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Cinnamon FOT 2017

The second instalment of The Cinnamon Future of Tourism Summit successfully held in 2017 was the hallmark event in the region’s travel and tourism calendar. The summit attracted approximately 400 local and foreign participants which deliberated and drew examples from the best practices around the world on the theme Innovation, Technology and Authenticity. The summit presided by Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was attended by the Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau and other dignitaries. Key speakers at the conference included Brekke Fletcher – Editor of CNN Travel, Bas Lemmens – Co-founder of Booking.com, Dilip Rajakarier – CEO of Minor Hotels amongst others.

SPEAKER PROFILES

RENE MASSATTI

Rene is Brand Ambassador for TRENDONE, a Hamburg/Germany based trend research & innovation consulting company. Rene holds a Masters in International Marketing & Management and is focusing…

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…on the digital transformation in marketing. Rene is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop host on 3 continents. He has +15 years of experience in working with international corporates and organizations in the areas of innovation management.

SEBASTIAN RASSMANN

Passionate about the future and new technologies, Sebastian Rassmann is a creative innovator supporting companies and brands to understand trends and shape their future business.

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…,As Head of CoE Inspiration Sebastian Raßmann coaches agencies and firms across various sectors and cooperates closely with his clients to address their future customers’ needs. He is an integral part of the Innovation Services team of TRENDONE, building up his expertise since 2009.

BAS LEMMENS

Bas Lemmens has a Master of Science ( MSc , UT) and has worked with Booking.com , Ebookers.com , Isango.com , Easytobook.com , Redigo.ru, Roomlr.com and , Housetraveller.com. …

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…, …Currently he is at Hotelchamp.com, Business Development Global Accounts. From his daily work and experience, he shares his knowledge and research regarding online travel.

ROY GRAFF

Roy Graff is an ‘old China hand’ with over 20 years of experience working in and with China in the tourism, hospitality, luxury retail and digital marketing sectors. He leads Dragon Trail Interactive’s expansion…

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…into Europe, Middle East and Africa. Based in London, UK, Roy is Author of the book ‘China, the Future of Travel’ (2015) www.chinafutureoftravel.com. Roy has held senior management and director roles at multinational travel companies including GTA, Octopustravel.com, Expedia and Travel Leaders Group (wholesale/retail and online) in business development, marketing, sales, distribution and product development.

JEROEN GULICKX

Jeroen Gulickx is a well-traveled hospitality professional 20+ years’ experience within the Hotel & Spa segment. His expertise ranges from streamlining of cost and operational models, strategy, yielding…

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…, business development, and marketing to digital marketing.Jeroen has excellent business development and operational skills developed through several key positions in blue chip companies including Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Millennium Hotels & Resorts as well as small Boutique companies and hotels.

DR. SANJAY NADKARNI

Dr. Sanjay Nadkarni is the Director of Research & Innovation at the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management. His areas of interest within the hospitality and tourism space include digital innovation, data analytics…

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…and development studies. His portfolio comprises of academic and applied research, advisory and consultancy assignments for corporate, government and multilateral agencies in addition to his pedagogic practice which includes Visiting Professorships at Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (Switzerland), Institute of Systems Science of the National University of Singapore (Singapore) and Faculty of International Tourism Management of the City University of Macau (China).

BREKKE FLETCHER

Brekke Fletcher is the executive editor of Travel for CNN. Fletcher oversees CNN’s worldwide coverage of travel, managing a network of more than 800 travel contributors and insiders around the globe, and a dedicated…

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…international team. Prior to joining CNN Digital, Fletcher was at The Wall Street Journal where she served as managing editor of WSJ Magazine for five years. During her time at WSJ, she managed the magazine’s editorial team, oversaw travel news coverage and frequently wrote destination and entertainment stories.

WILHELM K WEBER

Looking at Wilhelm K. Weber’s biography one might be tempted to think that Entrepreneurship has been placed from his childhood. At the age of 14 he started his first entrepreneurial exercise by importing mountain bikes from South Korea. He continued with publishing an own newspaper, organising ski trips…

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… and parties and while many still looked at the internet with suspicion, he and two friends founded a company and programmed early stage HTML websites for local shops – all before finishing school.

OLIVER MARTIN

A stakeholder engagement strategist, specializing in destination development, Oliver is an expert in the design and execution of research to identify innovations in marketing, brand and sustainability strategy. During his career, Oliver has worked with over 40 national and regional tourism…

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…boards across the globe to benchmark brand positioning and advise on consumer, investment and market selection. Oliver is a recognized expert on the trends shaping the perceptions, attitudes and behaviours of the Australian, Canadian, Chinese, Indian, UK and US outbound travel consumer markets.

MATTHEW BURKE – STR GLOBAL

Matthew Burke is the Regional Manager – Pacific STR – leading the growth in the Pacific, Central South Asia and Japan. He has over a dozen years of experience in hospitality with a specialization in revenue……

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.……management. With a passion for analysis of the hospitality industry, he works to increase the engagement in hospitality data intelligence and clarify the decision making for hospitality, research and investment companies across the regions. Matthew frequently presents the latest trends and updates at industry events in the region. STR track supply and demand data for the hotel industry and provide valuable market share analysis for global hotel and investment companies and agencies across the globe.

JOCELYN CHEUNG

Jocelyn Cheung is a research analyst at Euromonitor International, specializing in Services & Payments, covering Travel, Retailing, Consumer Foodservice, Consumer Finance and Digital Consumer. She hails from Hong Kong and worked with Euromonitor. …

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.…for over three years as an In-Country analyst before joining the team in the Singapore office. Her research interests focus on consumer behavior, economics and social culture. She holds a BA in Business Marketing and Management from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

FAZAL ASHFAQ

Fazal is the Country Lead for Bangladesh & Sri Lanka for Google’s South Asia Emerging Markets at Google. Fazal focuses on partnering with major advertisers & agencies in South Asia to develop digital solutions that build …

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… their businesses and brands. He’s led several of Google’s key initiatives in the region including the Avurudu MegaPola ’16 in Sri Lanka and Google Bus in Bangladesh.

DILIP RAJAKARIER

Dilip Rajakarier is CEO of Minor Hotels (MH), a subsidiary of Minor International (MINT) and COO for MINT. Rajakarier joined MH in 2007 as Chief Finance & Investment Officer and was promoted to COO in 2008. In 2011 he was promoted to CEO. …

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…During his time with the company he has seen the group’s core Anantara brand grow from just a handful of properties to become a leading operator and developer, currently with 39 luxury properties in operation. Rajakarier is tasked with growing MH to 252 hotels by 2021 and expanding the group’s Anantara and AVANI brands, in addition to strategic acquisitions across the group’s growing footprint.

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As part of an ongoing commitment to spearhead the growth of the region’s travel industry, Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts will present the fourth edition of the Cinnamon Future of Tourism Summit, in 2021

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