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Destination AI 2026 Hospitality Summit

Destination AI 2026 is the third annual AI and innovation conference tailored for hoteliers, convening leaders across hospitality, technology, investment, and AI to discuss business impact and real-world examples. With a focus on practical insights and open conversations, the summit brings together over 500 attendees, 80% of whom are senior leadership, repre…

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70Speakers
12Sponsors
152On the bill · sessions
68Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Destination, in alphabetical order.
Adam Harris
CEO · Cloudbeds
Alexandra Charters Zubko
AI Advisor · Alex Talks AI
Alex Cabañas
Executive Chairman · Pyramid Global Hospitality
Ana Brant
Senior Managing Director & Global Head of Customer Experience · Cain International
Andrew Arthurs
President & Chief Operating Officer · Actabl
Andrew Boch
CEO · Mobi.AI
Anh Hatzopolous
Co-Founder & CEO · PepperMill
Anil Aggarwal
Founder & CEO · Milestone Inc.
Armen Martirosyan
Co-Founder & CEO · BLUIP
Branigan Mulcahy
Founder & CEO · Virdee
Brittany Dunn
Co-Founder & COO · Safe House Project
Carlos Jose Rodriguez
Chief Executive Officer · Driftwood Capital
Carlos Rodriguez
Chief Executive Officer · Driftwood Capital
Chinmai Sharma
SVP & Global Head · Sabre Corporation
Chris Anderson
Professor · Cornell University
Cindy Estis Green
Co-Founder & CEO · Kalibri Labs
Dan Kornick
Chief Information Officer · Loews Hotels
David Millili
Co-Host · The Modern Hotelier
David Peller
Founder & CEO · If Not You
Diane E Estner
President · D A N N I Enterprises
Evan Saunders
SVP, Revenue & Strategic Partnerships · Azira
Floor Bleeker
Former Group Chief Technology Officer · Accor
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
AgilysysPlatinum
Canary TechnologiesPlatinum
MilestonePlatinum
BluIPGold
BodhiGold
CuracityGold
Eleven LabsGold
HapiGold
OracleGold
CloudbedsSilver
OpertoSilver
TripteaseSilver
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Agenda

Selected from 152 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:10 AM - 10:25 AM

    From Invisible to Recommended: A Working Playbook for the AI Guest Journey

    Today’s guests are increasingly asking AI where to stay, and this session offers a practical playbook for showing up in those recommendations, from benchmarking AI search visibilit…

    Main Stage
  • 10:10 AM - 10:25 AM Main Stage

    From Invisible to Recommended: A Working Playbook for the AI Guest Journey

    Today’s guests are increasingly asking AI where to stay, and this session offers a practical playbook for showing up in those recommendations, from benchmarking AI search visibilit…

    Main Stage
  • 10:10 AM - 10:25 AMMain Stage

    From Invisible to Recommended: A Working Playbook for the AI Guest Journey

    Today’s guests are increasingly asking AI where to stay, and this session offers a practical playbook for showing up in those recommendations, from benchmarking AI search visibilit…

    Main Stage
  • 10:25 AM - 11:00 AM

    What’s the Real Return? Owners on AI Investment

    Hotel owners and investors discuss how they evaluate AI investments, what returns matter most, and where technology can create measurable asset value.

    Main Stage
  • 10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Main Stage

    What’s the Real Return? Owners on AI Investment

    Hotel owners and investors discuss how they evaluate AI investments, what returns matter most, and where technology can create measurable asset value.

    Main Stage
  • 10:25 AM - 11:00 AMMain Stage

    What’s the Real Return? Owners on AI Investment

    Hotel owners and investors discuss how they evaluate AI investments, what returns matter most, and where technology can create measurable asset value.

    Main Stage
  • 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

    Workshop: Drive Hotel Profitability and Asset Value with AI (Sign-Up Required)

    In response to structural profit challenges, the hotel industry is reimagining how to operate and fill hotels. Destination AI brings you a practical, owner-focused workshop on how …

    Breakout
  • 1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

    Opening Remarks

    A welcome to Destination AI, an introduction to your emcees for the next two days, David Millili and Steve Carran of The Modern Hotelier, and a look at the key questions shaping th…

    Main Stage
  • 1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Main Stage

    Opening Remarks

    A welcome to Destination AI, an introduction to your emcees for the next two days, David Millili and Steve Carran of The Modern Hotelier, and a look at the key questions shaping th…

    Main Stage
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 68 companies show up, and 10 bet on three roles at once?

68 companies. ten are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
10All threespeak · spons · exh
2Sponsoringsponsor only
56Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Agilysys·BLUIP·Bodhi·Canary Technologies·Cloudbeds·Curacity·ElevenLabs·Hapi·Milestone Inc.·Oracle

Speakers by seniority

73% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite3246%
  • Founder / Owner57%
  • VP-level1014%
  • Director / Head of46%
  • Manager / Lead23%
  • Marketing / Brand11%
  • Advisor / Investor34%
  • Other roles1319%

Of 70 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01AgilysysSp·P1V
  2. 02BLUIPSp·G1V
  3. 03BodhiSp·G1V
  4. 04Canary TechnologiesSp·P1V
  5. 05CloudbedsSp·S1V
  6. 06CuracitySp·G1V
  7. 07ElevenLabsSp·G1V
  8. 08HapiSp·G1V
  9. 09Milestone Inc.Sp·P1V
  10. 10OracleSp·G1V
  11. 11OpertoSp·S
  12. 12TripteaseSp·S
  13. 13Accor2V
  14. 14Driftwood Capital2V
Sponsors by tier
platinum3
25% of 12
gold6
50% of 12
silver3
25% of 12
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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