Economy Hotels World Asia - List of speakers

Mr. Amose heads Construction and Technical Services for Accor Asia Pacific. In this capacity Kingsley leads a team responsible for design management services for Management projects, construction of Investment projects, and technical feasibility for investment projects and Asset maintenance services for hotels under operations focusing on...

Mr. Augustin has been in the hotel industry since 1981. He has worked in the different departments of a hotel. He subsequently spent 7 years in the sales department of several resort hotels in Penang, before joining Value Hospitality in 1993 as General Manager for one of their resort apartment hotels. He has been General Manager of various...

Sunny Bajaj has been in the hospitality development business now for 21 years, established Amburaya in 2000 and since then has forged business alliances with different internationally-renowned operators like Dusit, Starwood & IHG. Today, the group has four hotels in operation, which are the Bel-Aire Princess Bangkok, (under a franchise agreement...

Bill Barnett is the Managing Director of C9 Hotelworks, a leading hospitality consultancy that specializes in tourism, hotel and property development in Asia Pacific. Bill has a proven track record in asset management and has held many executive roles within leading brands including; Laguna Phuket, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels and Century...

“Gaurav Bhushan is Chief Development & Investment Officer for Accor’s Hotel Development, Investment & Asset Management in the Asia Pacific region, based in Singapore Accor currently has over 440 hotels in its network in Asia Pacific and a committed pipeline of approximately 200 hotels across the region. It is also an active investor in various...

Highly energetic Cornell Alumni and a business leader with a clear vision of the organization. Taking the organization to the world with an outreach of over 40 countries and growing. Experienced in leading multi sector businesses globally through the parent company Cinnovation|CG. Exceling in brand positioning, revenue growth, financial management ...

Ricco DeBlank is the CEO for the Hotel Division of Sun Hung Kai Properties. The portfolio currently consists of 10 hotels (e.g. Four Seasons and W hotels in Hong Kong) and another 8 under construction . Hailing from The Netherlands, DeBlank was educated in Scotland and received his A-level examinations at Gordonstoun School after which he studied...

Adwien has a long and enviable track record in the hotel industry especially as an intermediary between hotel management companies and owning companies. Adwien started out his career in the hospitality business in 1976 in one of the largest hotel chains in the world and the most prestigious hotel address in Jakarta at that time. Adwien’s scope...

William started his 27 year-career in the Hotel industry when he joined a Best Western hotel in the early 80s and eventually held several Directorship positions in a leading hotel chain in the Philippines. After being involved with several quality programs for a group of hotels for its ISO certification, he ventured to become a certified...

On a mission to revolutionise the hotel industry and save consumers from expensive and boring hotels, Gerard gave up work after five years as a hotel analyst, sold his home and joined forces with Simon Woodroffe, founder of the YO! Group to develop YOTEL, "the world's most radical hotel!". Gerard's vision for YOTEL is to provide a first class...

Mr. Anton Goenawan has served as a Director at PT Metropolitan Realty International and PT Hotel Cikini Realty since 30 June 2009, and is also General Manager Financial Analyst of the Hotel Division of PT Jakarta Setiabudi Internasional Tbk. The Division oversees 7 hotels with more than 2200 rooms:Grand Hyatt Bali, Bali Hyatt, Hyatt Regency...

Michael Issenberg leads Accor Asia Pacific. Accor is Europe’s leader in hotels and services with 4,000 properties in almost 100 countries throughout the world. Accor serves travellers through its upscale brands Sofitel, as well as its mid-scale Novotel, Mercure, and Suitehotel, and economy chains Ibis and All Seasons. In addition, it operates...

Ashish Jakhanwala has 15 years of experience across functions in Hospitality industry including investment, development, operations, planning, corporate finance and business advisory services. In January 2011, Ashish co-founded SAMHI Hotels Pvt. Ltd (SMART HOTEL INVESTMENTS) – a hotel development and investment company along with Manav...

Jeffrey is an experienced architect and joined the Toga Group in May 2000, following 7 years as a Senior Architect and Director at GSA Architects. He is currently Director - Design and Projects at Toga, which is a fully integrated Property, Development, Construction and Hospitality Management group. During that time he has overseen the design...

Akshay has over 16 years of experience with a strong focus in real estate advisory specializing in the hospitality space and has worked with a broad range of funds, private investors, corporate houses and hotel brands on assignments covering areas. Akshay joined Cushman & Wakefield Hospitality Asia Pacific team in 2007. He has about 3.5 years...

Wayne LI, 38-year-old, major of Tourism Management & Hotel Management and is based in Shanghai. Wayne joined in Accor in early 2006 and is heading Ibis hotel development in China covering various types of business models including freehold, leasehold, man-chise and management. Up to now, Wayne has led his team to have developed Ibis network in...

Mr. Luthria has over 25 years of real estate and hospitality industry experience. He has been associated with the real-estate sector for more than two decades as an owner and professional in developing and operating hotels. He was one of the owners of Mumbai’s prestigious Sea Rock hotel. Mr. Luthria has established partnerships with brands like...

Robert McIntosh is the Executive Director responsible for CBRE Hotels in Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore he has over 30 year’s property experience, 20 of which are in hotels. The division services the hotels and leisure industry including resorts, golf courses, casinos, theme parks, pubs, hotels and motels. Robert’s experience has been wide...

Matthew has over 13 years of corporate finance experience, eight of which he has worked in Asia. Matthew has worked on a variety of transactions including M&A, public and private equity and debt transactions throughout the world and has worked in corporate operational roles as well as corporate finance during his career. Matthew is a permanent...

Since 2006, Prabhat Pani is CEO of Roots Corporation, India, a subsidiary of The Indian Hotels Company Limited, India (well known for the Taj, Vivanta by Taj and Gateway brands of Hotels). From the current number of 27, the company intends to have about 80 operational ‘Smart Basics’ Ginger Hotels across India in the next 3-4 years. As...

Asia’s fast growing hotel group Kosmopolito Hotels International (KHI), whose brands include Boutique Series by Kosmopolito, Grand Dorsett, Dorsett Regency Hotels & Resorts, and Silka Hotels has appointed Philip Schaetz as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing with immediate effect. Mr. Schaetz has more than 17 years working experience...

Mr. Bernold O. Schroeder is Chief Executive Officer of Jin Jiang International Hotel Management Company, a position which he assumed on 1 August 2011. The Jin Jiang Group is, according to the annual ranking of HOTELS Magazine's largest hotel chains in the world, the 17th largest hotel group globally and the largest hotel group in China. The group ...

2007-Present Vice President-Strategic Sales & Marketing Compass Hospitality-Thailand

Mr. Marc Steinmeyer - President Director and founder of TAUZIA Hotel Management, established in 2001 and since 2002 has pioneered its own hotels concepts in Indonesia such as HARRIS Hotels - a lifestyle and trendy mid-scale hotels, Preference Hotels - boutique charm hotels and POP! Hotels - budget hotels for smart and eco-friendly travelers. Early ...

The founder of The Brand Company, James is an Irish citizen who spent most of his early life in The UK, a short stint in New Zealand and the last twenty years in Hong Kong. He is passionate about changing common misperceptions about a hospitality company’s most important competitive weapon – its brand – in order to help clients optimise their...

EDUCATION : 1. University of Indonesia Economic Faculty 2. Cornell University, School of Hotel Management, New York, USA 3. Hotel Fachhochshule, Hotel Management, Bad Reinchenhall West Germany 4. Hagen Universitaet, Civil Engineering, West Germany 5. State Senior High Scholl III, Jl. Setiabudi – Jakarta 6. State Junior High School...

David Jian Sun has served as a director and CEO of Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc., since December 2004, and led a significant expansion of the Company over the past a few years. Home Inns is now a leading economy hotel chain in China with around 1400 hotels in operation covering over 200 cities. The Company went IPO in October 2006 and is...

Academic Qualifications: B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, U.S.A. 1968 M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, U.S.A. 1969 Hotel experience: 1988-1990 C.E.O. of Pudu Sinar Sdn. Bhd. owner of Park Avenue Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Was instrumental in turning around the hotel and selling it after the...

• Is the Asia Pacific Managing Director for IDeaS Revenue Optimisation and has been involved in revenue management technology and consultancy for the past 15 years. • During this time with IDeaS, Grahame has been instrumental in introducing the concepts and practical application of Revenue Management technology to the hospitality industry...

Suparat Uahwatanasakul is the Vice President of Centara International Management, a management arm within Centara Hotels and Resort; Thailand’s leading hotel chain. As a senior executive of the Central group, Suparat is responsible for driving strategic partnerships for the company, and overseeing the chain’s expansion plan to international...

Erik van Keulen is Senior Vice President Development, Asia Pacific with Whitbread Asia Pacific and is responsible for the roll-out of Premier Inn across Asia. Premier Inn is UK's largest economy hotel chain with over 630 locations offering quality accommodation at affordable prices. Premier Inn operates and owns economy hotels across the UK &...

Stan Van Roij boasts a 20+ career spent entirely within the hospitality industry – over fifteen of which were in managerial roles. At Marriott Hotels International, an initial role in the Purchase Department led to Area Director of Revenue Management. Stan went on to become VP of Revenue Development for Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts and then from ...

A native of Austria, Norbert has more than 25 years of hotel industry experience in Indonesia, the USA, Germany, Belgium and Spain. Norbert, who also has worked several years for Ian Schraeger Hotels in New York City and Shangri-La, Mandarin Oriental, Swiss-Belhotel International and the Intercontinental Hotel Group in Asia Pacific, was...

Simon Wan has been an international hotelier for more that 30 years and worked for a number of large international hotel groups such as Holiday Inn, Hyatt, Southern Pacific Hotels, Park Plaza and Accor. Simon has also lived in some major cities around the world such as London, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Singapore, Beijing, Melbourne and...

Alan is the Vice President of Operations for IHG in South East Asia and is responsible for the company’s hotel operations & performance in the region. IHG’s South East Asia portfolio currently sees 40 trading hotels (13,800 rooms) and a strong pipeline across Holiday Inn, InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo and Holiday Inn Express...