ITB Berlin
Convention
Speakers

Convention Speakers

At ITB Berlin 2026, we bring together top speakers and leading experts from the global travel industry.

The complete list of speakers will be available in mid-January.

Here is a sneak peak of the speakers for you:

Orange Stage

Future Track

Nathan Blecharczyk

Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Airbnb

Mitra Sorrells

SVP, content, Phocuswire

MSorrells@phocuswire.com

Responsible Tourism Track

Frauke Fischer

Business Biodiversity Expert

Thor Pedersen

Award Winning Traveler, Speaker, bestselling author & Adventur

Anna Pollock

Founder, Conscious.Travel

David Leventhal

Co-Founder, Playa Viva & Regenerative Travel

eTravel Stage

eTravel Track

Nicola Bettari

Fintech and Payments Director, lastminute.com

Phil Crawford

Head of Global F&B and Hospitality, Adyen

Piergiorgio Schirru

Executive Vice President, Blastness

Hospitality Tech Track

Thomas Hertkorn

Head of Online Marketing, a&o Hostels

AI Track

Martin Stoll

CEO, Sparkloft Media

Tours and Activities Track

Bruce Poon Tip

Founder, G Adventures

Travis Pittman

Co-Founder & Founder, Tourradar

Travel Tech Track

Mathis Boldt

CEO, Giata

valeriia.borshch@giata.de

Anke Hsu

Chief Growth Officer, Chain4Travel

anke.hsu@chain4travel.com

Blue Stage

Hospitality Track

Dr. Renée Nicole Wagner

Corporate Director ESG and Quality Management, Orascom Hotels Management AG

Alessandro Inversini

Professor in Marketing, EHL Hospitality Business School

Destination Track

Philipp Burger

Farm-stay host and singer of the German rock band Frei.Wild, Frei.Wild

mailto:dagmarambach@textour-agentur.com

Prof. Dr. Dimitrous Buhalis

Director eTourismLab, Bournemouth University

dbuhalis@bournemouth.ac.uk

Green Stage

Diversity and Inclusion Track

Camilo Navarro

Co-Founder & COO, Wheel the World and TBC

Deep Dive Track

Dirk Glaesser

Director, UN Tourism

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ITB Berlin Convention Speakers