November 16-18, 2010    Westin Kierland, Phoenix, Arizona USA

Your Looking Glass for 2011


PhoCusWright cuts through the hype.
Travel industry leaders and luminaries convene at The PhoCusWright Conference to discover, confront and capitalize on the latest trends and opportunities in travel.


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Center Stage

Wednesday (2:00 pm) - Thursday, November 17 - 18


Wednesday, Nov 17

Center Stage Program


2:00 pm - 2:25 pm

Opening Monologue: Part I

Philip C. Wolf, President and CEO, PhoCusWright Inc.

2:25 pm - 2:50 pm

The Travel Innovation Summit Alumni

Matt Hauser, Director, Technology Sales, Translations.com

Denis Lacroix, Vice President, Product Development, Sales and e-Commerce Platforms, Amadeus IT Group S.A.

Joost Schreve, Founder and CEO, GlobalMotion Media Inc.

Jordan Stolper, Co-Founder and CEO, gliider


Moderated by:

Bob Offutt, Senior Technology Analyst and Editorial Director, Innovation Edition, PhoCusWright Inc.

Norm L. Rose, Senior Technology and Corporate Market Analyst, PhoCusWright Inc.

2:50 pm - 3:25 pm

Keynote

Brian Sharples, Co-Founder and CEO, HomeAway Inc.


Talkback (15 min): Industry peers lead Q&A

Talkbackers TBA

3:25 pm - 3:50 pm

Executive Interview

Steve Hafner, Co-Founder and CEO, Kayak.com


One-on-one interview with

Carroll Rheem, Director, Research, PhoCusWright Inc.

4:20 pm - 4:25 pm

Travel Innovation Summit Runner-Up (1 of 3)

4:25 pm - 4:55 pm

Executive Interview

Barney Harford, President and CEO, Orbitz Worldwide Inc.

Hugh Jones, President and CEO, Travelocity Global


One-on-one interview with

Lorraine Sileo, Vice President, Research, PhoCusWright Inc.

4:55 pm - 5:30 pm

Keynote

Richard N. Barton, Chairman, TravelPost (also, CEO, Zillow and Expedia's founder and first CEO)

Simon Breakwell, Co-Founder and COO, TravelPost.com


Talkback (15 min): Industry peers lead Q&A

Talkbackers TBA

5:30 pm - 6:05 pm

Keynote

Jeff Clarke, President and CEO, Travelport Inc.


Talkback (15 min): Industry peers lead Q&A

Talkbackers TBA

6:05 pm - 6:10 pm

Five Minutes of Fame (1 of 4)

The travel industry’s four hottest, most innovative Web and mobile-based applications—selected by the audience of Tuesday’s (November 16) Travel Innovation Summit—present their innovations. A blue ribbon-panel of judges will select one winner.

6:10 pm - 6:35 pm

Executive Interview

Stephen Kaufer, President and CEO, TripAdvisor


One-on-one interview with

Philip C. Wolf, President and CEO, PhoCusWright Inc.

6:35 pm - 8:00 pm

Center Stage Gala Party

The go-to party at the go-to event of the year! Connect with the "A-list" group of industry leaders. Don't miss the fun and unrivaled networking opportunity with the marketplace's who's who. Your badge is required for admission.
Courtesy of HomeAway and the Westin Kierland.

9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

The Bash

**Available for sponsorship**
(Tue-Thu and Wed-Thu tickets only)

Thursday, Nov 18

Center Stage Program


8:30 am - 8:45 am

Opening Monologue: Part II

Philip C. Wolf, President and CEO, PhoCusWright Inc.

8:45 am - 9:15 am

Street Talk. VC Talk. PE Talk.

Paul Keung, Managing Director, Head of Asia Equity Research, Oppenheimer Investments Asia Limited

Mark S. Mahaney, Managing Director, Internet Research, Citigroup Investment Research

Patricia Nakache, General Partner, Trinity Ventures

Vispi Daver, Partner, Sierra Ventures


Moderated by:

Jake Fuller, Senior Research Analyst, Finance and Analytics, PhoCusWright Inc.

9:15 am - 9:50 am

Keynote

Rob Solomon, President and COO, Groupon Inc.


Talkback (15 min): Industry peers lead Q&A

Talkbackers TBA

9:50 am - 9:55 am

Five Minutes of Fame (2 of 4)

The travel industry’s four hottest, most innovative Web and mobile-based applications—selected by the audience of Tuesday’s (November 16) Travel Innovation Summit—present their innovations. A blue ribbon-panel of judges will select one winner.

9:55 am - 10:30 am

Keynote

Pete Stein, President, East, Razorfish Inc.


Talkback (15 min): Industry peers lead Q&A

Talkbackers TBA

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Courting Chaos: The Conference Theme Comes To Life

Other Speakers TBA

Erin Defosse, Director of Product Strategy, Bazaarvoice

Alok Deshpande, Co-Founder and Chief Software Architect, Loopt Inc.


Moderated by:

Douglas Quinby, Senior Director, Research, PhoCusWright Inc.

11:00 am - 11:05 am

Travel Innovation Summit Runner-Up (2 of 3)

11:35 am - 11:40 am

Travel Innovation Summit Runner-Up (3 of 3)

11:40 am - 12:05 pm

Executive Interview

Dara Khosrowshahi, President and CEO, Expedia Inc.


One-on-one interview with

Philip C. Wolf, President and CEO, PhoCusWright Inc.

12:05 pm - 12:15 pm

MASSIVEGOOD

Bernard Salomé, Managing Director, Millennium Foundation for Innovative Finance for Health

12:15 pm - 12:45 pm

Public Spotlight On Private Sale

Ben Fischman, Chairman and CEO, Rue La La

Drew Marich, CEO, Luxury Link LLC

Andrew Patterson, Founder and CEO, Jetsetter

Gilles Talec, U.S. CEO, Voyage Prive

Laurent Vernhes, President and CEO, Tablet Inc.


Moderated by:

Carroll Rheem, Director, Research, PhoCusWright Inc.

12:45 pm - 12:50 pm

Five Minutes of Fame (3 of 4)

The travel industry’s four hottest, most innovative Web and mobile-based applications—selected by the audience of Tuesday’s (November 16) Travel Innovation Summit—present their innovations. A blue ribbon-panel of judges will select one winner.

12:50 pm - 1:25 pm

Keynote

Jeremy Wertheimer, President and CEO, ITA Software Inc.


Talkback (15 min): Industry peers lead Q&A

Talkbackers TBA

1:25 pm - 1:30 pm

Five Minutes of Fame (4 of 4)

The travel industry’s four hottest, most innovative Web and mobile-based applications—selected by the audience of Tuesday’s (November 16) Travel Innovation Summit—present their innovations. A blue ribbon-panel of judges will select one winner.

1:30 pm - 1:55 pm

Executive Interview

Jeffery H. Boyd, President and CEO, Priceline.com Inc.


One-on-one interview with

Philip C. Wolf, President and CEO, PhoCusWright Inc.

1:55 pm - 2:00 pm

Epilogue and PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit Winner Announcement

Center Stage@The PhoCusWright Conference attracts the most qualified audience of travel leaders, decision-makers and C-level executives, under one roof. Like no other event in the travel industry, Center Stage offers a highly interactive environment that facilitates networking and relationship building. This year’s theme, "Chaos Calls, Navigating the New," enumerates the diverse and somewhat daunting challenges facing the travel industry, and provides a roadmap for travel companies to navigate their way to success.

PhoCusWright analysts run Center Stage like a live research project. They know the people and understand the issues like no one else. Our travel industry expertise and interviewing skills are leveraged to uncover truths, probe for clarity and reject sales pitches. We respect your time with superior production value, professional event operations, excellent meals, and above all, networking opportunities with unique access to travel, tourism and hospitality industry leaders. The audience is encouraged to question the speakers—challenging them and providing their own insights.