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Frank Trampert is Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ SVP and Global Managing Director Commercial. Frank is responsible for business and financial performance, customer engagement and overall growth and development at a global level.

Frank has valuable experience in both hospitality processes and technology, having held highly sought-after leadership positions with the Wyndham Hotel Group in Hong Kong, Carlson Hotels across four continents, Brand Karma in Singapore, and most recently, as the CEO for Tune Hotel Group in Malaysia.

Frank started his career in hospitality in Europe and has since lived and worked across four continents. He has assisted in expanding some of the largest global hospitality companies internationally and his diverse background in international franchise and hotel management ranges from limited service to luxury hotels.

He is an experienced and successful hotelier, having managed a diverse workforce while leading high performance teams. Frank enjoys the complexities of international businesses, enabling him to not only run his own advisory firm but also to join a technology start-up focused on cloud based social media solutions for the global hospitality sector.

Frank is married with two children. Frank holds a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management from the College of Hotel Management in Heidelberg, Germany and speaks English, German and French.

Jef Benbanaste has led the launch and commercialization of multiple analytical SaaS solutions at Medidata and currently leads Intelligent Trials. Jef has over 16 years of experience improving business processes and decision-making through the use of technology and analytics.

Prior to joining Medidata, Jef led projects at the global insurance company AIG which applied predictive modeling and machine learning techniques to improve risk segmentation and shape business unit strategies. Before that, he was in technology consulting at Deloitte. Jef has a MBA from MIT and a BS from the University of Virginia.

As head of strategic initiatives and a member of the executive leadership team at Suvoda, Kelly is responsible for driving strategic growth across the organization. Prior to this, Kelly spent 4 years as VP of Product Management and Marketing at Suvoda, where she led the strategic direction of the product suite and external communications. She has spent her career in professional services and product development teams, working with Top 10 Pharma companies in e-clinical focused organizations including Phase Forward and Oracle, as well as B2C technology companies. Kelly holds a bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Bioethics focusing on Neuroscience and Philosophy, a certificate in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine, and a minor in Italian Literature and Language from the University of Pittsburgh.