Lauren Anders Brown, founder and chief executive officer of PadsPass, the digital pet platform designed to make travelling with pets easier, is to speak at a major tourism conference next week.

Ms Brown, who is based in Bermuda, will present at Caribbean Week in New York 2026, the flagship annual forum of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation. Her session is on June 2 at the InterContinental New York Times Square.

PadsPass is a US company headquartered in Bermuda. The company has built an app with the aim of taking “the stress out of international pet travel compliance”.

The platform enables pet owners to store health records, manage travel documentation, and verify compliance requirements for international destinations on an app.

PadsPass's CheckPoint tool connects directly with veterinary clinics, supporting seamless health document verification and travel readiness for pets crossing borders.

More than 1,400 pets are registered on the PadsPass platform, while the app has seen about 1,000 downloads and 83 veterinary clinics are actively using PadsPass CheckPoint, the company said in a statement.

Ms Brown intends to demonstrate “proven traction at a moment of growing industry interest in pet-inclusive travel infrastructure”.

PadsPass said Ms Brown will address how fragmented, paper-based pet travel documentation systems create friction for airlines, hotels, and travellers alike.

She intends to show how PadsPass's digital platform resolves compliance challenges across the key jurisdictions where Caribbean tourism operates, including Bermuda, the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico, as well as major international gateways including London Heathrow and Amsterdam Schiphol.

Ms Brown will travel to New York with Peru, her almost 4-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, a veteran of 33 flights across 11 countries.

“The Caribbean is one of the world's most beloved travel destinations — and pets are increasingly part of the journey,” Ms Brown said. “PadsPass exists to make that possible, safely and seamlessly, for every family.”

Caribbean Week in New York is the Caribbean tourism industry’s premier gathering, convening ministers, commissioners, tourism directors, and private-sector leaders to shape the future of regional travel.

This year’s programme covers tourism leadership, destination marketing, airlift expansion, sustainability, and next-generation innovation.