Appearances
HospitableMe team members and content appear on stage at conferences all over the world
These listings include past and upcoming appearances and links to conference video or agendas where available.
Kenny leads a panel discussion “No one is Just One Thing” exploring the ways that personal identity factors impact our experiences of travel.
June 2024 Loews Hotels
Billy participates in a panel discussion “Honoring Pride and Advancing Allyship”
June 2024 Brand USA
Billy and Kenny present “Everyone Welcome” to the USA Destination Marketing Organization
November 2023 Madison, Wisconsin
Billy + Kenny present “Everyone Welcome” to the Visit Marketing and their travel partners.
November 2023 World Travel and Tourism Global Summit
Billy shares insights from the WTTC/HospitableMe “Creating Belonging” in the Creating Safe Spaces panel discussion.
October 2023 IGLTA 40th Anniversary Global Convention
Kenny leads a panel on the intersection of marketing to LGBTQ+ and other historically excluded travelers.
August 2023 Virtuoso Travel Week
Kenny and Billy to present LGBTQ+ 201: Walking The Walk for Virtuoso Advisors
March 2022 Travel Unity Summit Southeast
Billy Kolber to host Wednesday’s Stage, and Thursday’s “What’s your reaction?” panel.
August 2020 ESTO: Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations
Billy Kolber and Kenny Porpora present “Diversity Can’t Wait: Becoming LGBTQ-ready”
and Everyone Welcome.
March 2020 Meetings Industry Council of Colorado 20th Annual Conference
Billy Kolber presents “Making Meetings More Welcoming for Diverse Attendees.”
January 2020 New York Times Travel Show LGBTQ+ Pavilion
Kenny Porpora and Ed Salvato present Everyone Welcome for the tourism trade on Friday. Ed Salvato moderates an LGBTQ+ Travel Safety panel on Saturday.
January 2020 PCMA Convening Leaders San Francisco
Billy Kolber and Ed Salvato to present on making meetings more welcoming to diverse attendees.
November 2019 STAY WYSE Hostel Business Conference
Ed Salvato to present on gender diversity issues for youth accommodations.
October 2019 Connect THRIVE Summit
Billy Kolber to introduce power networking appointments and moderate Q&A with Leah Chandler, CMO of Discover Puerto Rico and Fred Dixon, CEO of NYC & Company.
September 2019 Annual Conference on Tourism
Ed Salvato to present on diversity and inclusion to Puerto Rico hospitality providers.
September 2019 The LGBT+ Travel Symposium Thailand
Billy Kolber to present a 4-hour MasterClass on welcoming LGBT+ Guests for hotel management.
August 2019 GBTA Global Convention
Billy Kolber presents Welcoming LGBTQ+ Travelers: The New Language of Respect
June 2019 PROUD Experiences NYC
Ed Salvato and Billy Kolber present the closing MasterClass.
June 2019 Adventure Elevate
Ed Salvato moderates a 2-hour panel with Meg Cale and Zach Moses on Marketing to and Welcoming LGBTQ Guests for Travel Trade.
May 2019 IGLTA Global Convention
Kenny Porpora is co-emcee of the convention; Billy Kolber delivers his second TED-style IGLTA Travel Talk “The Future is Genderless.”
April 2019 World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit
Billy Kolber featured panelist on the mainstage discussion of diverse travelers.
March 2019 ITB LGBT+ Travel Pavilion
Ed Salvato moderates all three days of conference content. Ed, Billy Kolber and Kenny Porpora lead the following sessions:
1. All Eyes on World Pride: Destinations Leveraging Big LGBT+ Events to Create Lasting Change
2. Tinkering With the Hospitality Gene: How Training focusing on LGBTQ Travelers Will Provide Better Service to All Customers
3. The Pink Crystal Ball: The Future of LGBT+ Tourism & Hospitality Marketing.
March 2019 Puerto Rico Hoteliercon
Billy Kolber and Kenny Porpora present Everyone Welcome for small hotel owners and managers.
February 2019
Illinois Governor’s Annual Conference on Travel & Tourism
Ed Salvato presents Achieving Success in the LGBTQ Market.
March 2019 NYC & Company Annual Meeting
Ed Salvato moderates a panel on the Future of LGBTQ Media with leading queer journalists/influencers to trade, industry, and media.
December 2018 CMI’s 19th Annual LGBTQ Tourism Forum
Ed Salvato conducts Q&A with Leah Chandler, CMO of Discover Puerto Rico.
November 2018 NYC & Company NYC Talks
Ed Salvato, Billy Kolber, and Kenny Porpora deliver Everyone Welcome to NYC & Company members.
June 2018 PROUD Experiences London
Ed Salvato presents MasterClass on Understanding Gender Diverse Guests at the inaugural
PROUD conference.
February 2018 Illinois Governor’s Annual Conference on Travel & Tourism
Ed Salvato presents the impact of increasing gender diversity on hospitality.