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!

Chris Benjamin

President & CEO
Alexander & Baldwin

Founder & Owner
Hawaii Foodservice Alliance LLC

Christine Camp

President
Avalon Group

Kāʻeo Duarte Ph.D.

Vice President of Community and ʻĀina Resiliency
Kamehameha Schools

Josh Hargrove

General Manager
Prince Waikiki & Hawaii Prince Golf Club

Mondy Jamshidi Kent, MA

Executive Director
travel2change

Doug Johnstone

Hawaii President
The Howard Hughes Corporation

Kalani Ka‘anā‘anā

Chief Brand Officer
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority

Charles Kaneshiro

President & Chief Operating Officer
G70

David Lopez

Executive Officer
Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency

Senior Vice President – Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Hawaiian Airlines

Jeffrey Mau

Director, Asset Management
Kamehameha Schools

Albie Miles

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

Steve Petranik

Editor
Hawaii Business Magazine

Mālia Sanders

Executive Director
Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association

Pauline Sheldon

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

Julie Smolinski

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

Lori Teranishi

CEO & Founder
iQ 360

Denise Yamaguchi

Executive Director
Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation

Tina Yamaki

President
Retail Merchants of Hawaii

Joseph Young

Managing Partner
Deloitte & Touche LLP