Keynote Speakers
Pilar Montesinos Cusiyupanqui
President, Regional Network for Community Tourism of Cusco (REDTURC INKA)
Kevin Eshkawkogan
President & Chief Executive Officer, Indigenous Tourism Ontario
Brian Vallo
Governor, Pueblo of Acoma
Loretta Barrett Oden
Host, Emmy-Award Winning Seasoned with Spirit
Speakers
Paula Amos
Chief Marketing & Development Officer, Indigenous Tourism British Columbia
Congresswoman Petita Ayarza
Panama National Assembly
Roman Caamal Coh
General Manager, Community Tours Sian Kaan
Richard Campbell
Chief, Culture and Tourism Section, Organization of American States
Roy Cayetano
Linguist, Educator & Artist
Olga Imedla Cholotio Alvarez
Administrator and Accountant, Rupalaj Association
Gary Cohen
Regional General Manager - Latin America, Intrepid Travel
Mark Cruz
Deputy Assistant Secretary–Indian Affairs for Policy & Economic Development (DAS-PED), USA
Mirna Cunningham Kain
Chair, Board of Directors, Fund for the Dev. of Indig. Peoples of Latin America & the Caribbean
Nedra Darling
Co-founder, Bright Path Strong
Luis Felipe Duchicela
Senior Advisor for Indigenous Peoples’ Issues, US Agency for International Development
Kevin Eshkawkogan
President & Chief Executive Officer, Indigenous Tourism Ontario
Honorable Iván. X. Eskildsen A.
Minister of Tourism, Panama Tourism Authority
Viviana Figueroa
President & CEO, International Consultancy: Indigenous Peoples, Trad. Knowledge & Biodiversity
Franco Flores Romero
Community Tourism Strategy Coordinator, Ministry of Tourism and Foreign Trade, Peru
Honorable David Flute
Secretary of Tribal Relations, South Dakota, United States
Honorable Cozier P. Frederick
Minister of Kalinago Affairs, Dominica
Carla George
Councilwoman, Squamish Nation
Ed Hall III
Transportation Specialist/Tourism Coordinator, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Keith Henry
President & Chief Executive Officer, Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada
Carla James
Director, Guyana Tourism Authority
Melvin Juanico
Operations Manager, Sky City Cultural Center & Haak’u Museum, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, USA
Natalie Kidd
Chief People & Purpose Officer, Intrepid Travel
Seleni Matus
Executive Director, George Washington University International Institute of Tourism Studies
Melody McCoy
Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund
Jason Morsette
Drummer
Dr. Len Necefer
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, NativesOutdoors
Santiago Noboa
Specialist, Culture and Tourism, Department of Economic Development, Organization of American States
Honorable Rosi Prado de Holguín
Minister of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, Ecuador
Irene Otter
Tourism Coordinator, Waswanipi Cree First Nation, Quebec, Canada
Martha Redbone
Vocalist, songwriter, composer, & educator
Sherry L. Rupert
Chief Executive Officer, American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association
Teresa Ryder
Director - Business Development, Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada
Fawn Sharp
President, National Congress of American Indians
Ben Sherman
Chairman, World Indigenous Tourism Alliance Leadership Council
Jamie Sweeting
President, Planeterra & Vice President, Social Enterprise & Sustainability, G Adventures
Scott Sypolt
Counsel, Dentons
Honorable Miguel Torruco Marqués
Minister of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, Mexico
Honorable Morena Valdez
Minister of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, El Salvador
Moderators
Rafat Ali
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, SKIFT
Hannah Bloch
Lead Digital Editor, International Desk, National Public Radio
Jeri Clausing
Senior Editor, Travel Weekly
Kim Osborne
Executive Secretary for Integral Development, Organization of American States
Norie Quintos
Editor at Large, National Geographic Travel Media
Anthony Morgan Rodman
Acting Director, Office of Indian Energy & Economic Development, U.S. Department of the Interior
Mark Trahant
Editor, Indian Country Today