WIT - WEB IN TRAVEL


	RICHARD NOON, Chief Executive Officer, Webjet Richard Noon has worked in many areas of the travel industry, from hotels, airlines, retail and tour wholesaling to airfare consolidation. He has 25 years travel and 10 years internet marketing experience. (More)		ADRIAN CURRIE, Chief Executive Officer, Agoda Adrian Currie is the Chairman of Agoda.com, the Asian hotel reservation service acquired by priceline.com in November 2007, and leads the expansion of Booking.com's operations in Australia and New Zealand. (More)
	HENRIK KJELLBERG, President Asia Pacific, Expedia Inc Henrik Kjellberg leads Expedia Asia Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, Kjellberg is responsible for the Expedia points of sale in the Asia Pacific region, including Expedia.com.au, Expedia.com.jp, hotels.com, Worldwide Travel Exchange (WWTE®) – Expedia’s private label business – and eLong.com, of which Expedia owns 52 percent. (More)		ROBBIE COOKE, CEO/MD, wotif.com Robbie Cooke joined Wotif.com in January 2006, initially as the Chief Operating Officer, before taking the reigns as CEO and Managing Director in October 2007 following the retirement of Wotif.com’s Founder, Graeme Wood. Having been instrumental throughout the company’s listing on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2006 (More)

Customer Reviews : WIT 2007

“Thanks for an incredible conference, and thanks for including me….I really found it insightful, and inspirational, and I learned quite a bit as well. I've been to far too many tech and travel conferences to count, and I have to say this was the most satisfying of all…you did just an extraordinary job of planning and executing!”

Richard Bangs

KEN MANDEL, VP and Managing Director, Yahoo! Southeast Asia

Ken Mandel is the Vice President and Managing Director for Yahoo! Southeast Asia. He came to Yahoo! in 2007 from OgilvyOne Asia Pacific as Vice President, Digital and CEO, Neo@Ogilvy, where his responsibilities included the growth and management of interactive marketing, digital media, and emerging channels in 11 markets across Asia. Throughout his career, Ken has advised a prestigious list of renowned multinational clients on their digital communication strategies, including American Express, Chanel, Cisco, Compaq, Coca-Cola, Diageo, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Nokia, Singapore Airlines and Visa.

He began his career in consumer marketing in Toronto, Canada; later he joined the Bangkok office of Shandwick Public Relations in 1994. Since then he held senior management positions across the Asia Pacific region, including Bates Advertising and 141 Worldwide in Myanmar (Burma) and Cambodia. In 1999 he was appointed CEO / Regional Director to XM Asia Pacific based in Singapore for 6 years.

Ken completed his Asia-Pacific Management Post-Baccalaureate Program at Capilano College, Vancouver, Canada and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Psychology from McGill University in Montreal. A new media veteran and frequent industry spokesperson, he currently serves as the Interactive Sub-Committee Chairman of the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents and sits on the Mobile Marketing Association Asia Pacific board as Vice Chairman.