Speaker Bios

General Session Speakers & Special Guests

Governor Bill Lee

Governor Bill Lee

Governor of Tennessee

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Special Guest

Mark Ezell

Mark Ezell

Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development

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(615)741-9016

General Session Speaker - Thursday Lunch

Sara Beth Urban

Sara Beth Urban

President & CEO, Hospitality Tennessee

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(615)385-9970

General Session Speaker - Friday Morning

Geoff Freeman

Geoff Freeman

U.S. Travel CEO

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General Session Speaker - Opening Session

Alicia Rainwater

Alicia Rainwater

Certified Keynote Speaker at The Center for Generational Kinetics

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General Session Speaker - Thursday Breakfast

Kim Bumpas

Kim Bumpas

President, Visit Knoxville

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(865)523-7263

Conference Host - Visit Knoxville

Glenn Jacobs

Glenn Jacobs

Knox County Mayor

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Conference Host - Mayor of Knox County

Shawn Danko

Shawn Danko

Owner/Chief Manager, Kooky Canuck - Memphis

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(901)292-5838

HospitalityTN Board Chair

Joan Cronan

Joan Cronan

Tennessee Women's Athletic Director Emeritus

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Women in Hospitality & Tourism Honored Guest

10:00am Breakout Session Speakers

John Jarrard

John Jarrard

Director of State & Local Government Affairs, American Hotel & Lodging Association

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(202)289-3142

Breakout Session Speaker

Daniel New

Daniel New

AAHOA Director of State Government Affairs

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Breakout Session Speaker

Joe Wallace

Joe Wallace

Senior Manager of State Affairs, National Restaurant Association

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(202)331-5908

Breakout Session Speaker

Melanie Beauchamp

Melanie Beauchamp

Assistant Commissioner of Rural Tourism & Outreach, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development

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Breakout Session Speaker

Pete Rosenboro

Pete Rosenboro

Tennessee Department of Tourist Development

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(615)741-9035

Breakout Session Speaker

Debra Smith

Debra Smith

Tennessee Department of Tourist Development

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(615)741-9016

Breakout Session Speaker

Josh Gibson

Josh Gibson

Tennessee Department of Tourist Development

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(615)741-9016

Breakout Session Speaker

11:00am Breakout Session Speakers

Liz Bittner

Liz Bittner

CEO & President, Travel South

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Breakout Session Speaker

Nate Huff

Nate Huff

President of Tourist Exchange USA, Travel South

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Breakout Session Speaker

Mary Blair

Mary Blair

Account Director, Designsensory

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(865)300-8758

Breakout Session Speaker

Brad Carpenter

Brad Carpenter

Vice President of Engagement Marketing, Designsensory

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Breakout Session Speaker

Chris Wise

Chris Wise

Vice President of Insights & Strategy, Designsensory, Designsensory

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Breakout Session Speaker

Chris Cable

Chris Cable

Creative Director, Designsensory

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Breakout Session Speaker

Hunter Foster

Hunter Foster

Vice President of Media & Communications, Designsensory

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Breakout Session Speaker

Jessy Yancey

Jessy Yancey

SVP/Content Strategy, Journal Communications

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(615)771-5557

Breakout Session Speaker

Kim Holmberg

Kim Holmberg

Chief Operating Officer, Journal Communications

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Breakout Session Speaker

Wayne Smith

Wayne Smith

Director of Workforce Development/East Tennessee Membership Development, Hospitality Tennessee

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(615)385-9970

Breakout Session Speaker

Chelsa Lourie

Chelsa Lourie

People & Culture Manager, Graduate Nashville

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Breakout Session Speaker

Jim Domanic

Jim Domanic

General Manager, Blackberry Mountain

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Breakout Session Speaker

1:45pm Breakout Session Speakers

John David

John David

President & CEO, Sports Events & Tourism Association

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Breakout Session Speaker

Kristin Luna

Kristin Luna

Co-Founder, Odinn Media

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Breakout Session Speaker

Brian Foster

Brian Foster

Buyer's Edge

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Breakout Session Speaker

Milton Howery

Milton Howery

Vice President of Marketing, Memphis Tourism

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Breakout Session Speaker