Global Technology 100 (T100)
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) announced the Global Technology 100 (T100) 2025 leadership team, which advises hoteliers on how the latest technological advances can make their guests’ stays more enjoyable.
As part of HTNG, T100 is tasked with driving transformative advancements, revolutionizing guest experiences, and defining the future landscape of hospitality technology for the benefit of AHLA members and the global hospitality industry. HTNG includes over 4,000 professionals globally who are committed to advancing technology in the hospitality industry.
This year, five hospitality technology leaders will lead T100:
- Chair Luis Segredo, CEO of Data Travel LLC
- Vice Chair Edward Malinowski, Chief Information Technology Officer, Aman
- Immediate Past Chair Scott Strickland, Chief Commercial Officer, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
- Program & Membership Chair Laura Calin, SVP, Oracle Hospitality
- Workgroup Chair Dayna Kully, Co-Founder, 5thGenWireless
This talented group of people helming T100 and shaping the technology future of the hotel industry is a dream team,” said AHLA President & CEO Rosanna Maietta. “T100 harnesses the skills of hospitality technology’s most accomplished professionals to drive solutions and innovation across our industry. I’m grateful for their service to AHLA, their leadership, and their commitment to working on behalf of our industry.
The T100 Group Members:
- Andrew Arthurs, President & COO, Actabl
- Nicolás Aznar, President, Americas, ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions
- Larry Birnbaum, Principal Advisor, Xenios Group
- Mercedes Blanco, Chief Partnerships Officer, The Hotels Network
- Floor Bleeker, Board Member, FutureLog AG
- Willem Both, EVP of IT, Kerzner International
- Sharee Brell, SVP Technology, Red Roof
- John Burns, President, Hospitality Technology Consulting
- Jeff Bzdawka, President, Hapi
- Mark Carrier, President, B.F. Saul Hospitality Group
- Peter Chambers, CIO, Montage International
- Jack Chang, CTO, Towne Park
- Martin Chevalley, CEO & Co-Founder, InnSpire
- Christine Choquel, Deputy CTO, Accor
- Robert Cole, Founder, RockCheetah
- Dr. Daniel Connolly, Dean and Professor, St. John Fisher University
- Marco Correia, CIO, Mercan Properties
- Beth Delci, Sr. Director, Strategic Partnerships, Best Western Hotels & Resorts
- Liz Dixon, VP of IT – EMEA, Aimbridge Hospitality
- Leonel Domingues, Co-founder & CTO, Nonius
- Diane Estner, CEO, DANNI Enterprises
- Jolie Fleming, SVP, Guest Products & Platforms, IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Daniel Freedman, Dean of School of Management, University of Wisconsin – Stout
- Sarah Fults, VP, Distribution, MGM Resorts International
- Tristan Gadsby, Co-founder & CEO, Alliants
- Nelson Garrido, SVP, IT, Brookfield Property Group
- Kristie Goshow, CCO, KSL Resorts
- Michael Gray, Global VP – Strategic Partnerships, Nomadix
- Hannah Greenberg, CEO, Eleven Software
- Robert Grosz, President & COO, WorldVue
- Bryan Hammer, VP of IT, Belmond Hotels
- Cameron Hammond, SVP Global Field Technology Services, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
- Lew Harasymiw, VP, Enterprise Distribution, Amadeus
- Chris Hemmeter, Managing Director, Thayer Ventures
- Winnie Ho, VP, Digital & Technology Solutions, MGM
- Mark Holzberg, President & CEO, Cloud5 Communications
- Dexter Hopen, Partner, Serent Capital
- Nick Horgan, CCO, Amaze Insights
- Ted Horner, Managing Director, E. Horner & Associates Pty. Ltd.
- Neha Jaitpal, Global General Manager, Honeywell – INNCOM
- Jessica Janis, Business Development Director of Sports & Entertainment, Corning Optical Communications
- Ryan King, SVP, Americas, Shiji
- Brian Kirkland, CIO, Choice Hotels International
- Jeff Knowlton, CIO, Sonesta Hotels
- Klaus Kohlmayr, Chief Evangelist and Development Officer, IDeaS
- Dmitry Koltunov, Co-founder and Chairman, Actabl
- Dan Kornick, CIO, Loews Hotels
- Greg Land, Global Head, Accommodation, Lodging, Casino & Cruise, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- John Laplante, CIO, Extended Stay America
- Chin Lee, VP, Global IT Engagement, Melco Resorts & Entertainment
- Michael Leidinger, SVP, CIO, Hilton Worldwide
- Kate Levy, CEO, GuestTek
- Mike Mahar, SVP, Head of Commercial Technology, Loyalty & Digital Products, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
- Wendy Mertz, CIO, Virgin Hotels
- Binu Mathews, CEO, IDS NEXT
- Keryn McNamara, Chief Information Officer, Aimbridge Hospitality
- Poonam Mohan, CIO, Encore
- Harman Narula, CEO, Canary Technologies
- Monika Nerger, Global CIO, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
- Stephen Newman, Founder & CEO, ProspX.ai
- Jacqui Nunley, Industry Advisor – Travel and Hospitality, Salesforce
- Shane O’Flaherty, Global Director, Travel, Transportation & Hospitality, Microsoft
- Ahmad Ouri, CEO, Sonifi
- Yannis Pagoulatos, European Head of Business Development, LG Electronics
- Page Petry, President, PDPetry Consulting
- Frank Pitsikalis, SVP, Product Strategy, Agilysys
- John Polimenakos, CIO, Four Seasons Yachts
- Steve Reynolds, Executive VP & CIO, Onyx CenterSource
- Mark Rupert Read, Director of IT, Firmdale Hotels
- Adam Robinson, Co-founder & CEO, Hireology
- Riko van Santen, CIO, Kempinski Hotels
- Gustaaf Schrils, CIO, Omni Hotels & Resorts
- Matt Schwartz, CTO, Sage Hospitality Group
- Jason Shane, Director of Resort Technology, Evermore Orlando
- Sanjay Sharma, CTO, Orascom Hotels Management
- Roger Sholanki, CEO, Book4Time
- Prakash Shukla, Managing Partner, Wayfare Ventures
- Ramki Srinivasan, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Great Wolf Resorts
- Ed St. Onge, President, Flipto
- Bryan Steele, Board Advisor, Nonius
- Sam Suleman, Principal & Executive VP, Equinox Hospitality
- Eric Sullender, Principal Consultant, The Sullender Group
- David Teklit, CEO, Teklogix, LLC
- Andy Tjan, VP of IT, Auberge Resorts
- Paolo Torchio, Head of Product, Planet
- Frank Trampert, SVP & Global MD – Commercial, Sabre Hospitality
- Suzy Treece, Global Head of Hospitality, Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
- Kimberly Twiggs, AVP Market Development, DIRECTV
- Richard Valtr, Founder, Mews Systems
- Brian Venable, VP, Partner Management, Warner Bros. Discovery
- Yvette Vincent, Continent IT Leader – US & Canada, Marriott International
- Ira Vouk, Founder & Principal, Hospitality 2.0 Consulting
- Todd Wood, Global VP Transformation, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
- Alan Young, VP Industry & Solution Strategy, Infor
- Fan Zhang, Senior Manager, Guest Facing Technology, Hilton Worldwide
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) is the largest hotel association in America, representing more than 30,000 members from all segments of the industry nationwide – including iconic global brands, 80% of all franchised hotels, and the 16 largest hotel companies in the U.S. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., AHLA focuses on strategic advocacy, communications support, and workforce development programs to move the industry forward.
