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See the 2025 speakers below.
ANITA KAPOOR
Moderator, host, emcee, spokesperson, voiceover artist and podcaster
JAMES WILKINSON
AHICE Group President & Editor-In-Chief
RUTH HOGAN
Editor
HARRY JAMESON
Keynote; Founder & CEO
STUART TREVOR
Keynote; Founder
Allsaints & Stuart Trevor
RICHARD HASSELL
Keynote; Co-Founding Director
WILL GOLDFARB
Keynote; Pastry Chef
Room4Dessert
MARKUS AKLIN
Vice President - Development, Asia Pacific and Middle East
DANIEL ALDRED
Vice President Development Asia Pacific
Ennismore
ASAD ALI
Deputy Secretary General
CHRIS ANKLIN
Senior Director – SEAK
IHG Hotels and Resorts
BJÖRN ANTONSSON
Regional CEO – Asia-Pacific
Candela
MARIA ARIIZUMI
Vice President - Development, SEA
SCOTT ARMSTRONG
Director of Development
NORMAN ARUNDEL
Director of Hotels and Resorts
HAYDEN AUST
Commercial Director – APAC
KIM KYU BAEK
Vice President
TriO Capital
BILL BARNETT
Founder and Managing Director
DAVID BARK
Hotels Asset Manager
GREG BARWICK
Vice President, APAC
Cendyn
Beh Siew Kim
Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer and Managing Director – Japan & Korea
The Ascott Limited
OLIVIER BERRIVIN
Vice President – APAC
OLESIA BESPALA
Head of Sales and Customer Success – Asia
Hub OS
VIVEK BHALLA
Managing Director - South-East Asia and Korea
GAUTAM BHANDARI
Senior VP of Development & Operations
Marriott International
STELLA BLYTHE
Director, Hotels & Hospitality Asia
CRAIG BOND
Senior Vice President – Head of Operations
ANDREW BOSHOFF
Chief Financial Officer
Global Hotel Alliance
SCOTT BOYES
Chief Executive Officer
MARINA BRACCIANI
Head of Hotels Research – Asia Pacific
JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group
ANDREW BRANDON
Fund Manager
Serene Capital
andrew bullock
Chief Executive Officer
MARK BULLOCK
Chief Executive Officer
LUKE BUTLER
Managing Director
ANDREW CAMERON
Founder & CEO
KATHERINE CAMERON
Project Director
EDG Design
IVAN CASADEVALL
CEO
Aryaduta Hotels (Indonesia)
STEVEN CHAN
Vice President, Global Franchise Services and Regional General Manager
The Ascott Limited
SAOWARIN CHANPRAKAISI
Vice President, Business Development
The Ascott Limited
CEDRIC CHEAH
Vice President, Head of Investments and Asset Management
YTL Hotels
TONY CHISHOLM
Vice President Food & Beverage – MEAT & Asia, Premium, Midscale, & Economy Hotels
CHRIS CHO
Vice President Development, Singapore, Philippines, Japan, Korea and Maldives
Accor
CAMILLE CORLETTE
Principal & Global Creative Director
OLIVER CORRIN
Creative Director of Strategy & Branding
EDG
FLOYD COWAN
Publisher and Editor
Asian Journeys
JEFF CROWE
General Manager
Artyzen Singapore
CYRILL CZERWONKA
Managing Director Development – APAC
REGINA DIBENEDETTO
Director
Aareal Bank
CHRIS ELY
Head of Asset Management, Hotels & Hospitality Asia
NIHAT ERCAN
Chief Executive Officer – Asia-Pacific
GAVIN M. FAULL
Chairman and President
Swiss-Belhotel International
JAEL FISCHER
Head of Development – Asia Pacific
CAROLINA FAGNANI
VP, Development, SEA and Pacific
MONIQUE FRANKLIN
Studio Director, Interiors - Creative Lead
Architects AJC
Emma Fraser
Founder
KATE GERITS
Director of Operations, Thailand
IHG Hotels and Resorts
CHRIS GODFREY
Chief Executive Officer
HBA
ROHAN GOPALDAS
Partner & Asset Manager
Prospect Hotel Advisors
paul gorman
General Manager – Business Development
TULSI GROVER
Managing Principal
Hassell
MARCUS HANNA
Chief Operating Officer
La Vie Hotels
DAN HANG
President & COO
CHRISTOPHER HARTLEY
CEO
GADI HASSIN
CEO & Co-founder
Helios Hospitality
MATT HOLMES
Vice President of Development – South-East Asia & Pacific Rim
CHRIStopher HUR
CEO
Lodgis Hospitality
Steven Hopkinson
Senior Vice President of APAC & Middle East
KANIKA JHUNJHNUWALA
Chief Sustainability Officer
JAN SMITS
Deputy Chair & CEO APAC
Pro-invest Group
victoria chan
Assistant Vice President, Business Development
The Ascott Limited
ALEXANDRA KARPLUS
Culture and Lifestyle Editor
Business Insider
PATRICK KEANE
Director
Enter Projects Asia
BENJAMIN KRIEG
Senior Vice President, Operations & Global Strategic Accounts
ANDREW LANGDON
Chief Development Officer Asia
JONATHAN LAW
Vice President - Mainland China and Overseas Projects
Liu Chong Hing Investment Limited
JEANETTE LIAM
Vice President – Advisory and Asset Management, Asia
CLAIRE LIM
Director – Hotels & Hospitality
STEVEN LIM
Vice President – Development
LEE LIN
Regional Director – Asia Pacific
NOBU Hospitality
TONY MARSHALL
Vice President & Managing Director
MUKUND MOHAN
VP, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships
Hotel Key App
DANIEL MOURAD
General Manager
RICHARD MUNRO
Director
ALEX MURRAY
Vice President and Regional Head South East Asia
SANJOG MODGIL
Vice President – Asset Management
XANDER NIJNENS
Senior Managing Director – Head of Advisory & Asset Management
ALDWIN ONG
SVP
Jurgen Ortelee
Managing Director of APAC
JUSTIN PALLACK
Director of Food and Beverage
JESPER PALMQVIST
Senior Director Asia Pacific
NITESH PANDEY
Chief Operating Officer – APAC
YOUREE PARK
Vice President Advisory
WOOKIE PARK
Studio Director
Hachem
RAHUL PARRAB
Chief Executive Officer
Ark Capital Partners
Rakesh Patel
CEO & Founder
PHIL SMITH
General Manager
PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay, Singapore
CHOE PENG SUM
Chief Executive Officer
ADELINE PHUA
Managing lyf Partner and Vice President, Business Development
The Ascott Limited
RODGER L. POWELL
Managing Director
ANANTH RAMCHANDRAN
Head of Advisory & Strategic Transactions, Hotels & Hospitality Asia
TUSHAR RANIGA
Regional Director – Development, Australasia
LEANNE REDDIE
Chief Commercial Officer
Chedi
GAYNOR REID
CEO
Catalyst Communications
MARK ROHNER
Chief Operating Officer
Far East Hospitality
TONY RYAN
Executive Chairman
COLIN SEAH
Founder-Director
Ministry of Design
CASPAR SCHMIDT
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
QCC Collection
CHRISTINE ANGELA SEVILLA
Director, Development, Philippines
GARTH SIMMONS
COO - Asia, Premium, Midscale & Economy Division
Accor
CHRIS SINGER
Managing Director
SCSY Studio
FRANK SORGIOVANNI
Vice President, Development (Asia Pacific)
SH Hotels and Resorts
RAJIT SUKUMARAN
SVP & MD EAPAC
IVAN SUNDE
Chief Executive Officer
Onyx ASW
CLEAVON TAN
Senior Vice President – Advisory & Asset Management Asia
DARRELL TAN
Head of Investment Management & Hotels
KENGYANG TAN
Vice President Architecture, Design & Construction, Asia Pacific Ex. Greater China
TIMOTHY TAY
Associate Editor
Edgeprop
MAX MA
Director of Design & Technical Services
Accor
DAVID THOMPSON
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
NICK THOMPSON
Hotels and Hospitality Director
PENNY TRINH
Vice President – Residential Development, Asia Pacific excluding China
Marriott International
CHANAVUDH VANACHAIVONG
Head of Strategic Growth & Acquisition
Asset World Corporation
JEFF WAGONER
President & CEO
TEONG WAH
General Manager
PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering, Singapore
DORON WHAITE
General Manager
KIT WHALLEY
Business Development Director
Robert Williams
Head of Hotels & Hospitality Asia Pacific
IAN WILSON
Director
PAUL WISTE
Industry Consultant
KAR LING WONG
Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Director - SEA
The Ascott Limited
DAVID WRAY
Senior Director, Growth and Development Asia
La Vie Hotels
ERNEST YANG
Investment Manager
Invictus Developments
ALEXANDRA YAO
Vice President, Branded Residential, EAPAC
DANIEL YIP
Partner
High Street Holdings
PIMPANGA ORN YOMCHINDA
Senior Vice President - Head of Thailand Investment Sales
JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group
LUCIA ZEEARD
Head of Destination Development
Sashi Rajan
Executive Vice President, Advisory & Asset Management, Asia
JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group
ADAM SCHWAB
Chief Executive Officer
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