IT&CM Asia and CTW Asia-Pacific 2022 has announced this year’s line-up of conference and seminar sessions. According to the event, the knowledge sessions are designed to provide tangible learnings and innovative solutions for attendees in a post-pandemic world.
Opening Keynote: Onwards and Upwards
The Opening Keynote titled “Onwards and Upwards” will be presented by Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya, president of the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB). It will feature panellists Max Boontawee Jantasuwan, president of SITE Thailand Chapter, and Waikin Wong, regional director Asia Pacific, ICCA. The talk will be moderated by Karen Yue, group editor, TTG Travel Trade Publishing. The session will explore the various changes the business events and travel industry had to face in the past two years of the pandemic and discuss the strategies moving forward into the future.
IT&CM Asia MICE Knowledge Sessions
What the future holds for conferences, especially in the wake of a global pandemic, is the main topic of the seminar titled “Meetings After COVID – How Conferences Have Changed And What’s In Store For The Future”, hosted by the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) and presented by Mathias Posch, president and chairman ofInternational Conference Services. He will explore the driving forces behind the economic recovery of the meetings industry in Asia and Covid-19’s impact on the meetings of the future. “Organisational Changes and its Impact on Talent Management” is a session hosted by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) and moderated by Waikin Wong, regional director of Asia Pacific, ICCA. It will explore the need for organisational changes during the pandemic and look into the strategies to overcome the huge talent and skill crisis as organisations embark on the road to economic recovery.
CTW Asia-Pacific Conference Sessions
CTW Asia-Pacific corporate travel professionals will have their own dedicated conference to facilitate knowledge sharing on corporate travel management trends on “Vision of Value in Business Travel” and best practices on “Walking the Sustainability Talk”. The CTW Asia-Pacific Conference Sessions moderator, Karen Yue, group editor of TTG Travel Trade Publishing, said: “The CTW Conference this year will tackle two topics that are important in all current corporate travel conversations – sustainability and cost of travel.” “We will have experienced individuals with influence over corporate travel decisions joining us on the panel sessions, providing valuable insights on their approaches to responsible travel and trip ROI management.” Attendees will hear from panellists Ajaay Kapur, vice president and head procurement, Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Akshay Kapoor, head of sales, Asia Pacific, CWT and Manish Raj, vice president of global sales and new initiatives, Moveinsync Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd. The panellists will discuss the topic of “Vision of Value in Business Travel”. This segment will focus on “How are companies managing their travel expenses and ensuring strong trip ROI” in a post-lockdown world with a rising cost of travel. The theme of sustainability will feature heavily at the CTW APAC Conference Sessions, in response to increasing conversations within the corporate travel community – and beyond to spearhead initiatives toward collective change. “Walking the Sustainability Talk” will be explored with Amarnath Lal Das, vice president of India travel, meeting and events of Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd., as well as Barbara Ewals, executive director for initiative and global resilience, and Chooleng Goh, general manager of The Athenee Hotel. Co-located with CTW Asia-Pacific, IT&CM Asia and CTW Asia-Pacific 2022 will take place from 20 – 22 September in Bangkok, Thailand, and from 20 – 28 September virtually. More information can be found here: www.corporatetravelworld.com/apac.
