For the ninth straight year, the Post team — with help from our friends at the Scene and Nfocus — has compiled In Charge, a compendium of Middle Tennessee’s top business, political and civic leaders. Among the more than 500 women and men on this list are numerous new faces. Here are the most influential leaders from the region’s ever-growing and -diversifying travel and tourism sector.

Greg Adkins — President and CEO, Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism Association: Former Metro councilmember and executive director of the Tennessee Public Transportation Association. Leads Nashville-based 1,800-member entity that is state hospitality industry’s resource for information and education.

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