Moderator :

Michael Ginor (Hudson Valley Foie Gras, USA)

Panel of Speakers :

Andreas Stalder (Hyatt International, Hong Kong)
Andrew Tjioe (Tunglok Group)
Shareen Khattar (Marmalade Group, Singapore)
Michael P. Hadley (Fondue Café 81 Pte Ltd, Singapore)
Angelo D. Sanelli (Fondue Café 81 Pte Ltd, Singapore)

Entrepreneurs all around the world have created myriad opportunities and opened new dimensions. Are these much-celebrated waves of innovation really innovative or are they just borrowed ideas? How can these ideas bear the brutality of media criticism and sustain long interest from the consumer? This session will bring about new light on the key people behind these brilliant ideas; the entrepreneurs themselves. What makes an entrepreneur? How did those who have made it, achieve the status and what is their winning formula? And what are the challenges of moving their businesses to a higher level? How does it affect this region?

Overview

Part I

The moderator will introduce the speakers and a brief outline of each speakers' background. An introduction of the topic will be presented followed by the moderator's views and comments on the topic. The moderator will be given 10 minutes for his presentation. Every speaker will be given approximately 5 minutes. A total of 25 minutes has been allocated.

Part II

The moderator will recap on each speakers' opinions and comments and invite the panel of speakers to raise their doubts and opinions on the topic. The moderator will monitor the session by prompting speakers to talk about their ideas and intrigue speakers thoughts. The second half will last not more than 10 minutes. To round up the session, the moderator will invite the audience to pose questions to the panel speakers whereby the panel speakers will answer these questions directly.