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I CONFERENCES ILive ConferencesDAY 2 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2210:00 AM - 10:10 AMKeynote: Travelling in the New NormalAxel Hefer, Managing Director & CEO, trivago10:10 AM - 10:30 AMKeynote: Leadership in Times of CrisisDeep Kalra, Founder & Group Executive Chairman, MakeMyTrip; PhilipC. Wolf, Founder, PhoCusWright, Mentor & Serial Board Director10:30 AM - 10:45 AMKeynote: The Experience Starts Online: Attracting TravelersWith Memorable and Easy to Book Tours and ActivitiesBen Drew, President, Viator; Kristin Dorsett, VP of Supply, Viator;Shiyi Tay, Manager, Business Planning, Tour East Group10:45 AM - 11:00 AMC-Suite Talk: The Tour Operator of the FutureJames Thornton, CEO, Intrepid Travel11:00 AM - 11:15 AMC-Suite Talk: Care and Prepare: Your Guide to Re-commencingTravelBrett Thomson, General Manager, Corporate Travel, TAG; TonyLoughran, CEO, Zero Risk International11:15 AM - 11:30 AMRethink and Reshape: Pivoting to Domestic TourismChuan Sheng (C.S.) Soong, VP, Corporate Development, Klook11:30 AM - 11:45 AMGetting Creative: Bringing Back Group BookingsEdward Wright, Regional Vice President, South East Asia, Hospitality,Amadeus11:45 AM - 12:00 PMC-Suite Talk: “I Want It – and I Want It Now!”: How Can SmartOffline Data and AI-Empower Omni-Channel Strategy?Miron Mironiuk, Founder & CEO, Cosmose12:00 PM - 12:15 PMC-Suite Talk: The Future of Business-to-Business PaymentsKurt Knackstedt, CEO, Troovo12:15 PM - 12:30 PMC-Suite Talk: The New Normal of Incentive Travel MarketSD Nandakumar, President & Country Head, B2B & Foreign Exchange,SOTC Travel12:30 PM - 12:45 PMThe Secret Sauce for Winning ‘The New Guest’Kamesh Shukla, Executive Vice President - Asia Pacific, Middle East &Africa, RateGain12:45 PM - 1:00 PMSafety First: A Guide to Destination Marketing as TravelRecoversSarah Mathews, Group Head of Destination Marketing APAC,Tripadvisor1:15 PM - 1:30 PMC-Suite Talk: How Virtual Reality is Changing the Way WeExperience TravelLaura Olin, COO & Partner, ZOAN1:30 PM - 1:45 PMC-Suite Talk: How to Prepare Your Travel Programme for PostCOVIDKen Kuguru, Managing Director, APAC, Egencia1:45 PM - 2:00 PMGlobal Flight Search Trends and Key Traveller InsightsPaul Whiteway, Senior Director APAC, Skyscanner2:00 PM - 2:15 PMC-Suite Talk: The Traveler’s New Purchasing Behaviours WeNeed to KnowMarco Corradino, CEO, lastminute.com; Alessandra Di Lorenzo, CEOof Forward, lastminute.com2:15 PM - 2:30 PMIs It ‘Sayonara’ to Online Booking in Corporate Travel?Carl Jones, Vice President, Head of Travel, Asia Pacific & Greater China,SAP Concur2:30 PM - 2:45 PMC-Suite Talk: The Rise of the Phoenix: How Online ExperiencesShape the Future of TravelMatthijs Keij, CEO, Withlocals2:45 PM - 3:00 PMC-Suite Talk: COVID-19 as a Fast Track to Fully Digital TravelDistributionOliver Dlouhy, Co-Founder & CEO, Kiwi.com3:00 PM - 3:15 PMC-Suite Talk: Doing Things Differently – The Changing WaysPeople Discover, Book and Experience Restaurants Duringa PandemicYuki Imai, Chief Supply Officer, Quandoo; Ayran Myhill, Director ofBusiness Development, Quandoo3:15 PM - 3:30 PMC-Suite Talk: The Future of Travel TechnologyAmit Madhan, President & Group Head - Technology & eBusiness,Thomas Cook India3:30 PM - 3:45 PMThe Marketing Gurus: Rebounds and Revenge TravelMartin Stoll, CEO, Sparkloft Media3:45 PM - 4:00 PMC-Suite Talk: In Search of Customer Loyalty Post COVID-19:A New Ecosystem and How to Make It WorkSpencer Lee, CEO, BIGLIFE4:00 PM - 4:15 PMC-Suite Talk: Leveraging an Intelligent Back Officein Turbulent TimesMike Tansey, Managing Director - Growth Markets Travel Leader,Accenture; Sean Carpenter, Client Account Lead (Middle East andAfrica), Accenture; Kevin Tanzola, VP, Finance Operations, Middle EastAfrica, Marriott International4:15 PM - 4:30 PMC-Suite Talk: Restoring Confidence in Air Travel Afterthe COVID-19 ShutdownAlexandre de Juniac, Director General & CEO, International AirTransport Association (IATA)4:30 PM - 4:45 PMMICE Insights: How to Build a Thriving Online Communityin 4 Achievable StepsNisha Sharma Mullatti, Global Account Director & Head, GlobalGrowth & Client Solutions, MCI Group4:45 PM - 5:00 PMMICE Insights: The COVID-induced Metamorphosis of MICETravelAmanda Kotze-Nhlapo, Chief Convention Bureau Officer, SouthAfrican Tourism; Mayank Nagpal, Head of Africa & Director, Travel &Tourism, Grail Insights5:00 PM - 5:15 PMC-Suite Talk: The Future of Booking, Distribution & MetasearchWith SuperAppsKei Shibata, Co-Founder & CEO, LINE TRAVEL jp & Trip101; TimothyHughes, Vice President, Corporate Development, Agoda5:15 PM - 5:30 PMC-Suite Talk: Helping Travelers Fight Jet Lag With RocketScience, and Strengthen Their Immune Function in the ProcessMickey Beyer-Clausen, Co-Founder & CEO, Timeshifter® - The Jet LagApp®5:30 PM - 5:45 PMC-Suite Talk: Opportunity Through Crisis: Deeper ConnectionsWith Your CustomersAndy Owen Jones, Co-Founder & CEO, bd4travel5:45 PM - 6:00 PMC-Suite Talk: Travel Manager 4.0: A New Role in the New WorldMayank Kukreja, Co-Founder & CEO, ITILITEDAY 3 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2310:00 AM - 10:15 AMChina’s Session: How to Revive Homestays After the Pandemic?Jennifer Li, EVP & Chief Business Officer, Tujia10:15 AM - 10:30 AMChina’s Session: Welcoming Tourists Back in China and Whatthe World Can Learn From the China’s RecoveryJackey Yu, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company10:30 AM - 10:45 AM5 Steps to Building a Post-pandemic Responsible TravelProgram and Why You Should CareElis Kodra, Director, CWT Solutions Group Asia Pacific10:45 AM - 11:00 AMC-Suite Talk: From Physical to Virtual Tours, Pre to Post Trips:How Every Concept of Experiences Will ChangeWataru Futagi, President & CEO, VELTRA11:00 AM - 11:15 AMStartup Talk: The Importance of Technologies in the HospitalityIndustry for the Upcoming Generation of TravellersSakdidet Poolsawad “Pete”, CEO & Co-Founder, HandiGo11:15 AM - 11:30 AMChina’s Session: The Outlook for Tours & Activities inChina’s MarketBrian Bergey, CEO & Co-Founder, Lost Plate Food Tours11:30 AM - 11:45 AMC-Suite Talk: Optimizing Your Platform for the Post-COVID-19 EraChen Ming-ming, Founder & CEO, KKDay;Agnes Chiao, SEA Marketing Director, KKDay11:45 AM - 12:00 PMC-Suite Talk: Food & Beverage Tourism in a Post COVID-19 WorldErik Wolf, Founder & Executive Director, World Food Travel Association(WFTA)12:00 PM - 12:15 PMTours & Activities: Preparing for RecoveryKasia Jawien, Director, Account Management, Activities, ExpediaGroup12:15 PM - 12:30 PMThree Steps to Make Business Travel SustainableTeresa Matheson, Senior Director, Accounts Management, Egencia12:30 PM - 12:45 PMC-Suite Talk: The Changing Consumer’s Appetite for ExperiencesJoost Timmer, Managing Director, iVenture Card International12:45 PM - 1:00 PMC-Suite Talk: In a VR-driven World, What Does It Mean to Havean Event?Daniel Wishnia, Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Aroundtown SA,Co-Founder, Vivent1:00 PM - 1:15 PMMICE Insights: 3 Things I’ve Learned From Running a VirtualEvent and What It Means to Plan for a Hybrid ShowIain Bitran, Executive Director, ISPIM - The International Society forProfessional Innovation Management1:15 PM - 1:30 PMC-Suite Talk: New Booking Strategies for RecoveryChris Atkin, CEO, Rezdy*all live sessions will run in Singapore time (UTC/ GMT+8)Watch all keynotes, live andon-demand sessions and replays@ itb-community.com8 ITB ASIA NEWS • THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 2020www.itb-asia-news.com
