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CARIBAVIA is currently selecting speakers and presentations for its June 10-12, 2025 program.
(until the CARIBAVIA 2025 event takes place, there are
days)
Committed speakers todate:
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Hon. Mark Brantley
Nevis
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topic: Inter-island Relations and Airport Development
Hon.Mark Brantley is the Preme Minister of Nevis and Minister of Finance, Statistics, Economic Planning, Education, Library Services,
Human Resources, Industry, Trade and Consumer Affairs, Health, Tourism and Information Technology, Public Utilities and Energy and
Foreign Investments. He entered politics in 2006 as a senator in the Nevis Island Assembly.
Mark Brantley is a lawyer by profession. Having been called to the St. Kitts-Nevis Bar in 1994 he has practiced extensively before the High
Courts and Court of Appeal and has appeared in courts as far as Singapore as an expert witness. He is a member of the Bar in Anguilla,
Grenada, Antigua & Barbuda and Dominica. He holds Law Degree from the University of the West Indies, the Norman Manley Law School, and the
University of Oxford, UK.
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Raéd Alexander Ayyad
Dallas, TX
USA
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topic: The Future of AI in Aviation and Tourism; Transforming the Industry
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the aviation and tourism industries, revolutionizing the way airlines, airports, hotels, and
travel experiences operate. From streamlining airport operations to personalizing tourism experiences, AI is paving the way for a smarter,
more efficient, and highly connected travel ecosystem. Companies that embrace AI are set to lead the future of travel, unlocking new
efficiencies and enhanced user experiences.
Raéd is Chairman and President at the Connexxen consulting company. With over 20 years as a Management Consultant & Senior IT Project
Manager, he has a genuine passion for transforming challenges into
opportunities. He was among others Senior IT Project Manager at SouthWest Airlines and Senior Project & Product Manager at the CITI
Bank Group.
He is Chairman of the Texas Pilot Association.
Raéd had the privilege of working with clients ranging from the U.S. Department of Defense, State Department, the UAE government,
Fortune 500s, to NPOs. He thrives on bridging the gap between business needs & IT solutions.
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Prof. Adam Beckman
Columbus, OH, USA
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topic: Dispatch and Operational Control
in the Caribbean
Prof. Adam Beckman is an experienced lecturer at the Ohio State University, Center for Aviation Studies. Some of the courses that he teaches are:
"Designing an 'ideal' airline", "The Impact of Communication on the Aviation Industry", "Business and Corporate Aviation Management" and
"Dispatch". Among his students he is known as 'Super easygoing, makes the lectures fun'.
The Ohio State University Center for Aviation Studies is ranked #5 in the USA for aviation studies. Graduates of the aviation program often go on
to become airport executives and professional pilots. It also has a university-owned and -operated airport, incl. a simulation lab and hangar
space; 3 runways and 20+ university-owned aircraft.
In his career path Adam was amongst other Adjunct Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Supervisor and Manager of Schedule
Planning at Netjets.
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Martin Copeland
London,UK
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topic: Workshop - Air Service Development, Strategic Planning, and Airline Business Case Development in the Caribbean
Martin Copeland is President of IKEW at Burlington UK Ltd, which is a consulting company based in London England, specializing in aviation
and tourism support services.
"Air services to the Caribbean are essential for the economic wellbeing of the islands. How do airlines decide on where they will fly, what will
be their optimal flight frequency, which type of aircraft should they operate, what time of the day for the flights, what level of seasonal service?
How does hub airport connectivity fit into the equation?
My island has the same number and quality of attractions as well as business activity as another island, that has air services that I don't have.
Why is this?
Learn in Martin's session, what drives these decisions, what is included in the decision-making process and how you might approach the issue with
airlines
Martin is an economist by education and former employee of two international airlines, one airport of over
16 million annual passengers, Transport Canada and an international consulting company. In 2009 he moved to London where he established
IKEW at Burlington UK Ltd providing strategic support services for airports, airlines and tourism organizations throughout the world including
many clients in the Caribbean. The latter has included the Princess Juliana International Airport Authority (SXM Airport), the St. Maarten
Hospitality & Trade Association, WINAIR, Puerto Rico Tourism Company, Surinam Airways, BVI Tourism Board,
BVI Airport Authority, Grenada Airports Authority and Guyana Tourism.
Martin's work in the Caribbean has included projects covering the following subjects:
- Air service development proposals & business cases for airlines
- Strategic business plans
- Air access studies
- Airfare analysis
- Visitor arrivals forecasting
- Startup airline business plans
- Marketing plans
- Route analysis for airlines
- Financial analysis
- Airport Retail and Food & Beverage strategies
- Survey research questionnaire design
- Statistical analysis for Annual, Quarterly & Monthly reports
- Airport Hub analysis & strategies
- US Preclearance feasibility study
- Airport fee analysis
- Airport Quick scan
In his work within the Caribbean his scope of any
analysis has gone beyond the clients he has been working for because of the interdependency of islands throughout the Caribbean.
His work with two international airlines involved airfare strategies, Asia & South America product marketing management, strategic planning,
code-sharing strategizing & negotiations, commercial agreements and tourism marketing budget negotiations with a federal government.
With the Vancouver International Airport Authority (YVR) he was responsible for marketing the airport to international airlines and was
successful in increasing the number of non-stop air routes between Vancouver and USA cities from 7 to 22 through his participation with
the government of Canada in negotiations with the USA. He also directed development of a 20-minute multimedia presentation on why YVR was a
better airport Hub than San Francisco or Los Angeles for travel between the USA and Asia. In this project he worked with American Airlines
staff in presenting this interactive video to travel agents and the trade throughout Eastern USA and Asia.
In the past he has been a speaker at the "State of The Tourism Industry Conference" of the Caribbean Tourism Organization. Martin is a
Canadian citizen, born in metropolitan Vancouver and received a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia.
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Jorge Hernandez
San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
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topic: San Juan International Airport
Jorge Hernandez, CPA, is the CEO at San Juan International Airport and President at Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC.
He leads the largest US airport public-private partnership transaction, related to the 40-year lease for the Luis Munoz Marin International
Airport (SJU) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He has been part of the executive management team overseeing all aspects of the airport's operations,
administration, finance, compliance, security, commercial, planning, IT, and sustainability.
In 2023, the airport handled a record total number of 12,197,553 passengers. JetBlue is the largest carrier in San Juan, with 51 daily flights
on an average day. It is an operating base for Frontier Airlines.
With over 25 years of international and domestic experience in finance and executive management, Jorge has demonstrated expertise of turning
high-performance entities, managing private equity-backed transactions, and leading troubled re-organizations and acquisition-related
restructurings.
Mr. Hernandez holds an MBA from Georgetown University, an EMBA from ESADE Business & Law School, a BA from the University of Puerto Rico,
and a Global Management Program Certificate from INCAE Business School. He is a Certified Public Accountant ("CPA").
Fully bilingual in English and Spanish, he is passionate about creating value and impact through innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
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Alexander Harris-Hertel
New York, NY, USA
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topic: JetBlue Airways route planning
Alexander Harris-Hertel is the Director, Route Planning at JetBlue Airways.
JetBlue Airways is a major contender in the Caribbean with several thousand flights each month. The airline connects the region from
destinations along the East Coast, including its mainstay in New York. JetBlue's 5 top routes are Orlando-San Juan, Puerto Rico (359 flights),
New York-Santiago Dominican Repulic (322), New York-San Juan, Puerto Rico (297), New York-Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (268),
Fort Lauderdale-San Juan, Puerto Rico (239). The airline connects with 19 Caribbean destinations
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Dr. James Hepple
Oranjestad, Aruba
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topic: Importance of Facts and Data in the Caribbean
Dr. James Hepple is a destination and hotel association marketing and management expert with more than 45 years of experience in the industry.
He is Owner and Director of Tourism Analytics, a consulting firm which specializes in providing information, data, analysis, advice
and recommendations about the tourism industry of the Caribbean and the sector in general. The company's website www.tourismanalytics.com
publishes up to date information on the performance of the tourism sector of the Caribbean and its competitors abroad.
Jim's specialties are destination marketing, strategic planning, trade association management, airline route development and minimum revenue
guarantees, tourism statistics, online marketing, hotel marketing, hotel development, hotel operations, product development, cruise industry
relations, government relations and university lecturer.
Just a list of the positions that he has held in the past underlines what his past experiences are:
- Advisor and Interim Director at the Curaçao Hospitality & Tourism Association
- President & CEO, Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association
- Assistant Professor at the University of Aruba
- Chairman of the Caribbean Directors of Tourism Association.
- Consultant to the Board of the Saint Lucia Tourist Board
- President & Director of Tourism, Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Development Company Ltd
- Executive Director, Curaçao Tourist Board
- Deputy Director General, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism
- Director Planning & Information Management, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism
- Consultant, Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation
- Director of Marketing - North America: Trusthouse Forte Hotels, USA
- Director of Sales & Marketing, Caribbean & Bermuda: Trusthouse Forte Hotels
- Planning and Research Consultant, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism
- Senior Consultant, Thorne Stevenson & Kellogg, Canada. (tourism marketing and feasibility assignments)
- Consultant, Pannell Kerr Forster, Canada (hotel related studies)
- Research and Development Officer, East Midlands Tourist Board, Lincoln, UK
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Dr. Dorin Ivasco
Bucharest, Romania
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topic: Exploration and Realization of Aviation Business Opportunities
In the media he was called an "airline tycoon" and also Mr. Fixit. Others consider him to be a kind of guru in Romania's aviation industry.
Ivasco: "Nonsense, I'm a more down-to-earth person than most people think. Believe me that I have a heart in the right place. I'm a proud Romanian
with a vision, and have the background and experience to determine what is right and good for the national aviation interests and how it
fits in with international developments."
He is the founder/owner of Romanian Air Services - RAS (120 staff) which handles ground services at all Romanian airports and owns an FBO.
RAS also owns Tuzla Airport. From this airport the company provides aerochemical services for agriculture aerial surveillance and advertising,
air taxi, air ambulance, recreational flights, and organizes courses for obtaining a private pilot's license (PPL) and parachuting courses.
Offshore flights to the Black Sea operate almost daily from Tuzla Airport serving offshore oil drilling platforms and vessels. Offshore
medical evacuation 24/7.
RAS at Tuzla airport also owns a flight school offering courses for obtaining the licenses: PPL - Private Pilot License CPL - Commercial Pilot
License and ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence . It has a flight simulator and 10 instructors. Tuzla Airport also operates a "sea survival"
school that organizes courses such as: Helicopter Underwater Escape Training.
This is just one of Dorin Ivasco's businesses activities. He has a Ph.D. degree and lectures "airline management "at the Polytechnic
University Bucharest as well as "Logistics" at the Academy of Economic Sciences. He graduated in International Economic Relations
(Foreign Trade) at the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest.
He is President of the Romanian Association of Private Operators in Aviation. He was the TAROM (national airline) Director at their
offices in Libya, Singapore, London and New York. He was Chief of the International Relations Division at the Civil Aviation Department
of the Romanian government. He was Director General of LAR - Romanian Air Lines. He was Director of LARTOURS (travel agency).
Dorin Iva?cu began his career in 50 years ago as a tourist guide at the Youth Tourism Bureau, the former state structure that
operated during the Romanian communist regime.
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Regina LaBega
St.Maarten
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topic: Workshop - Air Service Development, Strategic Planning, and Airline Business Case Development in the Caribbean
Regina until her recent retirement, has been a pillar of the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications of the
St.Maarten government, where she has served as Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor.
Prior to that, she was CEO of Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM-Airport). During her tenure at the helm, the airport handled
record breaking numbers of passengers, and the airport received several international awards for Quality and Excellence of its services,
Best Practices as well as Leadership in Image & Quality and the Routes Americas Airport Award. LaBega went on to become one of the most
successful managing directors of SXM Airport between 2011 and 2016.
Before that, she was Director of Tourism at the St.Maarten Tourism Bureau, and Marketing Director of the Island Government of St. Maarten.
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Phoebe Martin
San Jose,CA, USA
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topic: Air Taxi's in the Caribbean
Phoebe Martin is a Business Operations Associate at ARCHER Aviation. ARCHER Aviation will be looking for serious partners in the Caribbean.
ARCHER Aviation Inc. is a leader in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Its eVTOL aircraft is designed to allow airline
operators to transport people in and around cities in an air taxi service and are claimed to have a range of up to 100 miles (160 km) at speeds
of up to 150 miles per hour (240 km/h).
United Airlines is its first major corporate partner, having ordered two hundred Archer electric aircraft. Southwest Airlines has signed an MOU
with Archer Aviation To develop operational concepts for air taxi network.
ARCHER is currently building a 350,000 square-foot manufacturing facility, capable of producing up to 650 aircraft per year.
The goal of Archer's aircraft is to offer a safe, low-noise, cost-competitive transportation option with no direct emissions. The Archer
aircraft is designed to transform urban travel, replacing 60-to-90-minute commutes by car with estimated 10-to-20-minute electric air taxi
flights. No roads connecting the Caribbean islands, but efficient air transportation is top-priority.
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Wissam Mehyou
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
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topic: Establishing an International Aviation Academy in the Caribbean
Wissam Mehyou embodies the spirit of an entrepreneur, aviator, and investor. He is the CEO at the Mehyou Group which holds stakes in multiple
businesses in various sectors around the globe. Wissam heads the business development of Intercontinental Aviation Enterprise which is an
innovative multinational aviation conglomerate aiming to revolutionize and transform the aviation sector. It has established and developed
flight academies in the Middle East and is associated with the Airways Aviation Group of aviation academies.
The Intercontinental Aviation Enterprise holding is exploring the possibility of establishing an aviation academy of higher learning in
the Caribbean.
Wissam holds an MBA degree from Oxford University, UK and a Bachelor's Degree in Aeronautics/Avition/Aerospace Science and Technology of the
University of Balamand, Lebanon. He has an Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) as wel as two Commerrcial Pilot Licenses (CPL)
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Thibault Ménage
Barbados
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topic: Carbon Free Hydrogen Fuel
Thibault Ménage is Vice President at HDF Energy in the Caribbean region. (HDF is Hydrogene De France.)
HDF Energy is a leading global player in the hydrogen industry. HDF Energy is currently developing a portfolio of projects valued at
over €5 billion. Headquartered in France, HDF Energy has regional offices in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.
HDF Energy does not just see opportunities, it sees projects. HDF has been developing and financing them in the region since 2015.
HDF started with a large Hydrogen Fuel Cell in Martinique, then later the world's biggest hydrogen power project being built in French
Guyana and is developing groundbreaking projects in Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago.
Thibault has built up experience in the development of innovative large-scale energy projects such as solar thermal for industrials
and Multi-MW hybrid energy systems. Thibault is a graduate from Arts & Métiers Paristech engineering school and the EDHEC Business
School in France. He also holds a Msc Degree of Energy Systems and Project Management from the University of Melbourne, Australia.
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Prof. Dr. Shawn Pruchnicki
Columbus, OH, USA
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topic: Safety and/or Human Factors Considerations
Prof. Dr. Shawn Pruchnicki, FRAeS ATP CFII MEI, lectures at the Ohio State University, Center of Aviation Studies.
Recently he testified before U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Investigations hearing to examine Boeing's broken safety culture.
Shawn Pruchnicki originally trained as a pharmacist/toxicologist, he has also worked as a firefighter/paramedic, an airline pilot,
and later for NASA prior to coming to OSU. During his airline time as a pilot and Captain, he was also trained in accident investigation
at the NTSB Training Center. While flying he served as the ALPA Chief Accident Investigator at his airline and the director of human factors
for ALPA International. In these roles he participated or led the investigation of five airline accidents and over 200 incidents in addition
to other extensive domestic and international aviation safety work. He is an internationally recognized expert in various human factors (HF)
disciplines including safety culture. Since his airline days, he has since gone on to educate other airlines and industries on how to develop
safety reporting programs and how to perform more effective and meaningful accident/incident investigations by including HF science. Shawn is
well published in both NASA and FAA technical documents in addition to a broad range of scientific literature.
His CV / Resume is 48 pages long
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Housam Raydan
Sharjah,
United Arab Emirates
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Housam Raydan is a Group Director at Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) operator in the MENA region and also the first
publicly-owned airline company in the Arab World . The Air Arabia Group holds stakes in several major low cost carriers including Air Arabia, Air Arabia Egypt, Air Arabia Maroc,
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi,and Fly Jinnah. All airlines in the group share common 'Air Arabia' branding
As part of the leadership team, Housam oversees the Group's integrated communications, investor relations, customer experience, as well as
cabin services and product delivery. Housam also serves as a board member for multiple organizations and contributes to the group's new
business ventures and growth acceleration across various markets.
The Air Arabia Group has a fleet of 77 Airbus aircraft. It has 120 Airbus on order (73 Airbus A320NEO, 27 A321NEO and 20 A321XLR) with delivery
between 2024 and 2026.The Group serves up to 120 airports across the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe; 10.1 million passengers; average
payload 80%.
Air Arabia has signaled an interest in establishing a route to a destination in the Caribbean.
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Francesco Sferra
Napels, Italy
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topic: TECNAM P2012 STOL aircraft
Francesco Sferra is Global Sales and Development Manager of the P2012 STOL aircraft series at the Italian aircraft manufacturer Costruzioni
Aeronautiche TECNAM S.p.A. He is a Cat.1 Experimental Test Pilot, Demo Pilot and Instructor Pilot.
At CARIBAVIA there will be a TECNAM P2012 STOL aircraft on static display at St.Barth airport.
Francesco was Aeronautical Navigation Professor at the Aeronautical Institute Locatelli. He holds a Master's Degree, Educational
Leadership and Administration of the University of Florence and a Master's Degree in Political Science of the University of Naples
In the Italian Air Force, he was Experimental Test Pilot Cat1, Test Pilot Instructor, and Fighter Pilot.
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Julio Siu
Mexico City, Mexico
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topic: ICAO
Julio Siu is the Deputy Director at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACC) Office of ICAO.
The NACC Regional Office is accredited to, and is responsible for, working very closely with a diverse mix of 22 Contracting States
and 19 Territories. This results in very challenging aeronautical issues that require a global perspective.
With CARIBAVIA's diverse audience, ICAO guidelines on matters such as passenger taxes, open sky and cabotage, may be discussed.
The ICAO NACC is firmly committed to the success of the regional and global aviation goals of each of our member States and their representative
agencies, regional mechanisms, and government and non-government organizations.
Julio Siu is an experienced Leader in Aviation Management and Engineering with more than 20 years' experience in the
aviation industry/ aviation authority/ aviation service provider and other aviation fields.
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Adam Twidell
London, UK
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topic: Future VTOL operations in the Caribbean
After serving 10 years as pilot at the RAF -Royal Air Force, Adam Twidell entered the world of private aviation with NetJets. Following a
period of tremendous growth in private aviation, he teamed up with London City Airport, winning the contract to develop RAF Northolt into
an exclusive business aviation jet hub for London.
Having seen the industry from all angles Twidell spotted a need in the market for a technology-driven, online, private jet booking platform
and founded PrivateFly in 2008. After ten years as CEO at PrivateFly the business was sold in 2018 to the Flexjet Group.
His passion for aviation continues with a Flexjet group role looking at their investments in the future of flight, including eVTOLs and
hydrogen-powered aircraft and the associated infrastructure.
Twidell is Chairman of the Advanced Air Mobility Working Group at the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)
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Umberto Vallino
Cannes, France
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topic: Private Aviation Connection Between the Caribbean and the High-End Source Market French Riviera
In the media he was described as being "An icon in the aeronautical community, particularly among Schedulers and Dispatchers". Umberto knows
all the ins and outs of international business and private aviation development, as well as business airport development.
Umberto Vallino was the Marketing & Business Development Manager at Groupe Aeroports de la Cote d'Azur (airports Nice, Cannes, and St.Tropez) for a period of 25 years.
Umberto was a lecturer in the topics 'Aviation Planning and Management' and 'Airport Design' at the SKEMA Business School at its Sophia Antipolis
campus in France. SKEMA is a global research and higher education institution that trains talents who are committed to transforming the world
through a sustainable approach. He started his aeronautical career in Cannes-Mandelieu airport in 1988, first as an Operations agent and then
as a Flight Dispatcher. He later became Operations manager at Air Cannes International before returning to Cannes-Mandelieu Airport.
Mr. Vallino is a graduate of the Universita degli Studi di Torino (University of Turin). He is fluent in English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish
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Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace
Nassau, Bahamas
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topic: Friendly Skies; Liberalizing Airlift in the Caribbean
Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace's experience as Minister of Tourism of The Bahamas, as Director-General of Bahamas Tourism and Aviation, as Secretary General &
CEO of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, and as co-president of Resorts International, then the largest private company in The Bahamas,
has made him an ideal advisor to private companies and governments in the tourism and hospitality arena. He has been an avid architect of
programs that ensure robust public-private sector coordination and brings a tested perspective to the growth and development of businesses
and destinations that rely on hospitality for their profitability and their economies. His tenure covered the best performing years in
Bahamas tourism by all measures including the lowest level of unemployment in the history of an independent Bahamas.
He is a graduate of Harvard University (BA, cum laude) and the University of Miami (MBA) from which he graduated at the top of his class.
Awards include being named one of the 50 most influential people in Caribbean Tourism in the past 50 years, selected by Fast Company
magazine as one of the Fast 50 global champions of innovation, selected as Person of the Year for the Caribbean by Travel Agent magazine
named as one of the most extraordinary minds in Hospitality & Travel by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association (HSMAI) and being
recognized for Lifetime Achievement by both HSMAI and the Association of Travel Marketing Executives International (ATME). In 2009, he
was included in Her Majesty the Queen's Birthday Honours List and awarded a CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire)
for his contributions to Tourism. More recently, he was selected to serve as a member of the Executive Committee of the
Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA).
People who worked with him in the past described him as "an erudite, results-oriented and well-read individual with a passion for performance and
modernization. A natural leader, he readily embraced technology, statistics and a clarity of vision to inspire colleagues at CTO to strive for
excellence. His knowledge of tourism marketing is encyclopedic and exemplary but he never lost the common touch and always looked out for rank and
file staff."
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Piétrick Voyer
Christ Church, Barbados
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Piétrick Voyer is Director of Operations at Grantley Adams international airport of Barbados. He uses his knowledge and skills to
ensure maximum efficiency at the airport's operational processes.
Martinique-born Voyer brings extensive knowledge and international experience in the aviation/airport industry. Before joining the airport
team in Barbados, Voyer worked with Munich Airport International as a Senior Consultant/Project Manager. There, he led international teams
in developing airport infrastructure and operations worldwide in America, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. He was Deputy Project
Manager at Aeroports de Paris Ingénierie assisting director/project managers on engineer projects. As Manager Operations Planning,
Strategy & Operations, led the transformation of the airline ground operation of Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Piétrick holds a Master of Science - MSc in Airport Planning and
Management of the Cranfield University, and a Bachelor's Degree with Honors in Air Transport & Logistics Management of the University of
Huddersfield, as well as a Degree in Management, Transport & Logistics from the University Institute of Technology of Martinique.
He is sought after by key members within the airport/aviation industry to participate in conferences, sit on panels and educate eager minds.
Voyer: "I've gained valuable experience throughout the years at several airports internationally, and I'm happy to bring this knowledge back
to the Caribbean for our benefit,"
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Leif Ytterstad
Paris, France
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topic: Workshop - Etiquette, Protocol and Service Par Excellence
Leif Ytterstad is Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Service, Etiquette & Protocol at Executive Majordome and is the Director
running this Private Luxury company for Corporate Executive's, VVIP and UHNWI in Paris, France.
Leif is an Executive Butler with over 15 years in corporate and private service. He began his service and management
career in 1989 in Oslo, Norway (his native country) in restaurants and in 1994, became the Executive Senior Butler for Crystal Cruises Line. He has
been a Gentleman's Butler, Senior and Business Sales Manager to his most recent position as Executive Majordome for Dassault Aviation at Le Bourget,
France, managing a staff of 15 for prospection, service, ceremony and protocol for heads of state, dignitaries and VVIP clients for Falcon business jets.
He has extensive in-depth knowledge of private service, fine culinary cuisine, hospitality and world travel, with a strong focus of traditional
service etiquette, protocol and security. Providing 6-star service with an exceptional eye for detail. Leif is fluent in six different languages,
excels in cultural differences, communication and as a liaison with different nationalities.
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