product Manager
JANUS Displays
Tech Talks: Where and When to Deploy Digital Signage: Tuesday
John Stojka
Cofounder
Sertifi
Exhibitor Tutorials: Use ACH to Save Thousands and Enhance PCI Compliance: Tuesday
Tim Sullivan
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
Cendyn
Technology Showcase: Hotel Marketer’s Guide to Personalization at Scale: Tuesday
John Swain
Director of Product Management
Evolve Controls
Tech Talks: New Guest-Facing In-Room Controls Technology: Wednesday
Sundar Swaminathan
Director, Hotel Solutions Marketing
Oracle Hospitality
Exhibitor Tutorials: AI in Hospitality: Practical Uses versus Science Fiction: Tuesday
Dr. Michael Toedt
Founder & CEO
dailypoint™ - Software by Toedt
Tech Talks: GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation: Wednesday
Rich Tuckwell
Chief Commercial Officer
Avvio
Exhibitor Tutorial: Grow Your Direct Bookings through Revolutionary Technology: Wednesday
Richard Tudgay
SVP of IT
Highgate Hotels
IT Initiatives — Who's Got the Hot Potato, Owner, Brand Manager or IT?: Monday
David Velasquez
SVP Technology and Distribution
LinksRez
Tech Talks: Hotel 2.0 Release: Thursday
Jenna Villalobos
Vice President, Revenue Management
Outrigger Enterprises Group
Technology Showcase: Hotel Marketer’s Guide to Personalization at Scale: Tuesday
Yvette Vincent, CHTP
Chief Technology Officer
Delaware North
Future of POS: Monday
Mike Walsh
21st Century business designer, futurist, global nomad and author of Futuretainment and The Dictionary of Dangerous Ideas
Opening Keynote Speaker: Reinventing Leadership for the Age of Machine Intelligence: Monday
Matthew Walsh
Managing Partner
Castle Island Ventures
Investing in Technology: Monday
Don West
National Channel Manager
MTS Inc.
Exhibitor Tutorials: Transforming HSIA for Your Next Generation Guests: Wednesday
Jeff Wielgopolan
VP Learning and Development
Forbes Travel Guide
Check-In Utopia: The Perfect Arrival Experience: Wednesday
Lyle Worthington, CHTP
CIO
The Student Hotel
CIO's over the Generations: Monday
Saving Energy while Others Pay the Bill - Sustainability, CSR: Monday
Michael Zetterlund
Product & Marketing Director
ARIANE
Check-In Utopia: The Perfect Arrival Experience: Wednesday