2026 Speakers

General Session Speakers

Katina Athanasiou-Soy

Senior Vice President, Sales & Services
Celebrity Cruises
Michael Bayley

President and Chief Executive Officer
Royal Caribbean International
Janet Bava

Chief Commercial Officer
Windstar
Eric Bowman

Editor-in-Chief of TravelPulse
Northstar Travel Group
Phil Cappelli

CEO, Avoya Travel
Rob Coleman

Senior Vice President, Sales
Seabourn
Erin Douglas

Senior Vice President of Trade Sales
MSC Cruises
Alicia Evanko

Executive Vice President, Global Events
Northstar Travel Group
Vicki Freed

Senior Vice President, Sales & Trade Relations
Royal Caribbean International
Josh Harrell

Chief Revenue Officer
WorldVia Travel Network
Brinley Hineman

Senior Editor, Tours and River Cruises
Travel Weekly
Laura Hodges Bethge

President
Celebrity Cruises
Pam Hoffee

President
Avalon Waterways
Kristin Karst

Co-Founder, Co-Owner and Chief Brand Ambassador
AmaWaterways
Jenn Lee

President
Vacation Planners
Joe Leon

Vice President of Sales, The Americas
Silversea Cruises
Sarah Beth Reno

Chief Operations Officer
Carnival Cruise Line
Stacy Ritter, CDME

President & Chief Executive Officer
Visit Lauderdale
Dondra Ritzenthaler

Chief Executive Officer
Azamara
Carmen Roig

Senior Vice President of Sales
Princess Cruises
Gary Sadler

EVP, Sales & Industry Relations
Sandals & Beaches Resorts
Ken Shapiro

Group VP / Editorial Director
TravelAge West & TravelPulse
Emmy Smotrys

Group VP, Sales - Retail Group & Phocuswright Events
Northstar Travel Group
Steve Smotrys

Managing Director & SVP Commercial for the Americas
HX
Wayne Spector

Senior Vice President
NEST
Robert G. Sullivan

Chief Commercial Officer/President
Northstar Travel Group
Mary Pat Sullivan

Executive Vice President of Marketing & Partnerships
Northstar Travel Group
Janet Wygert

Senior Vice President, Sales and Trade Marketing
Carnival Cruise Line