Manuel Hilty is a prominent figure in travel technology, serving as the CEO and Co-founder of Zurich-based Nezasa AG. An engineer by education with a distinguished PhD in Computer Science from the prestigious ETH Zürich, Manuel's career has been dedicated to solving complex technological challenges. Before revolutionising the travel tech sector, he developed his expertise in high-volume software engineering and strategic tech consultancy. 

A recognised thought leader, Manuel is deeply invested in the future of travel, championing the transformative potential of automation, personalisation, and artificial intelligence. Since co-founding Nezasa in 2013, he has led the development of its award-winning platform - TripBuilder - an AI-driven enterprise software that fundamentally enhances how travel brands operate and achieve success, providing a highly automated end-to-end system for creating and managing all types of packages.