Michael Strauss, CEO of Miami-based PASS Consulting Corporation, has been the driver behind PASS’s success & continued growth in travel technology. Since 2004, he has also been worldwide Head of Business Unit Travel of the $150 million PASS Consulting Group, a global software development organization with more than 700 employees. Since then Michael has been instrumental in scaling PASS’s travel technology solutions while maintaining a culture of innovation within the company.Michael is the author of a number of articles and papers on the travel industry and technology in particular. In 2010 he published his book “Value Creation in Travel Distribution”. His educational travel industry blog is among the top 5 read blogs for travel technology. He speaks frequently to and motivates corporate audiences on the subject. He feels strongly about the need to open up the industry towards innovation and thus make it a better place for all players involved to work and do business with emphasis on the traveler.Specialties: Michaels' strong management skills and technical background enable him to turn challenges into achievements and risks into opportunities. Michael has worked for large companies as well as small companies, He has done development, multi project management, marketing, sales, consulting, quality management, presentations, negotiations, contracts, legal, and much more in several countries and industries.