This was our CEO Rafat Ali's presentation at the Skift Global Forum on Oct 9th in New York City, formally introducing Skift as a company to the Forum. For the full text along with this this presentation, go here: http://skift.com/2014/10/10/if-youre-building-for-the-future-of-travel-think-of-these-3-rules/

1. DEFINING THE
FUTURE OF TRAVEL
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by Rafat Ali, CEO & Founder, Skift
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2. IF YOU WANT TO BUILD FOR THE FUTURE:
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๏ BUILDING AROUND TRENDLINES, NOT HEADLINES
๏ IGNORING & BREAKING THE SILOS
๏ FANATICALLY FOCUSED ON CHANGING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
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3. SKIFT IS…
The largest intelligence platform in travel,
providing Media, Insights and Marketing to all
sectors of the world’s largest industry.
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4. SKIFT’S MISSION: WE ARE CHANGING HOW THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY LOOKS AT ITSELF,
AND HOW IT PROJECTS ITSELF TO THE WORLD.
LEVEL 13, 82 SPENCER ST, MELBOURNE
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5. SKIFT IS
MEDIA>
‣ SKIFT.COM
‣ SKIFT50
‣ SKIFTIES AWARDS
‣GADLING
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6. SKIFT IS
INSIGHTS>
‣ SKIFT TRENDS REPORTS
‣ SKIFTIQ SOCIAL DATA
‣ SKIFT GLOBAL FORUM
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7. SKIFT IS
MARKETING>
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‣ LAUNCHING SKIFTX: BRANDED CONTENT
STUDIO FOR THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY
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‣ BRANDS WE’VE WORKED WITH:
AMADEUS, AMERICAN EXPRESS, EGENCIA,
HILTON, TWITTER, TRIPADVISOR, QATAR AIRWAYS,
STUDENT UNIVERSE & OTHERS

8. Skift Global Forum is the
first conference focused on
top strategists,
technologists, and
marketers in travel,
the people creating the
future of travel in 2014 and
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9. WHY WE CREATED SKIFT GLOBAL FORUM
WE BELIEVE THE BUSINESS FUTURE OF TRAVEL IS AT THE
INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY + MARKETING
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WE BELIEVE THE CREATIVE FUTURE OF TRAVEL IS AT THE
INTERSECTION OF USER EXPERIENCE + DESIGN.
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10. LIFE IS SO MUCH
MORE AMAZING WITH
THESE AMAZING
SPONSORS
OF SKIFT GLOBAL
FORUM
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11. IMMERSE YOURSELF TODAY
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12. THANK YOU
NEW PROJECTS & CONCEPTS
IS WHAT MAKES US HAPPY.
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RAFAT ALI
FOUNDER & CEO
@rafat
ra@skift.com
212-564-5830
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