StartUp Challenge

Start-Up ChallengeStartup Challenge is the most exciting part of the Summit. 6-8 selected entrepreneurs from the startup companies who are less than 12 months in existence or companies leaving stealth mode will have the chance to demonstrate their innovative solutions or products that will significantly impact travel planning, purchasing and trending.【More

Panel of Judge

William Bao Bean
Partner
Softbank China & India Holdings

William Bao Bean
Partner
Softbank China & India Holdings

Allen Zhu
Partner
GSR Ventures

Allen Zhu
Partner
GSR Ventures

Erhai Liu
Managing Director
Legend Capital

Erhai Liu
Managing Director
Legend Capital

Kevin Jin
Vice President
ChinaVenture

Kevin Jin
Vice President
ChinaVenture

2008 Event

2008 China Travel Distination&Technology SummitChina Travel Distribution Summit hosted by TravelDaily is now regarded as the most prestigious event for China’s travel industry. This event is set to be the impeccable opportunity to develop your China entry strategy. 350 senior travel executives from Ctrip, Elong, Mangocity, Expedia, Google, PayPal, Rakuten【More

Sponsorship

Sponsoring or exhibiting at this event will give you the vital opportunity of greater face to face interaction and time to promote your product or services to the people who control the distribution of travel in China.
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Organizer

Online payment service provider

Sponsor

Official Hotel

Media Partner

Name: David Chai
Job: General Manager
Company: CHINAonlineDavid Chai
CHINAonline
General Manager
David Chai has 22 years professional experience in hospitality management and IT industry. In 2003, Mr. Chai joined Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co., Limited, the largest Property Management Systems (PMS)and Central Reservation System (CRS) provider in China. Being the founder and leading system provider for the IP Hotel solution, all applications under Shiji network can run on internet, rather than traditional intranet. Today, thousands of hotels have been benefit from the IP Hotel solution. Being the one who leads the gateway service for the company, Mr. Chai has realized there is a lot can be done towards the industrial trend on internet. Hence, he started to focus on the development and promotion of the hotel online business technology (TWI-two way interface switch). The CHINAonline advanced technology can bring the hotel’s PMS and CRS easily to be connected to the distribution channel/provider systems (i.e. GDS, IDS/OTA/HRC, Travel Management Companies or any other distributor and direct sale channels) seamlessly, and upgrades the traditional manual operation to electronic operation, a true on-line business model. The hotel industry marketing model will also benefit from the technology to become richer and higher efficiency. Mr. Chai believes with the unique positioning and high technology advantage, CHINAonline can and will play an important role to help China hospitality industry to enter electronic marketing new era.

Speakers

James Tang
VP of Sales & Marketing
Ctrip

James Tang
VP of Sales & Marketing
Ctrip

Jason Xie
VP of Web & Business Development
eLong

Jason Xie
VP of Web & Business Development
eLong

Martina Groenegres
Chief Representative of China
Lufthansa Passenger Airlines

Martina Groenegres
Chief Representative of China
Lufthansa Passenger Airlines

Simon Akeroyd
Vice President, Business Development
Amadeus Asia

Simon Akeroyd
Vice President, Business Development
Amadeus Asia

Ram Badrinathan
GM, Asia Pacific
PhoCusWright

Ram Badrinathan
GM, Asia Pacific
PhoCusWright

Hao Wu
GM of TripAdvisor China (daodao.com)
TripAdvisor

Hao Wu
GM of TripAdvisor China (daodao.com)
TripAdvisor

Gregor Lochite
Vice President & General Manager of Greater China
American Express Business Travel

Gregor Lochite
Vice President & General Manager of Greater China
American Express Business Travel

David Chambat
VP, Asia Pacific
TVtrip.com

David Chambat
VP, Asia Pacific
TVtrip.com

Martin Symes
CEO
Wego.com

Martin Symes
CEO
Wego.com

Yulu Dai
General Manager
Egencia China

Yulu Dai
General Manager
Egencia China

Michael Hong
GM of Sales for Greater China
FCm Travel Solutions

Michael Hong
GM of Sales for Greater China
FCm Travel Solutions

Steven Luan
Regional Commercial Manager - Asia Pacific, UATP

Steven Luan
Regional Commercial Manager - Asia Pacific, UATP

Jimmy Jia
Director, Strategic Account Development
Google China

Jimmy Jia
Director, Strategic Account Development
Google China

Mark Inkster
Chairman
Yiqilai.com.cn

Mark Inkster
Chairman
Yiqilai.com.cn

Jens Thraenhart
President
Chameleon Strategies, Inc.

Jens Thraenhart
President
Chameleon Strategies, Inc.

Oliver Chen
VP
OCT International Hotel Management Co. Ltd

Oliver Chen
VP
OCT International Hotel Management Co. Ltd

Huaisheng Zhou
VP
kdaysinn Group

Huaisheng Zhou
VP
7daysinn Group

Michael Ruan
Senior Vice President
iResearch Consulting Group

Michael Ruan
Senior Vice President
iResearch Consulting Group

Jason Yap
Managing Director, Asia Pacific
Travelzoo

Jason Yap
Managing Director, Asia Pacific
Travelzoo

David Chai
General Manager
CHINAonline

David Chai
General Manager
CHINAonline

Ted Zhang
CEO
DerbySoft

Ted Zhang
CEO
DerbySoft

Adame Song
VP
OYESGO.com

Adame Song
VP
OYESGO.com

Fritz Demopoulos
CEO & Co-founder
Qunar.com

Fritz Demopoulos
CEO & Co-founder
Qunar.com

Kulin Strimbu
President & CEO
TripTelevision

Kulin Strimbu
President & CEO
TripTelevision

Christopher Chong
Vice President, Business Development
VRX Studios Inc.

Christopher Chong
Vice President, Business Development
VRX Studios Inc.

Morris Sim
Co-Founder & CEO
Circos.com

Morris Sim
Co-Founder & CEO
Circos.com

Yeoh Siew Hoon
Producer
WIT-Web In Travel

Yeoh Siew Hoon
Producer
WIT-Web In Travel

Jing Xu
Senior Manager, Product Marketing Department
Baidu

Jing Xu
Senior Manager, Product Marketing Department
Baidu

Bono Qiu
National IT Director
Carlson Wagonlit Travel China

Bono Qiu
National IT Director
Carlson Wagonlit Travel China

Mark R. Allen
Principal
Market Development Dynamics

Mark R. Allen
Principal
Market Development Dynamics

Tom Griffin
Co-Founder & CEO
Travelscream

Tom Griffin
Co-Founder & CEO
Travelscream

CEO Interview

Hai Wu
CEO & Founder
Orange Hotel Group

Hai Wu
CEO & Founder
Orange Hotel Group