EDUCATION

SYTA Summit education is exclusively created and designed for Business Owners and Senior Executives, providing opportunities to network, learn, and discuss critical issues facing the student travel industry and incorporate the values of SYTA’s Responsible Travel initiatives.

The Summit Committee is developing the education sessions which will be shared in mid-July. If you have education session ideas, please email [email protected].

General Session: Thought Leader

Sheri Jacobs is a highly sought-after keynote speaker who has helped thousands of people unleash their creativity by understanding how to take risks.

Leveraging her role as a seasonedCEO, her work with over 300companies and organizations, and her achievements as an award-winning wildlife photographer, Sheri helps people and teams learn how to take risks and solve some of the toughest challenges they face today.

Click here to read her full bio.

Kara Mihalevich, President, Adventure Student Travel, LLC

To me, SYTA Summit is the most valuable conference that I attend. I always find the educational seminars very useful and because it is a smaller, more intimate conference, you get to build a much deeper relationship with the sponsors. This is also the only conference that I have ever really had the opportunity to get to know other attendees. I absolutely LOVE SYTA Summit!

Tara Hippensteel, National Director of Tourism, City Cruises

SYTA Summit provides an unique opportunity to get up close with my SYTA partners and many of our buyers. The environment lends itself to a causal, natural environment – no pressure just building my network!

Dr. Michael A. Mazzarisi, President, Performing Arts Consultants

The best part of a SYTA SUMMIT is that it provides the opportunity for travel professionals to meet in a conversable setting without the pressure of a 7 minute meeting or have to deal with the barrage of conference masses. Every tour operator has unique abilities, and since I am a big proponent of partnerships, SUMMIT becomes an ideal network to forge plans for new and exciting joint ventures.

Steve Maehl, Global Travel Alliance

It was over ten years ago that I attended my very first SYTA event at the 2009 Summit. I learned a lot, and made new friendships, but what impressed me the most was discovering an organization that desired to come together to collectively improve our industry and continually works together to change young lives for good through travel.