The Southeast Asian hospitality sector’s leading investors, owners, developers, hoteliers, advisers and suppliers head to Singapore as the Asia Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition (AHICE) returns to the city on the 10th and 11th March.
The fourth annual AHICE South East Asia edition again promises to be an event that shouldn’t be missed, with over 600 delegates and 150 speakers from across the globe set to attend the event at Pan Pacific Singapore.
AHICE South East Asia will be staged together with the South East Asia INN Tech Hotel Technology Summit and the 2026 Design INN South East Asia Symposium as part of a hotel industry ‘super week’ in Singapore that is attracting global interest.
Several sessions that are attracting significant interest feature leading investors and operators and will be a snapshot of what’s happening right across the region.
A stellar line-up
Key speakers taking the stage include the following:
- GuocoLand Group Head of Investment Management and Hotels, DARRELL TAN;
- Marriott International APEC President, RAJEEV MENON;
- BWH Hotels Vice President – APAC, OLIVIER BERRIVIN;
- The Ascott Limited Chief Strategy Officer, WONG KAR LING;
- IHG Hotels and Resorts’ SVP and MD EAPAC, RAJIT SUKUMARAN;
- CBRE Head of Hotel Valuation, Asia, JIAHAO ZHANG;
- Hilton President – Asia-Pacific, ALAN WATTS;
- JLL VP Investment Sales, SEA, IRINA CHADSEY;
- SC Capital Partners Group Managing Director CHRISTOPHER HUR;
- Invictus Developments Investment Manager ERNEST YANG;
- ALTA Capital Real Estate CEO and Founder RAKESH PATEL;
- YTL Corporation Investment and Asset Manager, CEDRIC CHEAH;
- Nobu Hospitality Regional Director – Asia Pacific, LEE LIN;
- Pan Pacific Hotels Group Chief Executive Officer, CHOE PENG SUM;
- Agung Sedayu Group CEO, NATALIA KUSUMO;
- Capitaland Ascott Trust Chief Executive Officer, SERENA TEO;
- New Vision Managing Director, TONG YAN;
- STR, CoStar Group Regional Vice President Asia Pacific, JESPER PALMQVIST;
- Section L Chief Operating Officer, GAVIN WEIGHTMAN;
- Naumi Hotels Group COO, PAUL STOCKER;
- OUE Restaurants COO, ANDREW ING;
- EVT Director of Hotels and Resorts, NORMAN ARUNDEL;
- Outrigger Hospitality Group President and CEO, JEFF WAGONER;
- Serene Capital CEO and Co-Founder, GLEN BOULTWOOD;
- Liu Chong Hing Investment Ltd Vice President – Mainland China and Overseas Projects, JONATHAN LAW;
- AppleOne Group Vice President for Hospitality, SAMANTHA MANIGSACA;
- Bay Street Hospitality Partner and Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Alyvate Hospitality, TOMMY LAI;
- Watson Farley and Williams Head of Hotels & Hospitality Asia Pacific, ROBERT WILLIAMS;
- 1834 Hotels Chief Executive Officer ANDREW BULLOCK;
- La Vie Hotels Chief Executive Officer, JERRY XU;
- Trilogy Hotels Chief Executive Officer, SCOTT BOYES;
- Watson Farley and Williams Partner, Hotels and Hospitality, LADA SHELKOVNIKOVA;
- Far East Hospitality Managing Director, MARK ROHNER;
- Travel + Leisure Co Senior Vice President International Operations, WARREN CULLUM;
- Global Hotel Alliance Chief Executive Officer, CHRISTOPHER HARTLEY;
- LA/Co Chief Executive Officer, LUKE MORAN.
Other notable personalities from across the globe will also be in attendance throughout the event.
Also on the slate
The second annual INN Tech Hotel Technology Summit is also attracting several of the world’s leading brands and is shaping up to be another must-attend event during AHICE.
INN Tech will be held from 8:45am to 10:10am on Wednesday, 10th March, and sessions will include AI, on-property technology, the intelligent guest journey and a keynote from one of the leading futurists in Asia.
AHICE also includes the 2026 Design INN South East Asia Symposium, also on 10th March, which will feature the region’s leading architects and interior designers talking about new and renovated projects across Asia.
