Every delegate attending the Wired 2005 conference will receive an online travel industry report, from Hitwise covering either the Singapore or Hong Kong markets valued at S$1000.  

More than 150 delegates have already registered for the conference at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore on October 20 and 21. 

They have been attracted by a strong program featuring the likes of Kwek Leng Beng, Executive Chairman of the Hong Leong Group; Barney Harford, President - Expedia Asia-Pacific, and Tony Davis, CEO of Tiger Airways, plus 40 other travel industry innovators.  

The program is high-profile, dynamic and interactive, with an emphasis on panels, case studies and real-time information.  

There'll also be plenty of time to network, make new friends and have fun at the first ‘Wired Idol' contest, featuring Singapore rocker Wendi Koh.   

Please visit www.wiredasia.biz for full program details and also to make a booking. The two-day conference costs $US588.   

ABOUT HITWISE

Hitwise is an online measurement company, providing a competitive intelligence service for over 1000 businesses across 6 markets. 

Founded in 1997, Hitwise is a privately held company headquartered in New York, with operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Singapore.  

Each day, Hitwise monitors more than 25 Million home, work and educational Internet users worldwide. This has led to the development of the largest and most up to date database of websites ranked by popularity across more than160+ industries. 

SPEAKERS

• Ram Badrinathan, Analyst, Asia-Pacific, PhoCusWright
• Nicole Bernthaler, Chief Marketing Officer, WORLDHOTELS
• Scott Blume, Chief Executive, Zuji
• Oliver Bonke, Vice President - Marketing, Starwood Hotels and Resorts
• Pascal Bordat, Co-Founder and CEO, Fare.net
• Symon Bridle, Chief Operating Officer, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
• Maria Cary, GM Pricing and Distribution, Accor Asia-Pacific
• Alfred Chang, Director International Business Development, Ctrip
• Luke Clark, Write Now
• Rick Clements, Managing Director, Rick Clements and Associates
• Tony Davis, Chief Executive, Tiger Airways
• Bernadette Dennis, Vice President Asia-Pacific, Marriott International
• Olivier Dombey, VP, Sales and Acct Mgt, Asia Pacific, Pegasus Solutions
• Bob Gilbert, President HSMAI Global
• Sue Graham, Regional Manager - Hotel Business AP, Travelocity
• Peter Harbison, Managing Director, Centre for Asia-Pacific Aviation
• Barney Harford, President, Expedia Asia Pacific
• Deep Kalra, Founder, Makemytrip.com
• Kwek Leng Beng, Executive Chairman of the Hong Leong Group
• Patrick Lai, Vice President, North Asia, Abacus International
• Chloe Lim, Director of Sales and Marketing, Flairview Travel
• Ken Low, Acting Assistant Chief Executive – Brand and Communications, STB
• Grant McCarthy, Head of Search, Yahoo! Southeast Asia
• Ken Mandel, Chief Executive/Regional Director, XM Asia Pacific
• Michael Menis, Director, Global Marketing Services, IHG
• Joe Nakazawa, Senior VP, Finance and International Business, JTB Corp
• Simon Nowroz, Director of Regional Markets (Asia), Cendant TDS
• Gerry Oh, Senior VP – Global Sales and Marketing, Millennium and Copthorne Hotels plc
• Scott Ohman, Manager, e-Business, Commercial, Cathay Pacific Airways
• Timothy O'Neil-Dunne, Managing Partner, T2 Impact
• Jinou Park, Area Director Revenue & Distribution, Middle East & Asia Pac, Hilton International
• Chananya Phataraprasit, Chairman, East West Siam
• Mark Renshaw, Managing Director - Singapore, Arc
• Christina Siaw, General Manager, Zuji Taiwan
• Karthik Siva, Founding Chairman of the Global Brand Forum; Group Strategy Director of Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore
• Peter Smith, Vice President - E-Commerce, Amadeus Asia-Pacific
• Stuart Spiteri, Director Asia-Pacific, Akamai Technologies
• Martin Symes, Executive Director - Commercial, Zuji
• Jens Tharenhart, Executive Director, Marketing Strategy & Customer Relationship Management, Canadian Tourism Commission & Chair, Internet Travel Marketing Organisation/Chair, HSMAI Hotel Internet Marketing
• Ian Thubron, CEO, TBWA Group, Hong Kong
• Jan Tissera, President - International, TravelCLICK
• Christine Toguchi, Managing Director, MacroVision Network
• James Vaile, Chairman, Bezurk
• Anthony Venus, Executive Director, MarketShare

SPONSORS: Singapore Tourism Board, Amadeus, Millennium and Copthorne International, Akamai Technologies, Abacus International, Cendant, TravelCLICK, Pegasus Solutions and WORLDHOTELS.  

INDUSTRY PARTNERS: Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International, www.4Hoteliers.com, the Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association, TRAVELtech Asia Pacific, MarketShare, T2Impact 

For further information, please contact: 

Yeoh Siew Hoon                                          Martin Kelly
Phone: 65-6342-4934                                 Phone: 612-9882-1575
Mobile: 65-9680-1460                                 Mobile: 61-414-774-978
Email: yeoh.sh@pacific.net.sg                    Email: mjk@iform.com.au