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2018 PROGRAMME BROCHURE 17 - 19 October 2018, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore itb-asia.com - ITB Asia
2018 PROGRAMME
BROCHURE
17 - 19 October 2018, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
itb-asia.com

  Supported by:   Held in:   Official Partner Hotel:   Official Partner Airline:   Organised by:
2018 PROGRAMME BROCHURE 17 - 19 October 2018, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore itb-asia.com - ITB Asia
6 CONFERENCES. 1 PLATFORM.

      IGNITE
     ROOMS
        @
                 KNOWLEDGE
     BEGONIA      THEATRE

PRESENTATION
    HUB                MICE &
                     CORPORATE
                        HUB

       MUSLIM
       TRAVEL
        HUB     TRAVEL &
                TECH HUB
2018 PROGRAMME BROCHURE 17 - 19 October 2018, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore itb-asia.com - ITB Asia
2018 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME. AN OVERVIEW.
                                                                                  DAY 1, WEDNESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2018                                                                                                                                 as of 24 September 2018

         Level 3                                 Basement 2                              Basement 2                                            Basement 2                                            Basement 2                                       Basement 2
Ignite Rooms @ Begonia                        Knowledge Theatre                      MICE & Corporate Hub                                   Travel & Tech Hub                                      Presentation Hub                                 Muslim Travel Hub
               0900 - 1020                                                                   Sponsored by
                                             Sponsored by                                                                                               1030 - 1100                                           1030 - 1100                                   1100 - 1130
             Opening Keynote                                                                                                                                                                  The journey towards establishing a winning
             Begonia Ballroom                                                                      MICE DAY                           Impact of new age technology on tourism: Role
                                                                                                                                                                                                    destination marketing strategy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Inside the travel habits of Muslim
                                                                                                                                          of AI, Robotics, Blockchain on various
                                                    1230 - 1300                                       1030 - 1100
                                                                                                                                                       stakeholders                                                                                         Millennials
                                                                                     Private sector involvement in environmental
                                           Commercial trends in Asia Pacific:       protection for sustainable diving, marine, and
                 1030 - 1230                   Connecting the dots                         sports tourism in the Philippines                                                                                   1100 - 1130
    TravelDaily China - ITB Asia Session                                                                                                                                                    Revolutionising customer experience of tours &                1130 - 1300
                                                                                                                                                         1100 - 1130
              Begonia Ballroom                                                                                                                                                                      activities by influencing supply
                                                                                                                                      Navigating Digital Transformation in Hospitality                                                          Next Wave: Rise in Digital Muslim
                                                                                                      1100 - 1230                                                                                                                                          Travelers
                                                                                       Creating a festive atmosphere at events
                                                       1300 - 1330                                                                                                                                             1130 - 1200
                                                                                                                                                        1130 - 1230
               1400 - 1600                 C-Suite Presentation: Your photos                                                                        Future of Tech Panel                       Oman Aviation Group: Unlocking Oman’s
         Making global travel local
             Begonia Ballroom                  are your product: Visual                               1230 - 1300
                                                                                                                                                                                               tourism, logistics and aviation potentials
                                               Intelligence is the future              Fireside chat: Online bookings for small
                                                                                                       meetings                                                                                                                                            1300 - 1400
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Understanding the Muslim
                                                                                                                                                                                                             1200 - 1230
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Travellers and their spending
      Basement 2                                       1330 - 1430                                  1300 - 1330
                                                                                   How Technology and Innovation Help in the F&B
                                                                                                                                                                                               The growth and future of eSports tourism
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              habits
                                            Overtourism: Managing growth,                                                                              1230 - 1300
   Knowledge Theatre                         reacting before it’s too late, and
                                                                                      Sector to Reach Customer “Expectation
                                                                                                                                           New Digital KPIs for Tourism Boards
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1230 - 1300
  Sponsored by                             bringing your destination back into                                                                                                              Disruptive ways to reach travellers of the future
                                                         balance                                     1330 - 1400
                                                                                                                                                         1330 - 1400
                                                                                     Successful Integration of Teambuilding into                                                                                                                          1400 - 1630
            1000 - 1030                                                                             MICE Events
                                                                                                                                         Influencing the Traveller Path to Purchase
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1300 - 1330                         Muslim Travel Market – Shift
  C-Suite Interview: Reinventing                                                                                                                                                               Why it matters to make your destinations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Towards The Experience Economy
  Thomas Cook to win over the                                                                                                                                                                               crypto-friendly
                                                                                                                                                        1300 - 1330
        Chinese travellers
                                                      1430 - 1530                                    1400 - 1430
                                                                                                                                      Travel Associations – Gatekeepers to the Digital
                                                                                                                                                    Highway to ASEAN
                                           The State of Corporate Travel and           Real-time In-house guest engagement:                                                                                   1330 - 1400
                                                                                               Disrupting the Industry
                                                    why it matters                                                                                                                                  LaLiga: The Football Pilgrimage
           1030 - 1100                                                                                                                                 MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATION OF

     C-Suite Interview: Which                                                                                                                           TOUR & TRAVEL AGENTS
                                                                                                                                                          The National Travel Association

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1400 - 1420
 technologies will truly transform                                                                                                                      1400 - 1430                                            1400 - 1430                        The Next Shift In Muslim Travel
                                                                                                      1430 - 1500
              travel?                                                              Don't just learn something - change something
                                                                                                                                      The Direct Booking Bermuda Triangle: Why your                  The rise of healthcare tourism
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Market
                                                                                                                                         guests are lost in the customer journey?
                                                      1530 - 1600
                                           C-Suite Fireside Chat: Hospitality                                                                                                                                1430 - 1500
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1420 - 1450
                                                   as a creative act                                1500 - 1530                                                                                      Who cares about your brand!                   Attracting Muslim Travellers - A
            1100 - 1130                                                            The Future of MICE: The automation of meeting
                                                                                                                                                         1430 - 1500                                                                                     Governmental Effort
                                                                                         venue discovery and reservations
  C-Suite Interview with Meituan                                                                                                       Introduction to Virtual Payments for the Travel
              Travel                                                                                                                                       Industry
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1500 - 1530                                     1450 - 1520
                                                                                                                                                                                               May we have your attention: Marketing to
                                                                                                      1530 - 1600                                                                                           Millennials
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Creating Meaningful Experiences and
                                                                                    Digitising the Meetings and Events industry to                                                                                                                 Services For Muslim Travellers
                                                                                     keep up with the demands of today's buyer
                                                        1600 - 1630
           1130 - 1200                                                                                                                                 1500 - 1530
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1520 - 1540
                                            C-Suite Presentation: Hot on the                                                                                                                                 1530 - 1600
 C-Suite Fireside Chat: What is                                                                                                         From offline market to online: Digitizing the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Catering to Muslim Travellers at the
                                            running shoes: Ironman and the                                                                 supply in tours and activities space                Best ways to user Twitter for tourism and
 going to shake and change the                                                                     1600 - 1630                                                                                         destination marketing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2018 Pyeongchang Olympics -
                                               rise of ‘experiential’ travel         Customer behaviour and trends of booking
        corporate travel?                                                                   meetings & events online                                                                                                                              Changing Tastebuds and Food
                                                                                                                                                        1530 - 1600                                                                                         Preferences
                                                                                                                                        Beyond Apps: Chinese Mini-Programs and                                  1600 - 1630
                                                                                                                                         implications for global Chinese travelers                     Fall in love with the world
                                                       1630 - 1700                                                                                                                                                                                          1550 - 1620
            1200 - 1230                                                                              1630 - 1700
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Travel Fiqh - The Needs of A Muslim
                                           The business of loyalty: Moments        Panel: Event Planning: Taking It A Notch Higher.
C-Suite Interview: The Business of                                                 How to reinvent the event experience in today's                                                                                                                            Traveller
                                            that earn you customers for life                                                                            1600 - 1630                                          1630 - 1700
FUN! Fueling Asia tourism growth                                                                crowded marketplace
                                                                                                                                        Innovation in hospitality – Transforming the          National Geographic in the digital age: How
   with theme park expansion                                                                                                           guest experience and cultivating brand loyalty                    content is changing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1620 - 1640
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   What Muslim Travellers Want -
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1700 - 1730
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Hearing From Real Travellers
                                                                                                                                                        1630 - 1700
                                                                                                                                      Could Virtual Reality make travel planning a lot      Love at the first bite: Do you really know how to
                                                                                                                                                          easier?                              market your destinations as food tourism
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  havens?
2018 PROGRAMME BROCHURE 17 - 19 October 2018, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore itb-asia.com - ITB Asia
2018 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME. AN OVERVIEW.
                                                                            DAY 2, THURSDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2018                                                                                                                    as of 24 September 2018

         Level 3                             Basement 2                           Basement 2                                             Basement 2                                        Basement 2                             Basement 2
Ignite Rooms @ Begonia                    Knowledge Theatre                   MICE & Corporate Hub                                    Travel & Tech Hub                                  Presentation Hub                       Muslim Travel Hub
                                                                                      Sponsored by
          0900 - 1600                    Sponsored by                                                                                              1030 - 1100                                  1030 - 1130                              1030 - 1100
     ACTE Education Forum                                                              CORPORATE DAY                             The future is blockchain and why you need to
                                                                                                                                                                                      Influencer Marketing Trends in         Meeting Needs of Millennial Muslim
                                                                                                                                                      care                                                                  Travellers (MMT) with Location-based
       Begonia Ballroom                          1000 - 1100                                 1030 - 1200                                                                                           2018
                                                                                    Conference session by UNICEO                                                                                                                   Mobile Experiential App
                                         Keynote Panel: The future of
                                                distribution

                                                                                                1030 - 1100                                        1100 - 1130
                                                                                                                                                                                               1130 - 1400                              1100 - 1130
            1030 - 1330                                                       In search of innovation in MICE: Competing in a    Crossfire Chat: To succeed in hospitality, focus          The Wellness Forum                Connecting with Muslim travelers:
                                                                                              hyper digital age                                                                                                              Understand how their travel habits,
Halal in Travel – Asia Summit 2018                                                                                                on your guests! How to combine commercial
                                                                                                                                plans and technologies to drive customer-orient-                                            requirements, and preferences affect
         by CrescentRating                                                                      1100 - 1130                                         ed service                                                                            tourism
          Begonia Ballroom                                                    Sharing Collective Intelligence: How to succeed
                                                                                           building communities
                                                  1100 - 1130
                                       OTA vs. OTM: Understanding how                         1130 - 1200                                                                                      1400 - 1430
                                                                               Panel: The Corporate Events life: What really                        1130 - 1200                      Hot springs and hot ramen! The
                                       Chinese OTM Fliggy innovates and         happens in the decision-making process?         Leveraging technology to create new efficiencies                                                        1130 - 1200
 Innovation & Technology in the                 disrupts travel                                                                 within the travel business and improve customer     tourism appeal of Kyushu through
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Tourism and the Arab world
      Muslim Travel Space                                                                    1200 - 1300                                              service                         Fukuoka International Airport
                                                                            Robotics and Microservices: Removing friction
                                                                                       from travel processing
                                                                                                                                                                                     by Changi Airports International
            1030 - 1045
Latest insights on the Muslim Travel                                                                                                               1200 - 1230                                1430 - 1500
                                                                                               1300 - 1330                        Driving meetings & events revenue through
    Market by CrescentRating                       1130 - 1200                                                                                                                        Sabah: Your next destination                      1330 - 1400
                                                                            One-stop-shop for corporate travel: How AI & ML           visual analytics and strategy setting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Jordan Destination Showcase: I Wander
                                       Future of Travel Payments: Where       are enhancing the traveler's experience and
                                                                             bringing ease to travel management processes                                                                                                                to Wonder
            1045 - 1105                    Should We Be Investing?
Launch of the Muslim Travel Report
   by MasterCard and Halal Trip                                                               1330 - 1400                                        1230 - 1300
                                                                             Integrating Travel, Meetings & Events: Power         How blockchain makes travel industry more
                                                                                            Play or Legend?                                       efficient                                     1530 - 1600
            1105 - 1125                                                                                                                                                             May we have your attention! How                      1400 - 1430
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Indonesia Destination Showcase:
   In the Spotlight: A One on One                                                             1400 - 1500
                                                                                                                                                                                    storytelling can help travel brands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Targeting $126 billion Muslim tourism
              Interview                                                     Bleisure Panel: Closing the gap and keeping up                                                                cut through the noise                 market with cultural changes
                                                                                            with the trends                                       1300 - 1330
                                                 1200 - 1400
                                                                                                                                    Do less waiting: Delighting guests with
            1125 - 1155                   Post-Experience Economy:                                                                biometrics-empowered check-in experience
Panel: Going Digital: How Online Has   Innovators At The Edge of Travel
  Shaped Muslim Travel Behavior
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1430 - 1500
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Japan Destination Showcase: Making
            1155 - 1205                                                                                                                           1330 - 1400                                   1600 - 1630                        Muslims feel at home
                                                                                                                                  How Virtual Reality is about to transform the
      Investing in Halal Travel                   1400 - 1500                                1500 - 1530                                        travel industry                     Traveller trends: Turning insights
                                       Panel: NDC and what it means for     Reinventing the way you travel for work through                                                                     into action
                                                                                                  AI
           1205 - 1220                  the future of travel distribution
         Networking Break
                                                                                              1530 - 1600                                                                                                                               1600 - 1700
                                                                                Search & buy: Digitising your upgrading                                                                                                    Addressing Muslim traveler’s anxieties &
           1220 - 1230                                                                         strategies                                          1400 - 1430                                 1630 - 1700                    developing Muslim-friendly travel
10 Key Halal Travel Trends 2018 by                 1500 - 1700                                                                   Tech for DMCs & Wholesalers: Sell contracted       Tourism in the age of Smart Cities             packages by Halaltalk
                                                                                                                                       rates to a GLOBAL audience 24/7
         CrescentRating                How to Hit the High Note for 2019:
                                        A Hotel Benchmarking Clinic by
            1230 - 1300                                                                       1600 - 1700
                                                      STR                   Panel: Rethinking sharing economy in corporate                         1430 - 1600
Panel: What’s Next? Developing the                                                               travel                           Travel Start-up Forum by Innovel Travel Tech                   1700 - 1730
Halal travel market in the service &                                                                                                                                                Indians on the go: Tapping today's
         destination sectors                                                                                                                                                         Indian travellers through effective
                                                                                                                                                                                                partnerships
          1300 - 1320
  Converse with HalalTrip's Farah                                                                                                                    1600 - 1630
        (The AI Chatbot)                                                                                                         Artificial Intelligence in photography: Helping
                                                                                                                                                attract more tourists

           1320 - 1330
        Muslim Travel Trivia
2018 PROGRAMME BROCHURE 17 - 19 October 2018, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore itb-asia.com - ITB Asia
2018 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME. AN OVERVIEW.
                                                                                    DAY 3, FRIDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2018                                                                                        as of 24 September 2018

         Level 3                                     Basement 2                        Basement 2                              Basement 2                            Basement 2                             Basement 2
Ignite Rooms @ Begonia                            Knowledge Theatre                MICE & Corporate Hub                     Travel & Tech Hub                      Presentation Hub                       Muslim Travel Hub
                                                                                         Sponsored by
          Future Leaders 2018                    Sponsored by
           Begonia Ballroom
                                                                                                                                    1030 - 1230
                                                                                       MICE & CORPORATE DAY                                                               1030 - 1130                           1100 - 1130
                                                                                                                            The Mekong Travel Start-up
                                                                                                                                                               Destination Marketing Showcase          Turkish Showcase: Towards a
                                                          1000 - 1100                        1030 - 1100                   Forum by Mekong Innovative
                                                                                                                                                               Panel: Make bookings big online       Comprehensive Destination Based
                                               China Keynote Panel: Seizing the   Innovative Event Ideas vs. Budget           Startup Tourism (MIST)
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Approach for MFT
                                               golden opportunity: How Chinese
                                               travelers are changing the world
                                                   and how to win them over
               1230 - 1300
               Registrations                                                                 1100 - 1130
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1130 - 1300
                                                                                   Why does group technology lag
                1300 - 1355                                                                                                                                                                          Destination Development in Halal
                                                                                    behind transient technology?
      Tour of ITB Asia Exhibition Hall                                                                                                                                   1130 - 1330                             Tourism
                                                                                                                                   1230 - 1300
                                                                                                                                                                Navigating the Cruise Industry
            1355 - 1400
                                                                                                                           The AI-powered hospitality is
                                                                                                                                                                   Towards Greater Profits
Opening Remarks for Future Leaders 2018                                                                                               near

               1400 - 1420                                                                    1130 - 1200
Individual Presentation: The Right Attitude                                       Travel without traveling: Can Voice
                                                                                      Assistant (AI) and Hologram                     1300 - 1330
                                                                                                                                                                          1330 - 1400
                                                                                   technology completely transform       9 Key things that can turn-around
                                                                                                                                                               Creative storytelling through AI in
                1420 - 1440                                                          your next conference or travel        Traditional Tour business into
                                                                                                                                                                 today's digital-first landscape
Individual Presentation: The Sky's The Limit                                                  experience                   higher profits with the use of
                                                                                                                          Artificial Intelligence and other
                                                                                                                                    Technologies
                                                                                                                                                                          1400 - 1430
               1440 - 1510                                                                                                                                     The importance of loyalty to gain
Fireside Chat: Climb the Hospitality Ladder                                                                                                                    direct booking: How hotels build
                                                                                            1200 - 1300
                                                                                                                                                                    loyalty beyond the stay
                                                                                    Contract negotiations by site
                                                                                                                                   1330 - 1400
                                                                                                                         Can Virtual Reality influence and
              1510 - 1600                                                                                                                                               1500 - 1530
 Panel Discussion: Envisioning the Future
                                                                                                                            transform travel decision
                                                                                                                                                               Conference session by The Code
                                                                                              1300 - 1330                            making?
                                                                                  Is personalisation still possible in
                                                                                        a global market place?
                                                                                                                                                                         1530 - 1630
                                                                                                                                                                How to Growth Hack Your Social
                                                                                                                                                                           Media
              1600 - 1700
    Breakout Session and Networking

                                                                                                                                              Have you got big ideas or insights on what will change
                                                                                                                                              the way people travel, meet and do business? A success
                                                                                                                                              story you can’t wait to share?

                                                                                                                                              Regardless of whether you’ve taken to the stage dozens
                                                                                                                                              of times before, or if you’ve always wondered whether
                                                                                                                                              you could keep a room full of your peers enthralled, this
                                                                                                                                              could be your chance.

                                                                                                                                              Be a speaker, write to us at:
                                                                                                                                              phu.nguyen@messe-berlin.asia
2018 PROGRAMME BROCHURE 17 - 19 October 2018, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore itb-asia.com - ITB Asia
MICE TECH SHOWCASE
   NEW                               Meet the experts from MICE tech companies, event organisers and leading consulting
                                     firms who will demonstrate innovative technologies, provide case studies and offer
                                     insights to solve some of today's complex meetings and events issues.

        Day 1: 17 October 2018                                              Day 2: 18 October 2018                                            Day 3: 19 October 2018
                          1030 - 1050                                                          1030 - 1050                                                        1100 - 1120
        Teleporting MICE Organisers into the 21st Century                              Big ideas for small meetings                     Getting personal: How far can event apps engage with attendees

                          1100 - 1120                                                           1100 - 1120
Tech Showcase: Zipevent: How digital platform helps enhance MICE                Forecasting the Future of Event Technology
                          ecosystem                                                                                                                                 1130 - 1150
                                                                                                                                        Ignite your next event with gamification – It’s end to end Engage-
                                                                                                                                                                       ment
                                                                                              1130 - 1150
                           1130 - 1150                                   The Technology Enablers or Lack of …. In the MICE Space
Observations on the Future of Mobile Learning in the MICE Industry

                                                                                                                                                                 1200 - 1220
                                                                                              1200 - 1220                               When Tech Meets Weddings: Can more be done to marry the two?
                           1200 - 1220                               Conceive and Execute Events to connect with the Expat and Indian    And what does it mean for the future of Destination Weddings
     Revolutionising how group experiences happen with TAB                                     diaspora

                           1430 - 1450                                                         1430 - 1450
The Future of Art Events: How Digital and Physical Fusion elevates       Extreme personalisation will rock your event, UBERISE it
                      bespoke experiences

                                                                                              1500 - 1520
                          1500 - 1520                                      Technology Challenges for Small Meetings Bookings
     Maximising audience engagement with mobile event app

                          1530 - 1550                                                          1530 - 1550
         How Blockchain can reinvent the events industry                        Breaking Barriers - Growth Opportunities!

                                                                                                1600 - 1620
                           1600 - 1620                                             Driving sustainability through events
                    Events technology trends
2018 PROGRAMME BROCHURE 17 - 19 October 2018, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore itb-asia.com - ITB Asia
IGNITE ROOMS @ BEGONIA

    OPENING KEYNOTE
       SPEAKERS
                                                                      2018 SPEAKERS                                               and more...

                                      MICE & CORPORATE HUB

        Hermione Joye
     Head of Industry, Travel
         APAC, Google

                                                Alvan Yong                 Anna Ratala                 Ciaran Delaney                El Kwang
                                            International Lead,           Head of Slush              CEO, MeetingsBooker         CEO, Biz Events Asia
                                              Airbnb for Work            Singapore, Slush

           Xing Xiong
          CEO, Trip.com
                                             Hamish Wang                      Jim Tan                    Joewin Tan                 Joonas Ahola
                                          Travel Manager, Apple     President, Sharing Economy       CEO, Huone Singapore          Founder & CEO,
                                                   Inc               Association of Singapore                                    MeetingPackage.com

        Shane O’Flaherty
     Global Director of Travel
       and Transportation,
                                          Mahendra Vakharia
            Microsoft                                                       Manish Raj                 Michael T. Molloy,           Swami Sekar
                                        President, OTOAI & MD,
                                        Pathfinders Holidays Pvt.       Co-Founder & Chief          Category Leader - Travel      Co-Founder & CEO,
                                            Ltd, Ahmedabad            Business Officer, Tripeur     & Expense Management              Winimy.Ai
                                                                                                     Procurement, Rio Tinto

 TRAVEL & TECH HUB

         Ben George                         Benny Ho                    Bjorn Harvold                 Eric Gnock Fah             Ender Shutao Jiang
    Senior VP & Commercial            Senior Director, Tencent        CEO & Co-Founder,              COO & Co-Founder,            Founder, Hiverlab
     Director, APAC, Hilton                                               Travelkoin                       Klook

          Koen D'Hoore                 Maxim Thaw Tint,                 Milad Sharafi,                 Radu Ciubotaru                   Raj Das
          Head of Sales,               Co-Founder & CEO,                   Founder,               Product Manager, wbe.travel   Vice President of Global
           Hotelchamp                       GTRIIP                      Bookingee.com                                               Sales, dcs plus

          Richard Wong                 Sahba Saint-Claire           Savsunenko Oleksandr                 Tien Nguyen             Tushar Khandelwal
 VP, Asia Pacific, Frost & Sullivan    Co-Founder & CEO,            Head of AI Lab, Skylum                CTO, Wego              COO & Co-Founder,
                                            Touché                        Software                                                    Voyagin
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2018 SPEAKERS                                                   and more...
KNOWLEDGE THEATRE

     Alessandro Dassi                   Andrew Hughes                Bernhard Bohnenberger           Carolyn Kremins                  Changle Yang
  CEO & General Manager,               Regional Director of
  Greater China & Far East,
                                                                      President, Six Senses           President, Skift                 COO, Tujia
       Thomas Cook
                                    Sourcing, Hotelbeds Group

   Charlie Osmond                           Colin Nagy                    Clay Springer              David McKillips                 Eugene Tan
 Founder & Chief Tease,            Head of Strategy, FRED & FARID;    President, The Rossch       President – International       GM, Corporate Travel
                                       Hospitality & Innovation                                                                   Management (CTM)
       Triptease                            Columnist, Skift
                                                                      Group and RosschTech        Development, Six Flags
                                                                                                                                      Singapore

  Evgeny Tchebotarev                       Filip Filipov                  Geoff Meyer                 Mark Meehan                     Rafat Ali
  Founder, 500px & VP                    Vice President of              Managing Director,        Managing Director - Asia        CEO & Founder, Skift
  Growth Asia, Skylum                  Product, Skyscanner               IRONMAN Asia               Pacific, Travelport

     Robin Chiang                        Steven Shu                       Sumesh Patel                   Troy Liu               Yuzhou (Frank) Huang
 Regional Director, APAC,            CMO, Meituan Platform            President - Asia Pacific,   Founder & CEO, Mileslife        VP and GM of Hotel
         KAYAK                                                                 SITA                                           Business Department, Fliggy

PRESENTATION HUB

        Abhishek Jain                   Arvinder Gujral                 Frank Sliwka                  Kathryn Moore                    Kris Naudts
VP - International Operations,       MD, SEA & Senior Director,      COO, Asia, ESL Gaming          Founder & MD, Spa                Founder & CEO,
      WTS International               Business Development,                                            Connectors                      Culture Trip
                                          APAC, Twitter

    Philip Whittaker                   Phoebe Boonkerd                     Tanya Talreja             Taro Amornched                     Tim Jones
  CCO & CEO, Integrated          Director of Wellness Operations     President & Founder, GSD       CEO & Co-Founder,         VP, Travel for National Geographic
     Theme Parks &                  & Development, Amatara               Spa and Wellness              TakeMeTour              Partners, Asia Pacific & Middle
                                                                     Development Corporation                                      East, National Geographic
    Attractions (ITPA)                   Wellness Resort
2018 PROGRAMME BROCHURE 17 - 19 October 2018, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore itb-asia.com - ITB Asia
SESSIONS YOU DON’T
                                                                 WANT TO MISS
                                                              DAY ONE OPENING KEYNOTE
OPENING                                                       What will shake and change the way people travel,
KEYNOTE                                                       meet and do business
                                                              17 October 2018, 0900 - 1020, Begonia Ballroom
                                   Hermione Joye
                                Head of Industry, Travel
                                    APAC, Google
                                                              OTHER KEYNOTE SESSIONS
                                                              Keynote Panel: The future of travel distribution
                                                              18 October 2018, 1000 - 1100, Knowledge Theatre

                                                              China Keynote Panel: Seizing the golden opportuni-
                                                              ty: How Chinese travelers are changing the world and
     Shane O’Flaherty                 Xing Xiong
                                                              how to win them over
  Global Director of Travel          CEO, Trip.com
and Transportation, Microsoft                                 19 October 2018, 1000 - 1100, Knowledge Theatre

                                         NEW               HEAR FROM THE C-SUITE
                                                           17 October 2018, 1000 - 1300, Knowledge Theatre

         A series of interviews and fireside discussions with C-level executives featured at
       the Knowledge Theatre, where we get to the heart of today's complex travel issues
         with the expertise and vision that only industry leaders can provide. Hear from:

                                                                   and many more...
2018 PROGRAMME BROCHURE 17 - 19 October 2018, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore itb-asia.com - ITB Asia
MICE & CORPORATE
   NEW
                     SPEED NETWORKING
                      The key to meeting the right people for your business.

     Thursday, 18 October 2018, 3.30 - 5.00pm, Buyers Cafe

RESERVE A TABLE

WITH US AT USD 700+

     WHAT IS IT
 During the ITB Asia MICE & Corporate
 Speed Networking, you (the exhibitor)
 and buyers will have five (5) minutes
 mini-meetings to discover if you have
                                                            HOW IT WORKS
 similar business interests. You will be                 Each exhibitor will be given a table that is
 entitled up to twelve (12) mini-meet-                   numbered. The buyers will approach you to
 ings during the one (1) hour session.                   establish connections and swap business
                                                         cards.
 Potentially meet up to 30 buyers!
                                                         Keep your meetings quick, succinct and
                                                         within the stipulated time. The objective is
                                                         for you to arrange appointments and meet
         SOLD OUT                                        the people that matter most to your busi-
                                                         ness in the shortest amount of time.
  See you in 2019’s edition!

                                 • Abbey Miceindo          International Confer-   • Credit Suisse AG       • Nestle

 A SNEAK                         • American Express
                                 Meetings & Events
                                 • Cox & Kings Limited
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