The AI + Innovation
Conference for Hoteliers

Practical insights, real examples, and open conversations on AI’s business impact across hospitality.

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500+
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Senior leadership
380+
Companies
DESTINATION AI · HOSPITALITY SUMMIT
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The Companies Moving Hospitality Forward

Accor Group
Choice Hotels
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Hilton Hotels
Marriott International
Hyatt Hotels
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Loews Hotels & Co
Mandarin Oriental
Montage Hotels & Resorts
Rio Hotel & Casino
Leading Hotels of the World
Trinity Investments
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Aimbridge Hospitality
Cain
Castlerock Asset Management
CHM Warnick
Crescent Hotels & Resorts
DiamondRock Hospitality
Driftwood Capital
EOS Hospitality
Highgate Hotels
HHM
Kasa
Mosaic Hospitality
Olympia Hospitality
Park Hotels & Resorts
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PM Hotel Group
Pyramid Global Hospitality
Sage Hospitality
Summit Hotel Properties
RLJ Lodging Trust
Raines Co
White Lodging
Actabl
Agilysys
Amazon Web Services
Bodhi
Canary Technologies
Cloudbeds
Mews
Deloitte
Reeco
Levee
Hapi
Honeywell
Kalibri Labs
Kipsu
Milestone
Mobi
Singlepane
Snapfix
Virdee
01The Leaders Shaping Hospitality’s Future

In The Room

From global hotel executives to cutting-edge AI founders, DAI convenes the people driving innovation, investment, and impact across the hospitality ecosystem.

01
Hotel Brands & Chains
Global flags setting AI strategy from the top down.
02
Management & Ownership Groups
Operators and owners turning AI pilots into portfolio-wide returns.
03
Hospitality Tech & AI Providers
The platforms helping hospitality teams operate, grow, and innovate.
04
Investors & Capital Partners
The capital backing the next generation of hospitality innovation.
05
Media & Industry Associations
The voices and institutions guiding the conversations that move hospitality forward.
The Destination AI 2025 community in Washington, D.C.
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022026 Speakers

Leaders Who Inspire the DAI Community

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Leslie Adler
Leslie Adler
Hilton
Vice President, Business Development & Innovation
Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson
Cornell University
Professor
Deanne Brand
Deanne Brand
Host Hotels & Resorts
SVP, Strategy, Analytics, Risk & Treasurer
Alex Cabañas
Alex Cabañas
Pyramid Global Hospitality
Executive Chairman
Laura Calin
Laura Calin
Oracle
Senior Vice President, Consumer Industries
Carlos Cardozo
Carlos Cardozo
OpenAI
GTM
Peter Chambers
Peter Chambers
Montage International
EVP & CIO
Greg Duff
Greg Duff
Foster Garvey
Principal and Chair of Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Practice
Jeremiah Galvin
Jeremiah Galvin
HHM Hotels
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Anh Hatzopoulos
Anh Hatzopoulos
PepperMill
Co-Founder & CEO
Dan Kornick
Dan Kornick
Loews Hotels
Chief Information Officer
Michael Leidinger
Michael Leidinger
Hilton
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Keryn McNamara
Keryn McNamara
Aimbridge Hospitality
Chief Information Officer
Pat Nestor
Pat Nestor
Hyatt
SVP, Head of Data and AI
Vikram Pradhan
Vikram Pradhan
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
SVP, Revenue Management & Distribution
Carlos Rodriguez
Carlos Rodriguez
Driftwood Capital
Chief Executive Officer
Joff Romoff
Joff Romoff
Google
Global Head - Travel & Hospitality
Harman Singh Narula
Harman Singh Narula
Canary Technologies
CEO & Co-Founder
Kim Smith
Kim Smith
IHG Hotels & Resorts
SVP, Direct & Digital Channels
03Agenda

A Look Back at the
2026 Agenda

12:00 PM
Pre-Conference
› Registration + Networking
› Workshop: Drive Hotel Profitability and Asset Value with AI RSVP Required - Workshop is Full
1:30 PM
Main Stage
› State of Hotel AI: A Benchmark Research Presentation
› Inside AI Deployments: Lessons from the Field
› The CIO View on AI and Enterprise Innovation
› Leading Change: Operational Efficiency Through AI
› The State of Hospitality AI: Where we are today, what’s emerging, and what’s next for the industry
› Liability and Regulation in the Age of AI
› The AI Execution Gap: Why Hospitality Intelligence Still Isn’t Driving Better Decisions
★ 1st Annual Hospitality AI Start-Up Competition
› Should vs Could - An AI Retrospective
5:30 PM 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception
A high-level look. Full session times, stages and speakers live on the agenda page. Explore the full 2026 Agenda →

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04Sponsors & Partners

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05The Venue

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06From The Community

Three Years In,
Just Getting Started

Scenes from Destination AI over the past three years: candid sessions, hallway debates, new connections, and the people shaping hospitality’s innovation future.
As we look ahead to 2027, the community keeps getting bigger, but the energy that started it all stays the same.

What They're Saying.

“
This was an amazing one-day event, with a fantastic audience of thought leaders from across the hospitality space and sessions from so many top speakers.

This was only its second year, but from a thought-leadership point of view, there is absolutely no better event anywhere in the world today for hotel technologists and operators.

Douglas Rice
Douglas Rice
Founder & CEO Emeritus, HTNG (Hospitality Technology Next Generation)
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