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Timothy Hughes

Vice President Marketing
Agoda

Timothy Hughes is the Vice President Marketing of Agoda (a Priceline Company). Agoda.com is Asia's premier and fastest growing online hotel reservation company with more than 390,000 hotels in 38 different languages. Timothy is a “retired” blogger and pundit. Previously he was the editor and publisher of one of the top online travel industry blogs (the BOOT: the Business Of Online Travel) and a writer at the Travel Tech and Online Industry blog Tnooz. Tim is a former lawyer and venture capitalist. As a venture capitalist and consultant he helped a number of start-ups (inside and outside travel) secure funding, set up online media companies, managed investments in public companies and held regular client briefing sessions for a brokerage house. When practising as a lawyer he represented technology, new media, Internet, telecommunications and broadcasting clients in Australia, Europe and Hong Kong. He first joined the online travel industry in 1999 and has worked for top tier online travel companies in Europe, the Americas and Asia. Tim has a Bachelor of Commerce and Hons Law Degree from the Australian National University.

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Day 1

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015

09:00 All-star panel: How can you build and grow your e-commerce business : Defining e-commerce in Asia

•How to optimize your overall e-commerce strategy by setting achievable goals and interpreting data
•How to plan and execute an integrated online and offline e-commerce strategy
•How to effectively expand across Asia’s fragmented markets

•What will Asia’s e-commerce universe look in 5 years

•Understanding digital commerce in Asia: How can you effectively personalize your customer’s experience?

16:30 Boardroom for retailers only (invite only)

A new highlight at e-Tail Asia 2015 is our retailers-only roundtable. Join 15 of your peers to discuss what your biggest challenges are and how can you best overcome them.

To join your peers for an honest and strictly confidential discussion, please contact Mitha Srinivasan at mitha@wbresearch.com.