IN THE KNOW: SITE TOURS of new hotels in Tokyo:
-Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo
-The Tokyo EDITION, Ginza
-lyf Ginza Tokyo

          (Additional registration required and limited numbers).

AHICE Far East Asia 2024 REGISTRATION, coffee and tea and refreshments at The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon at the 2nd Floor Meeting Studios.
Presented by

KEYNOTE OUTLOOK: WHAT TO EXPECT IN JAPAN in 2024 and beyond by STR Regional Director MATTHEW BURKE.

KEYNOTE OUTLOOK: Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide President, Representative Director & CEO, YOSHIKI KANEDA, on expectations for the Japan hotel industry.

KEYNOTE Q&A: Marriott International APEC President, RAJEEV MENON in conversation with AHICE Group President and HM Editor-In-Chief, JAMES WILKINSON.

PANEL: THE OPERATIONS OUTLOOK for Japan for 2024 and beyond.
Moderated by: BENJAMIN KRIEG, Global Vice President Strategic Accounts, FutureLog

Panelists:
–ANNA MAKITA, Senior Director of Human Resources – Japan & Micronesia, IHG Hotels & Resorts
–ANSHUL KAUL, Managing Director, The Tokyo EDITION Toranomon & The Tokyo EDITION Ginza
–CHRISTIAN BAUDAT, Country General Manager – Japan, The Ascott Limited
–SAM SAKAMURA, Vice President – Japan and Micronesia, Hyatt

Speaker to be announced

JAPAN INVESTMENT TRENDS, presented by JAMES YUKIO ABE, Managing Director – Head of Investment Sales Japan, JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group.

KEYNOTE Q&A: Patience Capital Group Founder KEN CHAN in conversation with JLL Hotels and Hospitality Group CEO – Asia-Pacific, NIHAT ERCAN.

KEYNOTE Q&A: IHG Hotels and Resorts Managing Director, Japan and Guam, ABHIJAY SANDILYA, in conversation with AHICE Group President and HM Editor-In-Chief, JAMES WILKINSON.

KEYNOTE Q&A: THE LEADERSHIP RULES. Marriott International Area Vice President – Japan and Guam,KARL HUDSON,in conversation with Delta Air Lines Managing Director and President – Japan,VICTOR K. OSUMI.

PANEL: WHAT’S NEXT FOR JAPAN: Meet the brands, in market and those eyeing future development in the nation.

Moderated by: NATHAN COOK, Executive Vice President, Head of Asset Management, Japan, JLL Hotels and Hospitality Group

Panelists:
–ADELINE PHUA, Managing lyf Partner & Vice-President Business Development, The Ascott Limited
–CASPAR SCHMIDT, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, QCC Collection
–JERRY XU, Chief Executive Officer, La Vie Hotels
–KENNETH KAN, SVP – Chief Development Officer, Outrigger Hotels & Resorts
-Speakers to be announced

KEYNOTE Q&A: Radisson Hotel Group Executive Vice President & Global Chief Development Officer, ELIE YOUNES, in conversation with AHICE Group President and HM Editor-In-Chief,  JAMES WILKINSON

PANEL: THE DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK for Japan for 2024 and beyond.
Moderated by: MARCUS FISHENDEN, Representative Director, Gatehouse Hospitality GK

Panelists:
–ANDREW LANGDON, Chief Development Officer Asia, Accor
–HIROHISA FUJIMOTO, Vice President of Development, Japan and Micronesia, Hilton
–RAMZY FENIANOS, Chief Development Officer – APAC, Radisson Hotel Group
–SERENA LIM, Chief Growth Officer, The Ascott Limited
–TSUKASA KUNIYA, Senior Director of Development – Japan & Micronesia, IHG Hotels & Resorts 

GALA NETWORKING EVENT at The Tokyo Edition Toranomon presented by