THE UN-CONFERENCE
Monday 7 November 2022
Where APAC’s leading minds invent the future of high-end travel

WHAT IS AWAKEN?
SUSTAINABILITY
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION
LEADERSHIP
AWAKEN is the half-day, insight-rich un-conference where APAC’s most exciting minds gather to invent the future of high-end travel. Held at Desa Potato Head, Bali’s leading hub of creativity, design your own day of future-facing content and solve the business challenges of tomorrow.
30
speakers
13
hours of content
500+
cocktails
1
epic sunset
WHY ATTEND AWAKEN?
Strengthen your network
Meet up to 500 hand-selected, globally minded leaders from luxury travel and beyond – think the freshest minds in tech, F&B, and sustainability.
Solve your biggest challenges
Three stages of content give you insights from the mouths of experts, designed to keep you up to date with the trends – and inventions – shaping the brands of tomorrow.
Invent the future of travel in APAC
Join the think-tank where Further East’s most exciting conversations – and partnerships – begin, and make powerful pre-show connections in discussions and beachside networking breaks
ALL FURTHER EAST DELEGATES RECEIVE COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS TO AWAKEN
NOT COMING TO THE SHOW? YOU CAN STILL JOIN OUR COMMUNITY – REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE TO STAY UPDATED ON AWAKEN.
THE HOME OF AWAKEN
DESA POTATO HEAD
One of APAC – and the world’s – leading hubs of sustainable creativity, Desa Potato Head is AWAKEN’s physical and spiritual home.
With a mantra of ‘good times do good’, Ronald Akili’s visionary leadership and global reputation for forward-thinking hospitality and sustainability initiatives, Desa Potato Head was the natural choice to host AWAKEN, APAC’s most future-facing un-conference.
Ronald Akili, Founder of Desa Potato Head, speaking at AWAKEN, 2018
PAST AWAKEN SPEAKERS
From visionary architects to luxury travel’s sustainability pioneers, discover the past speakers who have shared insights at AWAKEN.
New speakers for 2022 will be added soon.
DANIEL LANGER
Chief Executive Officer, Équité
ELORA HARDY
Founder and Creative Director, IBUKU
ANCHALIKA KIJKANAKORN
Managing Director & Founder, AKARYN Hotel Group
LEON GUAN
Director, China, The Mango Agency
DORIS GOH
Head of Brands & Marketing, Alila ASPAC at Hyatt Hotels Corporation
TONY FADELL
iPod inventor, iPhone co-inventor, Nest founder, and Future Shape principal
SIMON PESTRIDGE
CMO, Potato Head
JINOU PARK
Vice President, Asia Pacific, Design Hotels
ED NG
Co-Founder & Principal, AB Concept
GUY HEYWOOD
COO, Six Senses Hotels, Resorts & Spas
ANDREA SEIFERT
Associate Director, The Mango Agency
RUSHI KRISHNA
Potato Head
DENIZ TEKEREK
Co-Founder, Portier Technologies
LUCY JACKSON
Co-founder, Lightfoot Travel
JOHN HAMILTON
Director of Marketing Communications, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific
JAMES MCBRIDE
Partner & CEO, Nihi Hotels
SEDA DOMANIÇ
Editor-in-Chief, Vogue Turkey
JESSE DESJARDINS
Consultant and Former Head of Global Social & Content, Tourism Australia
JENNIFER DEMBITZ
Director, Asia, The Mango Agency
SEAN NINO
Co-Founder, Mantra
ANITA KAPOOR
TV Presenter, Writer and MC - AWAKEN 2019
SARA-JANE SKINNER
Head of Partnerships, Blue Marine Foundation
RORY MOORE
Project Manager, Blue Marine Foundation
INGE DE LATHAUWER
Founder & Chairwoman, Sumba Hospitality Foundation
AGENDA
Please note this is a porvisional agenda and is subject to change.
Monday 9 November 2020 - The Beach Club at Desa Potato Head
12:30 - 13:15
Doors Open
13:30 - 14:30
LEARN #1
DISCUSS #1
INTERACT #1
14:40 - 15:10
LEARN #2
DISCUSS #2
INTERACT #2
15:20 - 15:50
LEARN #3
DISCUSS #3
INTERACT #3
15:50 - 16:10
Networking Break
16:10 - 16:40
LEARN #4
DISCUSS #4
INTERACT#4
16:50 - 17:20
LEARN #5
DISCUSS #5
INTERACT #5
17:35 - 18:05
Keynote & Closing Ceremony
18:15
Welcome Drinks
NOT ATTENDING FURTHER EAST
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