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Tempting, Amazing Thailand A Thai Culinary Festival at The Westin Beijing Financial Street

The Westin Beijing Financial Street — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:07:52 +0000

Beijing, China (April 22, 2011) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — The Westin Beijing Financial Street invites you to discover the "Land of Smile"–Thailand, with us.

Thai cuisine is a perfect combination of East and West. It takes hundreds of years to develop itself as a distinctive fusion with local features. Thai cuisine is quite flexible just like its cultures; it can be different based on the cooking styles of chefs, preference of clients, specific occasions as well as cooking locations.

From May 9 to May 17, you do not need fly all the way to Bangkok to experience the fabulous Thai food, simply come to Sense at The Westin Beijing Financial Street. A trio of exceptional chefs from the award-winning Basil, the celebrated restaurant at Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit in Bangkok will present you the most wholesome food to treat you with irresistible lure from amazing Thailand.

Introductions of exceptional chefs from Thailand:

Thanawat Napranboon
A naturally gifted chef, Thanawat Napranboon has enjoyed a rewarding culinary career working at several of Bangkok’s top restaurants. As the Banquet Sous Chef at Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit he is part of a dedicated and professional team renowned for creating exquisite cuisine and ensuring a truly memorable dining experience for guests. He is a knowledgeable and versatile chef with a passion for authentic Thai and Western food.

Waricha Triemruktakul
Junior Sous Chef, Waricha Triemruktakul has enjoyed a rewarding culinary career promoting Thai cuisine in countries as diverse as Turkey, Romania, Japan and the United Kingdom. Returning to Thailand in 2004, Waricha was offered a Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit’s culinary team where her extensive knowledge of Thai cuisine and kitchen management skills contribute to the success of Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit.

Kiti Prasitsopakul
Chef de Partie, Kiti Prasitsopakul’s career has included positions at prestigious hotels in Bangladesh and Canada. While always remaining true to tradition, his experiences abroad have helped to inspire and inform his approach to Thai food. Kiti believes that the key to creating delicious Thai food is to never compromise on quality and maintain the highest standards in the kitchen.

Treatment – Signature Menu:
Coconut soup with scallop, galangal and lemongrass
Thai style fruit salad with grilled shrimp
Prawn spicy soup in Thai style
Red curry with roasted duck and pineapple
Pumpkin custard

Launching revels with feasting and dancing on May 9
When: May 9 – 17, 2011
Where: Senses
Price: Lunch Buffet – RMB268+15% per person
Dinner Buffet – RMB338+15% per person including one Singha beer

To embark on your journey to Amazing Thailand, please call 6629 7810 / 7811 or visit www.eatdrinkandmore.com/beijingfinancial.

About The Westin Beijing Financial Street
The Westin Beijing Financial Street provides direct access to Beijing’s business, entertainment and shopping district and close proximity to cultural landmarks such as The Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square.
The hotel boasts two 26-floor towers: one housing 486 hotel rooms and suites and the other, featuring 205 one, two and three-bedroom residences. For more information, please visit westin.com/beijingfinancial

About Westin Hotels & Resorts
With a portfolio of more than 150 properties around the world, Westin Hotels & Resorts is in the midst of the most robust growth period in the brand’s 77-year history. Westin Hotels is the fastest growing upper-upscale brand in the world with plans to expand to more than 250 hotels in the next five years. Westin Hotels & Resorts is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT).

About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1025 properties in 100 countries and territories with 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, and Element SM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Jane Ji
Director of Marketing Communications
Klara Duan
Public Relations Manager
Tel: (86) 10 6606 8866
Fax: (86) 10 6606 8899
Email: jane.ji@westin.com
klara.duan@westin.com

Globe Telecom & Grameenphone And WING Cambodia Sharing Case Studies At M-Commerce World Summit 2010

Symphony — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:41:15 +0000

Singapore (January 22, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Mr Paolo Baltao, G-Xchange, Inc.'s Product Group and International Remittance & Banking Business Development Head of Globe Telecom, Philippines, Mr Delwar Hossain Azad, Head, Financial Services of Grameenphone, Bangladesh and Anthony Perkins, Head of Technology of WING, Cambodia will be sharing their success stories in launching Mobile Remittance/Mobile Money Transfer & Microfinance Services at M-Commerce World Summit 2010 which will be held from 16 to 19 March 2010 in Singapore.

The theme of this summit is to discuss strategies in developing the best business model and new business partnership in delivering mobile financial services to the mass market.

Highly-regarded speakers representing the mobile operators, banks, mobile transfer networks, mWallets and "interoperability hubs", handset manufacturers, technology and equipment providers will share their latest efforts in launching m-commerce services and the key challenges facing them at this summit.

Mr Paolo Baltao, G-Xchange, Inc.'s Product Group and International Remittance & Banking Business Development Head of Globe Telecom, Philippines, Mr Delwar Hossain Azad, Head, Financial Services of Grameenphone, Bangladesh and Anthony Perkins, Head of Technology of WING, Cambodia will be sharing their success stories in launching Mobile Remittance/Mobile Money Transfer & Microfinance Services at this M-Commerce World Summit 2010.

Companies/organisations representing the M-Commerce Ecosystems will be speaking at this conference: Mohamed A Kazi, Channel Head-Mobile Banking, Absa Bank, South Africa; Paradorn Wichayapinyo, Marketing Manager, Advanced mPAY, Thailand; Nitin Chittal, Vice President, Retail Banking-Alternate Channels, Axis Bank, India; Frédéric Schepens, Executive Vice President, Strategic Business Development, Belgacom ICS, Belgium; Mohammad Jakirul Islam, Project Coordinator mCommerce, Citycell, Bangladesh; Thivanka Rangala, Group Chief Commercial Officer, Dialog Telekom PLC, Sri Lanka; Paolo Baltao, G-Xchange, Inc.'s Product; Group and International Remittance & Banking Business Development Head, Globe Telecom, Philippines; Delwar Hossain Azad, Head, Financial Services, Grameenphone, Bangladesh; Michael Becker, VP Mobile Strategies, iLoop Mobile, USA; Silvester Prakasam, Director (Fare Systems), Land Transport Authority, Singapore; Andrew Parker, Business Development Manager, M.Com, New Zealand; Anthony Panal Petalcorin, Senior MIS Manager, Microenterprise Access to Banking Services / Regional Manager, Mindanao, Philippines; Kate Zilla-Bâ, COO, Mondato, USA;Bharat Bhatia, Regional Director, India, SAARC and South East Asia, Motorola,India; Chakaprani GK, Director – Emerging Markets, Nokia Financial Services, Nokia, India; Matthew Talbot, Vice-President, mCommerce, Sybase 365, Singapore; Louie Stojanovski, Director of Regional Operations, Asia Pacific, Messaging LOB, Syniverse Technologies, Inc., Australia; Dan Armstrong, Managing Consultant, Takashi Mobile / Co-Founder, Rabo Mobiel B.V., The Netherlands; Arief Hamdani Gunawan, Senior Officer-Regulatory Management, Telkom Indonesia, Indonesia; Lalit Sinha, Deputy General Manager, DIT, Union Bank of India, India; Thor Hauge, Vice President, Digital Ventures, Western Union; Anthony Perkins, Head of Technology, WING, Cambodia.

There will be a pre-conference workshop on 16 March 2010 on "Mobile Marketing", Advertising and Commerce Workshop: Tools for Navigating the Industry Ecosystem – A Hands-On and In-Depth Study of Mobile Marketing Best Practices, Industry Ecosystem Structure, Players and Business Models' to be led by: Michael Becker, VP Mobile Strategies, iLoop Mobile, USA and a post-conference workshop on "How to Build and Calculate A Successful Business Case for Mobile Banking?" to be led by: Andrew Parker, Business Development Manager, M.Com, New Zealand.

The summit website is : http://www.symphonyglobal.com/index.php/event/page/m-commerce.

About Symphony Global
Symphony Global is a business media and consulting company that aims to provide the best networking platforms for global business connections.

All our events are research-driven with direct contacts with major industry stakeholders to ensure that they meet their needs and keep up to the industry trends and developments. SG Conferences offer you an unrivalled opportunity to network with your peers within your areas of business and ultimately develop the best business partnership for future business expansion. Our workshops and masterclasses provide an informative and interactive forum for developing latest techniques and skills.

Take advantage of SG services and products to keep up-to-date with the latest developments within your industry.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact:
Phyllis Goh, senior conference manager
Symphony Global Pte Ltd
65-6221 8119
Email: Phyllis.goh@symphonyglobal.com
http://www.symphonyglobal.com

Business Executives In Asia Prepare For The M-Commerce World Summit 2010

Symphony — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:19:45 +0000

Singapore (December 18, 2009) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — M-Commerce World Summit 2010 will be held from 16 to 19 March 2010 in Singapore to discuss on strategies to develop the best business model and new business partnership in delivering mobile financial services to the mass market.

Highly-regarded speakers representing the mobile operators, banks, mobile transfer networks, mWallets and 'interoperability hubs', handset manufacturers, technology and equipment providers will be invited to share their latest efforts in launching m-commerce services and the key challenges facing them at this summit.

The following key issues will be addressed in depth with necessary Real World Case Studies: Analysing the Impacts of Regulatory Environment on m-Commerce – Lessons learnt; Overview of Current Market Trends and Developments for m-Payments in Asia; Profitable and Sustainable Business Models Available for Mobile Money Transfer and POS; Commercial Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Banks in Offering Mobile Financial Services; New Strategies to Capture the Mass Market for Mobile Money Transfer & Mobile Remittance; Additional Revenue Generating Channels through Deployment of M-Payments; Enabling Mobile Money Domestically and Internationally; Banking the 'Unbanked'& Microfinance Services; Case Study on Safaricom's Experience in Providing Mobile Money Transfer Services in Kenya; Globe Telecom's Experience in Launching G-Gash; NFC Technology Updates; Mobile Handsets–What Are the Latest Technology Developments?;Case Study on MasterCard's Over-The-Air Provisioning Service; The Challenges in Implementing m-Payments in Transit; Management Issues Concerning the Business and Technological Interfaces between Banks and Mobile Operators; Security Issues of M-Payment Systems; and User-friendly and Secure Mobile Payments.

Companies/organisations representing the M-Commerce Ecosystems will be speaking at this conference : Mohamed A Kazi, Channel Head-Mobile Banking, Absa Bank, South Africa; Paradorn Wichayapinyo, Strategic Planning Specialist, Advanced MPay, Thailand; Frédéric Schepens, Executive Vice President, Strategic Business Development, Belgacom ICS, Belgium; Mohammad Jakirul Islam, Project Coordinator- mCommerce, Citycell, Bangladesh; Thivanka Rangala, Group Chief Commercial Officer, Dialog Telekom PLC, Sri Lanka; Richie Sison, Marketing Group Head of G-Xchange, Inc, Globe Telecom, Philippines; Delwar Hossain Azad, Head, Financial Services, Grameenphone, Bangladesh; Silvester Prakasam, Director (Fare Systems), Land Transport Authority, Singapore; Andrew Parker, Business Development Manager, M.Com; Kate Zilla-Bâ, COO, Mondato, USA; Bharat Bhatia, Regional Director, India, SAARC and South East Asia, Motorola; Chakaprani GK, Senior Manager-Financial Services, Nokia; Matthew Talbot, Vice President, mCommerce, Sybase 365; Arief Hamdani Gunawan, Senior Officer-Regulatory Management, Telkom Indonesia, Indonesia; and Lalit Sinha, Deputy General Manager, DIT, Union Bank of India, India.

There will be a pre-conference workshop on 16 March 2010 with the title "How to Build and Calculate A Successful Business Case for Mobile Banking?"and a post-conference workshop on 19 March 2010 on "Mobile Marketing & Advertising".

The summit website is : http://www.symphonyglobal.com/index.php/event/page/m-commerce

About Symphony Global

Symphony Global is a business media and consulting company that aims to provide the best networking platforms for global business connections.

Take advantage of SG services and products to keep up-to-date with the latest developments within your industry.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact:
Phyllis Goh, senior conference manager
Symphony Global Pte Ltd
65-6221 8119
Email: Phyllis.goh@symphonyglobal.com
http://www.symphonyglobal.com

Mobile Money World Conference 2009

NeoEdge — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:24:29 +0000

Mobile Money World Conference 2009 will be held on 29 to 30 July 2009 in New Delhi, India to discuss on strategies to develop the best business model and new business partnership in delivering mobile financial services to the mass market.

Singapore (July 07, 2009) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Mobile Money World Conference 2009 will be held on 29 to 30 July 2009 in New Delhi, India. Highly-regarded speakers representing the mobile operators, banks, mobile transfer networks, mWallets and 'interoperability hubs', handset manufacturers, technology and equipment providers will share their latest efforts in launching mobile money transfer services and the key challenges facing them at this conference.

This conference is sponsored by Roamware, Paymate, Utiba and VeriSign.

Companies/organisations representing the Mobile Money Transfer Ecosystems will be speaking at this conference:

- Sudhir Gupta, Advisor (Mobile Network), Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
- Hemant Kaul, Executive Director-Retail Banking, Axis Bank, India
- Frederic Schepens, EVP Strategic Business Development, Belgacom ICS, Brussels
- Pallab Mitra, Head, Commerce, Bharti Airtel, India
- Gowri T Mukherjee, Senior Vice President & Head eBusiness, Citibank, India
- Druvi Sirisena, Unit Manager-Mobile Commerce, Dialog Telekom PLC, Sri Lanka
- Alexander Boller, Head of Etisalat MMT Initiative, Etisalat, UAE
- Rashed Alabbar, Senior Manager / Product Marketing – eBusiness, Etisalat, UAE
- Richie Sison, Marketing Group Head of G-Xchange, Inc, Globe Telecom, Philippines
- Delwar Hossain Azad, Head, Financial Services, GrameenPhone, Bangladesh
- Srinivas Nidugondi, Internet & Mobile Banking, ICICI Bank, India
- Srinivas Gopal, General Manager-Marketing (Value Added Services), Idea Cellular, India
- Sanjay Swamy, CEO, mChek
- Bharat Bhatia, Regional Director, India, SAARC and South East Asia, Motorola, India
- Pramod Parmar, Business Manager, Nepal Telecom, Nepal
- Probir Roy, Co-Founder & Director, Paymate, India
- Deep Basu, Senior Director of Marketing, Roamware Inc
- Zahir Khoja, Head of M-Paisa, Roshan, Afghanistan
- Lokesh Kumar Singh, Managing Partner, Sanchetna Financial Services, India
- Chandrashekhar Bhide, Head of Product Development, TimesofMoney, India
- Farhad Madan, AVP for Business Development, Utiba Pte Ltd
- Basavaraj Nagaraj, Senior Manager – Product Management, Messaging & Mobile Media division, VeriSign Inc.
- Louie Stojanovski, Director of Regional Operations, Asia Pacific, Messaging and Mobile Media Division, VeriSign, Inc
- Naushad Contractor, Senior Director, Vodafone Essar, India

There will be a pre-conference workshop on 28 July 2009 with the title "Security Issues in Mobile Money Transfer and Payment Services".

About NeoEdge
NeoEdge is a business media company that aims to serve the corporate world with integrity and excellence by providing cutting edge business intelligence and creating high value networking opportunities. NeoEdge events are developed based on careful and original research including extensive and direct interactions with potential participants in the market. NeoEdge events are distinguished by delivering premier value to customers in a sustainable means.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Sharon Lim
Marketing Manager
NeoEdge Pte Ltd
Tel: 65-6557 9166
Email: Sharon.lim@neo-edge.com
Website: http://www.neo-edge.com

Mobile Money World Conference 2009

NeoEdge — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:37:38 +0000

Singapore (June 03, 2009) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Mobile Money World Conference 2009 will be held on 29 to 30 July 2009 in New Delhi, India. Highly-regarded speakers representing the mobile operators, banks, mobile transfer networks, mWallets and 'interoperability hubs', handset manufacturers, technology and equipment providers will share their latest efforts in launching mobile money transfer services and the key challenges facing them at this conference.

Companies/organisations representing the Mobile Money Transfer Ecosystems will be speaking at this conference:

- Sudhir Gupta, Advisor (Mobile Network), Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
- Hemant Kaul, Executive Director-Retail Banking, Axis Bank, India
- Frederic Schepens, EVP Strategic Business Development, Belgacom ICS, Brussels
- Pallab Mitra, Head, Commerce, Bharti Airtel, India
- Senior Director, Citibank, India
- Thivanka Rangala, Group Chief Commercial Officer, Dialog Telekom PLC, Sri Lanka
- Alexander Boller, Head of Etisalat MMT Initiative, Etisalat, UAE
- Rashed Alabbar, Senior Manager / Product Marketing – eBusiness, Etisalat, UAE
- Richie Sison, Marketing Group Head of G-Xchange, Inc, Globe Telecom, Philippines
- Kazi Islam, Chief Executive Officer, Grameen Solutions, Bangladesh
- Delwar Hossain Azad, Head, Financial Services, GrameenPhone, Bangladesh
- Srinivas Nidugondi, B2 – Direct Banking; Mobile Banking, ICICI Bank, India
- Srinivas Gopal, General Manager-Marketing (Value Added Services), Idea Cellular, India
- Bharat Bhatia, Regional Director, India, SAARC and South East Asia, Motorola, India
- Zahir Khoja, Head of M-Paisa, Roshan, Afghanistan
- Lokesh Kumar Singh, Managing Partner, Sanchetna Financial Services, India
- Chandrashekhar Bhide, Head of Product Development, TimesofMoney, India
- Basavaraj Nagaraj, Senior Manager – Product Management, Messaging & Mobile Media division, VeriSign Inc.

There will be a pre-conference workshop on 28 July 2009 with the title "Security Issues in Mobile Money Transfer and Payment Services".

CONTACT INFORMATION

Sharon Lim, marketing manager
NeoEdge Pte Ltd
65-6557 9166
Email: Sharon.lim@neo-edge.com
http://www.neo-edge.com

MARITIM Hotels to Open First 5-star Hotel in China

China Newswire — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:52:43 +0000

Beijing, China (April 29, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — German based MARITIM Hotels, the international renowned provider of "conference and accommodation under one roof" is gearing-up to open its first hotel in Beijing, scheduled to soft open in summer 2008.

MARITIM Hotel U-Town Beijing is located near east second ring road, next to Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, in Beijing's commercial district, and just a 30-minutes drive away from the airport. With the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shopping site of Yue Show Fashion Market, Worker's Stadium and famous historical site Dongyue Temple, it is perfectly suited for both business and leisure.

Built to international 5-star standards, the hotel features 362 guestrooms and suites, including 3 floors of the Executive Club Rooms, poolside café and snack bar. Food & Beverage outlets include a German Restaurant and all-day international dining restaurant.

Facilities for the meetings and events market include a ballroom/banquet hall for up to 1,000 guests, fully equipped with international standard conference assistance and facilities to handle meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions.

Meeting and conference facilities are supplemented by a modern Business Centre offering a full range of business support services and Internet services.

Based on site in Beijing, Dick van Beuzekom is in charge of managing the day-to-day operations of the property as well as overseeing staff in areas of human resource, finance, sales and marketing. A Dutch national, Dick van Beuzekom is fluent in English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Indonesian and had over 30 years experience working in hotel projects worldwide.

Dick van Beuzekom's extensive work experience has seen him working throughout Europe and Asia. He brings with him a wealth of experience, having worked in many locations across the world. It took him to 7 hotels in 5 countries throughout Europe. He has worked in Myanmar, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China and Australia . He was previously the General Manager at MARITIM Airport Hotel in Hannover, Germany in 1998 where he was responsible for the World Expo 2000 for nine consecutive years. The hotel was awarded the best Maritim Hotel in Germany 7 years in a role (2001-2007), and was also awarded for the best Cost Control and HR Quality in 2001.

Assisting Dick Van Beuzekom in areas of Sales and Marketing is Ms Dorrothy Kam, Director of Sales & Marketing. In her role as Director of Sales and Marketing, Ms Kam will oversee the direct sales and client relations in this market. A hospitality industry professional for the past 20 years, Ms.Kam's portfolio includes being involved in five hotel pre-openings; as well as a career that has seen her working in Malaysia, Vietnam and China.

"Dorrothy Kam brings with her a significant experience in the hospitality industry and she will play a lead role in introducing the MARITIM brand to companies and embassies in Beijing," says Dick Van Beuzekom.

The new hotel is the focal point of a shopping complex and luxury apartments. Scheduled to open in July, the 20 storey residence will provide over 280 rooms.

MARITIM Hotels was founded in 1969 which also manages and owns 51 other prestigious hotels in Germany, Beijing/China, Sharm el Sheikh & Luxor/Egypt, Malta, Mauritius, Riga/Latvia, Mallorca, Tenerife & Estepona/Spain, Hammamet/Tunisia, Alanya & Belek & Marmaris/Turkey. A subsidiary of MARITIM Hotels, HMS International is based from a regional headquarters in Cologne, Germany, which currently manages 12 properties in China, Egypt, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey.

"We invite guests to come stay with us in Beijing and experience the MARITIM difference," says Dick Van Beuzekom.

For further information or reservations, please log on to www.Maritim.com

CONTACT INFORMATION

Kam Dorrothy
Director of Sales & Marketing
MARITIM Hotel U-Town Beijing
E: dkam@pek-maritim.com.cn
T: +86(0) 10 8561 2627 Ext 1044

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