2025 Speakers

 

 

Kunal Ahuja, Revenue Manager, Volaris

Kunal Ahuja | Revenue Manager | Volaris » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Megan Atkins Thoben, Director Of Operations And Business Development, Louisville Regional Airport Authority

Megan Atkins Thoben | Director Of Operations And Business Development | Louisville Regional Airport Authority » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Jennifer Aument, Chief Executive Officer, The New Terminal One at JFK

Olaf Backofen, Head of Global Retail Partnerships, Lufthansa Group

Olaf Backofen | Head of Global Retail Partnerships | Lufthansa Group » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Harry Barrett Jr, Executive Director, Palm Springs International Airport

Joshua Bartek, Manager of Ancillary Products, Allegiant Air

Robert Bassey, Vertiport Design Lead, Federal Aviation Administration

Michael Bell, Senior Client Partner, Aviation And Aerospace, Korn Ferry

Michael Bell | Senior Client Partner, Aviation And Aerospace | Korn Ferry » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Shelly Bernal, International Trade Consultant, Small Business Development Center of Florida

Shelly Bernal | International Trade Consultant | Small Business Development Center of Florida » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Basil Binns, II, Deputy Director of Aviation, Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MIA)

Basil Binns, II | Deputy Director of Aviation | Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MIA) » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Max Bohn, Air Service Development, Merchant Aviation, A Groupe ADP Co

Luc Bondar, COO & President of MileagePlus, United Airlines

Luc Bondar | COO & President of MileagePlus | United Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Eric Boromisa, Managing Partner, Numbers & Letters

Eric Boromisa | Managing Partner | Numbers & Letters » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Carolina Camargo Goncalves, Manager, Digital Channels, Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras

Carolina Camargo Goncalves | Manager, Digital Channels | Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Julian Carr, International Development Director, Manchester Airport

Yen-Pu Paul Chen, Senior Director Corporate Planning & Business Intelligence, Star Alliance

Yen-Pu Paul Chen | Senior Director Corporate Planning & Business Intelligence | Star Alliance » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Dan Christian, Founder & CEO, Travel Trends Podcast

Dan Christian | Founder & CEO | Travel Trends Podcast » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Kelly Cochrane, Manager, Emergency Management, Ottawa International Airport

Kelly Cochrane | Manager, Emergency Management | Ottawa International Airport » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Gary Cojulun, Sr Manager, Retail Systems, United Airlines

Gary Cojulun | Sr Manager, Retail Systems | United Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Camilo Convers, Chief Information, Technology and Projects Officer, Arajet Airlines

Clare Corden, Conference Producer, Terrapinn Holdings Ltd

Clare Corden | Conference Producer | Terrapinn Holdings Ltd » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Eric Crump, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Aerospace Center for Excellence

Simone Davis, Director, REAL ID, Transportation Security Administration

Simone Davis | Director, REAL ID | Transportation Security Administration » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Filipe Alvarez de Oliveira, Senior Manager of Sustainability and Environment, Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras

Vijay Dheap, Chief Solutions Officer, RozieAI

Vijay Dheap | Chief Solutions Officer | RozieAI » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Viktorija Diestelkamp, Head of Analytics & AI Products, British Airways

Viktorija Diestelkamp | Head of Analytics & AI Products | British Airways » speaking at Aviation Festival America

William Dean Donovan, Managing Director, diamondstream

William Dean Donovan | Managing Director | diamondstream » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Gavin Eccles, Managing Partner, GE Consulting & Advisory

Atif Elkadi, Chief Executive Officer, Ontario International Airport Authority

Nick Ewen, Director of Content, The Points Guy

Nick Ewen | Director of Content | The Points Guy » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Julia Fedor, Director, Advertising and Social Media, United Airlines

Jason Fogelman, Sr. Director Airport Innovation, Standards & Training, Spirit airlines

Jason Fogelman | Sr. Director  Airport Innovation, Standards & Training | Spirit airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Heather Fox, VP of Consult, Consumer & Travel, Kyndryl

Heather Fox | VP of Consult, Consumer & Travel | Kyndryl » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Gabriel Fuentes, Head of DevOps/SRE, Global, Softtek

Gabriel Fuentes | Head of DevOps/SRE, Global | Softtek » speaking at Aviation Festival America

John Gable, Manager, Technology, Southwest Airlines

John Gable | Manager, Technology | Southwest Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Cesar Garcia, Revenue Management Manager, Vivaaerobus

Tom Garrison, Solutions Architect, Innovation & Emerging Trends, Southwest Airlines

Tom Garrison | Solutions Architect, Innovation & Emerging Trends | Southwest Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Daniel Gelemovich, Digital & Marketing Director, Volaris

Daniel Gelemovich | Digital & Marketing Director | Volaris » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Otto Gergye, Chief Commercial Officer, Avianca

Otto Gergye | Chief Commercial Officer | Avianca » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Aram Gesar, Publisher, AirGuide Travel Tech & Media

Aram Gesar | Publisher | AirGuide Travel Tech & Media » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Herbert Ghent, Executive Manager , Network Revenue and Distribution, Caribbean Airlines

Herbert Ghent | Executive Manager , Network Revenue and Distribution | Caribbean Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Rana Ghosh, Chief Transformation Officer, Spirit airlines

Rana Ghosh | Chief Transformation Officer | Spirit airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Anthony Gilmer, Vice President of Air Service Development and Strategic Marketing, Louisville Regional Airport Authority

Felipe Gomez, Revenue Management Director, Wingo

Felipe Gomez | Revenue Management Director | Wingo » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Bruno Gonzalez, Head of Loyalty, Volaris

Bruno Gonzalez | Head of Loyalty | Volaris » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Mandeep Grewal, Founding Partner/CEO, Flyaway Advisors LLC

Mandeep Grewal | Founding Partner/CEO | Flyaway Advisors LLC » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Claus Grunow, VP Corporate Strategy & Digitalization, Fraport AG

Shatequa Hamilton, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, AVIATION DISCOVERIES INC

Andrew Harvell, Manager, Digital Product - Customer Experience & Digital, Southwest Airlines

Simon Hawkins, Head of North America, Virgin Atlantic Airways

Simon Hawkins | Head of North America | Virgin Atlantic Airways » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Mia Healy-Waldron, Deputy Director of Aviation Customer Service, Massachusetts Port Authority

Mia Healy-Waldron | Deputy Director of Aviation Customer Service | Massachusetts Port Authority » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Roberto Held, Head, Business Development - Americas, Avion Express

Jim Hicks, VP, IT & Digital, Global Crossing Airlines

Jim Hicks | VP, IT & Digital | Global Crossing Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Ernest Hui, Head of Design, Cathay Pacific

Ernest Hui | Head of Design | Cathay Pacific » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Maurice Jenkins, Chief Innovation Officer IAP C.M., Miami International Airport

Maurice Jenkins | Chief Innovation Officer IAP C.M. | Miami International Airport » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Dawid Karaś, Deputy Sales Director, Head of NDC, LOT Polish Airlines

Dawid Karaś | Deputy Sales Director, Head of NDC | LOT Polish Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Justin Kester, VP Global Sales, Synaptic Aviation

Justin Kester | VP Global Sales | Synaptic Aviation » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Fiona Kiesel, Chief Guest Officer, Breeze Airways

Fiona Kiesel | Chief Guest Officer | Breeze Airways » speaking at Aviation Festival America

David Klein, Vice President, Talent, Spirit airlines

Juan Pablo Lafosse, CEO, travelx

Juan Pablo Lafosse | CEO | travelx » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Trevor Lane, Software Engineering Manager, Breeze Airways

Trevor Lane | Software Engineering Manager | Breeze Airways » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Marco Larson Bosco, Sustainability Officer, Sky Airline

Larry Leung, Principal and CXO, Transformidy

Benjamin Lipsey, SVP Customer Loyalty | President, Flying Blue, Air France K.L.M.

Jade Liska, Deputy Director, Planning And Engineering Division, Kansas City Aviation Department

Jade Liska | Deputy Director, Planning And Engineering Division | Kansas City Aviation Department » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Charlene Lowery, Recruiting Coordinator, PDT Airlines

Charlene Lowery | Recruiting Coordinator | PDT Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Matthew Lunder, Senior Manager, Revenue Management & Decision Support, Sun Country Airlines

Matthew Lunder | Senior Manager, Revenue Management & Decision Support | Sun Country Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Fabian Mascaretti, VP, Employee Experience, Avianca

Fabian Mascaretti | VP, Employee Experience | Avianca » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Sharon McCloskey, Vice President, Customer Experience, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Judy McMurtry, CEO/President, JM Excel Consultant LLC

Karina Medeiros, Regional Manager, Transformation and Products - Americas, IATA

Karina Medeiros | Regional Manager, Transformation and Products - Americas | IATA » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Elena Mendez, Regional Director, Eastern Region, Small Business Group, Exim Bank

Elena Mendez | Regional Director, Eastern Region, Small Business Group | Exim Bank » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Tomas Rodrigo Mendez, Revenue Manager, Air Century

Tomas Rodrigo Mendez | Revenue Manager | Air Century » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Mike Miguel, Managing Director, MSquare Consulting

Holly Miles, Editor, International Airport Review

Jaron Millner, Head of Digital and Innovation, Oneworld Alliance

Jaron Millner | Head of Digital and Innovation | Oneworld Alliance » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Paul Mills, Head of Inflight Services, Virgin Atlantic Airways

Paul Mills | Head of Inflight Services | Virgin Atlantic Airways » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Aneesa Mohammed, Customer Experience Officer, Caribbean Airlines

Lisa Morales Wilson, Head of Sales, Caribbean Airlines

Lisa Morales Wilson | Head of Sales | Caribbean Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Tara Mulrooney, CTO & VP Innovation, Edmonton International Airport

Tara Mulrooney | CTO & VP Innovation | Edmonton International Airport » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Christopher Munoz, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce

Christopher Munoz | Senior International Trade Specialist | U.S. Department of Commerce » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Vicki Nakata, Airline Venture CEO, Alaska Airlines / UP.Labs

Vicki Nakata | Airline Venture CEO | Alaska Airlines / UP.Labs » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Jonathan Norman, Managing Director, Normanas Aerospace

Derek Nseko, CEO, Airspace Africa

Derek Nseko | CEO | Airspace Africa » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Megan O'Connell, Director of Marketing and Branding, Philadelphia International Airport

Megan O'Connell | Director of Marketing and Branding | Philadelphia International Airport » speaking at Aviation Festival America

David Kwesi Ankamah Opare, Airport Services Duty Officer, Qatar Airways

David Kwesi Ankamah Opare | Airport Services Duty Officer | Qatar Airways » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Louie Orbeta, Manager, Cybersecurity and IT Infrastructure, Winnipeg Airports Authority

Matthew Ouimet, Director of Revenue Management, Yield, Southwest Airlines

Matthew Ouimet | Director of Revenue Management, Yield | Southwest Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

David Overfelt, Director Information Systems, Breeze Airways

David Overfelt | Director Information Systems | Breeze Airways » speaking at Aviation Festival America

SungJoon Park, Director - Loyalty & High Value Customers, SkyTeam

SungJoon Park | Director - Loyalty & High Value Customers | SkyTeam » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Shreya Parmar, Head of Offer Placement Business, Lufthansa Group

Shreya Parmar | Head of Offer Placement Business | Lufthansa Group » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Kushal Pasari, Director - Data Engineering, GenAI/ML, United Airlines

Kushal Pasari | Director - Data Engineering, GenAI/ML | United Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Howard Patty, Sr. Manager Digital Platforms, Southwest Airlines

Howard Patty | Sr. Manager Digital Platforms | Southwest Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Liliana Petrova, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, The Petrova Experience

Rupen Philloura, Director of Terminal Operations, Customer Service & AOCC, Miami International Airport

Rupen Philloura | Director of Terminal Operations, Customer Service & AOCC | Miami International Airport » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Gabby Poirier, Director, Juliett Alpha

Gabby Poirier | Director | Juliett Alpha » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Lars Pottgiesser, Lars Pottgiesser, Head, Business Development / Regional Vice President Office, The Americas, International Air Transportation As, IATA

Ken Pyatt, Deputy Aviation Director, Miami International Airport

Ken Pyatt | Deputy Aviation Director | Miami International Airport » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Jorge Quiroz, Chief Executive Officer, PDBM Consulting

Zachary R Sundquist, Assistant Airport Director, Portland International Jetport

Zachary R Sundquist | Assistant Airport Director | Portland International Jetport » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Giulio Ranucci, Head of Innovation & Digital, Aeroporti di Roma

Giulio Ranucci | Head of Innovation & Digital | Aeroporti di Roma » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Jamie Rhee, Commissioner, City of Chicago Department of Aviation

Juan Nicolás Rhoads, Independent Aviation Consultant, NR Consulting

Juan Nicolás Rhoads | Independent Aviation Consultant | NR Consulting » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Trevor Rice, Director of Marketing and Air Service Development, Tri-Cities Airport

Amit Rikhy, Co-Founder and Partner, Carlyle Airport Group

Amit Rikhy | Co-Founder and Partner | Carlyle Airport Group » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Irma Sadlauskaite, People and Culture Crew Acquisition and Exchange Partner, Avion Express

Stan Schmal, Director Digital & AI, Lufthansa Industry Solutions

Gerri Sinclair, C3PO - Chief Planning, Prioritization, and Performance Optimization Officer, Vancouver International Airport

Jonathan Stephen, Chief Marketing Officer, Arajet Airlines

Arpad Szakal, Aviation & Aerospace, Cormis Partners Ltd

Arpad Szakal | Aviation & Aerospace | Cormis Partners Ltd » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Adam Thompson, President, Lagniappe Aviation

Adam Thompson | President | Lagniappe Aviation » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Tricia Thompson, Talent Manager, Piedmont Airlines

Tricia Thompson | Talent Manager | Piedmont Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Lisa Thurston, CEO, Thurston Business Services

Lisa Thurston | CEO | Thurston Business Services » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Angela Trivedi, Manager, Payments & Distribution Strategy, Hawaiian Airlines

Angela Trivedi | Manager, Payments & Distribution Strategy | Hawaiian Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Christine Valls, Sales Director, Latin America & the Caribbean, United Airlines

Christine Valls | Sales Director, Latin America & the Caribbean | United Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Hans van de Velde, Chief Executive Officer, Winair

Laurel Van Horn, Programs Director, Open Doors Organization

Laurel Van Horn | Programs Director | Open Doors Organization » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Angela Vargo, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Breeze Airways

Laurence Vigeant-Langlois, Partner, AE Industrial Partners

Phillip Washington, Chief Executive Officer, Denver International Airport

Darrell Watson, Senior Vice President and Chief Experience Officer, Louisville Regional Airport Authority

Abe Weber, Airport Director, Appleton International Airport

Ed Wegel, Chair and CEO UrbanLink Air Mobility, Avi8 Air Capital

Ed Wegel | Chair and CEO UrbanLink Air Mobility | Avi8 Air Capital » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Peta Wolmarans, Director - Planning, Vancouver International Airport

Peta Wolmarans | Director - Planning | Vancouver International Airport » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Aylette Wright-Paul, Manager of Government and Industry Affairs, Caribbean Airlines

Aylette Wright-Paul | Manager of Government and Industry Affairs | Caribbean Airlines » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Aila Yamanaka, Senior Manager, Aviation Data, Tech & Insights, Port Authority of N.Y. and N.J.

Aila Yamanaka | Senior Manager, Aviation Data, Tech & Insights | Port Authority of N.Y. and N.J. » speaking at Aviation Festival America

Ruslan Zhurba, Senior Principal Engineer, JetBlue

Contact us

To sponsor or exhibit contact:
Joe Hames
Tel:   +1 646-619-1774

joe.hames@Terrapinn.com

 

Speaking Opportunities:
Clare Corden
Tel:  +1 201-912-7744

clare.corden@terrapinn.com

 

Marketing/Press Opportunities:
Emelie Flaig

emelie.flaig@terrapinn.com