Exploring the Future of Work & Tourism - Approaching the New Normal

Name: Exploring the Future of Work & Tourism - Approaching the New Normal
Start: 2021-08-26T16:00:00+08:00
End: 2021-08-26T19:00:00+08:00

Guangzhou
Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 4:00 PM (HKT)

About this event

Did you know that APAC is the most at risk region for losing Travel & Tourism jobs due to COVID-19?

As businesses have spent time scrambling to adapt to the extraordinary circumstances, 2021 has been a year of transition. Our session on August 26 will focus on identifying some of the trends that will shape the New Normal, especially within the Japanese travel & tourism industry.

For this discussion, we are excited to welcome Mark Cantoni and Fumiko Kato to our virtual stage. Mark is the Co-Founder & COO of Travello, a mobile social travel network & Experiences booking platform that connects travellers and experiences in destination. Kato-san is the Representative Director & CEO of WAmazing, a mobile app service for inbound foreign tourists to Japan, offering free SIM cards at the airport to help foreign visitors get around Japan.

Through this session, they will be sharing their views, experiences, the challenges they faced and the opportunities they found, as well as providing advice for entrepreneurs.

This event will be held in English.

Speakers

Mark Cantoni

Travello

Co-Founder & COO

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Fumiko Kato

WAmazing

Representative Director & CEO

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Mark Cantoni

Travello

As co-founder & COO of Travello, Mark has played a significant role in the growth and strategy of Travello, overseeing the successful rollout of many projects to date. Mark has been an integral part of the Backpacker Deals acquisition and integration and has an intimate understanding of the travel-tech vertical.His strength in operations and project management is a key part of Travello’s strong foundations. Mark has a vast knowledge across a number of different disciplines.Mark completed a Bachelor of Surveying at the Queensland University of Technology in 2000. He then worked on multiple large scale projects both here and in the U.K. including the Luton Airport Hangar upgrade and Channel Tunnel Rail Link project in southern England.Whilst gathering experience managing survey and engineering teams across a range of projects, Mark rose to become a Senior Surveyor and went on to manage Survey departments on several Mining and Oil & Gas infrastructure projects in rural Queensland.Mark then decided to pursue a career in business and started up his own Recruitment/Labour Hire company based in Brisbane, Queensland. Although he has stepped away from the business, the company is still going strong, has a vast employee base and has multiple large scale clients. Mark is also a former professional Rugby League player and represented the USA at the Rugby League World Cup. His learnings from playing Rugby League, around teamwork and leadership have been integral to his success as a Business Leader.

Fumiko Kato

WAmazing

After graduating from Keio SFC, Fumiko was involved in setting up new businesses on the Internet at Recruit Co. She then moved to Jalan Research Center, an R&D department for the tourism industry and regional revitalization, where he was involved in research and business development as a chief researcher. In July 2016, she founded WAmazing Inc. in order to launch a platform to spread consumption by foreign tourists visiting Japan to rural areas to contribute to regional revitalisation.

Moderators

Meghan Bridges

Startup Grind Osaka

Chapter Director

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Hazuki Koizumi

Rainmaking Innovation Japan

Marketing & Operations Intern

Brought to you by

Javen Zheng

Link Trust Capital

Startup Grind Guangzhou Chapter Director
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Matias Mann

E-Commerce Industry Leader / Co-Director
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Bing Li

VC Industry Leader
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Chance Jiang

Chatek LLC

Startup Grind Guangzhou Advisor
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Carel van Apeldoorn

Startup Grind Guangzhou Advisor
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Adeh DeSandies

Startup Grind China

Startup Grind Guangzhou Mentor
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Exploring the Future of Work & Tourism - Approaching the New Normal

Guangzhou
Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 4:00 PM (HKT)

About this event

Speakers

Mark Cantoni

Fumiko Kato

Moderators

Meghan Bridges

Hazuki Koizumi

Brought to you by

Javen Zheng

Matias Mann

Bing Li

Chance Jiang

Carel van Apeldoorn

Adeh DeSandies

Global sponsor

Partners

Exploring the Future of Work & Tourism - Approaching the New Normal

Guangzhou Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 4:00 PM (HKT)

About this event

Speakers

Mark Cantoni

Fumiko Kato

Mark Cantoni

Travello

Fumiko Kato

WAmazing

Moderators

Meghan Bridges

Hazuki Koizumi

Meghan Bridges

Startup Grind Osaka

Brought to you by

Javen Zheng

Matias Mann

Bing Li

Chance Jiang

Carel van Apeldoorn

Adeh DeSandies

Global sponsor

Novel Capital

Partners

China-Italy Chamber of Commerce

自雇自足

Guangzhou
Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 4:00 PM (HKT)