The Asian Advantage

PHOCUSWRIGHT INDIA 2017 WRAP UP

Gurugram, India | 28 Februrary-2 March, 2017

Innovators take the stage to pitch, demonstrate and face-off with the

Dragons, a collection of the industry’s most-informed insiders.

BATTLEGROUND is the best place

for innovators to demonstrate fresh ideas in front of potential investors,

incubators and future partners.

Asia Pacific Travel Innovator of the Year Award

Winner: Mileslife Runner-up: PKFARE

People's Choice Award

Winner: Mileslife

Aya Yamoto, Leader, Travel Investment, Recruit Holdings Ankur Bhatia, Executive Director, Bird Group Sumit Jain, Partner, Kalaari Capital Rod Cuthbert, CEO, Rome2rio Mayank Khanduja, Principal, SAIF Partners Philip C. Wolf, Founder, Phocuswright

The Dragons

WORKSHOPS The Phocuswright India

Conference offers exclusive workshops for companies to be

the sole educator on stage in front of a captive and highly

targeted audience of potential clients.

THE ASIAN ADVANTAGE

Across Asia, technology innovation and breakthrough business models are forging new markets and fueling sudden successes. Travel’s digital warriors have set their sights on new fields of play. Key tenets for Phocuswright India 2017: •  Consolidation •  Dream Demographics •  Equity •  Funnel

CENTER STAGE

The travel industry’s biggest names, brightest

minds and disruptors elevate the conference at CENTER STAGE.

SPEAKERS Amanpreet Bajaj, Country Manager, India Airbnb

Albert Pozo, President, Asia Pacific, Amadeus IT Group S.A.

Clement Wong, CEO & Founder, BeMyGuest

Renee Welsh, CEO, Booking Boss

Oliver Hua, Managing Director, APAC, Booking.com

Raj Rana, CEO, South Asia, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group

Geeta Jain, CEO, India, Carlson Wagonlit Travel

Anand Kandadai, Executive Vice President and Head, Local, Cleartrip

Alex Kaluzny, Chief Technology Officer, Egencia

Arthur Chapin, Senior Vice President, Product and Design, Expedia Inc.

Gaurav Sundaram, President ProKonsul / GBTA Regional Director, India, GBTA India

Rahul Pandit, CEO, Ginger Hotels

Rob Torres, Managing Director, Travel Google

Prashant Kirtane, Vice President, Asia, HomeAway

Rajesh Magow, Co-Founder and CEO, India, MakeMyTrip

Ashish Kashyap, Co-Founder and President, MakeMyTrip and Founder and CEO, ibibo Group

Kaneswaran Avili, Co-Founder and CEO, NIDA Rooms

Abhinav Sinha, COO, OYO

Abhishek Rajan, Head of Travel Marketplace, Paytm

Yogendra Vasupal, Co-Founder and CEO, Stayzilla

Sidharth Gupta, Founder, Treebo Hotels

Hai Zhuang, SVP and COO, Tujia

Arjun Nohwar, Head, Uber for Business, APAC, Uber Technologies Inc.

Siew Hoon Yeoh, Editorial Director, Northstar Travel Group Asia and Founder, Web In Travel

Dhruv Shringi, Co-Founder and CEO, Yatra Online

Vikram Malhi, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, ZUZUHOTELS

TALKBACKERS Noel Swain, COO, Ezeego1.com

Chinmai Sharma, Chief Revenue Officer, Taj Group

CENTER STAGE

NETWORKING

The event was meticulously planned and executed. - Arjun Nohwar, Head - Uber for Business (U4B) APAC

It was a pleasure to be on the panel and I enjoyed the conference as well.

- Alex Kaluzny, Chief Technology Officer, Egencia

It was a great opportunity for me to get in touch with what is happening in travel industry especially in India. It

was certainly one of the rare opportunities for us.  - Hai Zhuang, President, Tujia

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It was a great venue to meet with partners and find out what is happening in the broader industry.

- Oliver Hua, Managing Director, APAC, Booking.com

I haven't seen such a convergence of travel industry leaders at one event before this. Also loved the way the Phocuswright team ran a tight ship with organizing the

event itself – crisp agendas, sticking to time. - Sidharth Gupta, Founder, Treebo Hotels

By attracting key business leaders and innovative thinkers of travel business, it not just made everyone

aware of their personal growth but as well as their contribution in the overall success of the travel trade. -Nishant Pitti, Co-Founder & CEO, EaseMyTrip.com

The content of the conference was great, so congrats to the team!

- Deep Kalra, Co-Founder and CEO, MakeMyTrip “Phocuswright India is a conference which brings

together industry leaders in the travel and technology space under one roof. An event which has good content,

relevant audience and an interesting format which is both thought provoking and intellectually stimulating.

-Karun Budhraja, Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Communications, Amadeus Asia Pacific

The India event is one of its kind in an Asian context. A platform for both innovators and established players to interact, share

knowledge and discuss latest trends in both online and hybrid marketplace in Asia.

-Cox & Kings Ltd.

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PREMIUM PARTNERS

Thank you to everyone who helped make Phocuswright India a success ... especially our speakers, innovators,

attendees and partners.

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