EVENTS
TFWA ASIA PACIFIC THE FIRST LIVE NETWORKING EVENT IN TWO YEARS Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore is the venue from 9 to 11 May of the TFWA Asia Pacific Live networking event, giving the duty free and travel retail industry the opportunity for in-person networking after the pandemic. The event is also being sponsored by the Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association and the Singapore Tourism Board.
Wednesday’s workshops start with one on the State of the travel market in Asia Pacific, exploring retail, tourism and air traffic trends in Asia Pacific, along with emerging destinations and traveller preferences. In the afternoon, a discussion on Sustainable Futures will be held. It will draw on a recent major consumer study by travel research consultancy, mind-set and explore what sustainability truly means for shoppers across the region, hearing from brands and retailers on how they are adapting their own business models to meet the expectations of consumers and business partners. Lastly, a Digital Transformation in Southeast Asia workshop will be held on Wednesday afternoon. Dhruv Vohra and Praneeth Yendamuri, authors of the report ‘Southeast Asia, the home for digital transformation’ will share their insights on how migration from offline to online will shape consumers’ way of life in post-pandemic Asia and how brands and consumers will interact in the future.
An opportunity for in-person networking for the duty free and travel retail industry
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The workshops
TFWA One2One meetings
Six workshops will be held on Tuesday May 10 ad Wednesday May 11. Beginning with the Opening Plenary Session featuring addresses from TFWA President Erik Juul Mortensen and APTRA President Sunil Tuli. There will be a talk by Dr Ayesha Khanna on how new technologies and modes of consumption are changing the way brands are bought and sold. In the afternoon, there will be a Focus on India workshop. The third and final workshop of the day will be the APTRA Exchange, a knowledge-sharing session in the APTRA members and their business partners will be updated on the current status of the duty free and travel retail industry in Asia Pacific.
In between workshops, delegates are encouraged to conduct face-to-face formal conversations using the TFWA ONE2ONE meeting facilities. In order to do so, attendees can register for the event, complete a form during the registration process to confirm heir interest in the meeting service and get targeted ONE2ONE Business Meetings prior to the event. Delegates can then confirm when they are available for meetings and select the workshop sessions they would like to attend to avoid overlap. Delegates will have access to their Business Meetings Agenda by the end of April and the TFWA team will ensure meetings run smoothing on-site.
