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KELLY SIMEK
MC of the day;
TV Host, News Anchor | Hawaii Realtor
JAMES WILKINSON
AHICE Group President, Chair and Convenor; Editor-In-Chief
HM magazine
C. LUANA MAITLAND
Area Director of Cultural Experience
Outrigger Hospitality Group
MICHAEL PERKINS
Associate Vice President - Hawaii
Colliers International
THOMAS SMITH
Sommelier
Ohana Beverage Co.
John Berean
Senior Vice President; Hawaii & Northern California Region Leader
HVS
MICHAELANGELO L’ACQUA
Keynote; Global Entertainment Director
Starwood Hotels and Resorts
TOBY RAND
Keynote;
Singer/Songwriter/Creator
F. KEVIN AUCELLO
Principal
Powell & Aucello
MATT BAILEY
President and CEO
Castle Resorts and Hotels
Daniel Barnard
General Manager
Ala Moana Hotel by Mantra – Accor
JIM BRAMAN
General Manager
The Cliffs at Princeville
MARK BRATTON
Senior Vice President – Hawaii, Investment Services Division
Colliers
JEFFREY ESLINGER
Senior Director, Market Insights & CRM
Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB)
JERRY GIBSON
President
Hawaii Hospitality Group
ELIZABETH HAAK
CEO
Ohana Beverage Co
COOPER JITTS
Founder
Talk Agency
MALCOLM JULL
CEO
Marketboomer Group
KENNETH KAN
SVP – Chief Development Officer
Outrigger Hospitality Group
SOO KIM
President
Holokai Catamaran
LEE LIN
Regional Director, Asia Pacific
Nobu Hospitality
ANGELA MURPHY
Vice President Sales – North America
Outrigger Hospitality Group
VICTOR OSUMI
Regional President of the Americas
Seibu Prince Hotels and Resorts
ROB ROBINSON
President
Springboard Hospitality
Aaron J. Salā
President and CEO
Hawaiʻi Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB)
DAN WACKSMAN
Principal
Sassato LLC & HawaiiHotelHui
JEFF WAGONER
President and CEO
Outrigger Hospitality Group
BOB WALSH
Full-Service & Lifestyle Hotel Development – California & Hawaii
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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