Travel & Tourism

Experts in the promotion and management of travel experiences, focusing on leisure, business, and cultural exploration

Steffen Gebert

Steffen Gebert

Steffen is leading the infrastructure team at emnify, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) running custom-built mobile core networks for the Internet of Things on Amazon Web Services. His technical main interest is misusing AWS networking features for to build a network-centric product on top of AWS (yes, it sometimes hurts).
Before joining emnify in 2017, he was a researcher at the University of Würzburg and received his PhD for his thesis on software-based networks.

Steffen is leading the infrastructure team at emnify, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) running custom-built mobile core networks for the Internet of Things on Amazon Web Services. His technical main interest is misusing AWS networking feature... Show more

Tutaleni Ilonga

Tutaleni Ilonga

I am a Game Designer/Producer/Project Manager, Founder of TL Entertainment and Co-Founder of Edu-Game Namibia, all the skills I have I acquired them via self-taught from Graphics Design to Game Design to Project Management, I founded To Unit Rural Applicants Living In Failed Establishments Life Entertainment a company that focuses on creating games, offering training and consulting to corporates who wish to create their own games. I also Co-Founded EduGame Namibia a program design to teach Namibian students how to create their own games.

I am a Game Designer/Producer/Project Manager, Founder of TL Entertainment and Co-Founder of Edu-Game Namibia, all the skills I have I acquired them via self-taught from Graphics Design to Game Design to Project Management, I founded To Unit Rural Ap... Show more

Erica Hargreave

Erica Hargreave

I craft stories and engage communities through different mediums. To what goal, you ask? Simply put, to create laughter and smiles, spark the imagination, provoke thought, improve cultural understanding, and to educate.

I craft stories and engage communities through different mediums. To what goal, you ask? Simply put, to create laughter and smiles, spark the imagination, provoke thought, improve cultural understanding, and to educate. Show more

Josi Aranda

Josi Aranda

Data Engineer at tiket

Data Engineer at tiket Show more

Gergana Karadzhova-Dangela

Gergana Karadzhova-Dangela

I'm an Incident Response Consultant at Cisco Talos with a focus on helping customers during a cybersecurity incident. I am part of a global, 24x7 team of responders and threat intelligence analysts who provide technical analysis and coordination support to retainer customers during an active security breach. I work with customers on a regular basis to improve their security posture through tabletop exercises, compromise assessments and the development of IR process documentation. My background is in digital forensics and data analytics, with a touch of humanities and social sciences. In my free time I love travelling, learning new languages and teaching infosec topics to students.

I'm an Incident Response Consultant at Cisco Talos with a focus on helping customers during a cybersecurity incident. I am part of a global, 24x7 team of responders and threat intelligence analysts who provide technical analysis and coordination supp... Show more

Ponsamuel Augustine

Ponsamuel Augustine

With over 15 years of extensive experience in the IT industry, Ponsamuel Augustine (Sam) stands out as a seasoned API Product Manager. His expertise is enriched by a decade-long focus on API management. Currently, Sam is making significant strides at Travelport, applying his rich professional background honed at industry powerhouses like Delta Airlines and T-Mobile.

Sam’s professional journey is marked by instrumental contributions to API-centric approaches, including the construction and transformation of APIs to meet diverse business needs. His proficiency in product management is further highlighted by his MBA from IIM Bangalore, India, and his recognition as a Certified API Product Manager from the API Academy. In addition, Sam’s Data Analyst certifications from Google and Microsoft highlight his versatility and readiness to tackle the data-driven challenges of today’s world.

With over 15 years of extensive experience in the IT industry, Ponsamuel Augustine (Sam) stands out as a seasoned API Product Manager. His expertise is enriched by a decade-long focus on API management. Currently, Sam is making significant strides at... Show more

Nicole Smith

Nicole Smith

I am currently an Executive Producer at a global video game studio, overseeing all creative and development goals for new games around the world for millions of players. For nearly fifteen years, I’ve led digital transformations of small to fortune 100 teams embracing iterative delivery between development, design, and business through design thinking and sketch-collaboration. With over half my tech career in video games, I’ve also held numerous product development roles such as team coach, product owner, product manager, delivery manager, enterprise business agility coach, and more, continually challenging the old way of “how we do things” to better include neuro-divergent and emerging DEI needs on a daily basis.

I am currently an Executive Producer at a global video game studio, overseeing all creative and development goals for new games around the world for millions of players. For nearly fifteen years, I’ve led digital transformations of small to fortune 1... Show more

Ola Chowning

Ola Chowning

I’m a partner with ISG (a leading global technology research and advisory firm), the head of Digital for North Europe and global leader in our Adaptive Organization practice. I have been advising and leading organizations through digital transformation for over 20 years with a focus on enterprise agility and modern ways of working, including DevOps, Agile, Lean, and product-oriented delivery - all of which can be severely challenged by legacy cultures. I have expertise in delivery models that contemplate the rapidly changing technology landscape and have advised corporations in the opportunities related to emerging technologies, digital strategy, DevOps, Cloud and culture change, and speak regularly at industry conferences.

I’m a partner with ISG (a leading global technology research and advisory firm), the head of Digital for North Europe and global leader in our Adaptive Organization practice. I have been advising and leading organizations through digital transformati... Show more

Jenna Ritten

Jenna Ritten

Jenna Ritten (@jritten) is the Lead Architect for InnerSource@IBM and the Chief Developer Advocate for IBM Developer Advocacy. She works on expanding the reach of open source technologies to global developer communities. Her areas of interest include hackathons, design-thinking workshops, NLU/NLP, gamified learning, Blockchain, and Serverless. Jenna is an advocate for non-traditional people in tech, much like herself, and provides support by building and fostering communities for underrepresented people in tech.

Jenna Ritten (@jritten) is the Lead Architect for InnerSource@IBM and the Chief Developer Advocate for IBM Developer Advocacy. She works on expanding the reach of open source technologies to global developer communities. Her areas of interest include... Show more

Joyce West

Joyce West

I'm a top-rated coach, including being on Influence Digest's List of 2023 Top Coaches in San Francisco (a short list of 15 coaches out of thousands, if not tens of thousands of coaches).

I founded and successfully sold an office snack distribution company to corporate offices, and love being an early stage employee at fast growing and innovative companies where I can make an impact.

I'm a General Manager and operating executive for growing companies. I love change management, turnarounds, and strategically fixing problems and fueling growth. I love balancing the two sides of every business equation (supply and demand) - creating demand and making it rain through sales and business development, and also driving excellence in operations/fulfillment.

I'm also a seasoned Chief Revenue Officer experienced in creating strategy and world class execution for the entire sales cycle. I can play a CRO role or a VP of Sales role. I have extensive experience with creating aggressive finance strategy, managing cashflow, and optimizing pricing, costs and revenues.

Fast forward to the present - my passion is career coaching, executive and leadership coaching, business coaching, and sales coaching.

I coach a wide range of clients, but am a unicorn 🦄 coach when it comes to serving ambitious leaders (of all ethnicities and genders), Asian American leaders (or those looking to move into leadership), people of color / minorities, and women. There aren't many coaches who do what I do to get more Asian Americans to break the bamboo ceiling, so that is a particular mission and passion of mine.

I'm a serial entrepreneur who started her first business in college, and I've never known what it's like to not be in charge and be a leader. If you're someone who wants to gain that executive presence, stop being an apologist for who you are, and train to be in the C-suite and executive management, let's talk. #diversityplease

If you think I can help with your event, drop me a line or book time with me: https://calendly.com/coachingwithempathy/callwithjoyce

I'm a top-rated coach, including being on Influence Digest's List of 2023 Top Coaches in San Francisco (a short list of 15 coaches out of thousands, if not tens of thousands of coaches). I founded and successfully sold an office snack distributio... Show more

Kevin Nye

Kevin Nye

Kevin Nye is a recent bootcamp graduate and is in his first year as a software developer. In prior lives he taught English abroad, worked in sales, and did lots of other things that prompted a mid-life redirect into the IT world. He currently lives near Cleveland with his wife, daughter, and pets. He clearly believes in the Oxford comma.

Kevin Nye is a recent bootcamp graduate and is in his first year as a software developer. In prior lives he taught English abroad, worked in sales, and did lots of other things that prompted a mid-life redirect into the IT world. He currently lives n... Show more

Barry Mezey

Barry Mezey

I'm a retired famous upcoming sports marketing agent and am passionate about changing lives through blockchain technology in my charity through autism and mental health advocacy programs and affordable housing for people with special needs. I'm autistic and a major success story. I founded a $100M start-up in blockchain technology in 2022. I'm an accredited media journalist and a media partnership to Bitcoin media and coin desk.

I'm a retired famous upcoming sports marketing agent and am passionate about changing lives through blockchain technology in my charity through autism and mental health advocacy programs and affordable housing for people with special needs. I'm autis... Show more

Donna Edwards

Donna Edwards

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Applications Technology Strategist, MCT, 10 Year Microsoft MVP award recipient (2009 - 2019). Experienced strategist, mentor and coach improving the readiness and growth of individuals, teams, and organizations.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Applications Technology Strategist, MCT, 10 Year Microsoft MVP award recipient (2009 - 2019). Experienced strategist, mentor and coach improving the readiness and growth of individuals, teams, and organizations. Show more

Amaia Marsà

Amaia Marsà

Amaia Marsà es Chief Marketing Officer de Voxel, empresa tecnológica líder global en pagos B2B y facturación electrónica en el sector turístico y hostelería.

Amaia está liderando el área de marketing y comunicación en Voxel desde finales de 2021, habiendo realizado una importante transformación a nivel de organización y procesos. Con una trayectoria de 20 años en Marketing B2B, los últimos 10 en empresas tecnológicas, se define como una persona entusiasta y creativa a la que le motivan los grandes retos del marketing y la tecnología.

Amaia tiene experiencia en empresas de diversa índole, desde multinacionales como Schneider Electric, Fluidra y Grupo Celsa hasta start-ups de Inteligencia Artificial. Además es profesora asociada de la UOC en materias de Marketing.

A nivel académico, Amaia es Master en Marketing por la UPF y tiene un postgrado en Comunicación Estratégica por la URL Anteriormente se licenció en Dirección y Administración de Empresas en la UAB.

Amaia Marsà es Chief Marketing Officer de Voxel, empresa tecnológica líder global en pagos B2B y facturación electrónica en el sector turístico y hostelería. Amaia está liderando el área de marketing y comunicación en Voxel desde finales de 2021,... Show more

Nicole Miller-Abuhakmeh

Nicole Miller-Abuhakmeh

I'm a professional wrangler and organizer with a passion for helping a community come together for the greater good and succeed.

Beyond my professional endeavors, I really enjoy traveling to other lands to learn about their cultures and spaces.

I'm a professional wrangler and organizer with a passion for helping a community come together for the greater good and succeed. Beyond my professional endeavors, I really enjoy traveling to other lands to learn about their cultures and spaces. Show more

Rachel Yenko-Martinka

Rachel Yenko-Martinka

As an emerging leader in the flexible work movement, Rachel integrates emotional awareness and radical vulnerability into her professional environments. She currently creates immersive event experiences and builds early-stage startups, a fully remote career that she brings along on her worldly adventures.

When she's not miles-deep in a roadtrip Rachel can be found playing music at the nearest open mic, underneath a pile of puppies (for the therapeutic side effects), or seeing how much honesty she can squeeze out of a stranger.

As an emerging leader in the flexible work movement, Rachel integrates emotional awareness and radical vulnerability into her professional environments. She currently creates immersive event experiences and builds early-stage startups, a fully remote... Show more

Mahuèna Ghislaine Kpanou

Mahuèna Ghislaine Kpanou

Mahuèna Ghislaine KPANOU est trilingue,consultante en communication et Stratège en Marketing commerciale.
Elle est la fondatrice de Language Camp Benin, un centre de formation de la langue française et anglaise adapté au domaine d'activité de l'apprenant.
En 2017, Elle fonda Africa Wonders Agency, une agence de communication ,Tourisme, Traduction/Interprétation et d'évenementielle et elle est également une passionnée d'aventure et de voyage.
De part son expertise, Elle devient aussi une Assistante de Direction Virtuelle et créa Maghi Assistance en 2020 lors de la pandémie du COVID-19.
Dans ses temps libres, elle adore lire, jouer au basket, jouer de la musique, apprendre de nouvelles choses et passer du temps en famille. Elle consacre également du temps à autonomiser les mères célibataires qui cherchent à devenir financièrement indépendantes pour surmonter les problèmes de honte et d'autres obstacles personnels en tirant parti d'une communication claire et intuitive fournie via différentes plateformes de prise de parole d'où la création de son ONG, International Single Mothers Network en 2021.

Mahuèna Ghislaine KPANOU est trilingue,consultante en communication et Stratège en Marketing commerciale. Elle est la fondatrice de Language Camp Benin, un centre de formation de la langue française et anglaise adapté au domaine d'activité de l'app... Show more

Toni Payne

Toni Payne

Toni Payne is a multi-talented artist, known for her skills in Still Life, Nature and Documentary Photography, as well as her abilities as a poet, podcast host, content creator, and public speaker. Although she has spent the greater part of her career capturing a wide range of subjects, her primary focus is on showcasing the beauty and importance of flora, fauna, and food.

As an artist, Toni values the power of her craft to inspire and drive awareness for social, environmental, and climate issues. She believes that her photography can serve as a tool for education and change, and strives to create impactful works that can inspire viewers to take action.

She currently creates content on several platforms that strives to educate about conservation and biodiversity.

Toni Payne is a multi-talented artist, known for her skills in Still Life, Nature and Documentary Photography, as well as her abilities as a poet, podcast host, content creator, and public speaker. Although she has spent the greater part of her caree... Show more

Marcos Pacheco

Marcos Pacheco

Marcos Pacheco started his professional career as a software developer in various companies in the tourism sector in Mallorca,.

With 12 years of experience, specialized and with extensive experience in agile software development, he has also worked as Agile Coach in various companies, both In Mallorca and London, in recent years his focus and strong point has been the influence towards changing how to approach product management in a software development context, which is why he is currently working as a product manager in the nautical sector.

Marcos Pacheco started his professional career as a software developer in various companies in the tourism sector in Mallorca,. With 12 years of experience, specialized and with extensive experience in agile software development, he has also worke... Show more

Ahmad Abdalla

Ahmad Abdalla

I have over eight years of progressive experience across a
broad range of product and marketing functions and diverse industry segments. I have a proven ability to
align strategic product management, communication, digital marketing and analytics with well-developed project
management and leadership qualities to support go-to-market efforts and business objectives.
As a leader at Joist (the Uber for home renovations), I was responsible for our
US expansion into the United States. I lead a team of over 50 individuals to drive $15 million in
bookings in less than a year overseeing marketing strategy, sales, communication and human resources operations.

I have over eight years of progressive experience across a broad range of product and marketing functions and diverse industry segments. I have a proven ability to align strategic product management, communication, digital marketing and analytics w... Show more

Daniel Faour Auad

Daniel Faour Auad

Daniel Faour Auad é um viajante apaixonado, entusiasta da saúde e amante dos esportes. Ele está sempre procurando novas maneiras de experimentar o mundo e se desafiar física e mentalmente. Daniel também acredita firmemente em uma vida saudável e cuida muito bem de seu bem-estar físico e mental. Ele gosta de passar o tempo ao ar livre, fazer caminhadas, andar de bicicleta e nadar. Daniel também é um grande fã de cozinhar refeições saudáveis ​​e experimentar novas receitas. Ele acredita que um estilo de vida saudável é essencial para viver uma vida feliz e gratificante.

Daniel Faour Auad é um viajante apaixonado, entusiasta da saúde e amante dos esportes. Ele está sempre procurando novas maneiras de experimentar o mundo e se desafiar física e mentalmente. Daniel também acredita firmemente em uma vida saudável e cuid... Show more

Angus Florance

Angus Florance

Angus is a subject matter expert for Microsoft's Employee Experience. He is a productivity specialist who is passionate about helping individuals and organizations be more productive. My career experiences have centred around helping companies solve business challenges through the implementation of emerging technology, through culture and change management.

Angus is a subject matter expert for Microsoft's Employee Experience. He is a productivity specialist who is passionate about helping individuals and organizations be more productive. My career experiences have centred around helping companies solve ... Show more

Thamuditha Geeth

Thamuditha Geeth

I am a young and ambitious entrepreneur with a passion for technology, software, and travel and tourism. I am skilled in a variety of areas, including software designing business processes, business planning, international business, marketing, and business intelligence.

As a self-taught software developer, I have honed my skills in product development, requirement elicitation, project management, and business and software diagramming. I am a strong professional with a BEng (Hon)s in Software Engineering from the University of Westminster in the UK, a BSc (Hon)s in Computer Science from the Open University of Sri Lanka, and a BSc (Hon)s in Legal & Business Management & Logistics, also from the Babson University Wellesley, Massachusetts. In addition, I hold a Diploma in Data Science & Information Technology from a reputed institution in the UK.

My passion for travel and tourism is reflected in my work as a licensed national tourist guide lecturer. I have a deep understanding of the industry and use my knowledge to provide exceptional travel experiences for my clients. With my expertise in business and software development, I am well-equipped to create innovative solutions that can enhance the travel and tourism industry.

Overall, I am an accomplished entrepreneur with a diverse skill set that spans technology, software development, and travel and tourism. I am committed to leveraging my expertise to create unique and innovative solutions that drive growth and success in my businesses.

I am a young and ambitious entrepreneur with a passion for technology, software, and travel and tourism. I am skilled in a variety of areas, including software designing business processes, business planning, international business, marketing, and bu... Show more

Meadow Ramsey

Meadow Ramsey

Spent a weekend managing ice cream in Prescott, AZ. Gifted in lecturing about toy planes in the financial sector. Spent 2002-2007 getting my feet wet with human growth hormone for no pay. In 2009 I was licensing jigsaw puzzles in the aftermarket. Spent 2001-2007 promoting sheep in Minneapolis, MN. In 2008 I was importing velcro in Los Angeles, CA.

Spent a weekend managing ice cream in Prescott, AZ. Gifted in lecturing about toy planes in the financial sector. Spent 2002-2007 getting my feet wet with human growth hormone for no pay. In 2009 I was licensing jigsaw puzzles in the aftermarket. Spe... Show more

Youcheng Wang, Ph.D.

Youcheng Wang, Ph.D.

Expertise: Higher Education, Hospitality Management, Service Marketing, Tourism and Destination Marketing, Technology and Innovation Management,

Dr. Youcheng Wang is the Dean and preeminent chair professor in destination marketing at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at University of Central Florida and a fellow of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism. His research and consulting interest focuses on hospitality marketing and management, destination marketing and management, customer relationship management, information search behavior, collaborative strategies, and technology management. He is the author of four books and more than 150 scientific publications. He is the co-editor of Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, and is on the Editorial Board of multiple international academic journals in the domain of hospitality and tourism marketing and management. Dr. Wang has received numerous national and international awards for his excellence in and contribution to research and education. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences and industry forums.

Dr. Wang earned his Master’s from Purdue University and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He is a member of several professional associations including Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA), International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (I-CHRIE), International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators (ISTTE), and Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP). He is also serving on the board of Legacy Pointe at UCF and International Drive Chamber of Commerce.

Expertise: Higher Education, Hospitality Management, Service Marketing, Tourism and Destination Marketing, Technology and Innovation Management, Dr. Youcheng Wang is the Dean and preeminent chair professor in destination marketing at the Rosen Co... Show more

Himanshu Walia

Himanshu Walia

I am backend engineer turned into Android dev.
I enjoy building products which makes a world a better place.

I am backend engineer turned into Android dev. I enjoy building products which makes a world a better place. Show more

Alexandra McCoy

Alexandra McCoy

Alexandra is an SRE Engineer at VMware. She is passionate about Cloud Native, Open Source, and Reliability Engineering communities. Although VMware is home, she was introduced to the Cloud while in IBM - Public Sector and then transitioned into IBM Cloud. She later gained additional hybrid cloud via on-premise cloud experience at Diamanti, focusing on E2E product support for their Kubernetes-based appliance. She is excited about the industry's direction and hopes to contribute in a way that only helps improve the cloud space.

Alexandra is an SRE Engineer at VMware. She is passionate about Cloud Native, Open Source, and Reliability Engineering communities. Although VMware is home, she was introduced to the Cloud while in IBM - Public Sector and then transitioned into IBM C... Show more

Fritz Reichmann

Fritz Reichmann

After graduating from Meteorology at the LMU Munich in 1998, Fritz started an IT career around Linux servers, TCP/IP networking, and software development. Since 2005 he works for Amadeus, today managing a team that operates the in-house communication framework.

When not at work, then he is most likely around somewhere outdoors cycling, swimming and running, and with the family.

After graduating from Meteorology at the LMU Munich in 1998, Fritz started an IT career around Linux servers, TCP/IP networking, and software development. Since 2005 he works for Amadeus, today managing a team that operates the in-house communication... Show more

Dan Dascalescu

Dan Dascalescu

Dan Dascalescu is a Developer Advocate at Weaviate, the open source semantic search engine. Prior to Weaviate, he was a Developer Advocate at Google, senior software engineer at Yahoo!, and co-founded several startups in fintech and edtech.

Dan Dascalescu is a Developer Advocate at Weaviate, the open source semantic search engine. Prior to Weaviate, he was a Developer Advocate at Google, senior software engineer at Yahoo!, and co-founded several startups in fintech and edtech. Show more

Isaac Nwachukwu

Isaac Nwachukwu

Isaac Nwachukwu is an experienced visual designer and video editor with a demonstrated history of working in the design industry. He currently works as a visual designer at HumanSquad located in Toronto, Canada focused on helping people migrate, gain study admission, and grow their careers.

He has served in different capacities as a member of AIESEC in Nigeria and has demonstrated quality leadership and has been a key contributor to the growth of the organisation, home and abroad.
He has also held several leadership roles in different organisations like TEDx, SideHustle and currently holds the position of the Lead Cowrywise Campus Ambassadors FUTA.

He is dedicated and committed to helping young people grow in their areas of expertise, providing them with quality consultation spaces and support that will boost their self-confidence for growth and productivity in their careers or roles.

Isaac has developed several brands and he has empowered over 1000 young people in different states of Nigeria and counting.

Isaac is currently an undergraduate in his final year with BTech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in the view from the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. He currently lives in Akure, Nigeria.

Isaac Nwachukwu is an experienced visual designer and video editor with a demonstrated history of working in the design industry. He currently works as a visual designer at HumanSquad located in Toronto, Canada focused on helping people migrate, gain... Show more

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