With more than 30 years’ hospitality experience, Barry has served in a number of leading industry roles covering management, operations, development, branding and franchising. He has held several senior leadership positions in the Asia Pacific region for some of the world’s largest hospitality companies. He now leads the international growth strategy for Club Wyndham, WorldMark by Wyndham, Club Wyndham South Pacific, Club Wyndham Asia, Shell Vacations Club, Margaritaville Vacation Club and Resort Frontier Co. Ltd, the management company for Japan’s Sundance Resort Club.

As the former President of sales for Breckenridge Grand Vacations for 19 years. David Stroeve helped the company grow from under 100 employees to over 750 and grew revenue by over 470% to more than 75 million dollars. He is now the owner of ADS Consulting Services which specializes in helping companies go further by improving and accelerating sales and leadership performance.

Debrief to Win is an incredibly powerful presentation by a former Air Force Fighter Weapons School Instructor about practicing accountability in a way where team members learn through their mistakes to be their best; where team members’ heroics are regularly celebrated, and where even in the face of failure team members walk away motivated and inspired to try again. It’s about harnessing the power of what high-performing teams the world over use to achieve excellence.

Lt Col (ret) Rob “Cujo” Teschner served as Commander of the 7th Fighter Squadron (FS), responsible for transitioning a start-up F-22 “Raptor” squadron to operationally-ready. He was hand-selected to serve as an F-15C “Eagle” Instructor Pilot at the USAF Weapons School, the Air Force “TOP GUN” school. He flew more than 130 combat hours over Iraq in the F-15C in support of Operations NORTHERN and SOUTHERN WATCH. He also served as a senior staff officer at Headquarters U.S. European Command, where he was a key architect of a major and still ongoing multi-billion dollar overseas security initiative requested by the President of the United States. Cujo is a cancer survivor, multiple award-winning fighter pilot, and author of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, Debrief to Win: How America’s Top Guns Practice Accountable Leadership…and How You Can, Too!

David Fitzgerald has 33 years experience in the vacation ownership industry. After an extensive career in Spain and Mexico where he rose from early beginnings to one of the most sought after Sales Directors in the business, he established The David Fitzgerald Group, which works with Resorts worldwide providing Analysis, Advice and Training Solutions to increase Sales, Profitability and Efficiency. David is also the author of The Buying Curve – a complete “how to” of vacation ownership sales.

Leena Patel is the founder of Sandbox2Boardroom.com, author of Raise Your Innovation IQ, and a leading expert on helping executive teams worldwide drive innovation and engagement. Leena and her team draw from two decades experience designing and executing on innovation initiatives that capitalize on emerging trends in order to generate new growth opportunities and secure a strategic market position.

Peter Rona is currently, Chairman of CPNA (Contract Partners North America) a distributor of contract furniture and accessories to the Hospitality Industry. A seasoned executive manager with more than 38 years of management and leadership experience within the private and public sector, Peter is skilled in business strategy, sales, marketing, finance, technology and business development.

Brad Conner is the Senior Director of Travel for Access Development, the largest B2B/private-label network of merchant discounts and rewards in America. For over two decades, Brad has helped organizations drive engagement and deliver unparalleled travel value to the audiences that matter most. He is a master connector and relationship builder, specializing in travel delivery technologies and platforms. Prior to Access, Brad led B2C Global business development for Tourico Holidays as well as B2B new business in North America for Hotelbeds (world’s largest travel aggregator).

Patrick, a graduate of the University of Washington, has played major leadership and management roles in the vacation industry for the past 30 plus years. Patrick acquired his own 350 acre campground resort in upstate New York in 1987. As President of his company, Patrick managed the construction and development of the resort and supervised the marketing and sales programs. He created Condominium Travel Club in 1988 to expand the vacation and travel opportunities for his members. The Club has grown substantially, and today serves over 20,000 members. Patrick purchased a travel agency, Pulaski Tickets & Tours, in 2003 to assist with all the travel needs of Condominium Travel Club members.

Jim Madrid is an expert in Human Performance and Leadership. From Fortune 500 Companies like Boeing, Nordstrom, St. Regis Resorts and Hotels, Mercedes Benz, Lexus Banco Santander, Oakley to professional sports teams like Seattle Sounders FC, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins, Utah Jazz, along with collegiate teams, Cal State Fullerton, Seattle U, UNLV, and now to youth sports clubs; Madrid and AST have helped organizations and individuals, achieve unprecedented, record-breaking results by their unique approach to “One Team, One Direction.”