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With over 19 years experience, Sunish is a Certified Revenue Management Executive (CRME) and is expert in Digital Strategy, ECommerce implementation as well as in establishing a revenue management culture in the hospitality industry. His focus has been on Commercial Revenue Strategy development as well as building the digital infrastructure of the properties. Having worked in various countries including Vietnam, Thailand, Dubai, Maldives, Philippines with a diversified team and cultures and responsible for Revenue strategies at more than 20 properties.

Working for luxury hospitality operators like Amari, Anantara and independent Operators like Chelsea, Chroma in both property and Corporate levels gave Sunish in depth insights into the Hospitality Management.

Revenue management is a science and an art, I enjoy the ebb and flow of balancing the intensity of crunching numbers and the joy of doing this for an iconic hotel. Ultimately, driving revenue effectively is a result of teamwork and working together with all the departments within a hotel is the icing on the cake that gets me to work each day.

Hospitality leader and APAC Travel speaker with 18 years of experience in Digital Marketing and successful portfolio in Search Engine Optimization, PPC, Email Marketing, Social Media Marketing,, E-Commerce and Online Reputation Management. Professor for a Day at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Hotel and Tourism Management, with Master’s Degree in Advertising.

From luxury hotels to technology startups and government agencies, I have partnered corporate leadership and local teams on high-level narratives and storytelling as they transform their business through brand building and communications.

I am passionate about connecting organisations with their stakeholders through value-driven, impactful stories.

My work so far has seen me leading brand and press/influencer events in the APAC region, revamping social media and content strategies, being the chief editor of corporate publications, driving a multi-market brand refresh as the brand communications lead, and telling Singapore’s economic growth story on a national scale.

Arul Joseph leads the Pharmaceutical Development and Clinical Supply Chain function at Avanir Pharmaceuticals. He has about 15+ years of experience in chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) and has held roles of increasing responsibility at Gilead Sciences, Merck, Sanofi and Schering Plough. Before joining the pharmaceutical industry, he conducted postdoctoral research at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA.  Arul earned his PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, and an MBA in Strategy and Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business in New York, NY.

Experienced Managing Director with a demonstrated history of working in the hospitality industry and strong financial background who has served on Board of Directors for multinational companies. Skilled in Property Development, consulting, financial turn around, repositioning, refurbishment, Luxury Goods, Budgeting, Food & Beverage, and Hotel Management. Strong business development professional with a Master in International Business Studies (MIBS) focused in International Business from University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Seasoned veteran searches for professional challenging in the hospitality context. Specialized in revenue optimization over a full spectrum of hotels portfolios. Extensive local market knowledge and in-depth understanding in operations.

Senior professional with 15 plus years of experience in the field of CRM, Loyalty and Customer Insights, Business Intelligence, Marketing Analytics, Campaign Management, technology implementation skills and Project Management.

Analytics in the area of Campaign Management, targeting analytics including scorecard based marketing. Evaluation of campaigns and channel analytics. Building Customer segmentation and loyalty retention and tactics currently.