IT&CMA Featured Speakers | Anthony Wong
Owner/Group Managing Director
Asian Overland Services Tour & Travel
Malaysia
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Anthony’s leadership has made AOS the leading inbound tour operator for
ecotourism, adventure, experiential learning and special interest and
incentive tours in Malaysia. His green hotel, The Frangipani Langkawi
Resort & Spa, has been awarded UNESCO Geopark status and was named
the Best Large Accommodation at the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism
Awards in 2008. His love for nature has also sparked his involvement in
many ecotourism projects. He is an active member in the tourism and
MICE industry.
 | Eunice Chua
Regional Manager for Meetings, Incentives, Conventions & Exhibitions
Tour East
Singapore
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At Tour East Singapore, a subsidiary of Qantas Airways Group, Eunice
sets up standards for the Tour East offices within the network with
ongoing training programmes for staff, apart from sales and client
relationship in the MICE segment. Eunice was a speaker at the ICCA MICE
Workshop in Sri Lanka, and participated as a speaker on Professional
Conference Management for SACEOS (Singapore Association of Convention
and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers) in Delhi and Jakarta. She
recently conducted a MICE Workshop for the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau
in Sri Lanka.
 | Hugo Slimbrouck
Director of Global Sales & Strategic Partnerships
Ovation Global DMC
Belgium
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MCI appointed Hugo as director of the Corporate Division in May 2006.
Hugo also serves as director of the Brussels office for the DMC network
of Ovation, which was created and developed under the umbrella of the
MCI Group, and is regional director of sales for the Scandinavian,
Benelux, Russia and France region. The Belgian meetings industry
professional has 30 years of sales and marketing experience in
international hotel groups, convention bureau management, destination
management and the organisation of corporate events, meetings,
conferences and incentive travel in Belgium and abroad.
 | Andrew Grant
Managing Director
Tirian
Australia |
Andrew’s travels have given him a unique understanding of
cross-cultural issues and of work in emerging markets. Tirian
specialises in developing people to improve organisational
effectiveness. Its programmes, consisting of motivational sessions that
lead to solid personal and business outcomes, have been delivered
successfully to Fortune 500 companies around the world over the last 15
years, and are now being sold under licence internationally.
 | Ian Quartermaine
CEO and Founder
MeetingsIn
US
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Ian is responsible for leading the global MeetingsIn team in creating
and establishing a global network of MeetingsIn destination-based web
portals. MeetingsIn is a global online-lead generation product for
hotels, venues and suppliers from the small and mid-tier meetings
market. Ian is also CEO of the Big Sky Group which he originally
founded in 2000. The Big Sky Group of companies has a representation
division – Travika, and Meetings International is the company that grew
HelmsBriscoe and HPN Global into worldwide venue site selection
companies. Ian has considerable experience in the management and
development of international sales and marketing distribution channels.
 | Michael Anderson, CAE
President & CEO
Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE)
Canada
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Michael assumed his role in July 1999, after more than two decades of
experience in the association and private sectors. He began his
association career as marketing director of the Canadian Community
Newspapers Association. After 12 months, Michael was named executive
director and held that position for nine years. During his tenure, he
led an extensive government relations effort that resulted in
substantial new revenue growth for members. He is a fellow of the
Australian Society of Association Executives (AuSAE) in recognition of
his work in building a strong relationship between CSAE and AuSAE.
 | Simon Pryor, FSAE
President
Australian Society of Association Executives (AuSAE)
Australia |
In addition to to his AuSAE role, Simon is CEO of the Mathematical
Association of Victoria (MAV) – the professional association for
mathematics educators, and a director of Performing Arts Moreland. As
MAV CEO, he is responsible for the management, promotion and design of
the MAV Conference, one of the largest education sector conferences in
the region. He has served as an executive officer of professional,
education and industry associations for the past 25 years.
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