Destination Experience Speakers

• Chris Blackwell – Founder and Chairman, Island Outpost:Legendary Business Luminary noted for his involvement in Bob Marley’s career
• Reginald Brown – Senior Managing Director, Cantor FitzGerald: Reggie is often referred to as the Godfather of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) by publications including Bloomberg, Forbes and WSJ. Reginald’s trading desk oversees over US$1 trillion of the US$2.4 trillion annual ETF market.
• Jeff Pulver – Founder, Vonage; Vice Chairman, Alchemist:Jeff Pulver changed the way the world communicates with the creation of Vonage, a pioneer in Voice of Internet Protocol (VOIP). He sold the company and is now an angel investor with tremendous focus and interest in blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.
• Michael Capponi, Founder and Chairman, The Capponi Group: A nightlife Impresario, Michael has contributed significantly to the rebirth of South Beach and development in South Florida through his involvement with a number of storied nightlife operations and real estate developments. He is also well known for his humanitarian work, primarily in Haiti through his Global Empowerment Mission Initiative.  
• Dr. Bernard Harris – Founder and Managing Director, Versalius Ventures: A ten year veteran of NASA, Dr. Harris was the first African American to enter space. He’s gone on to lead a successful career in entrepreneurship and investing with a particular focus on telemedicine.
• Nandi Witter-Byer – Director, Global Technology Investment Banking, Barclays:Nandi’s coverage universe includes companies such as unicorn tech companies including AirBnB, GoDaddy and Snapchat. 
• Lo Toney – Partner, Google Ventures (GV): Lo is a seasoned tech executive and former partner in Comcast Ventures as well as former GM of Zynga Poker. He specializes in e-commerce, mobile messaging investments. 
• Auliana Poon – Founder and Managing Partner, Tourism Intelligence: Auliana’s work has led to establishment of numerous ground breaking tourism solutions from the Caribbean, through to Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
• John Koetsier – Award Winning Forbes’ Journalist: John is a mobile economist who has chronicled the rise of the mobile economy and consults extensively with many leading tech firms.
• Hon. Douglas Orane – Former Chairman and CEO, GraceKennedy Group Ltd: Douglas is revered for his leadership of GraceKennedy, where he helped shape the organization into a world class global consumer group in food and regionally in financial services.

Destination Experience Schedule of Events