07:30 - 08:55Registration and Match & Meet

08:55 - 09:00(RECORDING) Welcome Remarks from the Organizer Speaker:Gloria Wong, Executive Director of Hospitality Asia - Escom Events

09:00 - 09:20(KEYNOTE) Reformulated Tourism Response and Recovery Plan (TRRP), The Road Map to the Philippine Tourism Sector's Full Recovery
● At the onset of the Pandemic, an unprecedented decline in visitor arrivals impacted the Philippines. Two years in, the reopening of boarders in a gradual pace expects an influx of tourists, helping in the recuperation of the local tourism scene.● Have a look into the reformulated Tourism Response and Recovery Plan (TRRP), which has served as the department’s road map to the tourism sector’s full recovery initiatives.

Property Owner's Track

09:20 - 09:40(KEYNOTE) Current Hotel Investment & Development Landscape
Speaker:● Cyndy Tan Jarabata, CEO of Tajara Hospitality Group

09:40 - 10:20(PANEL) Investment Destination Trends
Key discussion points：● Are investment tourism opportunities the same as the recent pre-pandemic phase or have new destination opportunities opened up?● Are the unpopular hidden gems or secondary cities lucrative in terms of investment or should the investment focus still be in the key areas?
Moderator: ● Garry A. Garcia, Regional Director - Philippines of Swiss-Belhotel International
Panelists:● Jojo Romarx Salas, National Executive Vice President of Philippine Association of Realty Consultants and Specialists (PARCS)● Ramzy Fenianos, Chief Development Officer -- APAC of Radisson Hotel Group● Claro Cordero Jr., Director of Cushman & Wakefield● Armand Steinmeyer, Vice President for Business Development of The Ascott Limited

10:20 - 10:40(KEYNOTE) Debt Recovery
Tentative discussion points:● Who are operators trying to recover monies from? Owners?● What methods can they use and how do these work in the context of the long-term hotel management relationship? Do operators use these methods only after the relationship has terminated? Are there reputational concerns?

10:40 - 11:20Morning Tea Break & Match and Meet

11:20 - 12:00(PANEL) Integrated Resorts: Beyond Casinos
Key discussion points:● what are the associated products to be added onto the IR?● What are the lessons learned in managing a casino-centric property?● What strategies have been adopted during and post-pandemic?
Panelists:● Jose Angel V. Sueiro, Chief Operating Officer of PH Resorts● Alfred Lay, VP Tourism and Hospitality Development of GCI Hospitality● Munif Hakan Dagtas, Chief Operating Officer of Travellers International Hotel Group● Gianpietro Iseppi, Senior Vice President Resort Operations, Solaire North of Sureste Properties● Andrew Langston, Senior Vice President Business Development of Centara Hotels & Resorts

12:00 - 12:40(PANEL) Branded Residences in Focus
Panelists:● Andrew Langdon, SVP Development Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea of Accor

12:40 - 13:20(PANEL) Filipino Brand DNA: The Local Strategy of Hotel Brands
● Brand DNA is the essence of the identity in businesses, defining what is unique and distinguishable from competitors.● As of present, people now look for brands that make consumers feel part of a broader international community but at the same time grounded in home culture.
Moderator:● Hanky Lee III, Innkeeper of The Henry Hotel
Panelists:● Michelle Barretto, CEO & Founder of Vitamin B, Inc.● James Montenegro, Country Manager of Chroma Hospitality

13:20 - 14:00Lunch Break + Match & Meet

HotelTech Track

14:00 - 14:20Keynote Reserved for Panasonic

14:20 - 14:40Keynote Reserved for Commercial Partner

14:40 - 15:00Keynote Reserved for Commercial Partner

Design Track

15:00 - 15:20Keynote Reserved for Commercial Partner

15:20 - 15:40(KEYNOTE) Energy Efficiency and Sustainability for Long Term Recovery
Speaker:Ma. Cecilia Domingo, Vice President and Head of Corporate Business Group of Meralco

15:40 - 16:20Afternoon Tea Break + Match & Meet

16:20 - 17:00(PANEL) New Design Paradigms: Urban Resorts and City Hotels
Moderator:● Arch. Cathy Saldaña, CEO & Managing Director of PDP Achitects
Panelists:● Norman Agleron, Partner & Principal of HBA Manila● Angela Spathonis, Managing Director of Gensler● Rebecca Plaza, Managing Director of Plaza Partners● José Cláudio Silva, Design Principal of 10 Design

17:00 - 17:40(PANEL) Managing Construction Risks for Owners and Developers
In this sessions, the panel speakers will discuss:● How COVID-19 is impacting the construction industry● Best practices for owners and developers when responding to these challenges
Panelists:● Samuel R. Lamorena, Vice President - Engineering & Technical Services of Filinvest Development Corporation● Jeremiah Pampolina, VP - Investor Relations & Corporate Planning | Chief Compliance Officer of Sta. Lucia Land● Anthony Mariano, Executive Vice President of Triumph Development Corporation

17:40Close of Day 1 Programs

07:30 - 08:55Registration + Match & Meet

08:55 - 09:00(RECORDING) Welcome Remarks from the Organizer
Speaker: Gloria Wong, Executive Director of Hospitality Asia - Escom Events

Data Talks

09:00-09:20It's More Fun in the Philipines: Rebranding Philippine Department of Tourism's Decade Long Campaign

09:20-09:40(KEYNOTE) STR Data Dash: Key Industry Trends for Philippine Hotels
Key discussion topic:● Dive deep into hospitality recoveries in Asia and understand the dents of the current macro-economic factors to the Philippine hotels' bottom line.● Sharing insights and unique analysis to spark meaningful conversations within the Philippine hospitality industry.
Moderator:
● Fenady Uriarte, Business Development Manager of Southeast Asia, STR

09:40-10:00(KEYNOTE) Domestic & International Tourist Influx, Indications of Continued Growth for the Philippine Hospitality Sector
Boarders reopening since last February 2022 resulted to a significant influx of domestic and international travellers. It is a reflection of heightened passenger demand, travel confidence and a sign of eventual return of tourism in pre-pandemic levels. Given this improvement, 2022 seems to be the ""breakthrough"" year but the real question remains.
Key discussion points：● Will this trend accelerate and pave the way to the full revival of the hospitality industry?

Operations Optimization

10:00 - 10:20Keynote Reserved for Commercial Partner

10:20 - 11:00Morning Tea Break + Match & Meet

11:00 - 11:40(PANEL) Technology in Hospitality
Key discussion points：● Newest technologies implemented in hotels● How hotel operations will benefit in the era of digital transformation.
Moderator:● Robert John Horrigan, CEO & Lead Founder of Horrigan Hospitality
Panelist:● Francis Adrian Viernes, APV, Department Head of Projects/ Data Analytics of Megaworld Corporation● Miguel Capistrano, Founder and CEO of Daystay

11:40 - 12:20(PANEL) Combating Operations Challenges
Key discussion points：●  How hotel general managers could satisfy the discerning guests without lowering the service standards● What lesson have learnt and what notable changes have done in order to optimize operations process
Moderator:● Colin Healy, General Manager of Marco Polo Ortigas Manila
Panelists:● Ma. Celeste B. Romualdo, General Manager of The Linden Suites● Janice Tiambeng, General Manager of Discovery Suites● Bruce Winton, Multi-Property Vice President; General Manager of Marriott Manila● Alfred M. Reyes, Vice President, Operations & GM of Bai Hotel Cebu

Revenue Rebound Track

12:20 - 12:40Keynote Reserved for Commercial Partner

12:40 - 13:20(PANEL) Revenue Management: Past, Present and Future Outlook
Tentative discussion points:● How has Revenue Management changed pre-Covid, during Covid and after Covid?● What lessons have we learned in forecasting and yielding during the last 2 years of Covid and how will you take it into future?● Is Rate Parity important anymore? What has changed? Or what will you change?
Moderator:● Sunish P Sadasivan, CRME, Vice President of E-Commerce & Revenue Management of Chroma Hospitality
Panelist:● Suzette Go, Director of Revenue Management of Shangri-La Hotel and Resorts● Ivan Cintado, Director APAC of The Hotels Network

Guest Xperience

14:20 - 14:40Keynote Reserved for Commercial Partner

14:40 - 15:20(PANEL) Adapting to Meet New Guest Expectations
Key discussion points：● What has changed and how the hotels are evolving to satisfy the discerning guests● How to understand consumers’ changing of habits
Moderator:● Jorge Vilanova, General Manager of Las Casas Filipinas / Marivent Resort Hotel Inc.
Panelist:● Janine Mariel M. Huang, Head for Marketing & Sales of Millennial Resort Corporation (Landco)● David Roberts, Assistant Vice President, Development of Dusit International● Craig Bond, Managing Director of La Vie Hotels & Resorts

15:20 - 15:40(KEYNOTE) Neuroscience of Captivating Guest Experience
Guest experience in the hospitality industry is the overall satisfaction people get from interacting with a hotel, restaurant or other related business. For hotels, the guest experience used to begin when a visitor booked their stay and end when they checked out. Today, it involves much more than the stay itself.
Speaker: ● Ben Ampil, Chief Brain Strategist & Managing Director of Amplius NeuroManagenent Solutions

Marketing Innovation

15:40 - 16:20(PANEL) Leveraging on Data to Drive Direct Booking Strategies For All Business Sizes
Moderator:● Blessy Townes, Vice President & Head of Digital Marketing and Branding of Discovery Hospitality Corporation
Panelist:● Samantha Catabas Manuel, Group Director of Digital Marketing & Reputation Management of Megaworld Hotels & Resorts● Sarah Pante, Director of Hotels and Property Partners of RedDoorz

16:20 - 16:40Digital Transformation in Hospitality Industry
Speaker:● Reynaldo (Rey) Lugtu, Founder & CEO of Hungry Workhorse

16:40 - 17:00Lucky Draw

17:00 - 17:30Group Photos + Media Interviews + Post Event Networking

17:30Closing of the Event