Kerry Healy is an accomplished global business leader with a wealth of strategic, advisory, and commercial expertise gained in the dynamic hospitality industry. Renowned for her ability to drive stakeholder value and execute robust growth initiatives, she embodies excellence in international leadership. As the Chief Commercial Officer for Accor’s Premium, Midscale, and Economy division across the Middle East, Africa, Turkey, and Asia Pacific, Kerry leads a high-impact commercial team spanning more than 45 countries.
In her current role, Kerry provides pivotal strategic support to over 1,200 hotels, encompassing world-renowned brands such as Pullman, Mövenpick, Swissôtel, Novotel, Mercure, and ibis. With a distinguished career dating back to 2001, she has a proven track record of cultivating and optimizing high-performing teams, navigating them through rapid growth phases, and instilling a culture of innovation. Passionate about fostering a customer-centric ethos grounded in quality and trust, Kerry’s leadership inspires her teams to embrace complex challenges and consistently deliver excellence in the global hospitality landscape.
OTAs: The Next Frontier
As we enter The Next 20, online travel agencies face a new frontier shaped by AI interfaces, shifting traveller trust, regional platform strength, and new paths to discovery and booking. Will OTAs become invisible infrastructure, intelligent trip partners, or powerful super-platforms? And as travellers gain more tools and control, how must intermediaries evolve to stay essential? This session brings together global and regional OTA leaders to examine where value will be created next – from product and payments to partnerships and localisation – and how competitive dynamics between global giants and homegrown champions will play out across emerging markets. Expect candid perspectives on what OTAs must reinvent, defend, and double down on in the next era of travel distribution.
Speakers:
Andy Hedley, CEO, Travelstart
Albert Fernando, CEO, Travelwings
Bayo Adedeji, Group Chief Executive Officer, Wakanow
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