This summer, Travel + Leisure will host its inaugural World’s Best Summit — bringing industry leaders together for two days of honest conversation about how to meet our travelers where they are.
The event, hosted by T+L editors, established voices in the travel field, and celebrity leaders inspired by seeing the world, will touch on trends across:
Family travel, Sustainability, AI, Cultural Events, Wellness, Culinary Travel & Hospitality, Access, the Future of Air Travel and Traveling in the Age of Social Media
With Conversations Curated by T+L Editor-in-Chief Jacqueline Gifford
Guest speakers include:
- Neil Jacobs: CEO, Six Senses
- Mary Celeste Beall: Proprietor, Blackberry Farm & Blackberry Mountain
- Daniel Skjeldam, CEO, Hurtigruten Group
- Derek Utter: Chief Development Officer, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
- Sarah Wetenhall: President & Owner, The Colony Palm Beach
- Amina Belouizdad Porter: CEO, P/S
- Juanita Marois: CEO, Métis Crossing
- David Prior: Co-Founder and CEO, PRIOR
- Amanda Kloots: Host, The Talk
- Lorna Courtney: Star of Broadway’s & Juliet
- Chef Michael Mina: Chef & Founder of the Mina Group
- Chef Missy Robbins: Chef & Owner, Lilia, Misi, and Misipasta
- Andy Krantz: CEO, Paravel
- Leora Novick: Founder, Persephone Social
- Jack Ezon: Founder and CEO, Embark Beyond
- Mark Lakin: Founder and CEO, The Legacy Untold
- Erina Pindar: COO and Managing Partner, Smart Flyer
- Paul Tumpowsky: Founder and CEO, New Yonder
- Jon Roberts: Chief Innovation Officer, Dotdash Meredith
- Caleb Silver: Editor-in-Chief, Investopedia
- Grace Bastidas: Editor-in-Chief, Parents
- Ray Isle, Executive Wine Editor, Food and Wine/Travel + Leisure
Tickets include two days of conversation and lunch at T+L’s NYC HQ, and a welcome cocktail party on day one to celebrate the excitement.
All sales are final. Tickets will not be be replaced , refunded, or exchanged for any reason whatsoever. All events, prices, personalities, performances, venues, dates and times are subject to change without notice.
Please note that we are continuing to add talent to our lineup of events, and this list of panelists is not final.
