2 July 2025
Connexion Conference & Event Centre
Connexion Conference & Event Centre
Meet the Lead Sponsors and Partners
KEYNOTE SPONSORS
EXHIBITOR SPONSORS
LUNCHEON SPONSOR
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE SPONSOR
POP-UP BOOTH EXHIBITOR
COFFEE SPONSOR
ATTENDING SPECIALIST
ASSOCIATION PARTNERS
MEDIA & PR PARTNERS
More will be announced soon!
KEYNOTE SPONSOR
Bay Street Hospitality
Bay Street Hospitality is a global investment platform focused on hotel-related opportunities across private and public markets. Using a quantamental framework, the firm targets differentiated alpha from real assets and operating platforms in hospitality. Its investment approach emphasizes partnerships with top-tier operators, developers, and asset owners across the Americas, Europe, ASEAN, APAC (excluding ASEAN), and the Middle East.
Bay Street’s institutional edge stems from its proprietary Bay Street Terminal—a Bloomberg-style dashboard housing the firm's complete quantamental toolkit. Every investment is systematically scored using advanced formula-based metrics: Adjusted Hospitality Alpha (AHA), Bay Score, Bay-Adjusted Sharpe (BAS), and Liquidity Stress Delta (LSD). These tools support rigorous pricing, risk analysis, and consistent quality benchmarking across all investment types and geographies.
Bay Street’s institutional edge stems from its proprietary Bay Street Terminal—a Bloomberg-style dashboard housing the firm's complete quantamental toolkit. Every investment is systematically scored using advanced formula-based metrics: Adjusted Hospitality Alpha (AHA), Bay Score, Bay-Adjusted Sharpe (BAS), and Liquidity Stress Delta (LSD). These tools support rigorous pricing, risk analysis, and consistent quality benchmarking across all investment types and geographies.
KEYNOTE SPONSOR
UPGroup
Unearthed Productions is a full-service event agency led by a team of creators, strategists, and experts who are passionate about content, audience engagement and event technology. The complete suite of event solutions empowers event organisers and planners to seamlessly execute an award-winning event experience. Producing hundreds of event experiences for thousands of audiences annually, Unearthed Productions is the trusted partner of both organisations and venue owners in the region.
KEYNOTE SPONSOR
Xiaodu
Xiaodu,which is an important business department of Baidu's "AI Life", have created a very diverse range of products and entered over 46 million family in China. The company have smart speakers, fitness mirrors, robots, etc. All of those devices are capable of voice interaction, music, and audio playback, answering questions, and delivering real-time information.
Additionally, the speaker can serve as an automation hub, connecting to and controlling various other
‘smart’ devices nearby.
This virtual assistant is activated by a wake-up command, with the default command being ‘Xiaoduxiaodu’, which tells the device to listen to the following question, request, or instruction.
Xiaodu Smart Hotel
After nearly 4 years of development, the number of hotel rooms equipped with the Xiaodu Smart System has exceeded 1.6million, covering over 40 thousand hotels nationwide, and an average of 40 thousand rooms are landed every month. It is worth mentioning that Xiaodu wakes up more than 8 million times a day.
Xiaodu allows guests to use their voice to control various aspects of their room, such as the air
conditioning, heating, and entertainment devices, facilitating a more personalized and convenient
experience.
For hotel management, Xiaodu is an exciting prospect because it can be tailored based on the services
and technology found in each hotel. This means it can potentially enhance the guest experience, not only in terms of improving hotel room functionality but also by connecting to core services.
Additionally, the speaker can serve as an automation hub, connecting to and controlling various other
‘smart’ devices nearby.
This virtual assistant is activated by a wake-up command, with the default command being ‘Xiaoduxiaodu’, which tells the device to listen to the following question, request, or instruction.
Xiaodu Smart Hotel
After nearly 4 years of development, the number of hotel rooms equipped with the Xiaodu Smart System has exceeded 1.6million, covering over 40 thousand hotels nationwide, and an average of 40 thousand rooms are landed every month. It is worth mentioning that Xiaodu wakes up more than 8 million times a day.
Xiaodu allows guests to use their voice to control various aspects of their room, such as the air
conditioning, heating, and entertainment devices, facilitating a more personalized and convenient
experience.
For hotel management, Xiaodu is an exciting prospect because it can be tailored based on the services
and technology found in each hotel. This means it can potentially enhance the guest experience, not only in terms of improving hotel room functionality but also by connecting to core services.
EXHIBITOR SPONSOR
Grab for Business
Grab For Business brings the best of Grab’s services and technology to companies and businesses of all sizes across Southeast Asia. Thousands of companies across the region already customise, budget, manage and track spends across corporate rides, employee food programs and more using Grab’s platform. These solutions improve employee engagement and enable their workforce to save countless hours on tedious manual processes so that they can focus on what’s most important - driving businesses forward. Grab For Business also offers digital gifting solutions for loyalty and reward programmes.
EXHIBITOR SPONSOR
We'R Fitness
We equip World's Best Fitness Equipment Brands along with Fitness Experts.
WE R FITNESS was established in 1991, with the mission to supply top quality fitness equipment, professional customer care and support in Malaysia.
We are currently the largest commercial equipment company in Malaysia. Our customers range from high end hotels, commercial fitness centers, condominiums, country clubs and discerning home users.
WE R FITNESS was established in 1991, with the mission to supply top quality fitness equipment, professional customer care and support in Malaysia.
We are currently the largest commercial equipment company in Malaysia. Our customers range from high end hotels, commercial fitness centers, condominiums, country clubs and discerning home users.
LUNCHEON SPONSOR
Adyen
Adyen is the financial technology platform of choice for leading companies. By providing end-to-end payments capabilities, data-driven insights, and financial products in a single global solution, Adyen helps businesses achieve their ambitions faster. With offices around the world, Adyen works with the likes of Meta, LVMH, SHEIN, Grab, Klook, ZALORA, and H&M.
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE SPONSOR
Cvent
Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with 5,000+ employees and 24,000+ customers worldwide as of December 31, 2024. Founded in 1999, the company delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform and offers a global marketplace where event professionals collaborate with venues to create engaging, impactful experiences. Cvent is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C., and has additional offices around the world to support its growing global customer base. The comprehensive Cvent event marketing and management platform offers software solutions to event organizers and marketers for online event registration, venue selection, event marketing and management, virtual and onsite solutions, and attendee engagement. Cvent’s suite of products automate and simplify the event management lifecycle and maximize the impact of in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Hotels and venues use Cvent’s supplier and venue solutions to win more group and corporate travel business through Cvent’s sourcing platforms. Cvent solutions optimize the event management value chain and have enabled clients around the world to manage millions of meetings and events. For more information, please visit Cvent.com.
POP-UP BOOTH SPONSOR
ZOLL Medical Corporation
ZOLL Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei Group Company, develops and markets medical devices and software solutions that help advance emergency care and save lives, while increasing clinical and operational efficiencies. With products for defibrillation and monitoring, circulation and CPR feedback, data management, therapeutic temperature management, and ventilation, ZOLL provides a comprehensive set of technologies that help clinicians, EMS and fire professionals, and lay rescuers treat victims needing resuscitation and acute critical care.
The Asahi Kasei Group is a diversified group of companies led by holding company Asahi Kasei Corp., with operations in the material, homes, and health care business sectors. Its health care operations include devices and systems for acute critical care, dialysis, therapeutic apheresis, transfusion, and manufacture of biotherapeutics, as well as pharmaceuticals and diagnostic reagents. With more than 30,000 employees around the world, the Asahi Kasei Group serves customers in more than 100 countries.
The Asahi Kasei Group is a diversified group of companies led by holding company Asahi Kasei Corp., with operations in the material, homes, and health care business sectors. Its health care operations include devices and systems for acute critical care, dialysis, therapeutic apheresis, transfusion, and manufacture of biotherapeutics, as well as pharmaceuticals and diagnostic reagents. With more than 30,000 employees around the world, the Asahi Kasei Group serves customers in more than 100 countries.
POP-UP BOOTH SPONSOR
Neuron Operations Limited
Neuron Digital Group is a technology company that focuses on the development and application of the best available technologies for the built environment with an emphasis on efficiency, sustainability and ESG principles. The Neuron platform is the future of technology infrastructure that makes buildings smart by using a powerful digital brain and an open platform for integration.
Originally incubated by Arup, utilizing its world-leading domain knowledge in the built environment, Neuron embraces data technology to serve modern-day buildings, including energy management, tenant wellness and satisfaction, automation and indoor air quality. It will also help reduce maintenance costs and equipment downtime and optimize asset management. The Neuron solutions have been implemented in over 260 projects across Asia, resulting in a significant improvement in building energy and operation efficiency.
Originally incubated by Arup, utilizing its world-leading domain knowledge in the built environment, Neuron embraces data technology to serve modern-day buildings, including energy management, tenant wellness and satisfaction, automation and indoor air quality. It will also help reduce maintenance costs and equipment downtime and optimize asset management. The Neuron solutions have been implemented in over 260 projects across Asia, resulting in a significant improvement in building energy and operation efficiency.
COFFEE SPONSOR
CoffeeBoot
CoffeeBot was established in the year of 2017 with a vision to enrich lives with quality and affordable coffee at your effortless convenience. Today, our services extend to a diverse range of sectors, including hotels, restaurants, cafés (HoReCa), and office coffee solutions, serving customers throughout Malaysia and Singapore.
As Malaysia’s leading provider of automated coffee vending services, we are dedicated to delivering excellence, reliability, and exceeding customer expectations. This commitment has earned us recognition and trust across industries.
With CoffeeBot, you can enjoy the perfect combination of convenience, quality, and innovation—offering a seamless coffee experience every time
As Malaysia’s leading provider of automated coffee vending services, we are dedicated to delivering excellence, reliability, and exceeding customer expectations. This commitment has earned us recognition and trust across industries.
With CoffeeBot, you can enjoy the perfect combination of convenience, quality, and innovation—offering a seamless coffee experience every time
ATTENDING SPECIALIST
TUI Hotels and Resorts
TUI BLUE offers experience-oriented lifestyle travellers a hotel product tailored to their individual
needs – for adults, families or holidaymakers interested in local culture and authentic experiences.
BLUE Guides provide great hospitality with a personal touch and the BLUE App offers guests lots of
activities at their choice. The experiences are tailored for all ages and range from entertainment in a
relaxed atmosphere to a holistic fitness and well-being programme as well as a variety of excursions.
TUI BLUE hotels stand for food experiences with a local touch, including authentic regional dishes
while also catering for all dietary needs or nutrition plans. The hotel brand has more than 90 hotels
worldwide and expanding its portfolio with a strong focus on Asia, the Middle East and Africa. TUI
BLUE is a global brand of TUI Hotels & Resorts‘ leading leisure hotel portfolio.
needs – for adults, families or holidaymakers interested in local culture and authentic experiences.
BLUE Guides provide great hospitality with a personal touch and the BLUE App offers guests lots of
activities at their choice. The experiences are tailored for all ages and range from entertainment in a
relaxed atmosphere to a holistic fitness and well-being programme as well as a variety of excursions.
TUI BLUE hotels stand for food experiences with a local touch, including authentic regional dishes
while also catering for all dietary needs or nutrition plans. The hotel brand has more than 90 hotels
worldwide and expanding its portfolio with a strong focus on Asia, the Middle East and Africa. TUI
BLUE is a global brand of TUI Hotels & Resorts‘ leading leisure hotel portfolio.
ASSOCIATION PARTNER
Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH)
MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATION OF HOTELS (MAH) was established in 1974. Since its inception, MAH has constantly enhanced the hotel and tourism industry by integrating member hotels throughout Malaysia. To date, MAH has over 1,000 members under 13 chapters and partnerships with both the private sectors and Government agencies such as the Ministry of Tourism. Being officially recognised as a National Hotel Association, MAH is committed to the exacting standards of service quality acknowledged by Malaysia and beyond.
ASSOCIATION PARTNER
Malaysia Budget Hotel Association (MyBHA)
The Malaysia Budget & Business Hotel Association (MyBHA®) is the national representative body for licensed budget and business hotels across Malaysia, primarily focusing on establishments rated three stars and below. Established in 2001 as the Malaysia Budget Hotel Association (MBHA), it was renamed in 2019 to better reflect the inclusion of business-class hotel operators. MyBHA plays a critical role in advocating for its members, promoting professionalism, ethical practices, and service excellence while also facilitating networking, training, and collaboration through various initiatives. One such initiative is MyBHA Connect, a digital platform launched in 2023 that provides members with access to event listings, hotel directories, exclusive business offers, and an online marketplace. The association actively engages with government agencies and industry stakeholders to address key challenges such as the unregulated rise of short-term rental accommodations (STRAs), unfair commission practices by online travel agencies (OTAs), and burdensome licensing and tax requirements. MyBHA has raised concerns about how unlicensed STRAs and unregulated OTAs have significantly impacted hotel revenues and created an uneven playing field, urging the government to implement regulations that ensure fairness and parity. The association is also a strong advocate for inclusive tourism, supporting national campaigns such as Visit Malaysia Year 2026 (VMY2026) by pushing for the inclusion of budget hotels in promotional activities and government-led incentives. It promotes the Malaysia’s hospitality standard and supports digitalization to modernize member hotels through smart technologies. Despite challenges such as labor shortages, operational costs, and fragmented regulatory frameworks, MyBHA remains committed to safeguarding the interests of its members while driving innovation, sustainability, and growth within the budget and business hotel segment. The association continues to be a key player in shaping the future of Malaysia’s hospitality industry through advocacy, education, and strategic partnerships.
ASSOCIATION PARTNER
Malaysian Association Of Hotel Owners (MAHO)
Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (MAHO) was established in March 1998 and registered with The Registrar of Societies under the Society Act 1966 (registration no. 300 / PPM-001-14-12031998 (new) ) on 12 March 1998.
It is a grouping of hotel owners in Malaysia with the common objective of representing the interests of members in safeguarding their return on investments through a conducive business environment and to promote and support the healthy development of the hotel industry and tourism.
Since the establishment of the association, MAHO has carried out various activities for the benefit of members especially in dealing with the ministries and authorities on issues affecting the hospitality industry particularly the concerns of hotel owners i.e. hotels incentives, taxes, licences, permits and regulatory issues and the tourism industry generally.
It is a grouping of hotel owners in Malaysia with the common objective of representing the interests of members in safeguarding their return on investments through a conducive business environment and to promote and support the healthy development of the hotel industry and tourism.
Since the establishment of the association, MAHO has carried out various activities for the benefit of members especially in dealing with the ministries and authorities on issues affecting the hospitality industry particularly the concerns of hotel owners i.e. hotels incentives, taxes, licences, permits and regulatory issues and the tourism industry generally.
POP-UP BOOTH EXHIBITOR
Guocera
With over 50 years of manufacturing excellence, Guocera, a member of the Hong Leong Group, has grown into one of Malaysia’s largest tile manufacturers and exporters, with a presence in over 50 countries across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. At Guocera, we are committed to delivering not only high-quality tiles but also design inspiration that transforms residential, commercial, and public spaces. As one of Malaysia's largest manufacturers and exporters of tiles, our plants are equipped with modern manufacturing technologies to produce world-class quality tiles that meet the rapidly growing global demands and expectations.
Guocera offers three distinct tile brands to cater to diverse consumer needs and design preferences. Guocera, our Signature brand, features a wide selection of porcelain and technical porcelain tiles, designed around four key interior themes that reflect evolving lifestyles. Verticas presents large-format porcelain slabs tailored for modern architectural applications, bringing sleek sophistication to interior spaces. Solare offers simple yet stylish designs in trendy tones, delivering practical and affordable options without compromising aesthetics.
Our innovation goes beyond manufacturing. We prioritize consumer insight and design trends in every product development phase, creating tiles that reflect both functionality and personality. Every product is supported by stringent quality control measures, ensuring the durability and reliability our customers expect. At the heart of our brand is a belief that surfaces shape the way we live and feel. That’s why we proudly call ourselves “Imagineers” — Reimagining better spaces with Guocera.
Guocera offers three distinct tile brands to cater to diverse consumer needs and design preferences. Guocera, our Signature brand, features a wide selection of porcelain and technical porcelain tiles, designed around four key interior themes that reflect evolving lifestyles. Verticas presents large-format porcelain slabs tailored for modern architectural applications, bringing sleek sophistication to interior spaces. Solare offers simple yet stylish designs in trendy tones, delivering practical and affordable options without compromising aesthetics.
Our innovation goes beyond manufacturing. We prioritize consumer insight and design trends in every product development phase, creating tiles that reflect both functionality and personality. Every product is supported by stringent quality control measures, ensuring the durability and reliability our customers expect. At the heart of our brand is a belief that surfaces shape the way we live and feel. That’s why we proudly call ourselves “Imagineers” — Reimagining better spaces with Guocera.
POP-UP BOOTH EXHIBITOR
Anand Systems
Anand Systems Inc. (ASI) is a leading hospitality technology provider, empowering independent hotels and franchises. Since 1999, ASI has delivered powerful, easy-to-use software solutions. Headquartered in California, with a development and support center in Surat, India, ASI proudly serves 7,000+ properties across the globe.
At the core of ASI’s offerings is the ASI Property Management System (PMS), a cloud-based, all-in-one platform designed to simplify hotel operations. From managing reservations and housekeeping to automating rate validations and generating real-time reports, ASI PMS empowers hotel staff to run operations efficiently while enhancing the guest experience.
Over the years, ASI has evolved into a full-suite technology provider, offering products that include:
ASI Channel Manager for seamless OTA connectivity and inventory sync,
ASI WebRes, a fully integrated booking engine that drives direct, commission-free reservations,
A customizable hotel website builder for enhanced online presence and guest engagement.
What sets ASI apart is its 24/7/365 human support - no bots, no wait. Hospitality never sleeps, and neither does ASI’s commitment to its customers.
Backed by over two decades of industry insight and customer trust, ASI continues to innovate with a strong focus on integrations, automation, and user experience. The company actively partners with major hospitality brands, including Sonesta, AAHOA, Red Lion, and others.
Whether you’re a small independent motel or a growing hotel chain, ASI provides the solutions that are scalable, integration-ready, and tailored to meet the evolving needs of today’s hoteliers.
Empowering Hospitality. Simplifying Management. Trusted Since 1999.
At the core of ASI’s offerings is the ASI Property Management System (PMS), a cloud-based, all-in-one platform designed to simplify hotel operations. From managing reservations and housekeeping to automating rate validations and generating real-time reports, ASI PMS empowers hotel staff to run operations efficiently while enhancing the guest experience.
Over the years, ASI has evolved into a full-suite technology provider, offering products that include:
ASI Channel Manager for seamless OTA connectivity and inventory sync,
ASI WebRes, a fully integrated booking engine that drives direct, commission-free reservations,
A customizable hotel website builder for enhanced online presence and guest engagement.
What sets ASI apart is its 24/7/365 human support - no bots, no wait. Hospitality never sleeps, and neither does ASI’s commitment to its customers.
Backed by over two decades of industry insight and customer trust, ASI continues to innovate with a strong focus on integrations, automation, and user experience. The company actively partners with major hospitality brands, including Sonesta, AAHOA, Red Lion, and others.
Whether you’re a small independent motel or a growing hotel chain, ASI provides the solutions that are scalable, integration-ready, and tailored to meet the evolving needs of today’s hoteliers.
Empowering Hospitality. Simplifying Management. Trusted Since 1999.
