Speaking
Keynote
Panelist
Hidden Compass: “The Future of Travel” (2024)
Travel Alaska, Alaska Media Road Show: “Living Cultures” (2022)
Belize Tourism Board, Digital Marketing Summit: “How to Adapt to the Ever-Changing World of Digital Content” (2022)
Center for Responsible Travel, World Tourism Day Forum: “Destination Stewardship: Embracing Community-Centered Storytelling in Marketing” (2022)
Skift Megatrends: “The New Transparency” (2022)
Women in Travel Summit: “How Tourism Boards, PR, Creators Can Play a More Powerful Role in Equity and Inclusion” (2022)
UN Tourism, Brand Africa Conference, Zambia (2024)
Travel Alaska, Alaska Media Road Show: “Living Cultures” (2022)
Destination Canada and Travel Media Association of Canada: “The future of tourism” (2022)
WTM Africa, “The importance of ethics and sustainability in influencer marketing” (2021)
Wanderful: Why the Travel Industry is Essential in the Fight for Vaccine Equity
Travel Unity Summit (2020)
TravelCon: “Sustainability in Travel” with Intrepid Travel (2021)
IMM TravMedia NYC (2019)
Moderator + Presenter
2023
Travel Forum at Caribbean Marketplace, Puerto Rico
2022
Bloomberg CityLab, Amsterdam: “Tourism Reset: Building a Vibrant and Sustainable Tourism Economy for All (2022) — with Geerte Udo, CEO at Amsterdam & Partners; Norbert Kenner, managing director at Vienna Tourist Board; and Enver Duminy, CEO of Cape Town Tourism
Skift Megatrends, NYC: “Communities Taking a Central Role in Tourism” (2022) — with Enver Duminy, CEO at Cape Town Tourism
Skift Forum Europe, London: “Europe’s Tourism Future” —with Caroline Leboucher, CEO at ATOUT France and Miguel Sanz Castedo, CEO at Turespaña
Skift Forum Europe, London: “An Action Plan for Sustainability” (2022) —with Dupsy Abiola, head of global innovation at International Airlines Group (IAG) and Elke Dens at The Travel Foundation
Skift Sustainability Summit (virtual): “Putting Communities at the Center of Tourism” (2022) — with Judy Kopher-Gona at Sustainable Travel & Tourism Agenda
Skift Sustainability Summit (virtual): “Broadening a Framework of Sustainability for Travel and Travelers” (2022) — with Aditi Mohapatra, Vice President of Global Social Impact and Sustainability at Expedia Group, and Paul Nursey, CEO of Destination Greater Victoria
Skift Travel Loyalty Summit (virtual): “New Paths to Building Tourism Loyalty” with Petra Roach, CEO of Grenada Tourism Authority and Ramya Murali, principal at Deloitte Consulting
The Travel Fair Caribbean and Mexico (virtual): Traveling Beyond the Resorts (2022)
2021
Skift Global Forum, New York: “Why Travel Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Social Issues” (2021) — with Naledi Khabo, CEO at Africa Travel Associaton and Jeremy Sampson, CEO at The Travel Foundation
Skift Global Forum, New York: “Where Do US Destinations Go From Here?” (2021) — with Elliott Ferguson, CEO at Destination DC, Dana Young, CEO at Visit Florida and Caroline Beteta, CEO at Visit California
Skift Sustainability Summit (virtual): “How will DMOs Adapt to Tourism’s Changing Landscape?” (2021) — with Brad Dean, CEO at Discover Puerto Rico, Jen Paul Schroer, Cabinet Secretary at New Mexico Tourism Department and Rodrigo Esponda, CEO at Los Cabos Tourism
Skift Sustainability Summit (virtual): “Strengthening the Relationship Between Communities and Tourism” — with John De Fries, CEO at Hawai’i Tourism Authority and Denaye Hinds, founder of JustaTaad
Skift Aviation Forum: “An Action Plan for Sustainability” (virtual): “Sustainability’s Renewed Importance” — with Helane Becker, Managing Director at Cowen and Amelia DeLuca, vice president of sustainability at Delta Air Lines
Skift Design the Future: “Can Travel Avoid a Return to Old Bad Habits?” — with James Thorton, CEO of Intrepid Travel
Skift Design the Future: “Tapping into the New Traveler Consciousness” — with Lola Åkerström, co-founder of Local Purse; Iván Eskildsen, Minister of Tourism of Panama and Kelley Louise, co-founder of Impact Travel Alliance
Skift Short-Term Rental & Outdoor Summit: “How Outdoor Travel Startups Meet Consumer Demand” — with Sarah Smith, founder at The Dyrt, Arrive Outdoors’ Rachelle Snyder and Autocamp’s Anjali Agarwal
ITB Berlin: Tourism Trends
Skift Presents: “The Trends Driving Travel’s Big Rebound, Implications for the Caribbean,” a webinar for the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Allied Members
Propel Forward: “Sustainable Travel – The Media’s Role”
Workshops
2024
Guest lecturer, TSTD 4301W Travel Marketing Communication (Undergraduate) and team coach— George Washington University International Tourism Studies Institute
2023
Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference: One-on-One Consultation
2022
Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference: One-on-One Consultation
Belize Tourism Board, Digital Marketing Summit: Storytelling in Social Media Workshop
TravelCon: How to Be An Impactful Travel Storyteller, Half-Day Workshop