I ON-DEMAND CONFERENCE
I ON-DEMAND CONFERENCE IOctober 21 - October 26ON-DEMANDCONFERENCEMICE DESTINATIONS TALKSMore details, click hereWORLDWIDEUnlocking Possibilities with CVBsLesley Williams, Managing Director, BestCities Global AllianceJessica Chang, Director North Asia, Melbourne Convention Bureau(MCB)Christopher Zhang, Managing Director, PTC Express TravelSOUTHEAST ASIA & INDOCHINAPhilippine MICE: Innovations and Best PracticesJing Lagandaon, Chairman, PACEOS – Philippine Association ofConvention / Exhibition Organizers and Suppliers, COO, Global-LinkMP Events International Inc.Agnes Pacis, VP, PACEOS, VP and General Manager, SMX ConventionCenterMaria Anthonette C. Velasco-Allones, COO, Tourism PromotionsBoardINDIA & SOUTH ASIATalk 1: The Future of MICE in IndiaS. Balasubramanian, President, IEIA – Indian Exhibition IndustryAssociationINDIA & SOUTH ASIATalk 2: Post-COVID-19 Tourism & MICE IndustryRecoveryKimarli Fernando, Chairman, Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB)Dr. Susie Perera De Silva, Deputy Director General – Public HealthServices, Ministry of Health, Sri LankaDileep Mudadeniya, CEO, Cinnamon Life, Vice President, John KeelsGroup (moderator)NORTH ASIAThe Outlook of MICE Travel in China’s MarketKris Van Goethem, Managing Director, MICE, Leisure & Sport,Thomas Cook ChinaOlivia Chen, CMO, Thomas Cook ChinaOCEANIATalk 1: Melbourne’s Innovation and Pursuit ofConnection: Differentiation on the Road toRecovery and GrowthJulia Swanson, CEO, Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB)Peter King, CEO, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre(MCEC)OCEANIATalk 2: The Future of Business Events: Recovery,Resilience, and InnovationAnna Hayward, Head of Auckland Convention Bureau, AucklandTourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED)Barbara Maple, President, Barbara Maple & Associates, Chair,Auckland International Business Events Advisory Group (Moderator)Steve Armitage, General Manager – Destination, Auckland Tourism,Events and Economic Development (ATEED)Lisa Gardiner, Global Manager Business Events, Tourism NewZealandEUROPE & AMERICATalk 1: What’s Next in the Constantly ChangingBusiness Events IndustryMatthias Schultze, Managing Director, German Convention Bureau(GCB)EUROPE & AMERICATalk 2: Regional Diversity as a Key to the GlobalCompetitiveness of the Destination in PostPandemic EraAlexey Kalachev, CEO, Russian Convention Bureau (RCB)Alexander Porodnov, CEO, ANO “Investment Promotion Agency ofthe Sverdlovsk Region”Pavel Mayorov, CEO, Krasnodar Region Development CorporationNJSCAFRICAThe Future of Incentive Travel in Africa: TheBarriers & OpportunitiesTes Proos, President, SITE AfricaCorné Koch, Head, Cape Town & Western Cape Convention BureauFrank Murangwa, Director of Destination Marketing, RwandaConvention BureauJillian Blackbeard, CEO, The Victoria Falls Regional AssociationTOURS & ACTIVITIESMore details, click hereINDIA & SOUTH ASIATalk 1: The Road Ahead in the New Normal &Emerging Travel TrendsDaniel D’souza, President & Country Head, Leisure, SOTC TravelINDIA & SOUTH ASIATalk 2: Destination Storytelling in IndiaVijay Prabhat Kamalakara, Founder & CEO, StorytrailsNORTH ASIATalk 1: The Outlook for Tours & Activities inChina’s MarketBrian Bergey, CEO & Co-Founder, Lost Plate Food ToursNORTH ASIATalk 2: Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Comparison of theSouth Korean Travel IndustryDonggun Lee, Founder & CEO, MyRealTripNaeYoung (Sophia) Kwon, Business Development Lead –Experiences, MyRealTripBaromi Kim, Business Development Lead – Key Accounts,MyRealTripNORTH ASIATalk 3: Trends in Japan: Before COVID and AfterCOVIDTakahiro Noguchi, CEO, Beauty of JapanEUROPE & AMERICATalk 1: The Pivot to Virtual and the Transformationof Tours & ActivitiesStephen Oddo, CEO & Co-Founder, WalksEUROPE & AMERICATalk 2: Making Decisions During a PandemicSimone Gozzi, CEO & Co-Founder, City WondersDESTINATION MARKETINGMore details, click hereThe Marketing Gurus:The New Normal in Destination Marketing: Insightand Case Studies from the FrontAnna Au-Yeung, Global Head of Destination Marketing, TravelportSean Keliiholokai, Vice President Business Development, WestHollywood Travel + Tourism BoardTolene van der Merwe, Director – UK & Ireland, Malta TourismAuthority6 ITB ASIA NEWS • WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2020www.itb-asia-news.com
I ON-DEMAND CONFERENCE IThe Marketing Gurus:Destination Marketing Strategy Checklist:How Data Plays a Critical Role in Today TravelMarketingRochelle Chhaya, COO, OMD APACMaunik Thacker, Senior Vice President – Marketing, Marina BaySandsThe Marketing Gurus:WeChat Marketing: A Complete Guide forOverseas Travel BrandsJiang Ting, Founder, Bridge86 & WeChat4TravelThe Marketing Gurus:Marketing to Gen Z: What’s Next in Youth Travel?Reene Ho-Phang, Founder & Managing Director, BrandStory AsiaThe Marketing Gurus:How to Create the Right Stories at the Right Timeto Reach Out to an Audience Dreaming of TravelNicola Eliot, Vice President, BBC StoryWorks APAC, BBC Global NewsAnne Banas, Editor, BBC Travel, BBC Global NewsThe Marketing Gurus:Rebounds and Revenge TravelMartin Stoll, CEO, Sparkloft MediaThe Marketing Gurus:The New Storytelling Strategies for Destinationsin The Changing Social Media LandscapeJonathan Sloan, EVP, Europe and Middle East Strategy, MMGY GlobalVictoria Sanders, Director Travel, News UKNick Evans, Social and Digital Director, MMGY Hills BalfourThe Marketing Gurus:Influencer Marketing and Social MediaManagement for the Travel IndustryKelly Beckwith, Co-Founder & Director, The Asia CollectiveThe Marketing Gurus:Crisis Communications: Marketing a DestinationAmidst COVID-19Elan Shou, APAC CEO, Ruder Finn AsiaThe Marketing Gurus: Reimagining the Tours &Activities Value ChainMatthew Barker, Founder and CEO, Horizon GuidesThe Marketing Gurus:Reimagining Destinations for the Post-COVIDTravellersJake Haupert, Co-Founder & Chairman of Board, TransformationalTravel CouncilBrian T. Mullis, Board Member, Transformational Travel CouncilJoe Pine, Co-Founder, Strategic Horizons LLP, Strategic ThoughtLeader, Stone Mantel, Lecturer (Part-time), Columbia UniversitySchool of Professional StudiesAnna Pollock, Founder, Conscious.TravelHOTEL REVENUEDISTRIBUTION SUMMITMore details, click hereCan Hotels Save the Planet? Rethinking HotelDesigns With Mother Nature in MindClint Nagata, Founder & Creative Partner, BLINK Design GroupGuy Heywood, COO, Six Senses Hotels Resorts SpasAllen Kerton, Design Principal & Partner, Coopers HillThe Key to Recovery is Guest Satisfaction – LearnHow to Turn Detractors into PromotersBenjamin Jost, Co-Founder & CEO, TrustYouSteffen Wenz, CTO, TrustYouHow Revenue Management Has Evolved andWhere It is TodayOmkar Sen, Chief Revenue Officer, ZEN RoomsTrends Hoteliers Need to ConsiderMaria Taylor, Head of Hospitality, Asia Pacific, AmadeusThe Travel Journey – Past, Present and FuturePatrick Andres, Regional Vice President, Oracle HospitalityThe Future of Short-Term Vacation RentalsQuirin Schwaighofer, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, MadeComfyMoving Forward in the Midst of CrisisFenady Uriarte, Business Development Manager, South East Asia, STRLeverage Big Data and Analytics to Predict FutureMarket DemandAmit Peshawaria, Head, Asia Pacific & Oceania, OTA InsightAdapting for the Future of HospitalityRajeev Menon, President, Asia Pacific (Excluding Greater China),Marriott InternationalPARTNER'S SESSIONSMore details, click hereConference Partner’s Session:What’s Next for Cruise?Jiali Wong, Regional Manager, Asia, Cruise Lines InternationalAssociation (CLIA)Conference Partner’s Session:What Does It Mean to “Build Back Better”?Introducing the Future of Tourism CoalitionNatasha Martin, Founder, Good Tourism (moderator)Jeremy Sampson, CEO, The Travel FoundationJens Thraenhart, CEO, Mekong TourismAlbert Salman, President, Green DestinationConference Partner’s Session:ASEAN Travel ReadinessFazal Bahardeen, Founder & CEO, CrescentRating, CEO, HalalTripRaudha Zaini, Strategic Partnerships & Projects Lead, HalalTripBarkathunnisha Abu Bakar, Founder, Elevated Consultancy &Training, Director, World Women Tourism, Associate, MurdochUniversity (Singapore)Nagesh Jaladi, Head of Retail and Commerce, Asia Pacific,MastercardITB ASIA NEWS • WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2020 7
