Wired In Travel has signed a strategic partnership with leading global tourism and hospitality research firm, PhoCusWright Inc -
Under the agreement, PhoCusWright will bring its authoritative content and extensive network to WIT 2007 being held in Singapore on November 29-30.
Said Wired Ventures' Yeoh Siew Hoon, organiser of WIT: "We couldn't ask for a better partner than PhoCusWright to take our event, now in its third year, to a higher plane. PhoCusWright conferences have a strong reputation for content and credibility – which is also WIT's ethos – and their research, insights and intelligence are sought-after by travel and tourism companies around the world.
"This is a great partnership for both organizations trying to make a difference in the field on travel distribution and marketing."
Said Ram Badrinathan, senior analyst with PhoCusWright "PhoCusWright is excited to partner with Wired Ventures for the 2007 Wired APAC conference which over the past two years has brought travel stakeholders together to learn and celebrate travel, technology and culture."
WIT 2007 also has a strategic partnership with HSMAI, the world's leading hospitality sales and marketing association, which will also bring the latter's content and network to the table.
Its strong content and creative programming has given WIT a unique flavour among travel conferences and this year's will be no different.
Since announcing its launch with a sterling speaker line-up including Ubercool's trend guru Michael Tchong and Claire Hatton, the newly-appointed head for travel Australia/New Zealand for Google, WIT has confirmed more high-level speakers who will be challenged to paint their vision of "Wired To The Future Consumer".
Other speakers include John Davis, Chairman and CEO of Pegasus Solutions; Don Birch, President and CEO, Abacus International; Tony Davis, CEO, Tiger Airways; Chong Phit Lian, CEO, Jetstar Asia; Henrik Kjellberg, President-Asia Pacific, Expedia; Scott Blume, CEO, Zuji/Travelocity Asia Pacific and James Murray, Executive VP – South and Southeast Asia, Visa International.
(See Annex A for full list of confirmed speakers).
Launched in 2005 and endorsed by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), WIT has enjoyed the support of industry leaders and partners. Delegate numbers have reached close to 300 for the last two years.
SPEAKER LIST As at August 7, 20071. Anthony Judge, Former Director of Communication and Research, Union of International Associations (UIA)
2. Brett Henry, VP – Agency Marketing, Abacus International
3. Mr. Brown, Owner, mrbrown.com
4. Chong Phit Lian, CEO, Jetstar Asia
5. Christine Toguchi, Managing Director, HSMAI Asia/Pacific
6. Charles Reed, CEO, InterTouch
7. Claire Hatton, Head of Travel, Google Australia/New Zealand
8. Dennis Melka, CEO, Tune Hotels
9. Deep Kaira, Makemytrip
10. Diana Ee Tan, Managing Director, Raffles Hotels & Resorts
11. Don Birch, CEO, Abacus International
12. Gareth Williams, CEO, SkyScanner
13. Graham Kelly, Executive Creative Director, TBWA Singapore
14. Henrik Kjellberg, President – Asia/Pacific, Expedia
15. James Murray, Executive VP – South and Southeast Asia, Visa International
16. Jens Thraenhart, Executive Director of Marketing Strategy and Customer Relationship Management, Canadian Tourism Commission
17. John Davis, CEO, Pegasus Solutions
18. John Northen, General Manager, Renaissance Shanghai, Zhongshan Park Hotel
19. Jos Weejes, Vice President Distribution Marketing, Asia Pacific, InterContinental Hotels Group
20. Loh Lik Peng, Owner, New Majestic/Hotel 1929
21. Martin Symes, CEO, Bezurk
22. Michael Tchong, Founder, Ubercool
23. Mike Bezer, VP – Global Sales, Asia/Pacific, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
24. Patrick Andres, Managing Director-Asia/Pacific, SynXis
25. Peter Harbison, Executive Chairman, Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation
26. Peter Smith, VP – Business Solutions, Amadeus Asia/Pacific
27. Ram Badrinathan, Senior Analyst – Asia/Pacific, PhoCusWright
28. Richard Bangs, Founder, Smart Travels
29. Richard Beere, Director – International Marketing, Tourism Australia
30. Scott Blume, CEO – Zuji & President – Travelocity, Asia/Pacific
31. Shane Batt, Managing Partner – Consulting, Sabre Airline Solutions
32. Teddy Zhang, CEO, Hubs1, China
33. Timothy O'Neil Dunne, Managing Partner, T2 Impact
34. Tom McLoughlin, CEO, Per Aquum
35. Tony Davis, CEO, Tiger Airways
36. Uttara Sakkar Crees, Gyaltang Travel Adventures
*This list is subject to changeFor conference bookings and more information, please email siewhoon@wiredintravel.com, vera@wiredintravel.com, ctoguchi@macrovision-consulting.com
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www.wiredintravel.com Vera LyeEvent Manager
Wired in Travel
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