Festival Saturday
Bohemian National Hall – 321 E. 73rd St.
Saturday, April 22, 2017
For information on 2018’s Saturday programming, visit nytravfest.com/empower
Bohemian National Hall is the home of Czech culture in New York City. On Festival Saturday, you’ll have plenty of chances to experience it, not just through the beauty of the building itself, but through a talk by CzechTourism’s Jiri Duzar, presentations by special guests from CZ, an exhibition on “Fashion with a Story” arranged by Czech Center, and an evening reception/performance.
In addition to our Czech friends, we will have curry and Sawanoi brand sake tastings from Ozawa brewery in Tokyo presented by Tokyo Convention and Visitors Bureau, plus gift bags for those who complete a quick survey.
In the Ballroom, enjoy a massage, sit and talk to experts on tech, miles & points, and a variety of other aspects of travel. For lunch, join us for curry and Itoen ready-to-drink green tea from GO!GO!CURRY! USA.
Our Innovation Mainstage in the Library will focus on issues surrounding travel, technology, and startups. In the Multi-Purpose Room, you’ll be able to participate in think tanks on Culture, Achieving Community Potential through Tourism, and Adventure.
Enter the Skybox for our sessions on Livestreaming, Music Roundtable, Helping Refugees, and Well-Designed and Well-Managed Tourism.
The Cinema will feature travel films all day and a screening/session run by Wladyzlaw Labuda.
Click left and right below to see the schedules of different rooms/tracks.
Saturday Schedule
Bohemian National Hall – 321 E. 73rd St.
Library (3rd Floor)
MC: Tom Limongello
10:30am – 11:00am |
The Rise of Europe’s Travel Startup Scene (w/ Petr Klymec) |
11:00am – 11:20am |
Gamification in Tourism |
11:30am – 12:20pm |
Amping Up Your Startup (w/ William Beckler and Dmitry Koltunov) |
12:30pm – 1:20pm |
Innovation Panel: How to Build Your Startup to be Successful in Tomorrow’s Travel and Hospitality Industry(w/ Deanna Ting, Paul Tumpowsky, David Ambrose)Moderated by: Alexander Shashou |
1:30pm – 3:00pm |
LUNCH by GO!GO!Curry! USA (in Ballroom) |
3:00pm – 3:30pm |
Tech Trends (w/ Susan Black, Jeffrey Donenfeld, Genna Gold, and John Matson) |
3:30pm – 4:20pm |
Applying Tech Trends |
4:30pm – 5:30pm |
Group Breakoutsw/ Dino Dogan, Pratik Gandhi and others TBA |
NOTE: Schedule above is tentative and subject to change.
Amping Up Your Startup
11:30am-12:30pm
Bohemian National Hall – Library (3rd Floor)
Ever want to start your own travel startup? Hear two of NYC’s top travel startup CTOs share their experiences and the secrets to getting things off the ground. Participants are encouraged to bring their ideas. One lucky attendee will be selected to develop their idea with the presenters and as a group we will try to see if we can kickstart a new travel startup idea into something actionable.
Innovation Panel: How to Build your Startup to be Successful in Tomorrow’s Travel and Hospitality Industry
12:30pm-1:30pm
Bohemian National Hall – Library (3rd Floor)
Alex Shashou, CoFounder & President of Hotel Operations & Communications Platform, ALICE, will host this panel discussion among 4 of New York City’s top Travel and Hospitality minds.
Participants:
David Ambrose – Managing Director, Steadfast Venture Capital
Deanna Ting – Hospitality Editor, Skift
Paul Tumpowsky – Founder & CEO, Skylark
Coming from a diverse set of experiences, the group will share their insights, experience and candid opinions on starting companies. The speakers will cover:
- What the first three months of a startup really looks like.
- The differences between consumer and enterprise businesses in Travel.
- How to present your company to the stakeholders that make it: your customers, your new hires and of course, the press.
- What companies they might start today based on their experience over the last few years.
The group will share their experiences of growing businesses in the travel space and the challenges they and their networks have faced.
What better way to learn about successfully running startups in the travel space than to hear it first hand from one of the leading investors, writers, consumer travel founders and enterprise hospitality founders?
Networking Speed Dating (invite only)
3:30pm-5:30pm
Bohemian National Hall
Multi-Purpose Room (3rd Floor)
Bring your business cards for this tailored opportunity to connect with others in the travel space. We’ll have a few guides on hand to help bridge connections. Are you a travel agent interested in content marketing? A blogger looking to meet PR folks? A hotel manager who wants to connect with other hotel managers? Don’t leave NY Trav Fest without making the connections you need!
Staying Healthy While Traveling (w/ Jeanine Barone)
11:00am-12:00pm
Bohemian National Hall – Ballroom (4th Floor)
Everything You Need to Know About Collecting and Maximizing Miles and Points
12:30pm-1:30pm
Bohemian National Hall – Ballroom (4th Floor)
Valarie D’Elia
3:00pm-4:00pm
Bohemian National Hall – Ballroom (4th Floor)
Spend some time with noted travel personality Valarie D’Elia as she shares stories and answers your questions.
Beauty and Fashion While Traveling
4:00pm-5:00pm
Bohemian National Hall – Ballroom (4th Floor)
Learn tips and tricks for travel beauty and fashion with Stephanie Flor and Lyndsay Green.
12:30pm-1:30pm
Bohemian National Hall – Skybox (5th Floor)
- Jesse Serwer, Editor in Chief of Caribbean Music Website Largeup.com
- Fiona Bloom, Founder of International Music Marketing Agency, TheBloomEffect.com
- Geko Jones, Latin Music tastemaker, producer, and DJ of Que Bajo latin music events
- Malik Abdul Rahmaan, Ethnomusicologist, and Music Producer of “Field Research,” a music series exploring beat sampling from travel destinations
- Justa Lujwangana, Founder of Curious on Tanzania, an experiential travel company
Well-Designed and Well-Managed Tourism
4:30pm-5:30pm
Bohemian National Hall – Skybox (5th Floor)
The United Nations has declared 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. In this expert panel, we aim to discuss on what that means and how New York City is achieving “well-designed and well-managed tourism.” Representatives of local hospitality and tourism companies will discuss their work and how it is contributing to the three dimensions of sustainable development (economic, environmental, and socio-cultural), especially to job creation and to trade.
