Tony Ridley

With 30 years international safety, security and risk management experience, Tony has an extensive knowledge and experience base, especially in the travel, tourism and mobility sectors. Founding an international travel health, safety, security and risk management company, inclusive of a number of integrated travel technology systems, Tony has delivered hundreds of thousands of business travel

Mel Webster, USA

Mel Webster is British, grew up in Australia and lives in Los Angeles. With a substantial background in Travel Marketing, PR/Media Relations, Advertising and Brand Management she is a dynamic team leader capable of developing strategies, creating opportunities, managing budgets, executing projects and achieving objectives, sooner rather than later, in several diverse arenas. With wide-ranging

Thomas Roth, USA

Tom and his team have developed a spectrum of products and services to skillfully lead global clients to their goals.  Tom is an expert in producing LGBTQ  consumer research studies for a variety of market leaders. Tom engages in strategic consulting to CMI’s diverse clients in tourism, hospitality, banking, retail, pharmaceutical, beverages, real estate, insurance,

Ashok Hukku,Y.S.M., India

Major General Ashok Hukku , Y.S.M. (Retd) is a former infantry officer of the Indian Army. He has extensive counterinsurgency and operational experience in India and Sri Lanka. He participated in the war of Bangla Desh in 1971. He was an instructor at the Indian Military Academy. He commanded an infantry battalion in counterinsurgency areas

Ioannis Galatas, Greece

Name/Last name/Rank: Brigadier General (ret.) Ioannis GALATAS, MD, MSc, MC (Army) Profession: Military physician specialized in Allergy & Clinical Immunology; CBRN Officer, Instructor & Planner; Senior Asymmetric Threats Analyst Languages (other than English): Greek (fluently) Brigadier General (ret.) Ioannis Galatas, MSc, MD, MC (Army), is a retired military physician with +35 years of military industry

Jorge Manuel Silva, Portugal

Silva works with hotel hotel groups and also serves as the vice president of Peninsula Real Estate (Portugal) with international holdings in both Europe and North America. He is an expert in inbound tourism to Portugal.  He also is responsible for the company’s Portuguese event organization. Jorge M. Silva serves as Tourism & More’s vice

Jacobo Turquie, Mexico

Jacobo Turquie is a native of Acapulco, Mexico and part of Mexico’s outstanding international cuisine. Turquie graduated from the Culinary Institute of America (Hyde Park, New York). He is also an expert in tourism and served as the Secretary of Tourism for the Mexican State of Baja California Sur. Turquie combined his culinary knowledge with

Camilo D’Ornellas, Brazil

Camilo D’Ornellas is Director for the Rio de Janeiro’s Civil Police “Training Center”(Centro dos Estudos) and is the Security Training Coordinator for the World Cup and the 2014 Confederation Cup.  D’Ornellas is a well renowned educator and tourism security practitioner.  D’Ornellas specializes in major event security and has worked not only in this capacity in

Alain St.Ange, Seychelles

Alain St Ange has been working in the tourism business since 2009. He was appointed as the Director of Marketing for Seychelles by President and Minister of Tourism James Michel. After one year of He was appointed as the Director of Marketing for Seychelles by President and Minister of Tourism James Michel. After one year of After

Dr. Peter Tarlow, USA

Dr. Peter E. Tarlow is a world-renowned speaker and expert specializing in the impact of crime and terrorism on the tourism industry, event and tourism risk management, and tourism and economic development.