Join us, WITNext Summercamp, June 21

WITNext Summercamp
June 21, 2013
SMU Admin Building, Singapore Management University, 81 Victoria Street, Singapore 188605
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09.00-09.10              Opening

09.10-09.50              The Leaders' Conversation: Three leaders share their vision for travel, their career experiences and how they wish to shape the future of their organisations and the future of travel.

Kathleen Tan, CEO, AirAsia Expedia
Michael Issenberg, Chairman & COO, Accor Asia Pacific
Patrick Imbardelli, CEO, Pan Pacific Hotels Group
Interviewer: Yeoh Siew Hoon, Editor & Founder, Web In Travel

09.50-10.20              The Element Pitch
Coaches pick one element that has helped them in their career and pitch it in 3 minutes each.
Coaches then have to pick from the audience their candidate to be coached for the final Element Pitch of the day.

Christine Toguchi, Macrovision Consulting Services, Singapore
John Mims, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Las Vegas Sands Corporation
Traci Mercer, VP, Market Management, Expedia Lodging Services
Mario Jobbe, COO & Co-founder, Circos Brand Karma

10.20-11.00              So You Want To Be A Start-Up?
Lessons from those who started an online business in the last 2 years …

Clement Wong, CEO, BeMyGuest
Faeez Fadhlillah, CEO, LagiSatu.com
Winnie Tan, Co-founder, Travelogy.com
Tudor Coman, VP Business Development, Flocations
Mentor: Kei Shibata, CEO, Venture Republic, Japan
Investor: Amit Anand, Jungle Ventures, Singapore
Moderator: Yeoh Siew Hoon, Editor & Founder, Web In Travel

11.00-11.20 Break

11.20-12.00 Trends in Talent Development & Diversity In The Workplace
Employers talk about the HR initiatives they’ve undertaken and the success of those
initiatives, including those aimed at building diversity in the organisation.

Christine Rumble, Vice President Learning and Talent Development, Accor Asia Pacific
Traci Mercer, VP, Market Management, Expedia
Alexandra Kershaw, Director Human Resources, Singapore Market Head, American Express Int'l Inc

12.00-12.10             So Girls, You Want To Be A General Manager?

Shamila Rolfe, General Manager, Ibis Singapore Novena tells her story, warts and all, on how she became a general manager and what you need to do to make it, and stay on top. 

12.10-12.40              Life in The New & Fast Lane
A panel of youths share their story and what they've learnt since they got into the workplace and things they wished they had known. 

Joyce Huang, Founder, Singapore Geek Girls/Microsoft BizSpark
Clara Lim Shu Ying, Partnerships Executive, TripAdvisor APAC
Nino Gruttke, Executive Director, ITB Asia

12.40-13.10              Stuck In The Middle. Don’t Be.
Yes, it’s great. You started off young and enthusiastic, full of energy. But now you’re in your 30s/40s. What else is there? What can you do to take your career to the next level? Cos it’s usually mid-career that you get stuck … a panel share how they got unstuck at this critical period in their career path.

Daniel Tan, Founder, Food Playground
Saima Hamdi, MBA Student/Intern, Abacus Ventures

13.10-13.40              Lunch

13.40-15.50              Bootcamps Start

13.40-14.40

A:  Bootcamp 1: How to Maximise Your Internships: Christine Rumble, VP Learning and Talent Development, Accor Asia Pacific
 
Internships are a great way to establish yourself with an employer.  The relationships you generate and the perception you create during internships can determine your employment at the end of your studies.

In this bootcamp you will
·         discover what qualities managers are looking for in interns
·         learn how your behavior determines your brand image with others
·         acquire tips on the things you can do to create a positive reputation; and
·         explore how to leverage your experience from intern placements and use this in your job interviews.

B:  Bootcamp 2: Building a Career in Digital Marketing
C:  Bootcamp 3: It Starts and Ends with Wellness and Well-Being

D:  Bootcamp 4: (For Entrepreneurs): Building A Travel Start-Up From Scratch

So you want to do a travel start-up? Well, first you got to learn about how travel works and who better to learn from than those who work in travel and those who've done it before. This session brings together those with vast experience and those who have launched businesses recently and are still learning the ropes. Plus, we bring in experts with UX and UI experiences so you can learn about the elements of building a great business on the web.

Featuring:
Rani Francois Marie-Saad, Director, Abacus Ventures
Ross Veitch, CEO, Wego
Joyce Huang, Founder, Singapore Geek Girls/Microsoft BizSpark

14.50-15.50  Bootcamps Repeated

15.50-16.10              Break

16.10-16.40             Meet The Educators & Mentors
What they don't teach you at school and surprises you'll find at work.

Aaron Hung, Director of Partnerships, TripAdvisor APAC & Adjunct Professor, World Travel & Tourism Class, Singapore Management University
Rani Francois-Marie Saad, Director, Abacus Ventures

16.40-17.10              The World Is Your Oyster

A panel of travel professionals representing different segments of the industry share the opportunities within each space and how you can excel in the industry.

Patrick Andres, Vice President & Regional Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Travelport
Kevin Cheong, Chairman, Association of Singapore Attractions
Aloysius Arlando, CEO, Singex

17.10-17.30              The Element Pitch

Our chosen candidates make their pitch, after having been coached by our industry mentors, and the winner will be determined by a mix of popular vote and judging by our panel.

Closing

* Programme is subject to change

To register, please contact Gerry          Email:  gerry@webintravel.com          T:  +66 87 887 6623 / +65 979 77730