• CEO of Reed Travel Group
• CEO of Sabre/ CIO of American Airlines
• Executive Committee member of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
• Trustee of ICTA, the Institute of Certified Travel Agents
• Author, speaker, advisor and Board Director

Kathy summitted Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, has trekked to Everest Base Camp and throughout the Andes and Alps, as well as run various marathons in the US and Europe. She likes to snowshoe, ski, swim, sail - and enjoys most sporting events.

• Executive Chairman of Halogen Media Group
• CEO of IAC Media & Advertising (IAC Advertising Solutions, Evite, Pronto, IAC Mobile and Ask Sponsored Listings)
• CEO of AllBusiness.com, Inc
• CEO of About.com
• President and CEO of DevX.com, Inc (acquired by JupiterMedia Corp.)
• Management roles at International Data Group
• Senior account management roles at BBDO and Ogilvy & Mather.

Peter is an experienced Sierra Club trip leader and enthusiastic photographer. He enjoys backpacking, cycling and rock climbing.

• President & COO of Hakia, a semantic search technology company
• Founder and curator of the Turkish Women’s International Network
• Associate Partner of Star Venture Group
• Advisor to the Chairman of the Istanbul Stock Exchange
• Curator of TEDxGotham
• Advisor to Girls in Tech NY, Entrepreneurs' Roundtable and Turkish Founders' Club

Melek is a connector and loves bringing together amazing people to collaborate and work on exciting ideas. Melek’s dream is to take a six-month break to travel the world. So far, Dubrovnik and Istanbul are the most enchanting cities she visited.