Forward_MAD 23
LET’S HEAR THEM!
Call for speakers is now open. If you want to join the speaker roster, please get in contact at speaker@forward.travel

Richard Barnes
Founding Partner, Almont Global

Natalia Bayona
Executive Director, UNWTO
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Nils Behrens
CMO. Lanserhof Group

Filip Boyen
Senior Advisor, Corinthia Hotels
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Helena Burstedt
President. Mujeres en Hospitality

Lourdes Carbó
Founder & CEO, Alberta La Grup

Francisco Carvalheira
General Secretary, Laurel Portuguese Association of Excellence Brands
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Carlos Cendra
Chief Marketing & Comms Officer. Mabrian

Héctor Coronel
General Manager. Turismo de Madrid
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Florencia Cueto
Director of Go To Market Strategy, Shiji ReviewPro

Beatrice d’ Orleans
Founder and President. Luxury Spain

Ana Delgado
Chief Education Officer & Partner. The Valley Digital Business School

Clara Elliott-Bauzá
Brand Partnerships Lead. TikTok

Carlos Erburu
Cluster GM. Thompson Madrid and Hyatt Centric

Xandra Falcó
President, Círculo Fortuny

Angel García Butragueño
Tourism Director. Braintrust

Luis García
Country Manager. UnionPay

Sandra García Sanjuán
Cofounder. Grupo Starlite

Juan Garrido
Owner, Garrido Gallery

Juan Gil
Hospitality & Entertainment Team. Microsoft Spain

Manuel Gimeno
Head of Parametric Engineering. Saco Technologies.

Marcos González
CEO Customer Experience Kleber Group

LucÍa Iglesias
Hospitality & Entertainment Team. Microsoft Spain

Silvia Martínez
Tourism Director, Galería Canalejas Madrid
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Yuriy Horovyy
Founder & CEO Almont Travel

Hanna Kleber
President & Founder Kleber Group

Julia Kleber
CEO Kleber Group

Silvia Lousa
CEO. Pertegaz

Julio Mangas
Luxury Travel Professor. ESIC

Isabel Martín
Deputy Director. Turespaña

Luis Martín
General Manager, Turismo de la Comunidad de Madrid

Christopher Martínez
Investment Banking Managing Director. Arcano Partners

Juan Luis Moreno
Partner & CIO. The Valley.

Markus Mueller
Managing Director. GauVendi.

Michel Notten
General Manager. The Madrid Edition

Paulo Ribeiro
CEO, Plenia Travel Group

David Rico
Managing Director. CaixaBank Hotels & Tourism

Joan Roca
Founder & CEO. Essentialist

Juan Rodero
CEO. Starclass

Antonella Rodogno
COO and Founder Chinespain

Jesús Rodriguez
Strategic Consulting & Asset Management Director. Savills.

Maribel Rodríguez
SVP Membership Commercial & Events. WTTC
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Maria Angeles Rubio
Director VIP, Premium & Corporate Services. AENA.

José Ignacio Sánchez
Hospitality & Leisure Director. BRAINTRUST

Pablo Sánchez
Director. Mirai Consulting

Catarina Santos Cunha
Councillor for Tourism and Internationalization. Câmara Municipal do Porto

Eymeric Segard
CEO. Lunajets
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Giles Selves
SVP Luxury Hotels Europe. Minor Hotels

Yolanda Perdomo
Director. Madrid Turismo by IFEMA MADRID

Blanca Pérez-Sauquillo
CMO. Turespaña

Jules Schroeder
COO, Insider Expeditions
SPONSORSHIP!
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cocktail
Investment: 30.000 €

DINNER
Total cost: 60.000€ (3 seperate packages will be sold 20.000€ each)

Breaks
Total cost: 7.500€ (3 coffee breaks available, each coffee break 1 sponsor)

AND SPEECH
Available: 4
Promotional Video, Presentation and a Speech in front of the audience when the delegates gather in the playground:
– Right before the coffee breaks. 5.000€
– Right before the Gala Dinner 8.000€

OPPORTUNITIES
Investment: Costs to be determined accordingly €

PRESENTATION
Investment: 25.000 €

SLOT
Investment: 10.000 €

Investment: 8.000 €

EXPERIENCES
Investment: 5.000 €

SPEAKERS TRANSFERS
Investment: 5.000 €
– A transfer service from the Sponsor
hotels to the event site.
– A special transfer for the speakers.
In both choices, this sponsor involves bespoke vehicles customized and branded with the sponsor brand. It also includes a hospitality desk on each transfer.
Topics On The Table
Adolfo Reyes, Head of Memberships. WTTC.
Isabel Martín. Deputy Director. Turespaña
Natalia Bayona, Executive Director. UNWTO
Luis Martín. Director of Tourism. Comunidad de Madrid
Almudena Maíllo, Tourism Councilor. Madrid City Council
Florencia Cueto, Director Go To Market Strategy. Shiji-Reviewpro
Juan Rodero, CEO. Starclass
Carlos Cendra, CMO. Mabrian Technologies
MOD: Hanna Kleber, President. Kleber Group.
Catarina Santos Cunha, Councillor for Tourism and
Internationalization. Câmara Municipal do Porto
Blanca Pérez-Sauquillo, CMO. Turespaña
Héctor Coronel, Director of Tourism. Madrid City Council
MOD: Consuelo Arias, Comms & PR. Kleber Group.
Maria Angeles Rubio Alfayate, Director VIP, Premium & Corporate service. AENA.
Paloma Utrera. Market Manager Spain. Tap Air Portugal
Eymeric Segard, CEO. Lunajets
MOD: Pablo Sanchez, Director. Mirai Consulting
Filip Boyen, Senior Advisor. Corinthia Hotels
Giles Selves. SVP Luxury Hotels Europe. Minor Hotels
José Ignacio S. Butragueño, Hospitality & Leisure Director. BRAINTRUST
Las Vegas MSG: Technology to boost the experience.
Manuel Gimeno, Head of Parametric Engineering.
Saco Technologies.
Rethink Retail. Juan Luis Moreno, Partner & CIO. The Valley
Automated Hyper-personalization – The New Luxury.
Markus Mueller. Managing Director. GauVendi.
MOD: Pedro Utrera, Owner. The Cool Feeling Studio
Sandra García Sanjuán, Cofounder. Grupo Starlite
Luis García, Country Manager. UnionPay
Carlos Erburu. Cluster GM. Thompson Madrid and Hyatt Centric
Silvia Martínez, Tourism Director. Galería Canalejas
MOD: Jesús Rodriguez, Asset Management Director. Savills.
Christopher Martínez,Investment Banking Managing Director. Arcano Partners
David Rico, Managing Director. CaixaBank Hotels & Tourism.
MOD: Angel G. Butragueño, Tourism Director. Braintrust
Paulo Ribeiro, CEO. Plenia Travel
Nils Behrens, CMO. Lanserhof
Richard Barnes, Founding Partner. Almont Global.
Helena Burstedt, President. Mujeres en Hospitality
Clara Elliott-Bauzá, Brand Partnerships Lead. Tiktok
Lucía Iglesias y Juan Gil, Hospitality & Entertainment Team. Microsoft Spain
Travel Advisors, concierges and the new dawn of travel agents
MOD: Rafael Guerrero, Madrid Manager. Spain DMC
Antonella Rodogno, COO. Chinespain
Joan Roca, Founder & CEO. Essentialist
MOD: Ana Delgado, Cofounder. The Valley
Francisco Carvalheira, Secretary-General. Laurel
Xandra Falcó, President. Círculo Fortuny
Juan Garrido, Owner. Garrido Gallery
MOD : Fabián González, Manager Luxury. Kleber Group
Beatrice d’Orleans. Founder and President. Luxury Spain
Yolanda Perdomo, Director.Madrid Turismo by IFEMA MADRID
Cristina Rojas, Retail Director. Pertegaz
MOD: Julio Mangas. Luxury Travel Professor. ESIC
Lourdes Carbó, Founder & Head of Dreams. Alberta La Grup
Yuriy Horovyy, CEO. Almont Travel
Closing ceremony
Attendees
- Academia Española de Dermatología
- AEHM
- AENA
- Alberta La Grup
- Almont Global
- Almont Travel
- Alipay
- Allianz Partners España
- Amorim Luxury Group
- Arcano Partners
- Archetype
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- Basque Culinary Center
- Berkeley University of California
- Bloosom Projects
- Brach Madrid
- Braintrust
- Bravent
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- CaixaBank
- Câmara Municipal do Porto
- Chinespain
- Christie & Co
- Círculo Fortuny
- Climatetrade
- Concierge Tailor Made
- Corinthia Hotels
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- DABA
- Deutsche Hospitality
- Distrito41
- DUFRY
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- Edelia Healthcare
- EPOCA
- ESIC
- Essentialist
- Expedia
- European Travel Comission
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- Fleet People
- Forbes Travel Guide
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- Galería Canalejas Madrid
- Garrido Gallery
- GauVendi
- Geniality
- Global Exchange
- Groupe GM
- Grupo Paraguas
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- HotelSAAS
- Hotel Thompson Madrid
- Hotel Orfila
- Hotel Urso
- Hyatt Centric Hotels
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- Iberia
- Insider Expeditions
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- Kimpton Hotels
- Kleber Group
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- Laurel
- Lanserhof Resorts
- LLYC
- Lunajets
- Luxury Spain
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- Mabrian Technologies
- Madrid Destino
- Madrid From My Heart
- Madrid Turismo by IFEMA MADRID
- Madzen Travel
- Manolo Bakes
- Marques de Vargas
- Mastercard
- Microsoft
- MITM Events
- Mujeres en Hospitality
- Museo Thyssen
- Minor Hotels
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- Nebrija
- Nespresso
- NH Hotel Group
- NUBA
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- Only You Hotels
- Oliver Claire
- Palladium Hotel Group
- Parques Reunidos
- Plenia Travel
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- Real Madrid CF
- RENFE
- Review Pro
- Riu Plaza de España
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- Saco Technologies
- Shiji
- Sixt
- SmartTravelNews
- Smartvel
- Spain DMC’s
- SpainTop
- Spain Unspoilt
- Sport Hotel Hermitage & Spa
- Starpay+
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- Tailor Made Concierge
- Tailored Spain
- The Cool Feeling Studio
- The Valley
- The Edition Madrid
- Thompson Hotel Madrid
- Tiktok
- Turespaña
- Turismo Ayuntamiento de Madrid
- Turismo Comunidad de Madrid
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- Uber 4 Business
- UMusic Hotels
- UMusic Hotel Madrid
- Único Hotels
- Unionpay
- University of Palermo
- Universidad Nebrija
- UNWTO
- Utópica
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- Visit Britain
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- Westin Palace Madrid
- WTTC
- Zafiro Hotels
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