Mr Norbert Vas | Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Archipelago International | Indonesia

A native of Austria, Norbert Vas has more than 25 years of hotel industry experience in Indonesia, 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 Hotels Group in Asia Pacific, was instrumental in developing Aston’s 11 hotel brands, making Aston International into one of the largest hotel management companies in Indonesia. He is currently in the process of building his own select service hotel in Bogor, a popular Indonesian MICE and holiday destination, one hour South of Jakarta.

Appearances coming up:

CONFERENCE DAY TWO: WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2014

@ 11.45

Roundtable Discussions

Roundtable E Indonesia: How is growing domestic demand fuelling the budget hotel boom? Roundtable Leaders: Martono Tikjanto, Managing Director – Kagum Hotels, Indonesia Edward Hananto, Managing Director – Hotel Fiducia, Indonesia Norbert Vas, Vice President, Sales & Marketing – Archipelago International, Indonesia	Roundtable F Myanmar: Betting big on budget and branded midscale hotels amidst economic expansion Roundtable Leaders: Eugene Deng, Managing Director – Clover Hotels Group, Myanmar Victor Pang, Vice President, Development – Thailand, Cambodia, Laos & Myanmar – Accor Asia Pacific, Thailand
Roundtable G Philippines: Evaluating market capacity and growth prospects for economy hotels Roundtable Leaders: Cyndy Tan Jarabata, President – Tajara Leisure & Hospitality Group, Philippines Venessa Koo, Regional Director of Development – Singapore, Philippines & Vietnam – Accor Asia Pacific, Singapore	Roundtable H Thailand: Are economy hotels giving the luxury segment a run for their money? Roundtable Leaders: Harry Thaliwal, Brand Director – COSI Hotels – Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand Prab Thakral, Group Chief Executive Officer – Boutique Asset Management Ltd, Thailand Bill Barnett, Founder & Managing Director – C9 Hotelworks, Thailand