October 20, 2013 by MICE Ranking
ITB Asia 2013 – Congress Program
Congress Program of ITB Asia & WIT 2013
Wednesday 23/10/13 |
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| 08:00 – 17:00 h Level 3, Foyer 5 (outside Summit 2) |
WIT – Web in Travel Registration (seperate registration required) |
| 08:00 – 17:00 h Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Registration for Exhibitors, Buyers, Media, Speakers and Trade Visitors |
| 08:45 – 19:30 h Summit 1 & 2 |
WIT – Web in Travel Day 2 |
| 09:00 h Room 324, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Opening Keynote by Philip Wolf Pivot Point Speaker: Philip Wolf, Founder PhoCusWright |
| 09:45 h Room 324, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Buyers Briefing (Buyers only) |
| 10:00 h Level 4, Exhibition Hall 403 & 404, Suntec Singapore |
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & VIP Guided Tour |
| 10:00 h Level 4, Exhibition Hall 401-406, Suntec Singapore |
Appointments Commence |
| 10:00 h Level 4, Exhibition Hall 401-406, Suntec Singapore |
ITB Asia Doors Open |
| 11:15 – 12:00 h Room 334, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
ITB Asia Opening Press Conference and Panel Discussion Moderator: John Bailey, Kenyon International Emergency Services Speaker: Dr. Christian Göke, Messe Berlin Lionel Yeo, Singapore Tourism Board Marcio Favilla, UNWTO Caroline Plant, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Chetan Kapoor, PhoCusWright |
| 12:00 – 13:00 h Room 324, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
BBC: Welcome to Taboo Travel Speaker: Allison Busacca, BBC Travel Editor |
| 12:30 – 13:45 h Room 334, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Brand USA (hosting lunch) (Strictly Media Delegates) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 h Room 324, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
The Growth Path of Hotels and Service Apartments Moderator: Welf Ebeling, Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Speaker: Henrietta Chong, Service Apartments Association Martin Chan , Lanson Place Doreen Tan, The Ascott Limited Andy Tan, Pan Pacific Hotels Group Tan Chia Hui, Far East Hospitality |
| 13:00 – 14:00 h Room 325, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
UNWTO: Capturing the opportunity- insights into emerging Southeast Asia outbound markets Moderator: Nancy Novogrod, Travel + Leisure Speaker: Marcio Favilla, UNWTO Budi Tirtawisata, Panorama Group Tran Trong Kien, Thien Minh Group Ross Jackson, Visa Inc. |
| 13:30 – 14:00 h Room 328, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Mad about Finland – Seminar |
| 14:00 – 16:00 h Room 324, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Crisis Management @ ITB Asia Crisis Management: Preparing for the Worst Case. Moderator: Celina Low, Celina Low Pte Ltd Speaker: John Bailey, Kenyon International Emergency Services Dr. Greg Jakubowski, International SOS Marcel Ewals, Kenes Asia |
| 14:00 – 17:00 h Room 325, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
NATAS Travel Conference @ ITB Asia Opportunities In Challenging Times Speaker: Ho Kwon Ping, Banyan Tree Holdings Yeoh Hock Thye, Delta Air Lines Inc Julienne Loh, MasterCard Worldwide Asia Pacific Brett Henry, Abacus International Pte Ltd Chang Theng Hwee, Country Holidays Travel Pte Ltd Alan Gertner, Google |
| 14:00 – 15:00 h Level 4, Exhibition Hall 401, A35, Suntec Singapore |
RT Clinics 1: Food Experiences in Travel Responsible Tourism |
| 14:30 – 15:30 h Room 334, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Vienna Tourism / Visit Berlin |
| 15:30 – 16:30 h Level 4, Exhibition Hall 401, A35, Suntec Singapore |
RT Clinics 2: Voluntourism – Are The Extra Hands Helping? Responsible Tourism Speaker: Martin Stevenson, More Than Footprints Amy McLoughlin (PEPY in Cambodia & Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Awards Coordinator) |
| 16:00 – 17:00 h Room 334, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Preferred Hotel Group |
| 16:30 – 18:00 h Level 4, S25, Suntec Singapore |
Networking reception of Vienna Tourist Board and visitBerlin |
| 18:00 h Level 4, E Exhibition Hall 401-406, Suntec Singapore |
Exhibition Closes |
| 18:30 – 21:00 h Pan Pacific Singapore |
Opening Night Function by Pan Pacific Singapore Strictly by Invitation to Buyers, Media and VIPs |
Thursday 24/10/13 |
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| 08:00 – 17:00 h Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Registration for Exhibitors, Buyers, Media, Speakers and Trade Visitors |
| 10:00 – 16:00 h Room 324, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
GBTA Business Travel Forum @ ITB Asia Moderator: Michael Eberhard, Concur Mike Orchard, Carlson Wagonlit Speaker: Welf Ebeling, Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Rachel Harper, GBTA Australia/NZ James Alba-Duignan, Diners Club International Kris Miller, Travelport Christophe Renard, Carlson Wagonlit Devendra Saraiya, Deloitte Shared Services India Pvt. Ltd. Lingyun Fan, General Motors Tom Maynard, McKinsey & Company |
| 10:00 – 12:00 h Room 325, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
PATA @ ITB Asia Profitable Growth in the Visitor Economy Moderator: Martin Craigs, PATA Ivy Chee, PATA Panelists Speaker: Kathleen Tan, AirAsia Expedia Yap Chin Siang, Singapore Tourism Board Andrew Chan, ACI HR Solutions Daw Kyi Kyi, Myanmar Tourism Federation (MTF) Damiel Little, Horwath HTL Hiroki Fukunaga, The Ryokan Collection / RPI Concierge Service / Artclusive Japan, R Project Incorporated Cindy Tan, TripAdvisor |
| 10:00 – 11:00 h Level 4, Exhibition Hall 401, A35, Suntec Singapore |
RT Clinics 3: Impact Of Sustainability Initiatives On Customer Choice Responsible Tourism Speaker: Kumud Sengupta, Spotlight on Sustainable Tourism (SOST)) |
| 10:00 h Level 4, Exhibition Hall 401-406, Suntec Singapore |
Appointments Commence |
| 10:00 h Level 4, Exhibition Hall 401-406, Suntec Singapore |
ITB Asia Doors Open |
| 11:00 – 12:00 h Room 334, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Far East Hospitality |
| 11:30 – 12:30 h Level 4, Exhibition Hall 401, A35, Suntec Singapore |
RT Clinics 4: Experiential Travel – Tapping Into The Secrets Of Creating Holidays That Stick! Responsible Tourism Speaker: Tushar Khandelwal, Voyagin |
| 11:45 – 13:00 h Room 311, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Discover the unexpected Luxembourg Strictly Buyers by RSVP |
| 12:00 – 14:00 h Room 325, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Focus on China by TravelLinkDaily Speaker: Dr. Grace Pan, Tourism and Events Queensland Renee Hartmann, China Luxury Advisors |
| 12:45 – 14:00 h Room 310, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Taste of USA (Strictly Buyers by RSVP) |
| 13:30 – 14:00 h Level 4, Exhibition Hall 402, E75, Suntec Singapore |
RT Clinics 5: Does Your Company Protect Children From Sex Tourism? powered by The Code Responsible Tourism Speaker: Andreas Astrup, The Code |
| 14:00 – 15:00 h Room 334, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Design Hotels Singapore |
| 14:00 – 15:00 h Room 325, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
A Doctor in Your Pocket: Using Mobile Technology to Transform Global Travelers Access to Quality Healthcare Speaker: Ken Herron, TraveDoc Glenn Hirsch, TraveDoc Marcel Muenster, TraveDoc |
| 14:00 – 17:00 h Level 4, Exhibition Hall 401, A35, Suntec Singapore |
ITB Asia Clinics Day 1 Open to all WIT delegates and ITB Asia delegates |
| 14:30 – 15:30 h Level 4, Exhibition Hall 402, E75, Suntec Singapore |
Revealing Of The Top 3 Winners of the Inspiring Stories Competition Responsible Tourism |
| 15:00 – 17:00 h Room 325, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Medical Tourism – a 360 Degree Review of Global Growth Medical Tourism Association |
| 15:30 – 16:30 h Room 334, Level 3, Suntec Singapore |
Silverneedle Hospitality |
| 18:00 h Level 4, Exhibition Hall 401-406, Suntec Singapore |
Exhibition Closes |
| 21:30 – 00:30 h Grand Park City Hall |
TTG Late Night Function: Party at Park TTG Travel Trade Publishing and Park Hotel Group |
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