Featured Speakers

michael_peschardt_small.jpg MICHAEL PESCHARDT, TV Presenter and Host, BBC World
Michael Peschardt is now the BBC's leading international interviewer. His programme, Peschardt's People' is broadcast to more than two hundred countries and has become a centrepiece of the BBC World News Television schedule. (More)
darrenwright_small.jpg DARREN WRIGHT, General Manager Australia, AirAsia X
Darrren Wright joined the airline back in 2007 when it started its first flight into the Gold Coast. Darren was previously the Marketing Manager of Virgin Blue for four years and before that, was six years in the marketing team at Flight Centre. (Podcast) (More)
romain_roulleau_small.jpg ROMAIN ROULLEAU, Senior VP E-commerce, Accor Worldwide
Romain Roulleau has  joined the Hotel Distribution Division as Senior VP e-Commerce in charge of the development of Accor hotels direct sales on the web. Romain is responsible for the development of the accorhotels.com portal and with his team will continue to bring the necessary support to the Marketing teams to develop the various brand sites. (More)
roshan_mendis_small.jpg ROSHAN MENDIS, 
President of Zuji and Regional Vice President of Travelocity Asia Pacific
Based in Singapore, Roshan Mendis leads Travelocity in Asia Pacific, and is responsible for leading the business focus, development and future growth strategies for all Travelocity brands in Asia Pacific including Travelocity, ZUJI and Nextour. Roshan has more than 10 years experience with Sabre and Travelocity. Prior to joining the Executive Team at ZUJI in 2006, in the role of Director, Supplier Relationships and Partnerships, Roshan worked for ZUJI's parent company Travelocity.(More)
Customer Reviews : WIT 2009

“Five years ago we first partnered with WIT, confident that the partnership could help the travel industry reach new heights.

We are honoured to be part of this dynamic event which we know will continue to inspire business leaders seeking new opportunities and ways of taking advantage of them.

WIT plays an important role in helping to advance industry knowledge and in encouraging the new generation of leaders in the travel industry.”

Robert Bailey, President and CEO, Abacus International
DHRUV SHRINGI, CEO & Co-Founder, Yatra Online

Dhruv returned to India after 8 years in Europe and his most recent role prior to co-founding Yatra was as Director Group Operations and Technology of the Ebookers Group where he was responsible for sales of over $850 million achieved thru multi channels including online, call centers and retail shops.

With regard to technology, he was accountable for developing the IT strategy and for leading the technology development and infrastructure teams, some 150 employees over 13 locations.

Prior to his stint at Ebookers, he has worked with Ford Motor Company in their Business Strategy team based in London where he was part of the European Business Turnaround team and also has significant work experience in India having spent over 6 years with Arthur Andersen based in their office in Delhi. Dhruv holds an MBA from INSEAD and is also a qualified Chartered Accountant.
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