| Alissa Harvey | Aloft Hotel Denver International Airport | Director of Sales and Marketing | United States |
| Tim Cepek | Antioch Hotel & Suites | General Manager | United States |
| Heidi Kalepa | Aqua Hotels & Resorts | Corporate Director of Human Resources | Hawaii |
| Bryce Adamson | Bunga Raya Resort and Gayana Eco Resort | Executive Chef | Canada |
| Javier Rosenberg | Carlson | Chief Operating Officer, Radisson and Executive Vice President, Carlson Hotels, Managed Hotels, Americas | United States |
| Andrew Waller | Carlson Wagonlit Travel | President CWT Europe, Middle East, Africa and Global Partners Network | United States |
| Jan Stanek | Comfort Suites University Park/Sarasota and for Hampton Inn & Suites Sarasota/University Park | General Manager | United States |
| Rabin Ortiz | Copamarina Beach Resort | General Manager | Puerto Rico |
| Thomas McCartney | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas | Chief Operating Officer | United States |
| Erwin Joven | Cotton House | Executive Chef | St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Laura Tracy | Courtyard by Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort | Director of Sales and Marketing | Puerto Rico |
| Shannon Dearin | Courtyard by Marriott Jacksonville Butler Boulevard | General Manager | United States |
| LaRell Baldwin | Crowne Plaza Billings | General Manager | United States |
| Scott Larsen | Crowne Plaza San Antonio | General Manager | United States |
| Jennifer Fox | Fairmont Hotels & Resorts | President | Canada |
| David Bernand | Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole | General Manager | United States |
| Luis Isaac | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana | Second Director of Food and Beverage Operation | Dominican Republic |
| Regie Brown | Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad Beach | General Manager | United States |
| Gina Danze | Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile | Director of Sales | United States |
| Nancy Rocker | Hotel Indigo - St. Petersburg Historic Downtown District | General Manager | United States |
| Flor van der Vaart | Hyatt Regency Curaçao Golf Resort, Spa and Marina | General Manager | Curaçao |
| Ruben Barragan | Hyatt Regency Valencia | Banquets Operation Manager | United States |
| Christopher Bennett | Interstate Hotels & Resorts | Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel | United States |
| Jim Abrahamson | Interstate Hotels & Resorts | Chief Executive Officer | United States |
| Julie Pangelinan | Interstate Hotels & Resorts | Chief Financial Officer | United States |
| Leslie Ng | Interstate Hotels & Resorts | Chief Investment Officer | United States |
| Samuel Knighton | Interstate Hotels & Resorts | Chief Operating Officer | United States |
| Arthur de Haast | Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels | Chairman | United States |
| Mark Wynne-Smith | Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels | Chief Executive Officer | United States |
| Chad Wood | Lyford Cay Club | EAM - Club Operations | United States |
| Arne Sorenson | Marriott | President and Chief Executive Officer | United States |
| J.W. Marriott, Jr. | Marriott | Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board | United States |
| Robert Ash | Omni Orlando Resort | Executive Chef | United States |
| Ali Kasikci | Orient-Express Hotels Ltd | Regional Managing Director for North America, Mexico and the Caribbean | United States |
| Carolyn Aquino | Outrigger Enterprises Group | Treasury and Finance Manager/Controller | Hawaii |
| Joy Uchida | Outrigger Enterprises Group | Corporate Director of Financial Systems | Hawaii |
| Brian Kovaloff | Pagoda and White Sands Hotels | Hotel Manager | Hawaii |
| Karen Yonemoto | Pagoda and White Sands Hotels | Sales Manager | Hawaii |
| Klaudio Simic | Provenance Hotels | Vice President of Operations | United States |
| JeanMarc Jalbert | Radisson Blu Resort, Marina & Spa, St. Martin | General Manager | St. Martin |
| Manon Castelin | Radisson Blu Resort, Marina & Spa, St. Martin | Senior Sales Manager | St. Martin |
| Andrew Gould | Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel | Executive Chef | United States |
| Jeff Siebold | Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel | Restaurant Manager | United States |
| Tim Mullen | Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel | Food and Beverage Director | United States |
| Francisco Blanch | Starwood Hotel & Resorts | Director of Sales and Marketing for Starwood Hotel & Resorts Caribbean & Florida Metro Markets | Puerto Rico |
| Katie Donald | W Hoboken New Jersey | Director of Sales and Marketing | United States |
| Cory York | Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek - Deep Blu Seafood Grille | Chef de Cuisine | United States |
