Digital Travel Summit APAC 2017 (past event)

25 - 27 April, 2017

Resorts World Sentosa

Contact Us: 65 6722 9455

DIGITAL TRAVEL INSIGHTS TODAY Wednesday April 26th 2017

8:00 am - 8:50 am Conference Registration & Networking

8:50 am - 9:00 am Opening Remarks – Prachi Panda, Conference Director, Digital Travel APAC

9:00 am - 9:10 am Chairperson Opening Remarks

David Peller, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Asia Pacific at Booking.com

David Peller

Director of Strategic Partnerships, Asia Pacific
Booking.com

9:10 am - 9:30 am Opening Keynote: How to connect with the digitally distracted consumer

Alwin Tek Ken Loh, Head of Digital Transformation & Innovation  at Malaysia Airlines

Alwin Tek Ken Loh

Head of Digital Transformation & Innovation
Malaysia Airlines

  • What do today’s connected travellers expect?
  • How can you tap onto the lucrative connected travellers segment to increase profits?
  • How can you provide connected travellers with seamless and consistent cross-device experiences to boost conversions?
  • What strategic brand partnerships will enhance customer experiences for connected travellers?
  • Consumer-led revolution – How are connected travellers shaping the travel industry?
Dilpreet Singh, Head of CRM and Business Analytics at The Oberoi Group

Dilpreet Singh

Head of CRM and Business Analytics
The Oberoi Group

David Peller, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Asia Pacific at Booking.com

David Peller

Director of Strategic Partnerships, Asia Pacific
Booking.com

Russell Young, Managing Director, APAC at Sojern

Russell Young

Managing Director, APAC
Sojern

Alwin Tek Ken Loh, Head of Digital Transformation & Innovation  at Malaysia Airlines

Alwin Tek Ken Loh

Head of Digital Transformation & Innovation
Malaysia Airlines

Catherine Ballantyne

Director of Solution Consulting, APAC
Tealium

Honey Mittal, SVP, Product  at Wego.com

Honey Mittal

SVP, Product
Wego.com

Puneet Mahindroo, Corporate Director, Revenue Management, APAC at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Puneet Mahindroo

Corporate Director, Revenue Management, APAC
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

David Peller, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Asia Pacific at Booking.com

David Peller

Director of Strategic Partnerships, Asia Pacific
Booking.com

Andrew Tan, Head of Content Acquisition  at BeMyGuest

Andrew Tan

Head of Content Acquisition
BeMyGuest

10:50 am - 11:30 am Morning Networking Break

STREAM A: POWERING CONVERSION

11:30 am - 11:50 am Case Study Revolution: The booking battle: How can you combat pricing competition?
Puneet Mahindroo, Corporate Director, Revenue Management, APAC at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Puneet Mahindroo

Corporate Director, Revenue Management, APAC
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

STREAM B: PERFECTING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

11:30 am - 11:50 am Case Study: How can you inspire people to think innovatively about creating and delivering a distinctive customer experience?
Dyson Yu, Vice President, Digital Marketing and eCommerce at Dream Cruises

Dyson Yu

Vice President, Digital Marketing and eCommerce
Dream Cruises

STREAM C: DEEP-DIVE COUNTRY CLINICS

11:30 am - 11:50 am Shorter trips, faster bookings, increased outbound travel and the demand for personalization – How can you get more market share in the competitive Singaporean market?
Benjamin Choo, Head of Marketing and Business Development, Singapore at KKday

Benjamin Choo

Head of Marketing and Business Development, Singapore
KKday

Aditya Khullar

Industry Expert

STREAM D: SMALL INTERACTIVE BOARDROOMS AND WORKSHOPS

11:30 am - 11:50 am Creative Boardroom: Programmatic Marketing – How can you create a dynamic, creative and personalized marketing campaign for your customer base?
Russell Young, Managing Director, APAC at Sojern

Russell Young

Managing Director, APAC
Sojern

Katy Gallagher

Sales Director, APAC
Sojern

STREAM A: POWERING CONVERSION

11:50 am - 12:10 pm Case Study: Reinventing guest payment experience – How to drive direct bookings via empowering seamless payment
Michel Léger, EVP Innovation at Ingenico

Michel Léger

EVP Innovation
Ingenico

STREAM B: PERFECTING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

11:50 am - 12:10 pm Case Study: Customer-Centric DNA - How can you build a sustainable customer experience?

Ricelle Matti

Vice President
SPi CRM

Lynn Dominado

Assistant Vice President
Philippine Airlines

STREAM C: DEEP-DIVE COUNTRY CLINICS

11:50 am - 12:10 pm Stream C continues

STREAM D: SMALL INTERACTIVE BOARDROOMS AND WORKSHOPS

11:50 am - 12:10 pm Stream D continues

STREAM A: POWERING CONVERSION

12:10 pm - 12:20 pm Case Study: What is the secret to content marketing ROI – how is it really driving conversions?
Kei Shibata, Co-founder & CEO at Travel.jp

Kei Shibata

Co-founder & CEO
Travel.jp

STREAM B: PERFECTING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

12:10 pm - 12:20 pm Interview: Managing multiple touch points and comparing onsite vs. offsite experience - Who really owns the customer experience?
Andy Khen, Executive Director at L Hotels and Resorts and Shanti Collection

Andy Khen

Executive Director
L Hotels and Resorts and Shanti Collection

Michael Nurbatlian, Director of Marketing at Infinite Luxury

Michael Nurbatlian

Director of Marketing
Infinite Luxury

Wilfred Fan, Managing Director, North Asia at Agoda

Wilfred Fan

Managing Director, North Asia
Agoda

Imran Younis, Director of Customer Experience at Carnect

Imran Younis

Director of Customer Experience
Carnect

STREAM C: DEEP-DIVE COUNTRY CLINICS

12:10 pm - 12:20 pm Stream C continues

STREAM D: SMALL INTERACTIVE BOARDROOMS AND WORKSHOPS

12:10 pm - 12:20 pm Stream D continues

STREAM A: POWERING CONVERSION

12:20 pm - 12:40 pm Case Study Revolution: What is the secret to content marketing ROI – how is it really driving conversions?
Kei Shibata, Co-founder & CEO at Travel.jp

Kei Shibata

Co-founder & CEO
Travel.jp

STREAM B: PERFECTING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

12:20 pm - 12:40 pm Stream B continues

STREAM C: DEEP-DIVE COUNTRY CLINICS

12:20 pm - 12:40 pm Reaching the diverse Indonesian consumers – How can you generate higher revenues in this upwardly mobile, tech-savvy, individualistic country?
Andhy Irawan, Managing Director at Dafam Hotels

Andhy Irawan

Managing Director
Dafam Hotels

Edward Wisnu Triatmojo, Senior Digital Manager at Keraton at The Plaza

Edward Wisnu Triatmojo

Senior Digital Manager
Keraton at The Plaza

Amit Saberwal, Founder at RedDoorz

Amit Saberwal

Founder
RedDoorz

Adi Putrayasa

Director of Digital Marketing
Bandha Hotel & Suites

STREAM D: SMALL INTERACTIVE BOARDROOMS AND WORKSHOPS

12:20 pm - 12:40 pm Airlines Think Tank (By invitation only)
Kyota Chikazawa, Marketing and Sales Supervisor at ANA

Kyota Chikazawa

Marketing and Sales Supervisor
ANA

STREAM A: POWERING CONVERSION

12:40 pm - 12:55 pm Case Study: How to power conversion with localized customer experience

Niklas Schlappkohl, Senior Director, Travel Solutions at Translations.com

Niklas Schlappkohl

Senior Director, Travel Solutions
Translations.com

Christophe Chavry

Head of Digital Retail
Cathay Pacific

Justin Peyton

Chief Strategy Officer, APAC
DigitasLBi

STREAM B: PERFECTING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

12:40 pm - 12:55 pm Stream B continues

STREAM C: DEEP-DIVE COUNTRY CLINICS

12:40 pm - 12:55 pm Stream C continues

STREAM D: SMALL INTERACTIVE BOARDROOMS AND WORKSHOPS

12:40 pm - 12:55 pm Stream D continues

STREAM A: POWERING CONVERSION

12:55 pm - 1:10 pm Stream A continues

STREAM B: PERFECTING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

12:55 pm - 1:10 pm Presentation: Digital crisis or redemption: The uncomfortable truth from Global CX Benchmarking Report

STREAM C: DEEP-DIVE COUNTRY CLINICS

12:55 pm - 1:10 pm Stream C continues

STREAM D: SMALL INTERACTIVE BOARDROOMS AND WORKSHOPS

12:55 pm - 1:10 pm Stream D continues

Lunch

1:10 pm - 2:10 pm Networking Lunch

Lunch

1:10 pm - 2:10 pm Tealium Private Lunch – By Invitation Only

Women in Retail Think Tank Lunch

1:10 pm - 2:10 pm How can the digital travel industry better attract, develop and retain top female talent?
Namrita Mahindro, Senior General Manager at Mahindra and Mahindra

Namrita Mahindro

Senior General Manager
Mahindra and Mahindra

STREAM A: DRIVING ANCILLARY REVENUE

2:10 pm - 2:30 pm Interview: How can you increase ancillary revenue whilst safeguarding your brand DNA?
Dr. Narudh Cheramakara, Customer Intelligence and Market Development Director at Nok Airlines

Dr. Narudh Cheramakara

Customer Intelligence and Market Development Director
Nok Airlines

Aditya Khullar

Industry Expert

STREAM B: RE-DEFINING LOYALTY

2:10 pm - 2:30 pm Case Study: Luxury travel in Asia – How to use “phygital” bespoke customer experiences to increase loyalty and drive growth
Leanne Hucker, Director of Sales and Marketing at The Siam, Thailand

Leanne Hucker

Director of Sales and Marketing
The Siam, Thailand

STREAM C: DEEP-DIVE COUNTRY CLINICS

2:10 pm - 2:30 pm Bargains, discounts and sales – How can you price, position and package your brand to appeal to the price-sensitive Malaysian consumer?
Kiren Tanna, Co-Founder and MD at ZENRooms.com

Kiren Tanna

Co-Founder and MD
ZENRooms.com

STREAM D: SMALL INTERACTIVE BOARDROOMS AND WORKSHOPS

2:10 pm - 2:30 pm Creative Boardroom: Hashtags, Likes and Tweets –How to use and monetize social media to improve branding, customer care and knowledge of your customer

Karthik Venkatakishnan

APAC Regional Director, Digital Media Intelligence
GfK

STREAM A: DRIVING ANCILLARY REVENUE

2:30 pm - 2:50 pm Stream A continues

STREAM B: RE-DEFINING LOYALTY

2:30 pm - 2:50 pm Presentation: Delightfully Powerful: How Emojis drive mobile love

Mike Donohue

CEO and Co-Founder
Leanplum

STREAM C: DEEP-DIVE COUNTRY CLINICS

2:30 pm - 2:50 pm Stream C continues

STREAM D: SMALL INTERACTIVE BOARDROOMS AND WORKSHOPS

2:30 pm - 2:50 pm Stream D continues

STREAM A: DRIVING ANCILLARY REVENUE

2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Case Study Revolution: Personalized ancillary sales - How can you tap into unrealized revenue streams with a dynamic range of products and services that passengers actually welcome and that enhance each step of their travel journey?
Kavi Chaurasia, Vice President - Marketing and Brand Communication  at Air Costa

Kavi Chaurasia

Vice President - Marketing and Brand Communication
Air Costa

STREAM B: RE-DEFINING LOYALTY

2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Oxford Style Debate: Price vs. Loyalty - In today’s price-sensitive market loyalty no longer exists

Tony Gothard, Senior Director Revenue, Sales & Marketing at Wyndham Hotel Group

Tony Gothard

Senior Director Revenue, Sales & Marketing
Wyndham Hotel Group

Leanne Hucker, Director of Sales and Marketing at The Siam, Thailand

Leanne Hucker

Director of Sales and Marketing
The Siam, Thailand

Raj Sivakumar

Corporate Senior Vice President, Head of Global Travel Technology and Strat
WNS

STREAM C: DEEP-DIVE COUNTRY CLINICS

2:50 pm - 3:30 pm The star of the APAC travel market – How can you succeed in the crowded and fast growing Thai market?
Chetan Patel, Vice-President, E-Commerce at ONYX Hospitality Group

Chetan Patel

Vice-President, E-Commerce
ONYX Hospitality Group

STREAM D: SMALL INTERACTIVE BOARDROOMS AND WORKSHOPS

2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Navigating the ocean of technology – How can you predict the technology trends that will shape the future of the online travel market?
John Sinke, Assistant Vice President Digital Marketing, e-Commerce & Social Media at Resorts World Sentosa

John Sinke

Assistant Vice President Digital Marketing, e-Commerce & Social Media
Resorts World Sentosa

3:30 pm - 4:10 pm Afternoon Networking Break

4:10 pm - 4:30 pm Keynote 1: Mastering digital in the new customer economy

Kiren Tanna, Co-Founder and MD at ZENRooms.com

Kiren Tanna

Co-Founder and MD
ZENRooms.com

4:30 pm - 4:50 pm Keynote 2: People centric marketing

Alban Villani, General Manager SEA, HK and Taiwan  at Criteo

Alban Villani

General Manager SEA, HK and Taiwan
Criteo

4:50 pm - 5:20 pm Lightning Talks: Decoding China – What are the critical success factors for succeeding in the world’s fastest growing travel market?

Adrian Teh, General Manager, APAC at iPinYou

Adrian Teh

General Manager, APAC
iPinYou

Wayne Hu

Vice President, Strategic Marketing
Regal Hotels International

Dilpreet Singh, Head of CRM and Business Analytics at The Oberoi Group

Dilpreet Singh

Head of CRM and Business Analytics
The Oberoi Group

Namrita Mahindro, Senior General Manager at Mahindra and Mahindra

Namrita Mahindro

Senior General Manager
Mahindra and Mahindra

Kousik Bhattacharya, Head of Marketing at via.com

Kousik Bhattacharya

Head of Marketing
via.com

Rajat Suri

Head of Business Growth
Musafir.com

Kavi Chaurasia, Vice President - Marketing and Brand Communication  at Air Costa

Kavi Chaurasia

Vice President - Marketing and Brand Communication
Air Costa

6:00 pm - 11:59 pm Chairperson’s Closing Remarks Followed by Digital Travel APAC Drinks Reception and Sojern Afterparty