AGENDA
13:00 - 13:30
ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION
14:00 - 14:10
Welcome Address
50 years of business journalism meets 50 years of luxury in Asia.
SPEAKER:
Chen Huifen, Editor of The Business Times
14:10 - 14:55
OPENING PANEL: LUXURY’S NEXT CHAPTER
Changing expectations, brand relevance and Asia’s growing influence on the global luxury market.
14:55 - 15:40
PANEL: FROM OLD BUILDINGS TO NEW DESTINATIONS - THE BUSINESS OF PLACEMAKING
From old buildings to new destinations – how overlooked spaces can be reimagined to create cultural and commercial value.
PANELLISTS:
Wee Teng Wen, Managing Partner, Lo & Behold
Ashish Manchharam, Founder, Elevate Capital
Sandy Assakul, Co-Founder, Baan Trok Tua Ngork, Bangkok
15:40 - 16:25
PANEL: THE FUTURE OF THE ASIAN ART WORLD
Why the world’s major auction houses have stopped treating Asia as a stop on the circuit and are building permanent bases in the region.
PANELLISTS:
Jasmine Prasetio, Managing Director, South-east Asia, Sotheby’s
Moderator: Helmi Yusof, Dputy Lifestyle Editor, The Business Times
16:25 - 16:45
NETWORKING/COFFEE BREAK
16:45 - 17:30
PANEL: THE NEW MAP OF TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY IN ASIA
How hotels, gastronomy, architecture and design are shaping the future of luxury travel.
PANELLISTS
Loh Lik Peng, Founder, Unlisted Collection
Chan Soo Khian, Principal Architect, SCDA Architects
Moderator: Claressa Monteiro, Head of Audio, The Business Times
17:30 - 18:00
FIRESIDE CHAT: IN CONVERSATION WITH FRANCIS YEOH AND YEOH PEI XIEN
Legacy and reinvention: Francis Yeoh, chairman of YTL, and Yeoh Pei Xien, Vice-President of Strategy & Transformation, YTL Hotels, on navigating succession and reinventing a legacy.
18:00 - 18:10
CLOSING SURPRISE: CURATED WHISKY TASTING
Join La Maison Du Whisky ahead of their annual Whisky Live festival to taste The Mortlach 15-year-old Gordon & MacPhail Distillery Labels.
18:10 - 18:35
LIST INDUCTEE PRESENTATION
Formal unveiling of The BTLuxe Edit list of inductees.
