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Speakers

Our speakers will be sharing their wealth of experiences, strategies and knowledge for each Need To Know event. Click on a panelist to learn more about them!

Proudly supported by

Chad Buck

Founder & Owner, Hawaii Foodservice Alliance LLC

Denise Yamaguchi

Executive Director, Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation

Steve Petranik

Editor, Hawaii Business Magazine

Albie Miles

Assistant Professor, Sustainable Community Food Systems, University of Hawai‘i – West O‘ahu

David Lopez

Executive Officer, Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency

Kāʻeo Duarte Ph.D.

Vice President of Community and ʻĀina Resiliency, Kamehameha Schools

Kalani Ka‘anā‘anā

Chief Brand Officer, Hawai‘i Tourism Authority

Pauline Sheldon

Professor Emerita, University of Hawai’i, School of Travel Industry Management

Mondy Jamshidi Kent, MA

Executive Director, travel2change

Josh Hargrove

General Manager, Prince Waikiki & Hawaii Prince Golf Club

Chris Benjamin

President & CEO, Alexander & Baldwin

Tina Yamaki

President, Retail Merchants of Hawaii

Christine Camp

President and CEO, Avalon Group

Doug Johnstone

Hawaii President, The Howard Hughes Corporation

Jeffrey Mau

Director, Asset Management, Kamehameha Schools

Charles Kaneshiro

President & Chief Operating Officer, G70

Joseph Young

Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Lori Teranishi

CEO & Founder, iQ 360

Julie Smolinski

Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Sustainability, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

Avi Mannis

Senior Vice President – Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Hawaiian Airlines

Kūhiō Lewis

CEO, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement

John De Fries

President & CEO, Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority

Dr. Jerry Agrusa

Professor of Travel Industry Management, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Mālia Sanders

Executive Director, Luna Hoʻokele, ʻAhahui Hoʻokipa ʻŌiwi Hawaiʻi, Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association

Mufi Hannemann

President & CEO, Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association

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