28 OCT - PHIST – Sustainable Asia RE-defined: A Learning Event for Hotels, Tourism and Travel

  • Thursday, October 28, 2021
  • 15:00
  • ZOOM online


The fourth annual Asian-based sustainability-focused learning event PHIST 2021 will take place in a dynamic virtual setting on 28thOctober. Organized in Phuket, Thailand with speakers from across the region. PHIST (Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism) has established itself as a leading forum in Asia for sustainable tourism, environmental education for hotels as well as advocacy in best practices and education.

This special, high-velocity main event is a one-hour plus is a series of candid virtual conversations with leading sustainability experts. Expect a deep dive into present-day trends and learn how the impact of the ongoing pandemic and beyond will undoubtedly change the travel and tourism universe we have come to know. What we now know in a Covid-19 world is that we must learn to navigate our daily lives in an entirely new way.

PHIST 2021 is an ongoing special event collaboration between the Phuket Hotels Association, Greenview, and C9 Hotelworks, with continued support from the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AMCHAM), Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce (AustCham), The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (TSCC), British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT), Angsana Laguna Phuket, Horwath HTL, QUO, Creative Concept AV, and Delivering Asia Communications (DAC).

You can sign up now for this not-to-be-missed special event for hoteliers, travel and tourism businesses, hotel owners, developers and operators, environmental product suppliers, NGOs, hospitality students, and media.

On the day before PHIST 2021, we will be presenting four, one-hour, topical-focused environmental masterclasses that will be available free online.

SPEAKERS

  • Ho Kwon Ping – Founder and Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings and Laguna Resorts and Hotels
  • Jesper Palmqvist – Area Director Asia Pacific, STR
  • Anthony Lark – President, Phuket Hotels Association
  • Marcia Yu – Senior Investment Manager, IFC (International Finance Corporation)
  • Matawee Mujchapan – Operations Manager, Centara Hotels & Resorts
  • Matthew Carlisle - Associate Director, XC02
  • Aliza Napartivaumnuay – Co-Founder & CEO, Socialgiver
  • Nikhom Jensiriratanakorn – Director, Horwath HTL
  • Student Presenters – Asian Institute of Hospitality Management (AIHM)/La Roches

Co-Hosts

  • Eric Ricaute – Founder, Greenview
  • Bill Barnett – Managing Director, C9 Hotelworks

REGISTER HERE