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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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