Interviews

Insightful talks with Travel & Hospitality experts on industry challenges, opportunities, and innovative solutions.

Upcoming Interviews

Past Interviews

Code Generation
April 15th, 2016

Code Generation

Creating a tool that generates assembly code for micro-controllers: the step from evaluating a Content Management Tool to a Code Generator based upon the database, which contains the business logic of a company.
Ed Schimmel Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer | Sitecore Certified Professional Developer
Creative Strategy: Why it is Essential for Business Today
April 13th, 2016

Creative Strategy: Why it is Essential for Business Today

In this age of information literally moving at the speed of light, anyone trying to communicate has to fight against an enormous giant: An incredible volume of information and content all competing at the same time for people’s attention. That's where Creative Strategy comes in.
Alex Rodriguez Creative Strategist, Author and Speaker
Taking planning seriously: improving the act of planning
April 6th, 2016

Taking planning seriously: improving the act of planning

In this talk, Contactually's CEO, Zvi Band, highlights the fact on how he and his team have always taken the idea of planning seriously, but have recently focused on actually improving the act of planning.
Zvi Band Contactually's CEO and Co-founder
Data-driven enterprise solutions: a generational shift in business tools
March 22nd, 2016

Data-driven enterprise solutions: a generational shift in business tools

Members of the KiteDesk product team discuss how they have approached building sales tools for a new generation of users. How highly focused user experiences, cross cutting integrations, and scalable backend services drive a new class of business solutions.
Jared Rodriguez, Jack Kennedy, James Pero CTO & Founder, VP of Product, UX/UI Designer
Successfully Distributed: The Dynamics of Collaboration
March 10th, 2016

Successfully Distributed: The Dynamics of Collaboration

John Miller has worked with teams in the US, UK, Israel, Egypt, and India. He’ll share his experiences with distributed collaboration at Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, and the dynamics of making projects and careers successful when team members are spread across the globe.
John Miller Consulting Member of Technical Staff at Oracle
The Mobile Wallet Trend
March 4th, 2016

The Mobile Wallet Trend

Nearly every industry is getting in on the Mobile Wallet trend. Are you? From auto dealers to restaurants, spas and salons to chiropractors… everyone benefits when using Mobile technology to connect customers and merchants! Exciting times ahead.
Marc Gamble Senior Partner at LocalMarketingU.com
Simple Programmer: Making the Complex, Simple.
March 2nd, 2016

Simple Programmer: Making the Complex, Simple.

In this talk, John Sonmez talks about the reasons why he thinks that, in order to really succeed as a software developer—you need to be well rounded, and willing to learn whatever it takes to succeed, but do it in a short timeframe by focusing on your core skills, interests, and gifts.
John Sonmez Founder of Simple Programmer and author of “Soft Skills: The Software Developer’s Life Manual.
The state of Women in Technology
February 24th, 2016

The state of Women in Technology

In this talk, Monica Taher shares her experiences in technology-related business and endeavors, her failures and successes, with the ultimate goal of encouraging women around the world to never, ever give up on the pursuit of their dreams and goals.
Monica Taher Partner at Getty Images Latin America. Bitcoiner. Tech Entrepreneur.
Becoming a Technology Entrepreneur
February 17th, 2016

Becoming a Technology Entrepreneur

John Silvani shares his in-depth market knowledge of what it takes to successfully become a technology entrepreneur, sharing his practical business strategies.
John Silvani President & CEO at Gravity Software
How to Build a Winning Cross-Cultural Team
February 10th, 2016

How to Build a Winning Cross-Cultural Team

Boris Glants elaborates on and examines the principles of building a winning cross-cultural team that transcends geographic, political, and social boundaries.
Boris Glants CTO @ Tonic Health
Building Applications from a Product and Business Perspective
January 20th, 2016

Building Applications from a Product and Business Perspective

Mobile apps have changed the way we live both our personal and professional lives. With over a million apps already available for Apple and Android devices, how do you determine if you should build an app too?
Justin Martin CTO and Partner at FundRx
What To Do When You’re New
January 13th, 2016

What To Do When You’re New

How to Be Confident, Comfortable, and Successful in New Situations.
Keith Rollag AssocIate Professor at Babson College and Author
Why Employees Are ALWAYS A Bad Idea
January 6th, 2016

Why Employees Are ALWAYS A Bad Idea

Imagine transforming employees into Stakeholders, and turning managers into Leaders who know how to eliminate archaic business practices to move their companies in to the Participation Age.
Chuck Blakeman Founder & Chief Transformation Officer @ Crankset Group
December 21st, 2015

Digital Humanism

Technology's Potential Impact on Health and Social Conditions.
Joe Gough and Mico Malecki CEO @ Wellopp
Massive Civic Engagement: EveryVoiceEngaged.org
December 17th, 2015

Massive Civic Engagement: EveryVoiceEngaged.org

Transforming Communities with the Power of Every Voice. issues that are complex, divisive and multifaceted bring ordinary citizens into the conversation with governments, nonprofits and industry to solve challenging issues.
Luke Hohmann Acting Executive Director of Every Voice Engaged and Founder and CEO of Conteneo Inc.