Matt is a Webby-winning writer, cultural researcher and strategist, empowering organisations to make sense of and stay ahead of cultural change.

Leveraging a decade of experience in trend forecasting, innovation research and strategic comms, Matt partners with brands to provide provocative explanations of the emergent.

He’s also Founder of ZINE, a cultural intelligence and sensemaking think tank.

Matt
Klein

Founder & Director, ZINE

Sharan is the Founder & President of Ennismore, a rapidly growing collective of founder-built travel brands.

Founded in 2011, Ennismore now has over 180 hotels across 40+ countries, and over 500 restaurants and bars – including Gleneagles, Hyde, The Hoxton, Mondrian, SLS and Rixos – to name a few.

Sharan’s been included in Condé Nast Traveller’s ‘50 People Changing The Way We Travel.’

He’s also the Founder & CEO of Estelle Community (best-known for members-only Estelle Manor in Oxfordshire).

Sharan
Pasricha

Founder & President, Ennismore and Founder & CEO, Estelle Community

Ben is an award-winning hospitality entrepreneur and founder of online travel platform A Hotel Life. He’s best known for his role in developing Ian Schrager’s luxury lifestyle hotel brand EDITION Hotels, in partnership with Marriott International. He’s also worked across iconic hotel openings and management projects for The Wilde, Six Senses, Ruschmeyers, and Surf Lodge – to name a few.

In July 2026, Ben started his dream job as Chief Brand Officer of Delano hotels with the role of reimagining the brand and re-launching the original Art Deco hotel in Miami.

Ben
Pundole

Chief Brand Officer, Delano Hotels

Clint is CEO & Founder of Archrival, a youth culture agency that reinvents how brands win the hearts and minds of young adults.

Clint and team light the fires for clients such as Red Bull, Marriott, Netflix, Adidas and Spotify by going against the grain of traditional marketing to build brand love, loyalty and sales with teens to twenty-somethings.

His insight on Gen-Z has been featured in Forbes, Teen Vogue and Vogue Business.

Clint
Runge

CEO & Founder, Archrival

Tansy is the Editor-in-Chief of A Hotel Life – the award-winning travel and culture platform that’s been shaping the conversation around hospitality since 2013. Under Tansy’s direction, AHL has evolved from tastemaker to true changemaker, reimagining travel with wit, creativity, and a fresh point of view.

Her work has appeared in publications like Condé Nast Traveller, Vogue, GQ, and more. She’s also written travel guides for Brazilian publisher Pulp Edições, where she serves as the New York correspondent.

Tansy
Kaschak

Editor-in-Chief, A Hotel Life

Amy is a lifestyle journalist and author reporting on everything travel, food and style related. She’s a longtime contributor to The New York Times and also writes for The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Washington Post, Travel + Leisure and more. She’s appeared on countless panels and podcasts, including The New York Times Travel Show and the American Express Shaping Insights program.

Fun fact: In 2010, she released her own maternity fashion book Bump It Up: Transform Your Pregnancy Into The Ultimate Style Statement.

Amy
Tara Koch

Freelance Journalist

Nora is an award-winning journalist, podcast host and content creator – in other words, your go-to for all things luxury travel, wellness, and Latin America.

She writes for top-tier newspapers and magazines focusing on dreamy destinations, hotels, spas, dining and design. You’ll find her bylines in the big leagues: The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Travel + Leisure, AFAR and Condé Nast Traveller. She’s also a certified yoga instructor and mindfulness meditation teacher.

Nora
Walsh

Travel & Wellness Writer

Dan is a luxury lifestyle writer, editor, and consultant based in New York.

His podcast, The Grand Tourist with Dan Rubinstein, is currently in its 15th season of in-depth episodes exploring art, design, style, and travel. His second biannual print issue of The Grand Tourist will be released in the spring of 2026. Previously, Dan was Home & Design Director at Departures and the Editor-in-Chief of Surface.

Dan
Rubinstein

Editor and Publisher

Elbia brings a rare dual perspective: she lives the daily reality of running a DMC – managing suppliers, designing itineraries, navigating agent relationships – while also building technology to solve the operational challenges she’s experienced firsthand.

She’s the Founder of Be Essential Club, a luxury DMC based in France, and Co-Founder of Odia, a SaaS platform built specifically for DMCs and travel agents.

Elbia
Eddaikra

CEO & Founder, Be Essential Club

Sarah is the Co-Owner and Sales & Agency Manager at Private Travel Iceland, a leading luxury boutique DMC in Iceland.

With over 20 year's experience within the tourism industry, she has been instrumental in building the company from the ground up and cultivating strong agency relationships.

Known for her high sales conversion and deep destination knowledge, she continues to grow both new and existing partnerships in the luxury sector.

Sarah
Quigley

Co-Owner, Private Travel Iceland

Richard works with luxury travel and hospitality brands to help them extract more value from their investment in trade relationships, events, and partnerships.

With OSS Group, he has worked with some of the most well-known properties, estates, and DMCs in the world of lifestyle travel, helping them transform trade investment into measurable growth.

Richard
Walton

Founder, OSS Group

Cara is a luxury lifestyle entrepreneur and brand visionary with a proven track record shaping some of the world’s most sought-after brands across lifestyle travel.

Think collaborations with OMNIYAT, Hotel Chelsea, Standard Hotels and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.

She leads next-generation search marketing and creative performance strategy that drives discoverability and the right attention. Her clients are regular features in Forbes, Afar and Condé Nast Traveler.

Cara
Federici

CEO & Head of Design, The Madison Melle Agency

With over two decades in hospitality, Danny has shaped the sales, marketing, and brand narrative for some of the industry’s most recognisable lifestyle and luxury hotels – including Dream Hotel Group, Loews Hollywood, Sixty Beverly Hills, and The Standard, Downtown LA.

His experience ranges from high-profile property openings to creative brand reinventions and strategic revenue initiatives.

Danny
Benaderet

Chief Commercial Officer, The Madison Melle Agency

A master in brand building and design, Eva leads creative strategy and brand development across luxury lifestyle brands & products.

She brings over a decade of experience shaping culturally relevant businesses through disciplined creative direction and brand positioning.

Eva’s work is defined by a rigorous and thoughtful approach – aligning culture, commerce, and experience to create enduring, high-impact brands.

Eva
Nineuil

Chief Creative Officer, The Madison Melle Agency

With deep expertise in crafting thoughtful, user-centered digital experiences, Angelina specialises in designing visually compelling, intuitive solutions that seamlessly blend aesthetic beauty with functional performance.

She’s passionate about storytelling through design – creating immersive experiences that resonate emotionally, and elevate hospitality brands in meaningful ways.

Angelina
Musayev

Vice President of Innovation & Design

Gilad is an AI wiz, investor, and Founder of Brook Bay Capital, an AI-focused fund based in Seattle. With deep roots in travel, hospitality, and personalisation tech, Gilad advises some of the industry’s most influential brands and serves on boards including Virtuoso, Selfbook, Faye, and Mindtrip.

A longtime voice in travel tech, Gilad founded one of the world’s first AI trip-planning platforms, Utrip, and is known for helping business leaders turn emerging technology into real-world opportunity.

Gilad
Berenstein

AI Expert and Founder, Brook Bay Capital