8.00am
Welcome Coffee / Tea
9.00am
Welcome Message by Mr Kenneth Li, President, SHA
Opening Address by Guest-of-Honour, Mr Alvin Tan, Minister of State, Ministry of Trade & Industry and Ministry of National Development
9.20am
Presentation of WSG Workforce Transformation Awards
9:30am
Keynote Presentation: AI in 2025 and Beyond: Trends to Watch, and What's Next on the Horizon for Hospitality
Dr Ayesha Khanna, CEO and Co-Founder, Addo AI
10.15am
Coffee / Tea Break
10:45am
Panellists:
Ms Chan Yit Foon, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Marina Bay Sands
Mr Rajeev Menon, President - Asia Pacific excluding China, Marriott International
Ms Teresa Mok, Assistant Chief Executive, Enterprise Development Group, Workforce Singapore
Moderator:
Mr Tom Meyer, Senior Vice President, Operations - South East Asia, Japan & Korea, Accor
11:15am
Mr Ari Sarker, President, Asia Pacific, Mastercard
11:45am
Panellists:
Mr Timothy Parr, Hotel Manager, Grand Hyatt Singapore
Mr Arthur Huang, Founder & CEO, MINIWIZ CO., LTD.
Mr Phua Hong Wei, Director, WOHA
Moderator:
Ms Ong Huey Hong, Assistant Chief Executive, Industry Development Group & Chief Sustainability Officer, Singapore Tourism Board
12.15pm
Lunch
2:00pm
Panel Discussion: Elevating the Hotel Culinary Experience
Panellists:
Mr Tony Chisholm, Vice President Food & Beverage Asia & MEA, Premium, Midscale & Economy Hotels, Accor Hotels
Mr Andrew Ing, Chief Operating Officer, OUE Restaurants Pte Ltd
Mr Loh Lik Peng, Founder and Director, Unlisted Collection
Moderator:
Mr Brian Stampe, Chief Operating Officer, Commonwealth Concepts
2:45pm
Panellists:
Ms Jeannette Ho, Vice President & Head of Brand Commercial, Banyan Group
Mr Shafi Syed, Global Head of Hotel Development and Acquisitions, Equinox Hotels
Mr Peter Draminsky, Regional Vice President and General Manager, Executive Office, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore
Moderator:
Mr Sashi Rajan, Executive Vice President – Advisory & Asset Management,
Hotels & Hospitality Group, Asia Pacific, JLL
3:15pm
Mr Dan Neary, Vice President, Asia Pacific, Meta
3:45pm
Coffee / Tea Break
4:15pm
Panellists:
Mr Ahmed Disokey, Senior Vice President, Technology, Peninsula Hotels
Mr Yong Yih Ming, Chief Operating Officer, IHH Healthcare Singapore & Chief Executive Officer, Mount Elizabeth Hospital
Mr Chan U-Gene, Deputy Director, National Robotics Programme
Moderator:
Mr Khang Nguyen Trieu, Founder & Fractional CIO / CTO, The Way Forward
5:00pm
Panellists:
Ms Sarah Fox, Vice President and Regional General Manager, Southeast Asia, Disney Cruise Line
Mr Ashish Manchharam, Founder & Managing Partner, Elevate Capital Group
Mr John Lim, Founder & CEO, Manor Group
Ms Carolyn Choo, CEO and Managing Director, Worldwide Hotels Pte Ltd
Moderator:
Mr Karan Mahesh, Senior Sales – South & Southeast Asia, STR, CoStar Group
5:30pm
Cocktails & networking from 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Programme Details accurate as at 12 August 2025