PhoCusWright Picks TourWrist for ‘Travel Innovation Summit’ 3
PhoCusWright has selected TourWrist to be among 30 travel-tech Innovators to present and exhibit at The Travel Innovation Summit @ The PhoCusWright Conference for its conference November 13-15, 2012 in Scottsdale, AZ.
The PhoCusWright Conference brings together the best companies and content in the travel space to explore new ideas, products, companies and trends in travel.
“I am humbled that PhoCusWright has chosen TourWrist to take the stage for the travel industry event of the year,” says TourWrist Founder and CEO Charles Armstrong. “We’re thrilled to be able to share with travel industry leaders how TourWrist can help hotels, cruise lines, tourism boards, CVBs, DMOs, OTAs and vacation rental platforms leverage TourWrist by integrating our 360-degree pano tech in their apps.”
“TourWrist is a great example of disruptive innovation in the travel space,” said Armstrong.
“I’m thrilled that TourWrist was selected after a rigorous vetting process lead by PhotoCusWright Senior Technology Analyst and Editorial Director, Innovation Division to be among the Innovators presenting game-changing technologies on stage at The Travel Innovation Summit,” added Armstrong.
Speakers at The PhoCusWright Conference include:
- Brian Chesky, Co-Founder and CEO, Airbnb Inc.
- Kim Goodman, President, Global Business Travel, American Express Company
- Dara Khosrowshahi, President and CEO, Expedia Inc.
- Jeremy Wertheimer, Vice President, Travel, Google Inc.
- Steve Hafner, Co-Founder and CEO, KAYAK
- Jeffery H. Boyd, President and CEO, Priceline.com Inc.
- Steve Kaufer, President and CEO, TripAdvisor
- Miriam Moscovici, Director, Emerging Technologies, BCD Travel
- Geraldine Calpin, Vice President, Global eCommerce Services, Hilton Worldwide
- Sam Shank, CEO, Hotel Tonight
- Barney Harford, CEO, Orbitz Worldwide Inc.
- Chris Loughlin, CEO, Travelzoo Inc.
- Gareth H. Gaston, SVP, Global eCommerce, Wyndham Hotel Group
- Miriam Moscovici, Director, Emerging Technologies, BCD Travel
- Chris Fralic, Partner, First Round Captial
- Evan Konwiser, Independent Consultant, Co-Founder, FlightCaster and Former GM of Travel, Next Jump
- Erik Blachford, Venture Partner, Technology Crossover Ventures
- Glenn Morgan, Head of Service Transformation, British Airways
- Ned Williams, Partner, Brook Venture Fund
- Ellen Keszler, Presidenet and CEO, Clear Sky Associates
- Joe Strodel, Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs, Cornell University School of Hotel Administration
- Kathy Misunas, Principal, Essential Ideas and former CEO, Sabre
- Eric Hart, Vice President, Head of Corporate Development, Expedia
- Debu Purkayastha, Principal, Corporate Development, M&A, Google
- Adam Godstein, Co-Founder and CEO, Hipmunk
- Valyn Perini, CEO, OpenTravel Alliance
- Glenn Fogel, Head of Worldwide Strategy and Planning and EVP, Corporate Development, Priceline.com Inc.
- Herman Leung, Senior Analyst, Internet Equity Research, Susquehanna Financial Group
- Gregg Brockway, Co-Founder, TripIt and former EVP and General Manager, TripIt
- Jim Hornthal, Chairman, Triporati and former CEO, Preview Travel
- Barrie Seidenberg, President and CEO, Viator
Resources
- Register for The PhoCusWright Conference
- Register to watch The PhoCusWright Conference Live (free)
- General Catalyst Partners Commits $250,000 for One Travel Innovator at PhoCusWright’s Travel Innovation Summit (10/12/12)
- Click Here to register for the free live-stream of The Travel Innovation Summit @ The PhoCusWright Conference.
- Charles’ demo of TourWrist is 11:06 am PT on Tuesday (11/13/12) [The PhoCusWright Conference Program]
- Twitter Hash Tags: #TIS12 and #PhoCusWright
Video: TourWrist Founder and CEO Charles Armstrong on TourWrist meets Travel, Hospitality and Tourism




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