Global Summit Speakers

Myha has been with Future Partners since February 2013 having first honed her research skills through conducting years of intercept surveys with consumers which provided foundational knowledge on how to craft creative and easy-to-understand survey questions that uncover the “why” and “how” behind human behavior and decision making. When she is not synthesizing research insights for the travel industry, Myha loves traveling to new destinations to further her understanding of how humans connect with each other and the world.

Travis uses his experience as both a state travel director and a DMO President to connect DMO clients to data-centric solutions and has the understanding to provide answers to complex problems.

Travis loves travel and when he is not on the road for work, he is planning trips far and wide with his family.

Suncoast Global goes beyond consulting, becoming a true growth partner for its clients. Through impactful consulting, international insights, and operational efficiency expertise, Sun Coast helps trade associations, DMOs, and live events thrive.

Malcolm’s expertise speaks for itself. He doubled IPW revenues, secured premier sponsorships and partnerships for U.S. Travel, and boosted sales through strategic reorganization of hospitality sales teams. An industry leader, he served on prestigious boards including International Inbound Travel Association, HSMAI, and Greater Seattle Business Association. He is also the recipient of the Stanley J. Fisher Award for Travel Professional of the Year.

Malcolm graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Texas Tech University and then went on to earn an MA in International Relations from St. Mary’s University, in San Antonio.

Originally from Texas, Staci has been working passionately in the travel and tourism industry for over 13 years, most recently as Chief Marketing Officer at VISIT FLORIDA. During her tenure, she designed and executed a global marketing strategy which comprised strategic alliance partner programs, innovative media collaborations, cooperative marketing programs, and a social-first brand advocacy platform.

Staci graduated from the University of Texas and earned an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management.

She resides in Tallahassee, Florida.

Since joining Brand USA in 2016, Skylar has been a part of the partner marketing team, starting as a partner services representative for Brand USA’s southeast partners, and then as the senior coordinator and a manager for the partner marketing & planning team. In her current role, Skylar oversees partner strategic needs by developing and managing customized marketing campaigns.

With over 15 years of experience, Mathu has represented a number of iconic travel brands and destinations including Visit England, NYC & Company and Dorchester Collection.

At Brand USA, she is responsible for creating a global communication strategy focused on sharing the stories on the wealth and breadth of experiences for travelers to enjoy across the USA as well as building a strong community of international media ambassadors.

He successfully competed in the 2012 series of Strictly Come Dancing where the grace and favour of the voting public took him all the way to Wembley. Christmas 2019 saw Richard return to the Strictly ballroom for the all star Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.

Richard headed to the boardroom in 2019’s Celebrity Apprentice for Comic Relief. He also competed in 2010’s Sports Relief ‘Let’s Dance…’ as Danny Zuko from Grease alongside Kate Garraway making it to that year’s final.

Other TV appearances include Celebrity Masterchef, Celebrity Catchphrase, Alan’s Carr’s Epic Gameshow: Strike It Lucky, Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Loose Women, The Chase, Pointless Celebrities, Celebrity Mastermind, Celebability, Celebrity Juice, Countdown, Tipping Point, Stars In Their Eyes, The Paul O’Grady Show, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Celebrity Are You Smarter Than A Ten Year-old, 71 Degrees North, I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here NOW!.

2019 also saw Richard star in iconic soap opera Neighbours as sinister cult leader Graham. Other TV cameos include ITV’s Footballers Wives and C4’s acclaimed drama Shameless. ITV’s Rock Rivals, BBC1’s Hustle and alongside Max Beesley in ITV drama Is This Love and Hollyoaks.

In the summer of 2021 he voiced Waffles the dog in DC League of Super-Pets and a littering pedestrian in Paw Patrol:The Movie. Other films include 2011’s crime thriller Blitz with Jason Statham and David Morrissey, Ab Fab: The Movie and as the voice of ‘Nosy Smurf’ in 2017’s Smurfs: The Lost Village.

During his tenure on GMTV from 1997 to 2010, Richard hosted The Richard Arnold Show for two series and presented ITV’s live tea-time celebrity cook-off Soapstar Superchef alongside Nicki Chapman as well as three series of Challenge TV’s successful quiz Take It or Leave It from the makers of Deal or No Deal. In 2003, Richard co-hosted Living’s daily magazine show Loose Lips with Melinda Messenger, Psychic Live and the Will On Will and Grace special with Eric McCormack.

Theatre credits include Spamalot, Mamma Mia and as reporter Perch Perkins in summer of 2023’s The Spongebob Musical.

Richard is also a freelance journalist for The Telegraph, The Express and The Sun. He will be the host of a new Mail Online podcast called The Sidebar, a weekly, irreverent round up of showbiz news with pundits and celebrity guests, launching in March 2024.

Throughout her career Andria has focused on developing data solutions and bringing them to the global industry to promote travel and economic development across destinations.

Andria has held senior positions with Longwoods International, ADARA and the Georgia Department of Economic Development. In addition to her role at Miles, she is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California where she teaches applied research and finance.

All partnerships are data driven with a heavy focus on ROI and reporting. Hotelbeds Destination Development and Marketing has grown +80% YOY in the last 5 years and has achieved a 93% client retention rate. Having the ability to direct contract hotels, activities, transfers, and rental cars in a destination allows Hotelbeds to produce real time reporting so DMOs can see the direct tangible impact of campaigns.