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The Event is now Fully Booked

Please be advised that this function is a partner event with an external organizer. The registration link will send you away from the AMCHAM website to the website of the organizer.​ Please be advised that the organizer may not have the same data protection or event cancellation policies as AMCHAM Thailand.

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Registration is now open for the Thailand Tourism Forum 2024, which marks the 13^th year of the country's largest hotel event. TTF2024 is a fast-paced, candid forward look at key trends and issues facing the hospitality industry. Organized by C9 Hotelworks, this is a timely beginning of the year report card on Thai tourism.
 
Featured topics and speakers include Google on emerging AI for hospitality, a look into Thailand's leadership in lifestyle hotels, Michelin restaurants and how properties are now being led by innovative bars and restaurants.  Leading data performance group STR dive into what has happened to the China market to Thailand. JLL Hotels and Hospitality will provide an overview of hotel transactions and Horwath HTL on the emerging glamping and outdoor accommodation sector.
 
Other timely subjects will be branding leader QUO on post-pandemic organizational change, and panels on food and beverage branding and sustainability. Tech remains a key industry focus, and this year's TTF2024 will see a special prequel innovation pitch session, titled The Thaiger Cage. You won't want to miss this dynamic, provocative and idea driven forum. Attendance is free but must be confirmed by registering now as seats are limited.

2024 Event Schedule and Program
 
2 pm onwards - Registration Open
 
3 pm to 3:50 pm - Prequel "Thaiger Cage" - Hospitality Innovation Tech Pitch Competition
                                    Michael Kenner, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, FazWaz
(Moderator) Poe Aye, Founder, Founders & Creative Entrepreneurs (FACE)
 
4 to 6 pm - Main Event - Thailand Tourism Forum 2024
 
The Big Pivot - How AI Can Help Thailand Hospitality Evolve
Aditip Panupong, Industry Head - Strategic Partnerships, Google (Thailand)
 
The Meteoric Rise of Lifestyle Hotels
Patricia Ho Douven, Founder & Principal, White Jacket
Sylvain Pasdeloup, Senior Vice President - Operations, Ennismore, Asia
Patrick Both, Area General Manager - Luxury and Lifestyle Thailand, IHG Hotels Group
(Moderator) David Johnson, CEO, Delivering Asia Communications
 
Gastro Tourism for Destination Branding
Oli Marlow, Group Executive Chef, Aulis London and Phuket, Roganic Hong Kong
Natalie Phanphensophon, Chief Operating Officer, COCA and Mango Tree Restaurants
Nithee Seeprae, Deputy Governor for Marketing Communications, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
(Moderator) Sumi Soorian, Restaurant & Bar Consultant, Mrs B Bar & Table
 
Forget the Box, Thailand Accommodation Heads Outside
Koko Tang, Founder, Colorful Earth
Willem Niemeijer, CEO, Yanna Ventures          
(Moderator) Matt Gebbie, Director - Pacific Asia, Horwath HTL
 
Inside Thailand's Big 3 Markets - China Russia and What About India?
Kim Ong, Regional Director - SEA, STR
 
Diving Into Hotel Conversions - A Case Study
Saowarin Chanprakaisi, Senior Director Development - SEAK, IHG Hotels and Resorts

Thailand Hotel Investment and Transaction Market Update 
Chakkrit Chakrabandhu Na Ayudhya, Head of Thailand Investment Sales and EVP - Asia, JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group
 
Reinventing the Hospitality Organization - A Look Inside the Journey
David Keen, Founder and CEO, QUO
 
Tech Innovation and Automation in Thai Tourism
Pierre-Yves Lefebvre, Co-Founder, Avalon Analytics and Sarah Ball, Head of Partnerships. Avalon Analytics
 
Restaurants and Bars, Creating An Identity and Brand
Ben-David Sorum, Club Manager , SOHO House Bangkok
Leanne Reddie, Commercial Leader, AZERAI Resorts
(Moderator) Sam Sheldon, Director of F and B Strategy, SOCIAL F+B
 
Getting Real with Green
Eric Ricaurte, Founder and CEO, Greenview
 
Wrap Up - The Biggest Bang
 
Event Co-Hosts
Karan Kaul, Deputy CEO and Head of Business Development, Absolute Hotel Services (AHS)
Viona Zhang, Deputy Managing Director, C9 Hotelworks
 
6 pm onwards - Networking Cocktails - with compliments of IHG Hotels & Resorts and InterContinental Bangkok
 
Special Rates for TTF 2024 Participants:

Holiday Inn Bangkok - Thailand Tourism Forum 2024
InterContinental Bangkok - Thailand Tourism Forum 2024