8:30am
Registration, Viewing of Exhibits at Marketplace and Networking
Welcome Coffee / Tea
9:45am
Welcome Message by Mr Kenneth Li, President, SHA
Opening Address by Guest-of-Honour, Ms Gan Siow Huang, Minister of State, Ministry of Trade & Industry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs
10:05am
Award Presentation
• Workforce Transformation Award
10:15am
Keynote Presentation: Hospitality in the Age of AI
Speaker
Max Del Vita, Founder, Symplehost.ai
11:00am
Coffee / Tea Break
11:20am
Panel Discussion: Purposeful Tech Innovation across Hotel Tiers
Panellists
Gavin Rodrigo, Senior Director, Technology Field Services, Asia Pacific (excluding China), Hilton
Kevin Goh, CEO, The Ascott Limited, and CEO, Lodging, CapitaLand Investment
Lim Ke-Vin, Head of Group Innovation, City Developments Ltd
Moderator
Mark Rohner, Managing Director, Far East Hospitality
12:00pm
Fireside Chat: Hospitality Design Trends
Speaker
Bill Bensley, Founder, design studio BENSLEY
Moderator
• Amy Lee Siew Hua, Assistant Life Editor, The Straits Times
12:30pm
Panel Discussion : Reimagining F&B Dining Experiences
Panellists
Kesaté Tadesse, Principal & Managing Director, AvroKO Design LLC, Bangkok Studio
Tomas Stoila, Managing Director - Singapore, Sunset Hospitality Group
John Sloane, Vice President, Food & Beverage, Marina Bay Sands Pte. Ltd.
Moderator
Nicola Lee, Academy Chair - South East Asia (South), 50 Best Restaurants
1:00pm
Lunch
2:10pm
Speaker
Dr. Simon Baptist, Principal Asia-Pacific Economist, Visa
2:30pm
Speaker
Dr Shamandree Govender, Chief Medical Operations Officer, Chi Longevity
2:50pm
Speaker
Cheryl Lim, Lead, Marketing Communications, Therme Group Singapore
3:00pm
Panellists
Chayadi Karim, Principal, Invictus Developments
Zach Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Hotel Royal Group
Moderator
Jesper Palmqvist, Regional Vice President Asia Pacific, STR CoStar
3:30pm
Panel Discussion: Driving Hospitality Marketing in a Digital Age
Panellists
Lionel Yeo, Head of APAC Travel Vertical Search, Google
Mi Yang, Head of Life Services, Commercialization Department, Xiaohongshu
Ru Yi, Assistant Vice President, International Markets (APAC), Trip.com Group
Moderator
Tom Meyer, Chief Problem Solver, Quantum Change Hospitality Partners
4:00pm
Coffee / Tea Break
4:30pm
Fireside Chat: In Conversation with a Special Guest
Speaker
Ben Sumadiwiria, Content Creator, Entrepreneur & Founder of Bobby’s Burgers
Moderator
Tom Meyer, Chief Problem Solver, Quantum Change Hospitality Partners
5:00pm
Presentation: Hospitality the Next Bound
Speaker
Ian Wilson, CEO of Wilson Innovation Lab
5:30pm
Cocktails & networking from 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Programme Details accurate as at 1 September 2026