2022 Hospitality 4.0 Theatre Program

2022 Content Sessions
The new Hospitality 4.0 experience zone is to highlight innovative solutions in three distinct areas – restaurant, kitchen and hotels – as well as features a four-day content program with international thought-leaders discussing the future of hospitality. The feature also incorporates a start-up village and features the inaugural Hotel Innovation Challenge Asia (HICA) 2022.
Hotel Innovation Challenge Asia (HICA) 2022 is looking for Asia’s next great hospitality solution. We want to find the best new entrepreneurs and solution providers for an industry that is seeking to optimize for re-opening and address crucial problems in five key areas for a rapidly changing industry.
Time | Sessions name | Speakers |
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Day 1 | Hotel Innovation Challenge Asia | ||
Hotel Industry Announcement | ||
11:30 – 11:50 | Keynote – Bear Robotics |
![]() John Ha CEO, Bear Robotics Inc. |
12:00 – 12:45 | Hospitality Today: Robotics, Automation & Labor Shortages |
![]() Ahmed Disokey Group Vice President, IT, AccorInvest ![]() John Ha Director, Bear Robotics Inc. ![]() Tim Hill Key Accounts Director, GlobalData ![]() Marcel NA Holman Vice President, Hotel Operations, Moderator
![]() Matthew Stephens Managing Director, eHotelier |
13:00 – 13:30 | Hospitality in the Virtual Era and What it Means for Revenue, Service and Innovation |
![]() Greg Condon Associate Director of Hotels |
13:30 – 14:00 | Short Break | |
14:00 – 14:30 | Hotel Innovation Challenge Asia 2022 (HICA) Finals |
![]() Ming Fai Wong Chief Technology Officer, ![]() Judge: Nicholas Cocks Founder, Managing Partner, ![]() Fabien Linsay Vice President, Head of ![]() judge: Marcel NA Holman Vice President, Hotel Operations, ![]() judge: Gino Tan Country General Manager, ![]() judge: Chew Han Wei President, Hospitality ![]() Matthew Stephens Managing Director, eHotelier |
14:30 – 15:30 | HICA Finalist Pitching Sessions | |
15:30 – 15:45 | Counting the Votes | |
15:45 – 16:15 | HICA Judging & Winner Announcement |
Time | Sessions name | Speakers |
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10:50 | Day 2 – Destination Reimagined: Hotel & Restaurant | |
11:00 – 11:45 | Hotel, Design & Experience: Elevating for the Next Decade |
![]() Ben Gregoire Principal, Levels Studio ![]() Sam Sheldon Senior Creative Strategist, EDG Design ![]() Vicky Jian Project Director, Horwath (HTL) ![]() Andreas Krämer General Manager, InterContinental Singapore, IHG ![]() Matthew Stephens Managing Director, eHotelier |
11:50 – 12:05 | Fireside Chat – Oddle: Digitize and Future-Proof Profits and Operations |
![]() Jonathan Lim Founder, Oddle ![]() Mr. Liew Owner, Keng Eng Kee Seafood ![]() Matthew Stephens Managing Director, eHotelier |
12:15 – 12:45 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Revenge Travel: An STR Market Update for Southeast Asia |
![]() Kim Ong Regional Director SEA, STR |
13:00 – 14:00 | Destination Reimagined: Reshaping Value, Vision & Experiences for the Pandemic-adjusted Hospitality Industry – An AHRA Roundtable |
![]() Kwee Wei-Lin President, Singapore Hotel Association (SHA) ![]() Eugene T. Yap President, Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines (HRAP) ![]() Christina Toh President, Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) ![]() Hariyadi Sukamdani Chairman, Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association (IH&RA) ![]() Khun Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi President, Thai Hotel Association (THA) Moderator: Matthew Stephens Managing Director, eHotelier |
14:15 – 14:20 | Innovation Demo Pitch: Kimberly-Clark |
![]() Teh Choy Yit Commercial Leader, Malaysia & Singapore, Kimberly-Clark |
14:25 – 14:30 | Innovation Demo Pitch: Ross Digital |
![]() Gavin Pathross Founder and CEO, Ross Digital |
15:00 – 16:00 | Future of FoodService and HoReCa – organised by FCSI |
![]() Dave Pynt Executive Chef, Burnt Ends, Singapore ![]() Steve Sidd Group Managing Director, Catering HQ ![]() Philipp Blaser Vice President of Food & Beverage, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific ![]() Richmond Lim Chief Culinary Officer, Singapore Expo ![]() Albin Chavy Senior Regional Kitchen Design Manager, Asia Pacific, Compass Group ![]() Alburn William FCSI, MIH, President, CKP Group Moderator: Michael Jones Progressive Content on behalf of FCSI |
16:00 | FCSI Networking Event with Cocktails |
![]() Leonard Lam Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Welbilt |
Time | Sessions name | Speakers |
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10:50 | Day 3 – Tech, Innovation & Sustainability | |
11:00 – 11:45 | Tech-up Hospitality: From Management, Marketing and Metaverse(s) |
![]() Nicholas Cocks Founder & Director, Velocity Ventures ![]() Vikram Malhi Co-Founder, ZuZu Hospitality ![]() Edwin Lau CEO, LEDR ![]() Heidi Gempel Managing Partner & Founder, HGE International Pte. Ltd. ![]() Ian Wilson Regional Head of Hospitality, The Line (NEOM) |
11:50 – 12:00 | Innovation Demo Pitch: Bear Robotics |
![]() Juan Higueros Regional Director SEA, STRCOO, Bear Robotics Inc. |
12:15 – 13:00 | Kitchen 4.0 – Balancing Cuisine with Technology |
![]() Dave Pynt Executive Chef, Burnt Ends, Singapore ![]() Manjunath Mural Chef & Owner, ADDA ![]() Patrick Chan CEO, Kitchen Haus Group, Vice-President, ACAPS ![]() Emmanuel Benardos General Manager, Food & Beverage, Fairmont Singapore & Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore ![]() Heidi Gempel Managing Partner & Founder, HGE International Pte. Ltd. |
13:15 – 13:20 | Innovation Demo Pitch: Flex-Solver |
![]() Lim Hong Bin Solution Consulting Lead, Flex-Solver |
13:30 – 14:15 | Revenue Optimization for Hospitality: Boost Business & Customers Care Through Data & Tech |
![]() Prof. Dr. Detlev Remy Associate Professor, & Deputy Cluster Director, Business, Communication and Design (BCD), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) ![]() Jonathan Lim Founder, Oddle ![]() Heidi Gempel Managing Partner & Founder, HGE International Pte. Ltd. |
14:30 – 15:00 | Converging Skills in Hospitality: The Digitalized Professional |
![]() Michael Tan CEO, Singapore Productivity Centre |
15:20 – 15:25 | Innovation Demo Pitch: StaffAny |
![]() Eugene Ng Co-founder, StaffAny |
15:30 – 16:30 | Masterclass on Sustainability – organized by FCSI Food Waste Management |
![]() Mario Sequeira President, FCSI Worldwide ![]() Alburn William FCSI, MIH, President, CKP Group ![]() Dr Michael Meirer Head of Consulting, Meiko Green Waste Solutions ![]() Hannes Braun Head of International Sales, Meiko Green Waste Solutions Kitchen Ventilation ![]() Mario Sequeira President, FCSI Worldwide ![]() Alburn William FCSI, MIH, President, CKP Group ![]() Gunalan Ganesan Regional Director, Asia, Halton Group Asia Sdn Bhd |
Time | Sessions name | Speakers |
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Day 4 – Sustainability in FoodService | ||
11:00 – 12:00 | Managing Waste in a Circular Economy |
![]() Jacob (Guang Yun) Ng Culinary Senior Trainer, SHATEC |
12:15 | Closing & see you at FHA-HoReCa in 2024 |
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