Hospitality

Jason Liberty

President & CEO, Royal Caribbean Group, Miami

Royal Caribbean Group consists of three global cruise brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises, as well as TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, of which it is a 50% owner. Its 60 ships carry more than 7.5 million guests a year to ports across the globe. Liberty joined the company in 2005 after working as a senior manager with accounting firm KPMG. At Royal Caribbean, he worked his way up the corporate ladder, starting as a vice president of audit and advisory services before moving into corporate strategy, revenue and planning. As CEO, he helped navigate the company through the COVID pandemic’s unprecedented challenges.

BARBARA BOWDEN

Loews Hotels

Michael Brown

Travel + Leisure Co.

Rick Cardenas

Darden Restaurants

Santiago C. Corrada

Visit Tampa Bay

Carol Dover

Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association

JUSTIN GARNER

World Equestrian Center

John Gellar

Marriott Vacations Worldwide

David Grutman

Grott Hospitality

Randy Hassen

McKibbon Hospitality

Jason Liberty

Royal Caribbean Group

Julian MacQueen

INNISFREE HOTELS

Tom McAlpin

Virgin Voyages

John McReynolds

Universal Orlando

Lou Plasencia

Plasencia Group

Jennifer O. Rominiecki

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

Stephen Sawitz

Joe's Stone Crab

Roberto Antonio Torres

Blind Tiger Coffee Roasters

Jeff Vahle

Walt Disney World

Nicole Valls

Valls Group

Mark Woodbury

Universal Parks and Resorts