CHTA announces line-up for CHIEF 2025

Published on October 27, 2025

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has unveiled a powerhouse lineup of industry changemakers for the 2025 Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF), set for November 16–18 in Barbados.

Featuring hotel innovators and global tourism experts, this year’s speaker roster brings real-world strategies for an industry navigating rapid transformation.

Guided by the theme “Innovating Caribbean Tourism for a Disrupted World: Adapting with Purpose, Leading with People, Planning for Permanence,” CHIEF 2025 will empower hoteliers and tourism professionals to translate disruption into growth, creativity and competitiveness.

Here are some of the subjects likely to dominate the conversations at CHIEF 2025.