Speakers
Rob DavidsonSenior Lecturer in Events Management at the University of Greenwich, London
John SwarbrookeProfessor of Tourism & Hospitality at Manchester Metropolitan University
Mady KeupProfessor of tourism and event marketing at SKEMA Business School, France
Dejan DjordjevićManaging director of the Hospitality Business at ESTA Holding in Ukraine
Leslie Garcia Moica Director of Public Relations, St. Regis Doha, Qatar. 
Paul FlackettManaging Director of IMEX Group
Patrick DelaneyCo Founder / Managing Director of Ovation Global DMC 
Brad AndrewsCourse Manager in Hospitality, Caesar Ritz Colleges, Switzerland
Martin SirkCEO of ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association), Amsterdam
Igor Kovačević Association Accounts Manager at Serbia Convention Bureau 
Violeta MilushevaDirector of Sales at the Kempinski Palace Portoroz 
Michael C. SturmanCornell School of Hotel Administration Professor of Management 
Matthias SchultzeGCB - German Convention Bureau Managing Director 
Larisa Huremovic Director of Sales Central & Eastern Europe, Trust You Munich, Germany. 
Miguel Neves Director of Online Marketing, MPI UK & Ireland 
Ron Hilvert Founder and Managing Director of The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management
Goran Petković Government of Serbia, Ministry of Economy and Finance.State Secretary 
Rick TaylorCEO at The Business Tourism Company South Africa
Adriano PozaricTurizam Info Croatia, Managing Director
Michael C. Sturman
Cornell School of Hotel Administration Professor of Management
- He is the Kenneth and Marjorie Blanchard Professor of Human Resources
- Human resource management, compensation and cost-benefit analysis
- His research focuses on the prediction of individual job performance over time, and the impact of human resource management on organizational performance
- Winner of the 2009 ORM Editorial Review Board Best Publication of the Year award
- Winner of the 2010 Cornell Hospitality Quarterly Best Article Award