6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Opening Reception @ The Burlington Hotel


9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Welcome Remarks
Tiffany Topcik, President, HEDNA

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Opening Keynote
Geoff Ramsey-Co-Founder/CEO of e-Marketers

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Case Study/ Panel Discussion - Mulit-Lingual Websites
John Lambe, CTO, Open Jaw Jennifer Ginty, Director of Electronic Distribution, Hyatt Dan O'Sullivan, Director of Travel & Tourism, Translation.com

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM: “Engaging with the Mobile Generation”
Gerald Samuels, Founder/Executive Director - Mobile Technologies Limited Peter Hazel, Vice-President-Product Management, Pegasus

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM: “How the GDS are reinventing themselves to meet today’s corporate buyer"
Steve Fizgerald, Sabre Travel Network Kathy Fitzpatrick, WorldSpan Sinead Davis, Amadeus Global Travel Jane Lewis, Galileo Internation Margeret Bowler, HRG

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM: A Study by NYU on the History of Electronic Distribution - Where we are and where we’re going in the world of electronic distribution
Dr. Lali Rach, Associate Dean of the NYU Tisch Center and HVS International Chair Dr. Mark Warner, Director of Graduate Program, NYU

6:15 PM - 10:30 PM: Monday Night Event-Guinness Storehouse


11:45 AM - 12:45 PM: “Millennials and The Emerging Market”
Dr. Lali Rach, Associate Dean of the NYU Tisch Center and HVS International Chair

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Featured Speaker
Tom Jenkins

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM: “Maximize your exposure…where and how consumers are searching for your hotels and challenges”
Moderated: Bruce Speechley, Business Unit Leader/Travel Transportation, IBM Global Panelist From: Expedia, Google, Marriott Hotels, Lastminute.com, Tripadvisor

4:30 PM - 5:15 PM: Closing Keynote
Daniel Levine, Founder, Avant-Guide

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Closing Remarks
Tiffany Topcik, President, HEDNA