Thursday, 18 May
All Day
8:00 - 16:30
- 8:00 – 16:30
Add Attendee Services Desk Open
Beursfoyer, Ground Floor
- 8:30 – 16:30
Add Exhibitor Showcase Open
Graanbeurszaal, Ground Floor
WIT Europe
9:00 - 11:30
Sessions take place in Effectenbeurszaal on the ground floor of the Beurs van Berlage. Other locations are noted. All times shown are CEST (UTC +2).
- 9:00 – 9:10
Add Welcome to Asia Reimagined
Presenter
Siew Hoon Yeoh, Editorial Director, Northstar Travel Group Asia and Founder, Web In Travel
- 9:10 – 9:35
Add We gather the leading influencers in Asia’s online travel market to share insights into their respective areas of expertise and see if we can take…
Presenter
Siew Hoon Yeoh, Editorial Director, Northstar Travel Group Asia and Founder, Web In Travel
Panelists
Louise Daley, Deputy CEO, Asia Pacific, AccorHotels
Fritz Demopoulos, Founder, Queen's Road Capital
Timothy Hughes, Vice President, Business Development, Agoda.com
- 9:35 – 10:15
Add What makes different markets tick? Where are the biggest opportunities as Asia’s growing middle class gets more access to disposable income and…
Panelists
Blanca Menchaca, Co-Founder & COO, BeMyGuest Pte. Ltd.
Alex Shen, Strategic Partnership Manager, China, GetYourGuide Inc.
Kei Shibata, Co-Founder and CEO, Venture Republic Inc.
Min Yoon, CEO, TideSquare Co., Ltd
- 10:15 – 10:30
Add Executive Interview: Ctrip.com
Shiwei Zhou, VP of Investments and Investor Relations, Ctrip.com International, Ltd.
Presenter
Siew Hoon Yeoh, Editorial Director, Northstar Travel Group Asia and Founder, Web In Travel
- 10:30 – 10:40
Add As a leading gateway to Asia, Singapore has been aggressively pursuing a visitor-centric digital strategy to grow its tourism business; and to…
Choon Yang Quek, Chief Technology Officer, Singapore Tourism Board
- 10:40 – 10:50
Add The story of why a Manchester-based startup focused on solving a pain point in airline distribution chose to launch its business in Asia, before…
Presenter
Timothy O'Neil-Dunne, Co-Founder, Air Black Box, and Managing Partner, VaultPAD Ventures
- 10:50 – 10:58
Add The proposition: Asia, in particular, China, is a copycat. It is not an innovator. In 3 minutes each, our opponents will pit their wits against…
Panelists
Alex Shen, Strategic Partnership Manager, China, GetYourGuide Inc.
Martin Symes, Owner, MS Consult
- 10:58 – 11:00
Add It’s a Wrap
Presenter
Siew Hoon Yeoh, Editorial Director, Northstar Travel Group Asia and Founder, Web In Travel
- 11:00 – 11:30
Add Networking Break
Graanbeurszaal, Ground Floor
Center Stage
11:30 - 12:45
Sessions take place in Effectenbeurszaal on the ground floor of the Beurs van Berlage. Other locations are noted. All times shown are CEST (UTC +2).
- 11:30 – 11:45
Add Simon Says
Simon Breakwell, Venture Partner, Technology Crossover Ventures
Simon Lehmann, President, Phocuswright Inc.
- 11:45 – 12:15
Add Emerging technologies are poised to change the way travelers interact with travel content. This session explores three key trends: virtual reality,…
Panelists
Terry Kane, Head of Travel, Facebook Inc.
David O'Flanagan, CEO and Co-Founder, Boxever
Salar Shahna, Creative Director and Co-Founder, World VR Forum
Moderator
Norman Rose, Senior Technology and Corporate Market Analyst, Travel Tech Consulting Inc.
- 12:15 – 12:45
Add Can progress be regulated? How do you keep change in check? As innovation transforms travel distribution, efforts to regulate might break down the…
Panelists
Andrea Bertoli, Deputy CEO, lastminute.com group
Michael Buller, Managing Director, Verband Internet Reisevertrieb
Christoph Klenner, Secretary General, European Technology & Travel Services Association (ETTSA)
Michael Simon, General Manager Distribution, EMEA & APAC, Marriott International
Tobias Wann, CEO, @Leisure Group
Moderator
Dirk Rogl, Analyst, Phocuswright Inc.
Lunch
12:45 - 13:45
- 12:45 – 13:45
Add Networking Lunch
Grote Zaal, Ground Floor
Center Stage
13:45 - 16:30
Sessions take place in Effectenbeurszaal on the ground floor of the Beurs van Berlage. Other locations are noted. All times shown are CEST (UTC +2).
- 13:45 – 14:10
Add The managing director of one of the most successful metasearch companies in the world talks about its future post-IPO.
Johannes Thomas, Managing Director, trivago GmbH
Douglas Quinby, Senior Vice President, Research, Phocuswright Inc.
- 14:10 – 14:40
Add You've stepped off your flight or left the hotel - now what? How can every stakeholder in the travel value chain take advantage of the opportunity…
Panelists
Bobby Healy, CTO, CarTrawler
Louis-Philippe Maurice, Co-Founder & CEO, Busbud
Will Phillipson, Co-Founder and President, SilverRail Technologies
Polina Raygorodskaya, CEO, Wanderu
Moderator
Norman Rose, Senior Technology and Corporate Market Analyst, Travel Tech Consulting Inc.
- 14:40 – 15:10
Add Two key leaders from Expedia discuss how the online behemoth maintains its reign as the largest OTA in the world. Learn how Expedia stays agile and…
Cyril Ranque, President, Lodging Partner Services, Expedia Inc.
Johan Svanstrom, President, Hotels.com and Expedia Affiliate Network, Expedia Inc.
Moderator
Lorraine Sileo, Senior Vice President, Research and Business Operations, Phocuswright Inc.
- 15:10 – 15:50
Add While all winning entrepreneurs have vision and confidence, their personal journey is often strewn with obstacles. Hear stories of successful…
Naren Shaam, Founder and CEO, GoEuro
Jared Simon, COO & Co-Founder, HotelTonight
Tao Tao, Co-Founder and COO, GetYourGuide Inc.
Moderator
Giancarlo Carniani, Market Analyst, Italy, Phocuswright Inc.
- 15:50 – 16:05
Add It’s been one of the hottest – and more controversial – categories of travel over the past decade: the rise and rise of homes, flats, villas,…
Douglas Quinby, Senior Vice President, Research, Phocuswright Inc.
- 16:05 – 16:30
Add Airbnb's impressive growth has catapulted it to become the fourth largest online travel company in the world. Learn about Airbnb's progress as it…
Olivier Gremillon, Managing Director, EMEA, Airbnb
Douglas Quinby, Senior Vice President, Research, Phocuswright Inc.