Today is an exciting day: we’re announcing our first group of speakers for TBEX Dublin! Obviously, we still have a ton of proposals to review, but we want to give a hearty welcome to the following speakers who will be coming to the Dublin stage in October.
If you haven’t picked up your ticket yet, you can do so here. Don’t miss your chance to see this awesome line-up of speakers!
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Gary BembridgeWe’re so happy to welcome Gary back to the TBEX stage after a great session in Toronto. He has been blogging since 2005 and traveling every month of every year for 20 years, so we’re excited to have him share his wealth of knowledge with you. More recently, he has also become a successful travel podcaster, and you can listen to his chat with TBEX staff about the future of travel here on the blog. |
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Ernest White IIWe can’t wait to see Ernest speak at TBEX Dublin. He blogs about international travel from a multicultural perspective at Fly Brother and is also a co-host on the Travel Channel television series “Destination Showdown.” He’ll have lots of good information to share with all of us. |
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Leif PettersenLeif’s bio has us cracking up, and you can expect his session to be just as entertaining (no pressure, Leif!). He’s not just funny, though; he also really knows his stuff, which was clear to us after seeing him on stage at TBEX Toronto. He has worked with companies such as Lonely Planet and MSN, as well as running his own blog. |
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Mike SowdenWe’re glad Mike will be coming back to the TBEX stage after a great session about storytelling in Toronto. He’s spoken at several other conferences as well and has worked with publications such as Gadling, CNN Travel, and the San Francisco Chronicle. We knew we had to have him back for our European show! |
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Ryan LevittIf you want to learn how bloggers and travel industry professionals can work together, Ryan is your man. He’s the Global PR Director for HouseTrip.com, one of the world’s largest holiday rental websites. His session in Toronto was extremely valuable, especially for advanced bloggers, so we can’t wait to see the session he’s putting together for TBEX Dublin. |
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William BakkerWith 14 years of experience in destination marketing, William knows a thing or two about working with bloggers. Check out his TBEX guest post, 9 Criteria for Getting Invited on Travel Blog Trips. We’ve loved his sessions in the past and are excited to have him back for TBEX Dublin. |
These speakers are all guys!! Come on. Who is on the selection committee? You should not have made the announcement until you had achieved some kind of gender balance. Most disappointing.
Don’t worry – we will have lots of women on the TBEX Dublin stage as well. More announcements coming up this week.
Good to hear. Thanks Mary Jo.
Cool! All of these speakers sound exciting. I can’t wait to hear them in Dublin! I’m sure I’ll learn a lot.
We’re pretty excited too. And we’ll continue to be announcing more each week.
Good to see some of the speakers – I will see you all in Dublin!
See you then!
Looking forward to hearing William Bakker speak in Dublin. His presentations in Toronto were a few of the best I attended.
William is always a crowd favorite. See you in Dublin.
I am intrigued by the promise of laughs with Leif! Don’t disappoint…
Leif never disappoints the audience and I’m glad that he’ll be with us in Dublin.