Kuan Yii (Chan)
Senior Business Development Manager, Asia Pacific
Kuan Yii is a seasoned Senior Business Development Manager for Asia Pacific at Lighthouse where she leverages over 9 years of expertise in the hospitality sector. With her strategic acumen and unwavering dedication, she plays a pivotal role in driving brand recognition initiatives, building effective partnerships, and collaborating closely with local and regional hoteliers to buile revenue and distribution optimisation strategies.
Saurabh Prakash, CHDM
Chief Commercial Officer
In his current role, Saurabh Prakash leads all commercial functions globally including Brands, Marketing, Digital, Platforms, Sales, Revenue Strategy, Loyalty, and Distribution teams for Millennium Hotels & Resorts. Saurabh is also a member of the Global Senior Leadership Team / Exco of the group.
Dr. Detlev Remy
HSMAI Commercial Advisory Board and Associate Professor
Prof. Remy works for the Singapore Institute of Technology, SIT, Singapore as Associate Professor, teaching Revenue Management, Data Analytics, and Digital Marketing whilst researching on Pricing and Revenue Management-related topics amongst other research areas.
Dr. Michael A. Kruesi
Associate Professor, Hospitality Business Program
Dr. Kruesi started his career in hospitality and tourism in 2004, working in several hotels in New Zealand, Switzerland, and Peru. He received his PhD from Auckland University of Technology in 2015, after which he worked in universities in Taiwan, and now, Singapore.
Malte Jess
Business Manager & Regional Product Lead, Travel Vertical Search APAC
Malte currently works as an Industry Manager, Travel at Google Singapore. He has more than 5+ years industry experience and has worked with travel companies all across the APAC region. His work focuses on collaborating with Travel Advertising Partners across APAC and identifying and driving APAC-specific travel product needs.
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Mark Retnam
Senior Director of ICT
Mark, with over 25 years of hospitality IT experience, is currently the Senior Director of IT for the Banyan Group based in Singapore. In this capacity, he is focused on driving technology standardization, innovation and adoption within Banyan Group at both the corporate and hotel level.