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Innovators take the stage to pitch, demonstrate and face-off with the
Dragons, a collection of the industry’s most-informed insiders.
BATTLEGROUND is the best place
for innovators to demonstrate fresh ideas in front of potential investors,
incubators and future partners.
Asia Pacific Travel Innovator of the Year Award
Winner: Mileslife Runner-up: PKFARE
People's Choice Award
Winner: Mileslife
Aya Yamoto, Leader, Travel Investment, Recruit Holdings Ankur Bhatia, Executive Director, Bird Group Sumit Jain, Partner, Kalaari Capital Rod Cuthbert, CEO, Rome2rio Mayank Khanduja, Principal, SAIF Partners Philip C. Wolf, Founder, Phocuswright
The Dragons
WORKSHOPS The Phocuswright India
Conference offers exclusive workshops for companies to be
the sole educator on stage in front of a captive and highly
targeted audience of potential clients.
THE ASIAN ADVANTAGE
Across Asia, technology innovation and breakthrough business models are forging new markets and fueling sudden successes. Travel’s digital warriors have set their sights on new fields of play. Key tenets for Phocuswright India 2017: • Consolidation • Dream Demographics • Equity • Funnel
CENTER STAGE
The travel industry’s biggest names, brightest
minds and disruptors elevate the conference at CENTER STAGE.
SPEAKERS Amanpreet Bajaj, Country Manager, India Airbnb
Albert Pozo, President, Asia Pacific, Amadeus IT Group S.A.
Clement Wong, CEO & Founder, BeMyGuest
Renee Welsh, CEO, Booking Boss
Oliver Hua, Managing Director, APAC, Booking.com
Raj Rana, CEO, South Asia, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Geeta Jain, CEO, India, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Anand Kandadai, Executive Vice President and Head, Local, Cleartrip
Alex Kaluzny, Chief Technology Officer, Egencia
Arthur Chapin, Senior Vice President, Product and Design, Expedia Inc.
Gaurav Sundaram, President ProKonsul / GBTA Regional Director, India, GBTA India
Rahul Pandit, CEO, Ginger Hotels
Rob Torres, Managing Director, Travel Google
Prashant Kirtane, Vice President, Asia, HomeAway
Rajesh Magow, Co-Founder and CEO, India, MakeMyTrip
Ashish Kashyap, Co-Founder and President, MakeMyTrip and Founder and CEO, ibibo Group
Kaneswaran Avili, Co-Founder and CEO, NIDA Rooms
Abhinav Sinha, COO, OYO
Abhishek Rajan, Head of Travel Marketplace, Paytm
Yogendra Vasupal, Co-Founder and CEO, Stayzilla
Sidharth Gupta, Founder, Treebo Hotels
Hai Zhuang, SVP and COO, Tujia
Arjun Nohwar, Head, Uber for Business, APAC, Uber Technologies Inc.
Siew Hoon Yeoh, Editorial Director, Northstar Travel Group Asia and Founder, Web In Travel
Dhruv Shringi, Co-Founder and CEO, Yatra Online
Vikram Malhi, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, ZUZUHOTELS
TALKBACKERS Noel Swain, COO, Ezeego1.com
Chinmai Sharma, Chief Revenue Officer, Taj Group
CENTER STAGE
The event was meticulously planned and executed. - Arjun Nohwar, Head - Uber for Business (U4B) APAC
It was a pleasure to be on the panel and I enjoyed the conference as well.
- Alex Kaluzny, Chief Technology Officer, Egencia
It was a great opportunity for me to get in touch with what is happening in travel industry especially in India. It
was certainly one of the rare opportunities for us. - Hai Zhuang, President, Tujia
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It was a great venue to meet with partners and find out what is happening in the broader industry.
- Oliver Hua, Managing Director, APAC, Booking.com
I haven't seen such a convergence of travel industry leaders at one event before this. Also loved the way the Phocuswright team ran a tight ship with organizing the
event itself – crisp agendas, sticking to time. - Sidharth Gupta, Founder, Treebo Hotels
By attracting key business leaders and innovative thinkers of travel business, it not just made everyone
aware of their personal growth but as well as their contribution in the overall success of the travel trade. -Nishant Pitti, Co-Founder & CEO, EaseMyTrip.com
The content of the conference was great, so congrats to the team!
- Deep Kalra, Co-Founder and CEO, MakeMyTrip “Phocuswright India is a conference which brings
together industry leaders in the travel and technology space under one roof. An event which has good content,
relevant audience and an interesting format which is both thought provoking and intellectually stimulating.
-Karun Budhraja, Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Communications, Amadeus Asia Pacific
The India event is one of its kind in an Asian context. A platform for both innovators and established players to interact, share
knowledge and discuss latest trends in both online and hybrid marketplace in Asia.
-Cox & Kings Ltd.
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PREMIUM PARTNERS
Thank you to everyone who helped make Phocuswright India a success ... especially our speakers, innovators,
attendees and partners.