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

“Over the past 5 years, WIT has kept everyone informed and challenged so that we should all be looking forward to the “new normal”.

WIT has provided a great platform for education and innovation, while allowing for discussion and debate. It is one of the best industry events in the region.”

Bernadette Dennis, Managing Director, HSMAI Asia Pacific
CHRIS WILDING, Vice President, Airline Distribution Marketing, Sabre Travel Network

Chris is a 15-year veteran of the travel and transportation industry with experience in a variety of roles within marketing, finance, and business development. He is currently Vice President of Airline Distribution Marketing for Sabre Travel Network with global responsibility for marketing, strategy, and pricing of GDS offerings to airlines.

Chris has been at the forefront of the evolution of online travel distribution. He was part of the initial teams that developed and launched Travelocity and later Sabre Business Travel Solutions, a corporate travel management product suite (now GetThere).

Chris has extensive experience in multi-channel distribution. In addition to leading a wide range of indirect distribution, travel agency and ecommerce efforts, he has managed Sabre's departure control and reservations solutions.

Chris received a Masters in Business Administration from Cornell University and a degree in economics from Muhlenberg College.
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