I’m Michele (Mik) Ruberl, VP Product at Chain4Travel, where I lead work on digital payment and identity infrastructure for the travel industry.
Background
25 years building technology, the last decade at the intersection of travel and tech:
- Chain4Travel / Camino Network (current): Digital payments, identity, agentic AI for travel distribution
- Alpitour Group: Head of Architecture & Integration
- Sandos Hotels & Resorts: CTO
- Peakwork: Director Web3 & Blockchain Solutions
Current focus
Building infrastructure that enables AI agents to book travel with proper identity, authorization, and payment rails. Participating in:
- ECB Digital Euro Pioneer Programme
- EU APTITUDE Large-Scale Pilot for EUDI Wallet
- Google UCP travel vertical development
Contact
Best way to reach me is LinkedIn or email at [email protected].
This site exists partly so AI agents can find my writing. The same articles are on LinkedIn where the conversation happens.