WHAT IS RISE THAILAND? 

Asia’s meetings market is moving fast. Bangkok is right in the middle of it. Planners are using AI to discover and shortlist venues - often before an RFP arrives. 

Rise Thailand is an exclusive forum bringing together senior hotel and venue leaders to explore what this shift means for your business and how to compete for more meetings and events.

Hear from the President of the Thailand Incentive and Convention Association (TICA) on what’s ahead for Thailand’s MICE industry. 

One room. The right conversation. Practical insights you can act on when you leave.

WHY ATTEND RISE THAILAND?

The planners booking Thailand's meeting spaces are already on Cvent — searching, comparing, and shortlisting venues. With 150,000+ active buyers on the platform and AI powering every search, decisions move faster than most hotels expect. If your property is not visible at that moment, it is not on the shortlist.

Rise Thailand brings Bangkok's senior hotel and venue leaders together to understand exactly how that demand works, where it is coming from, and what it takes to be the property that gets chosen. Consistently.

Focused. Practical. Built around what you act on when you leave.

WHAT YOU WILL TAKE AWAY?

  • Connect directly with TICA leadership and gain visibility into Thailand's national MICE strategy and international promotion roadmap
  • See how planners are discovering and shortlisting event venues right now
  • Understand how AI-powered demand signals identify MICE business before it reaches your inbox
  • Learn what the highest-converting hotel profiles on Cvent have in common, and replicate it
  • Leave with a powerful, actionable plan for your property

WHEN

Tuesday, 3 November, 2026

WHERE

Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit

TIME

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM SE Asia Time

SESSION PROGRAM

Here's an overview of what's happening at the event!
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  • Arrival & Registration
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    Registration
  • Hi-Tea & Rise Experience Zone
    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Networking
  • Welcome to Rise Thailand
    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
    Welcome Note
  • Why the Next 10 Years Belong to Bangkok
    11:15 - 11:30 AM
    MICE Landscape
  • The MICE Shift: What's Changing, Who's Winning, and How Bangkok Leads
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    Panel
  • From RFP TO ROI: How AI is Changing the Way Venues Win MICE business
    12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
    Industry Perspective Panel
  • Networking Lunch
    12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
    Networking
  • TICA's Closing Perspective: Thailand's Next Decade
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
    Guest Speaker Session
  • Closing Remarks
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
    Closing

SPEAKERS

Here are the speakers for this event

PRACHOOM TANTIPRASERTSUK

President
Thailand Incentive and Convention Association (TICA)

SAMMY CAROLUS

General Manager
Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit

KWAN JUTHAMAS

Founder & Chief Curator
Curated Partner Company Limited

NICHLAS MARATOS

Head of Commercial
Dusit Hotels and Resorts

GRAHAM POPE

Vice President, International
Cvent

NITIN NARAYANAN

National Director
Hilton Thailand

PANKAJ SAWHNEY

Founder & CEO
RedFox Travel

RUBEL MIAH

General Manager
Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort Bangkok

NAINA VISHNOI

Senior Director and Regional Leader, Supplier & Venue Solutions
Cvent

PRESLEY BARRETTO

Senior Regional Strategic Sales Director, Supplier & Venue Solutions
Cvent

ROHAN SAMARTH

Director, Hospitality Analytics & Advisory
Cvent