Where OTAs redefine gateways, hotels pivot from scale to depth, and AI evolves from tool to co-pilot—this is where travel leaders secure the playbook for change, not just observe it.

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Hui Jin
H World Group
CEO

Gloria Wang
Jin Jiang Hotels China Region
CEO

David Sun
General Manager of BTG Hotels Group
Chairman & CEO of Homeinns Hotel Group

Suzanne Neufang
GBTA
CEO

Jonathan Kao
BCD Travel
Managing Director for Greater China

Yingyao Ma
Sunmei Hotels Group
Chairman and CEO

David Zhou
Tripmod
CEO

Tao Li
Qingmu Comfort
Assistant of Chairman and Head of Product Service

May Wei
Hertz Car Rental
General Manager-Sales, China

Yi Sui
Tiaohai
Co-Founder and Head of Tiaohai Living Youth Hotel Brand

Fan Zhang
YOO LEE
Founder & CEO

Peter Pan
NOA GALAXY
Founder

Charlie Li
TravelDaily
CEO

Han Peng
TravelDaily China
Chief Content Officer

Ocean Liu
Instructor of TravelDailiy Biz Travel Services
Senior Corporate Procurement Expert



1.The AI Strategic Chessboard: Defining the Next Decade of Travel
A high-level exploration of how global travel leaders are driving digital intelligence evolution and redrawing the boundaries of their business ecosystems through advanced AI integration.
2.Reshaping OTA-Hotel Dynamics
A deep dive into the fundamental restructuring of roles and responsibilities between OTAs and hotels,moving from competition toward collaborative growth.
3.The 'New Navigation Era' for Chinese Hotels
As China enters the 15th Five-Year Plan, hotel brands are pivoting from "scale dividends" to "core competitiveness." This session explores the shift from global ambition to localized execution—and the long-term discipline required to truly take root in global markets.
4.The Human-AI Synergy: Why Travel Agencies Remain Irreplaceable
Uncovering the growth truths of travel giants through full value-chain logic—and the irreplaceable synergy between AI-driven efficiency and human expertise.
5.Regaining the Favor of Chinese Consumers
Decoding shifting needs across tiers of Chinese travelers—and winning them back through a radical redesign of high-value, immersive product experiences.
6.Emotional Growth in Rational Consumption: The Rise of Self-Reward Travel
As self-reward-driven spending reshapes purchase decisions, how are travel brands rebuilding growth logic in the pingti era—affordable, quality-conscious substitutes?
7.The Next Frontier for Travel Investment
How can niche and fragmented travel experiences overcome operational friction to achieve real economies of scale—and sustainable profitability?
8.The Wave of AI Evolution
A hands-on look at AI deployment in travel—scenario evolution, cross-border gaps, and local implementation constraints.
1.The New Voyage: Strategic Pivots of Chinese Hotel Titans
From scale to retention: how China’s hospitality leaders are rewriting growth logic in the post-scale era.
2.Global Brands, Local Anchors
How are global hotel groups redefining growth benchmarks—and reweighting the strategic importance of China in a shifting landscape?
3.Heritage Luxury Reimagined: A Digital & Intelligence Renaissance
Tech and touch: how luxury brands use digital intelligence to renew brand belief among the next generation.
4.The Rise of Regional Giants: Strategies for Breakthrough
Survival vs. expansion: how regional groups leverage niche advantages to outmaneuver national competitors.
5.Hotel Product Reconstruction
Redefining premium: decoding Gen Z’s demand for “social currency,” and building a scalable loop between emotional design and commercial value.
6.Cross-Industry Disruption: New Competitors in Hospitality
The outsider’s edge: how cross-sector players are reshaping lifestyle boundaries and guest experience scenarios.
7.The Evolution of Corporate Travel Procurement: Beyond the Price War
From “lowest price” to “total value”: navigating new strategies amid tightening compliance and ESG expectations.
8.Reassessing Staffless Hotels: Efficiency vs. Hospitality
The efficiency paradox: reducing costs without sacrificing service. A re-modeling of low-labor, stable-return operations—rather than a wholesale rejection of traditional hospitality.
1.Decoding 2026's Corporate Travel Landscape
Global recovery trends—and a forecast of key 2026 growth inflection points.
2.Mapping China’s Corporate Travel Flows
Interpreting China’s business travel trends: movement patterns and demand shifts hidden in the data.
3.China Company, Global Footprint: A New Playbook for Travel Managers
As Chinese enterprises expand globally, how are travel managers evolving policy, duty of care, and supplier ecosystems to navigate regional complexity?
4.The ESG Imperative: Embedding Sustainability into Corporate Travel
Development pathways for ESG in global—and China’s—corporate travel markets.
5.Focus vs. Diversification: Re-engineering the Corporate Travel Supply Chain
Beyond one-size-fits-all: decoding differentiated needs to drive innovation—without losing scale economics.
6.The Gulf Carriers’ Playbook: Building Competitive Moats
How Gulf carriers use hub strategy and premium execution to reshape global corporate travel experiences.
7.From Automation to Augmentation: AI as the Co-Pilot for Travel Managers
How AI rewrites efficiency boundaries—and decision logic—in corporate travel management.
8.Ecosystem Convergence: The Next Chapter of Corporate Travel
How new entrants leverage platform strengths to reshape collaboration across the business travel ecosystem.

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