Event

ForWard 2024 Annual Conference

Chicago, IL
April 29 - May 1, 2024

Christina Cornwell

VP Technology Field Services, Asia Pacific

As the Vice President of Field Technology Field Services Asia Pacific, Christina is responsible for the leadership and support of the implementation of technology products and services in all hotels in Asia Pacific to enable Hilton's strategic priority of accelerating net unit growth across Asia Pacific while maximizing operational performance and enhancing customer experience. Asia Pacific is a key strategic growth region for Hilton globally with a strong pipeline and on track to operate 1000 hotels by 2025.

Matthew Wright

Regional Attaché

Mr. Wright currently serves as the Regional Attaché for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Bangkok, Thailand. Mr. Wright is responsible for the oversight of HSI offices in Bangkok, Phnom Penh, and Ho Chi Minh City with operational responsibilities in Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Khang Nguyen Trieu

Group Chief Technology Architect

Khang Nguyen Trieu has been Group Chief Technology Architect for Accor since January 2021. He is responsible for the strategic technology roadmap and oversight of the enterprise architecture required to ensure Accor Tech can meet the current and future needs of the business.

Wirawan (Boom) Mosby

Director & Founder

Founder and Director of the HUG Project Thailand, Boom Mosby is dedicated to preventing, protecting, and restoring child victims of sexual abuse and human trafficking. In June 2017, she was honored by the U.S. State Department as a TIP Report Hero as part of their 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report. Ms. Mosby is the first Thai woman to receive this distinction.

Tracy McGrath

Manager, Global Payment Strategy

Tracy McGrath leads the Global Payment Integration Strategy for Oracle Hospitality. In her role, she drives the solution roadmap for Payment Solutions as well as manages Payment Partnership Globally. Tracy has worked for Oracle for the past 9 years and joined the Oracle Team through the MICROS Acquisition where she worked for 10 years also supporting Payment Solutions.

Chin Lee

VP, Global IT Engagement

Chin Lee has been in IT sector of the hospitality industry for over 20 years, starting as the IT Manager of Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong. During 1997-2001, Chin has led the hotel as the industry pioneer by deploying thin-client technology to successfully enable remote access of property management system and back-office system to combine the accounting, purchasing, and reservations functions of both Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Excelsior Hotel. Chin was appointed the IT mentor of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

Jai Govindani

CTO

Jai has spent over 17 years building companies and technology platforms across a variety of industries. Having started his career in Management Consulting, Jai fairly quickly moved on to building companies ranging from Thailand's first interactive out-of-home advertising agency to .com startups. Following that he joined Red Planet Hotels - a regional budget hotel chain in Asia - where he helped rebrand and led a zero-to-one build of the brand's online platform.

Dayna Kully

Co-founder

Dayna Kully is the co-founder and partner in 5thGenWireless, a consultancy which helps hoteliers and vendors develop strategies to capitalize on the paradigm shifts created by the Internet Revolution. 5thGenWireless advises companies on product and marketing strategies to best adapt current and emerging hospitality technology systems and solutions for the new Internet savvy guest while optimizing IT spend and operational efficiencies.

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