John Padgett

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About John Padgett

John Padgett, President of Princess Cruises and Chief Experience and Innovation Officer for Carnival Corporation, focused on creating "Game Changing" Experiences through the fusion of Creative, Technology and Operations. Premiere Chief Experience and Innovation Officer as recognized by Joe Pine, Author of “The Experience Economy”, Roger Dooley, author of Friction (McGraw Hill, 2019) and Gary Shapiro, CEO CTA, Author of “Ninja Future”. Envisioned, formulated, designed, created, delivered and implemented the world’s most advanced wearable and IOT technology ecosystems at Disney and Carnival that each delivered step function business performance (NPS, OI) while seamlessly fusing physical, digital and human Guest / consumer experiential interactions. Led transformational guest experience strategies for Disney and Carnival that elevated consumer experiences and redefined operating models with original technology. Creator: Created Disney’s Magicband, Disney’s FastPass+, the Princess Medallion / xIOT Inventor: Secured dozens of patents (design, technology and process) Leader: White House Innovation CX Summit, Travel Weekly Most Innovative Promoter: Generated more than 60 billion media impressions for experience, innovation, technology Innovator: Featured multiple times in FastCompany, Wired, New York Times Marketer: Created over 100 branded and trademarked experiences Producer: Delivered 7 Original Content TV Franchises (Broadcast, Cable and OTT) Speaker: Secured and delivered 2017 CES Keynote, Skift, Forrester, Accenture Global Develops and produces original experiential content that expands markets by leveraging multiple franchises across multiple networks as well as innovative digital distribution. Responsible for overall development, brand and performance. NBC/Telemundo: The Voyager with Josh Garcia ABC: Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin ABC: Vacation Creation Univision: La Gran Sorpresa A&E Networks: Good Spirits OTT: Go. OTT: Local Eyes Awards / Distinctions: • CES 2017 Keynote Appearance • 2017 Fast Company List of Most Innovative Companies – Design and Travel categories • 100 Trademarks Created • 31 Patent Registrations • 4 Emmy Nominations • 24 Telly Awards • 2019 CES Innovations Award Honoree - OceanMedallion • 2019 IoT Breakthrough Wearables Innovation of the Year • 2019 Edison Award Winner • 2019 Red Dot Award for Product Design • 2019 Stevie Gold Award: Consumer Electronics • 2019 Stevie Gold Award: Social Business Solution • 2019 ICX Assn Elevate Award: Best Hospitality ICX • 2018 Gold New York Design Award for Digital IoT