‘DIFFERENT: staying different in an AI-normalized world’ | News
Travelgate, part of the Travelsoft Group, is hosting the sixth edition of ConX, an invitation-only conference bringing together more than 1,000 senior executives from global travel distribution at Poble Espanyol in Palma de Mallorca on June 2. Huawei returns as main sponsor for this edition.
Under the theme ‘Otherness’, ConX 2026 confronts the central tension of the AI era: when every competitor uses the same models, trains on the same data and deploys the same tools, differentiation becomes the only sustainable advantage. The program brings together the people best placed to define what that differentiation looks like – and to build it.
Among the keynote speakers will be Uri Levine, founder of Waze, who will deliver the keynote. He is joined by Traci Mercer (Chief Commercial Officer, Priceline), Meital Ahdot Jerby (Chief Revenue & Data Officer, Yanolja Go Global), Tarique Khatri (Chief Commercial Officer, Almosafer) and Mark Nueschen (Group CCO & MD for Bedbank, World2Meet), among others.
‘In a world where AI makes everything average, the question is no longer which technology you use – but what makes you irreplaceable. That’s what ConX 2026 has to figure out here.’
Pedro Camara, CEO of Travelgate
‘The conversations that take place at ConX don’t happen anywhere else. When you put the right people in the same room, away from the noise, the quality of thinking changes. That’s what we built this event around – and what keeps bringing back the best names in the industry.”
Luisa Camara, CCO, Travelgate
A platform to rethink travel distribution
Key themes will be discussed during the conference, including:
The new form of distribution: how AI-driven standardization is reshaping the competitive strategy of OTAs, bed banks, tour operators and accommodation providers.
Building sustainable differentiation: what ‘otherness’ looks like in practice – in product, in relationships, in data and in brand.
The Ecosystem Game: How Leading Distribution Companies Are Rethinking Partnerships, Integrations, and Platform Strategies in an Era of Commoditized AI.
The program also includes a curated interview with executives on ecosystem strategy, two panel sessions and more than 1,500 one-on-one networking meetings.
Program — June 2, 2026 · Poble Espanyol, Palma de Mallorca
09:00 – 09:45 Registration and welcome coffee
09:45 – 10:00 Welcome presentation
10:05 – 10:40 Panel: New distributional otherness
10:45 – 11:10 Interview with executives: Ecosystem game
11:15 – 12:15 Coffee break
12:30 – 13:05 Panel: Hotel distribution: where is it different?
13:10 – 13:55 Keynote: Uri Levine – Founder of Waze
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Lunch
4:00 PM – 6:30 PM Travelgate networking sessions (1-on-1 meetings)
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Happy Hour
Confirmed speakers — ConX 2026
Pedro Camara, CEO of Travelgate
Uri Levine, Founder, Waze – Keynote Speaker
Traci Mercer, commercial director at Priceline
Meital Ahdot Jerby, Chief Revenue & Data Officer, Yanolja Go Global
Tarique Khatri, Chief Commercial Officer, Almosafer
Mark Nueschen, Group CCO & MD for Bedbank, World2Meet
Elodie Leunen, CEO, Fastpayhotels
Jonathan Weibrecht, Partner, Head of Travel Tech M&A, AGC Partners
Gemma Greenwood, Director of Content Inc.
Morgann Lesné, partner, Cambon Partners
Ana Domenech, General Manager, Orchestra
Full speaker profiles: conx.travelgate.com/#speakers
About ConX 2026
ConX 2026 is an international invitation-only conference focused on innovation, strategic connection and dialogue at senior level in global travel distribution. The event, now in its sixth edition, has proven to be the most selective annual gathering for industry decision makers.
The 2026 edition will bring together more than 1,000 participants, 460 companies from more than 50 countries and more than 1,500 curated one-on-one meetings. In addition to the substantive sessions, ConX offers a structured networking program designed to generate powerful connections and strategic partnerships.
Huawei is the main sponsor of ConX 2026, alongside Travelsoft, TBO.com, PayPal and Peakpoint Global.
ConX is a selective, invitation-only event. Applications are now open; given the composite format, early application is strongly encouraged.
Register to participate: events.travelgate.com/tickets-conx-afterx-2026
