Travel & Tourism Speakers

65 travel & tourism speakers on Mezzo - including Justine Palefsky, Bear Grylls, and Fahd Hamidaddin. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.

Together they've given 29 talks across 16 events.

29 speakers · showing 1–24

Justine Palefsky

Kindred co-founder | Transforming travel through trusted home exchange networks

🇺🇸United States4 talks

Bear Grylls

Mt. Everest Summiteer & Survival Expert | Host of Global Adventure Series

🇬🇧United Kingdom4 talks

Adventure & Exploration

Endurance & Adventure

Philippe Bourguignon

Global Tourism Expert | CEO of Euro Disney and Walt Disney Company

🇫🇷France1 talk

Executive Leadership

Marketing & Brand

Jennifer Pharr Davis

Appalachian Trail Record Holder | Celebrated Adventurer and Author

🇺🇸United States1 talk

Adventure & Exploration

Endurance & Adventure

Gillian Tans

Tech Executive and Global Business Leader Transforming Digital Travel Experiences

4 talks

CEO & C Suite Leadership

Digital Transformation

Fahd Hamidaddin

CEO of Saudi Tourism Authority | Transforming Global Travel Experiences

🇸🇦Saudi Arabia1 talk

Culture Design & Transformation

International Expansion

BC

Brian Chesky

Co-Founder and CEO of Airbnb | Built a $100B travel revolution

🇺🇸San Francisco, CA2 talks

IR

Igor Ribeiro

Founder & CEO, Kiwi.com | Travel Tech Innovator

🇨🇿Czech Republic1 talk

Product Market Fit

Startup Founder Journey

AS

Aziz Abu Sarah

Peacebuilder & Intercultural Entrepreneur | Bridging Divides

Palestine2 talks

Conflict & Security

Social Impact

Chris Burkard

Adventure Photographer | Redefining Surf Imagery

🇺🇸United States1 talk

Adventure & Exploration

Photography

Jimmy Chin

National Geographic Photographer & Oscar-Winning Filmmaker | Adventure Sports Icon

🇺🇸United States1 talk

Documentary

Photography

LC

Luca Cartechini

Chief Product Officer, Airbnb | The Future of Travel, Hospitality, & Experiential Tech

🇺🇸United States1 talk

Customer Experience (CX)

Product Market Fit

Tony Fernandes

AirAsia Founder | Transforming Budget Aviation from $0.25 Investment

🇲🇾Malaysia1 talk

Digital Transformation

Entrepreneurship

HJ

Hamish Jolly

Ocean Explorer | Pioneering Shark Conservation Technology

🇦🇺Australia1 talk

Climate Action & Net Zero

Conservation & Biodiversity

ID

Ipsita Dasgupta

Anthropologist & Entrepreneur | Reinventing Sustainable Tourism

🇮🇳India1 talk

Sustainable Business Models

RL

Ryan Lobo

Photographer & Filmmaker | Capturing Untold Stories

🇮🇳India1 talk

Documentary

Photography

Jochem Wijnands

Media Entrepreneur and Founder Pioneering Travel Content and Technology Platform

1 talk

GH

Guy Harvey

Marine Conservationist & Artist | Protecting Oceans Through Eco-Tourism

🇺🇸United States1 talk

Conservation & Biodiversity

Documentary

LM

Laraq Maiklem

Author | Foraging Historian & Urban Nature Storyteller

🇬🇧United Kingdom1 talk

Documentary

Sustainability & Climate

Mark Collins Romig

Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at New Orleans & Company

1 talk

Marketing & Brand

Jeanette Ong

Associate Director, Marketing (Singapore) at Klook

1 talk

Marketing & Brand

BP

Bruno Passos

Developer Experience & GenAI Innovation Lead at Booking.com

1 talk

Generative AI & LLMs

Masahiro Yamashita

Senior Director, APAC at KAYAK

1 talk

Jasmine Seah

Country Manager at Rakuten Travel Singapore

1 talk

Rising speakers

Active, up-and-coming voices in Travel & Tourism - beyond the household names

Fahd Hamidaddin

CEO of Saudi Tourism Authority | Transforming Global Travel Experiences

1 recent talk · through 2025

Philippe Bourguignon

Global Tourism Expert | CEO of Euro Disney and Walt Disney Company

1 recent talk · through 2026

Tony Fernandes

AirAsia Founder | Transforming Budget Aviation from $0.25 Investment

1 recent talk · through 2026

Gillian Tans

Tech Executive and Global Business Leader Transforming Digital Travel Experiences

2 talks · through 2019

Jennifer Pharr Davis

Appalachian Trail Record Holder | Celebrated Adventurer and Author

1 talk · through 2023

Chris Burkard

Adventure Photographer | Redefining Surf Imagery

1 talk · through 2015

BC

Brian Chesky

Co-Founder and CEO of Airbnb | Built a $100B travel revolution

1 talk · through 2022

AS

Aziz Abu Sarah

Peacebuilder & Intercultural Entrepreneur | Bridging Divides

1 talk · through 2014

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