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SHOW PREVIEW ISSUE TFWA ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2013 NEW PRODUCT PREVIEWS THE LATEST LAUNCHES 04 CONFEREncE & WORKSHOPS PROGRAMME Striving for Perfection 06 NEW AND RETURNING EXHIBITORS Leading brands debuting in Asia Pacific 18 LEISURE AND SOCIAL NEW VENUE: ACTIVITIES MARINA BAY SANDS EXPO & CONVENTION CENTER Full programme Scan this code to visit tfwa.com My Story, My Design Weekend in Paris with my sweetheart My passion My first time in Sydney TRAVELING JUST GOT A LITTLE MORE CHARMING Discover our beautiful new PANDORA travel charms. Express your story and create your design at PANDORA.NET TFWA ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION SHOW PREVIEW ISSUE 2013 WELCOME MESSAGE INTRODUCTION and understanding during this difficult a coup, along with Gilbert Ghostine, time; to the City of Singapore and our President Asia Pacific, Diageo, and STRIVING FOR local partners for their support, and to leading Chinese economist Dr Fan Gang. the TFWA permanent staff in Paris for All promise inspiring presentations and PERFECTIon – working tirelessly to make it all happen I do hope you will make the effort to – and in time – including reprinting of all attend. We have also got four superb AMID CHANGE official documentation! Workshops planned: Perfect Journey, So, it is very much ‘business as usual’ Perfect Pitch, e-Perfect and Perfection in Singapore. There should be minimal Personified – details of which can be impact on visitors with hotels remain- found inside this issue of the Daily. ing the same, plus the addition of the In every event that TFWA puts together ‘PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE THEIR MBS – while plenty of shuttles between we also ‘strive for perfection’. Changing CAPACITY FOR CHANGE. THERE IS NEVER the official hotels and new venue will venue has certainly presented TFWA with ensure minimum inconvenience. Within a tough challenge – but it is a challenge A RIGHT TIME TO DO A DIFFICULT THING’ the exhibition centre we have found a that we have embraced full on and I hope JOHN PORTER wonderful new location for the TFWA this year’s Asia Pacific Conference & Asia Pacific Bar, complete with outside Exhibition is as near perfect as we can terrace and all other social events go make it. Only you can be the judge of that. ahead as planned with transport laid Please do let us know your views. Sometimes, there is no choice but to networking services, such as the TFWA on from official hotels as usual. The In the meantime, safe journey to Singa- do the difficult thing. This year the Asia Pacific Bar, restaurant facilities, One2One pre-arranged meetings service pore and I look forward to meeting many late news that the refurbished Suntec and the One2One meetings. Taking an will proceed as usual with meeting of you on Sunday 12 May – perhaps on the Centre would not be ready in time for exhibition on two floors to a one level rooms located within the exhibition fabulous Tanjong Golf Course at Sentosa, TFWA Asia Pacific Conference & Exhibi- space and keeping, as far as possible, hall as before, and the Conference and or the first social event of the week: tion (and several other events for that each exhibitor’s stand space and, impor- Workshops programme will benefit the Welcoming Cocktail – once again at matter) created a need for us to change tantly, shape, has been something of a from a centre with the most up-to-date Raffles Hotel. See you there. venue – and change quickly. The Marina giant jigsaw puzzle – but working with technological equipment. Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center the exhibitors we believe that we have And it is going to be a great was an obvious choice; nearby for those managed to satisfy the vast majority of Conference day on Monday 13 May. committed to hotel bookings, offering our exhibitors in this unfortunate force Under the theme ‘Striving for Perfection’ more than sufficient space; and ready majeure situation. we will explore how new approaches in and willing to offer total support and The facilities at MBS are superb and we key areas of retail are enabling opera- assistance. Vitally, moving to the MBS have no doubt that, despite the change, tors and brands to engage the travelling enabled us to keep the event to the all participants will be pleased with the consumer more effectively. Following a exact same dates. result. Indeed, this year’s event is a record short presentation from Sunil Tuli, the breaking 8,000sqm with 252 exhibitors, President of APTRA, we are delighted to It was still a tall order, however, to move compared to 236 last year. So I would like welcome keynote speaker Dr Mahathir a sold-out Exhibition and Conference, to take this opportunity of thanking all bin Mohamad, former Prime Minister Erik Juul-Mortensen along with all the associated social and our exhibiting partners for their patience of Malaysia, whose presence is quite President, TFWA TFWA LINKEDIN GROUP TFWA has launched a LinkedIn Group, which is an ideal place to go for the latest news on TFWA Asia Pacific Conference & Exhibition. Join the TFWA Group. The TFWA Product Showcase allows visitors to learn in advance about the air, a network spanning six continents, many of the innovations that and the Singapore Girl as an iconic symbol OFFICIAL will be presented at of quality customer care and service, TFWA Asia Pacific Singapore Airlines has earned a reputation Conference & AIRLINE Exhibition. as an innovative market leader, combining quality products with excellent service. Singapore Airlines and its regional airline From a single plane to an internationally SilkAir, flies to 97 destinations in 36 TFWA PRODUCT SHOWCASE respected brand, more than 60 years of countries. Travel with Singapore Airlines innovation and service has propelled the and enjoy the finest from across the globe growth of Singapore Airlines to become with international gourmet cuisine and The TFWA Product Showcase provides a where visitors can search for products by one of the world’s leading carriers with an wines, a wide selection of entertainment dedicated online service for exhibitors to brand, company or product sector. advanced fleet. options, as well as the inflight service present their products in advance of TFWA With one of the world’s youngest fleets in even other airlines talk about. Asia Pacific Conference & Exhibition. Visit Scan this code to visit the www.tfwaproductshowcase.com to find the TFWA Product Showcase: latest product news from many of the excit- ing brands that will be on show in Singapore. Exhibiting companies across all product categories have already uploaded product information and photos to the website, www.tfwa.com TFWA DAILY – 3 CONFERENCE & WORKSHOPS TFWA ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION SHOW PREVIEW ISSUE 2013 CONFERENCE 01 AND WORKSHOPS PROGRAMME The theme of the TFWA Asia Pacific Conference 2013 is ‘Striving for Perfection’. Delegates will hear from a high-profile speaker line-up, exploring how new approaches in key areas of retail are enabling operators and brands to engage the travelling consumer more effectively. MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 11:30-13:15 MORNING WOrksHOps 13:15-14:30 09:00-11:00 Morning Plenary Please note: Workshops A & B run simultaneously Cassia Conference Hall, Level 3, Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Center WORKSHOP A: PERFECT JOURNEY WORKSHOP B: PERFECT PITCH BUSINESS NETWORKING LUNCH In his state of the industry address, Cassia Conference Hall, Level 3, Marina Begonia Conference Hall, Level 3, Marina Heliconia Ballroom, Level 3, Marina Bay TFWA President Erik Juul-Mortensen Bay Sands Expo & Convention Center Bay Sands Expo & Convention Center Sands Expo & Convention Center will explore how the Asia Pacific market has emerged as the industry leader, Despite the undoubted progress made In an industry such as duty free and travel and explain the theme of this year’s in creating more attractive travel retail retail, in which success depends on the TFWA INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION conference, ‘Striving for Perfection’. environments, current penetration involvement of a number of different WORKING LUNCH rates across the world leave plenty of stakeholders, solid partnerships are Begonia Meeting Room, Level 3, Marina Sunil Tuli, President, APTRA and room for improvement. For too many essential. This workshop will assess how Bay Sands Expo & Convention Center Managing Director (Duty Free & Travel travellers, shopping while travelling is an closer cooperation between different By invitation only – Not open to the Press Retail), King Power Group (HK), will afterthought rather than a “must”. How parties can enhance the retail proposition update delegates on the challenges can airports, retailers and brands ensure for the customer – resulting in the This working lunch will provide industry to growth faced by the regional that retail is an essential component of “perfect pitch”. stakeholders with an opportunity to industry today, and how industry the “perfect journey”? What new approaches are airports discuss regulatory and other issues associations are working together This session will explore how terminal and retailers adopting in order to work facing the industry in Asia Pacific and to drive the business forward. layout, store design, retail branding and together more effectively? What are the beyond. Senior representatives from out-of-store promotions can “interrupt” keys to an effective, durable partnership industry associations will give an update Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad, former Prime the travelling consumer, delighting and between travel retail stakeholders? These on progress and on the likely next steps Minister of Malaysia and the country’s surprising them in order to encourage and other questions will be discussed in a regarding various challenges to the longest-serving leader, will deliver the footfall and, ultimately, sales. Our session designed to explore the power of regional and global business. keynote address. Dr Mahathir will discuss the panellists will also look at means to partnership.