LIST OF SPEAKERS / PARTICIPANTS

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The list of speakers and participants with photos and biographies will be regularly updated.

Confirmed Speakers / Participants :

Mr Ronald Andruff President & CEO, Tralliance Corporation Click here for Mr Ronald Andruff's biography

Mr Christopher L. Bachran President, Jin Jiang International Hotel Management Company Ltd Click here for Mr Christopher L. Bachran's biography

Mr Jean-Claude Baumgarten President, World Travel & Tourism Council Click here for Mr Jean-Claude Baumgarten's biography

Ms Kate Chang China Representative, Pacific Asia Travel Association

Prof Kaye Chon Chair Professor & Head, School of HTM, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Click here for Prof Kaye Chon's biography

Mr Simon Cooper President & Chief Operating Officer, Ritz Carlton Hotels & Resorts Click here for Mr Simon Cooper's biography

Mr Ghislain d'Auvigny Vice President, Distribution of Sales, Accor Click here for Mr Ghislain d'Auvigny's biography

Mr Tim Davis Senior Vice President, Distribution & eCommerce, Hilton International Click here for Mr Tim Davis's biography

Mr Peter de Jong CEO, PATA - Pacific Asia Travel Association Click here for Mr Peter de Jong's biography

Mr Brian Deeson Senior Vice President Asia Pacific - Greater China, Accor Click here for Mr Brian Deeson's biography

Mr William Dong Managing Director & Chief Representative Greater China, Best Western International

Prof Jiang Du President, China Tourism University

Ms Xu Fan Member of Panel of Tourism Experts, World Tourism Organization Freelance Consultant on Tourism Marketing, Click here for Ms Xu Fan's biography

Mr Francesco Frangialli Secretary General, World Tourism Organization Click here for Mr Francesco Frangialli's biography

Mr Sun Gang Vice Chairman, China National Tourism Administration

Dr Tim Gao CEO, Teda Hotels Click here for Dr Tim Gao's biography

Mr Yam Goh Vice President & General Manger, Business Travel, China, American Express Click here for Mr Yam Goh's biography

Mr Peter Gould Chairman, Great Hotels Organisation Click here for Mr Peter Gould's biography

Mr Nik Gowing Main Presenter, BBC World Television Click here for Mr Nik Gowing's biography

Mr Rajiv Gujral COO & Senior Vice President, Mergers, Acquisitions & Development, Taj Group of Hotels Click here for Mr Rajiv Gujral's biography

Mr Stelios Haji-Ioannou Chairman, easyGroup Click here for Mr Stelios Haji-Ioannou's biography

Mr William Healey Director, National Affairs, Australian Hotels Association Click here for Mr William Healey's biography

Mr Dan Hogan Publisher, HOTELS Magazine Click here for Mr Dan Hogan's biography

Mr Dieter Huckestein Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Conrad Hotels President, Hilton Global Alliance, Conrad Hotels Click here for Mr Dieter Huckestein's biography

Mr Edmond Ip Chief Operating Officer, North Asia, InterContinental Hotels Group Click here for Mr Edmond Ip's biography

Ms Nancy Johnson Executive Vice President, Select-Service Hotels - Brand Leader for Country Inns & Suites By Carlson and Park Inn, Carlson Hotels Worldwide Click here for Ms Nancy Johnson's biography

Ms Carmen Lam Head Marketing & Branding, InterContinental Hotels Group Asia Pacific Click here for Ms Carmen Lam's biography

Mr Mark Lettenbichler Vice President & Area General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong Click here for Mr Mark Lettenbichler's biography

Mr Kevin Lien Manager, Technical Services, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Click here for Mr Kevin Lien's biography

Mr James Lu Executive Director, Hong Kong Hotels Association Click here for Mr James Lu's biography

Mr Gordon McKinnon Senior Vice President Brands, Rezidor SAS Click here for Mr Gordon McKinnon's biography

Mr Kevin Michaels President, International Service Alliance Click here for Mr Kevin Michaels's biography

Ms Han Ming Chairman, China Hospitality Association

Mr Kevin Murphy Senior Vice President - Development, Langham Hotels International Click here for Mr Kevin Murphy's biography

Mr John Paul Nichols President & CEO, RCI International Click here for Mr John Paul Nichols's biography

Prof Peter O'Connor Co-Director - IMHI (Institute de Management Hotelier International) Associate Professor - Hospitality Information Technology ESSEC Business School, Click here for Prof Peter O'Connor's biography

Ms Elizabeth O'Neill Vice President, Worker Exchange Programme, Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)

Mr Jody Pennette Chief Executive Officer, CB5 Restaurant Group Click here for Mr Jody Pennette's biography

Mr Anthony Pollard President, Hotel Association of Canada Click here for Mr Anthony Pollard's biography

Mr Mitchell Presnick President & CEO, Super 8 Hotels (China) Co. Ltd Click here for Mr Mitchell Presnick's biography

Mr Sotiris Seimanidis CEO, Goody's Click here for Mr Sotiris Seimanidis's biography

Dr Judy A. Siguaw Dean, Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management Click here for Dr Judy A. Siguaw's biography

Mr Hans van Driem Director Netherlands Tourist Board, also representing European Travel Commission (ETC)

Ms Yi Wu Vice-Premier, People's Republic of China

Mr Jing Xu Regional Representative for Asia & The Pacific, WTO - World Tourism Organisation Click here for Mr Jing Xu's biography

Mr Leo Yen Director, Horwath Asia Pacific Click here for Mr Leo Yen's biography

Mr Peter C. Yesawich Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown & Russell Click here for Mr Peter C. Yesawich's biography

Mr Jim Young Senior Vice President, Global Distribution, InterContinental Hotels Group Click here for Mr Jim Young's biography

Mr Rungang Zhang President, BTG-Jianguo

…many more pending!