Featured Speakers

michael_peschardt_small.jpg MICHAEL PESCHARDT, TV Presenter and Host, BBC World
Michael Peschardt is now the BBC's leading international interviewer. His programme, Peschardt's People' is broadcast to more than two hundred countries and has become a centrepiece of the BBC World News Television schedule. (More)
darrenwright_small.jpg DARREN WRIGHT, General Manager Australia, AirAsia X
Darrren Wright joined the airline back in 2007 when it started its first flight into the Gold Coast. Darren was previously the Marketing Manager of Virgin Blue for four years and before that, was six years in the marketing team at Flight Centre. (Podcast) (More)
romain_roulleau_small.jpg ROMAIN ROULLEAU, Senior VP E-commerce, Accor Worldwide
Romain Roulleau has  joined the Hotel Distribution Division as Senior VP e-Commerce in charge of the development of Accor hotels direct sales on the web. Romain is responsible for the development of the accorhotels.com portal and with his team will continue to bring the necessary support to the Marketing teams to develop the various brand sites. (More)
roshan_mendis_small.jpg ROSHAN MENDIS, 
President of Zuji and Regional Vice President of Travelocity Asia Pacific
Based in Singapore, Roshan Mendis leads Travelocity in Asia Pacific, and is responsible for leading the business focus, development and future growth strategies for all Travelocity brands in Asia Pacific including Travelocity, ZUJI and Nextour. Roshan has more than 10 years experience with Sabre and Travelocity. Prior to joining the Executive Team at ZUJI in 2006, in the role of Director, Supplier Relationships and Partnerships, Roshan worked for ZUJI's parent company Travelocity.(More)

"As someone who has to travel a lot for work, more than 150,000 miles per year, I am quite intrigued by the topic of travel in the future. I would be happy to speak on the topic of communication and travel in the future at your conference."

Dr Adrian Cheok , Mixed Reality Lab
DESMOND CHONG, Director, Business Development, Corporate Segments & Solutions, Abacus International

Desmond Chong leads business development as well corporate segments and solutions in Abacus. Reporting to the Vice President of marketing, Desmond's business development role includes evaluating new technologies and business models with the potential to boost the sustainability of travel agencies affiliated to Abacus across 25 markets in Asia Pacific.

Desmond is also responsible for Abacus' strategy for the corporate segment as well as developing and enhancing solutions for this vital segment.

Desmond brings to Abacus over 12 yeras of experience in marketing, product development and business development across Asia and the US. He has worked with both Fortune 500 companies and significant start ups helping them to restructure, improve and manage their processes for increased efficiency.

Desmond holds a BSc in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from University of Arizona, USA and numerous industry certifications in technical areas.
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