Montie Brewer
President & CEO
Air Canada

An industry veteran, Montie Brewer was previously Senior Vice President - Planning for United Airlines with previous airline experience gained at Northwest Airlines, Republic Airlines, Braniff and Trans World Airlines. He has planned and developed over 20 hub operations worldwide, managed low cost airline operations as President of United Shuttle and successfully restructured the route networks of three carriers.

While at United Airlines, Brewer acted as a key negotiator in the founding of Star Alliance, of which Air Canada was also a founding member.

Richard H. Anderson
Chief Executive Officer
Delta Air Lines

Richard H. Anderson, became Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines on Sept. 1, 2007. Anderson has nearly 20 years of aviation experience. He entered the industry in 1987 at Continental Airlines, where he ultimately served as staff vice president and deputy general counsel.

In 1990, Anderson began a 14-year career at Northwest Airlines where he served as vice president and deputy general counsel; senior vice president of Technical Operations and Airport Affairs; executive vice president and chief operating officer; and chief executive officer.

Willie Walsh joined British Airways as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) designate and assumed full CEO responsibilities in October 2005 after the retirement of Sir Rod Eddington.

Prior to joining British Airways, Walsh was CEO at Aer Lingus, a position he was appointed to in the aftermath of 9/11.  Faced with bankruptcy and heavy losses, Walsh radically restructured the airline and this culminated in it posting an €107 million profit in 2004, making Aer Lingus the most profitable state-owned airline in the western world.

Greenberg is the Emmy Award-winning travel editor for NBC’s Today Show.