The inaugural oneworld Loyalty Summit brings together some of the world’s leading voices across travel, loyalty, financial services, and technology in a dynamic forum designed to shape the future of customer loyalty.
Reflecting the growing focus on greater personalisation, deeper partnerships, and loyalty experiences that go beyond simply points, the Summit will take place at the The Westin Southlake, Texas on 8 September 2026.
Join oneworld partners, global loyalty leaders, venture capitalists, customers, and media for deep industry insight, thought-provoking panel discussions, and live pitches from some of the most compelling scale-up innovators in travel technology.
Who You'll Meet
Ole Orvér
Ole Orvér
CEO
oneworld alliance
Nat Pieper
Nat Pieper
Chief Commercial Officer
American Airlines
Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly
Founder & CEO
The Points Guy
Sarah Moore
Sarah Moore
Senior Vice President & Head of Travel
Capital One
Roger Blackburn
Roger Blackburn
VP, Commercial & Loyalty
oneworld alliance
Scott Long
Scott Long
Senior Vice President
American Airlines AAdvantage
Kumud Joshi
Kumud Joshi
Associate Vice President – Loyalty Management
The Indian Hotels Company Limited
Gilbert Ott
Gilbert Ott
Director, Loyalty
oneworld alliance
Cara Whitehill
Cara Whitehill
Venture Partner
Thayer Investment Partners
Xavier Tausky
Xavier Tausky
Vice President, Loyalty
Qatar Airways
Brian Sumers
Brian Sumers
Editor
The Airline Observer
Chris Singley
Chris Singley
VP, Communications, Marketing & Sustainability
oneworld alliance
Pepe Palma
Pepe Palma
Head of Loyalty
Iberia
Kate Sherwood
Kate Sherwood
Head of Loyalty & Partnerships
Qantas
Henry Harteveldt
Henry Harteveldt
Atmosphere Research Group
Mark Troianovski
Mark Troianovski
Chief Business Officer
Cardless
Parveen Chander Kumar
Parveen Chander Kumar
Executive Vice President – Commercial
The Indian Hotels Company Limited
Mickey Beyer-Clausen
Mickey Beyer-Clausen
Co-Founder and CEO
Timeshifter
Gary Leff
Gary Leff
Founder & CEO
View From The Wing
Heather Dahl
Heather Dahl
CEO
Indicio
Jordan Fogarty
Jordan Fogarty
CEO
Frequent Fan
Layton Han
Layton Han
CEO
Bonafide
Paul Tumpowsky
Paul Tumpowsky
CRO
Fora
Laly Vandenberghe
Laly Vandenberghe
Director, Loyalty Strategy & Corporate Venturing
Marriott Bonvoy
Tyler Moebius
Tyler Moebius
CEO
SmartMedia Technologies
Jules Gansl
Jules Gansl
VP, Airport Affairs & Business Development
CLEAR
Alex Hunter
Alex Hunter
Head of Global Currency
IAG Loyalty
Max Morganroth
Max Morganroth
CEO
Rove
Agenda
Join us for lunch and networking as we kick off the inaugural oneworld Loyalty Summit
Welcome - oneworld CEO Ole Orvér
The airline co-branded credit card has been the gold standard in loyalty and revenue – so what verticals or products bring new growth opportunities of this scale, and is there more room to grow?
Moderator
Brian Sumers - Editor, The Airline Observer
Panelists
Alex Hunter -Head of Global Currency, IAG Loyalty
Mark Troianovski - Chief Business Officer, Cardless
Gary Leff - Founder & CEO, View From The Wing
Personalization is a simple concept, but delivered at scale, in timely moments requires an art form of content, attractive partnerships and CRM orchestration.
Moderator
Gilbert Ott - Director of Loyalty, oneworld alliance
Panelists
Pepe Palma -Head of Loyalty, Iberia
Xavier Tausky -VP, Loyalty, QatarAirways
Jules Gansl - VP, Airport Affairs & Business Development, CLEAR
Hear from Timeshifter Co-founder and CEO Mickey Beyer-Clausen. Timeshifter is the world's most downloaded jet lag app, developed with world-renowned sleep scientists, trusted by astronauts, athletes, and business travellers.
Technology holds the future for loyalty, but working with startups isn’t easy and getting it all right requires incredible orchestration of data, digital and joy
Moderator
Cara Whitehill - Venture Partner, Thayer Ventures
Panelists
Kate Sherwood - Head of Loyalty & Partnerships, Qantas
