Media Forum Speakers

The morning session on Friday 20th March will give operators and wholesale marketing managers the opportunity to participate in a forum discussion on maximising media opportunites and networking with invited media guests.

Forum speakers will include the following:

Catharine Hamm, Travel Editor, Los Angeles Times
Catharine Hamm has been part of The Los Angeles Times Travel section since 1999, serving as travel editor since 2003. She launched the "On the Spot" travel consumer column early in 2007, and it now appears in newspapers and on websites across the country. She was born in Syracuse, N.Y., but counts Virginia, Hawaii, the Philippines, Kansas, and, of course, California as among the 34 places she has called home.

pic_stephanie.jpg Stephanie Abrams, Travel Talk Show Host
Stephanie Abrams, nationally syndicated radio travel talk show host and media resource for travel-related issues, is recognized as an expert in the travel industry and has been named to "Travel Agent Magazine's" list of the "100 Most Powerful Women in Travel." Abrams has received Travel Weekly Magazine Achievement Awards for Best Public Relations Campaign, Best Marketing Promotion and Best Radio Advertising. "Travel With Stephanie Abrams!" airs weekly to 4 million radio listeners coast-to-coast on the Business TalkRadio Network. Abrams also appears weekly as the guest travel expert on "Traveling Feet" reaching a national audience of 2 million.

pic_rohitbhargava.jpg Rohit Bhargava, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Marketing, Ogilvy 360 Digital Influence
Rohit is a founding member of the 360 Digital Influence group at Ogilvy and author of the best selling new book Personality Not Included, a guide on how to use personality to reinvent your marketing that has been published globally in 6 languages. He publishes the Influential Marketing blog, ranked among the top 50 marketing blogs in the world, and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, and other global media. He is also a sought after keynote speaker at marketing and business events and speaks frequently about travel marketing and the tourism industry. Prior to working at Ogilvy, he spent 5 years living and working in Sydney and proudly got his citizenship and became an Aussie in 2002.

John Frazier
pic_frazier.jpg John Frazier is a seasoned PR executive with more than 25 years of experience developing and implementing strategic programs designed to meet the marketing and communications needs of clients throughout the world of travel. At Quinn & Co., John runs highly motivated and effective travel and food, wine & spirits teams, helps with new business and serves on the Executive Committee. He has won dozens of Adrian awards for excellence in travel PR (including the coveted Best of Show award three times) and was a finalist for the PR News 2007 Agency Executive of the Year.