WIT Votes Kei Shibata One Of Top 10 Influencers In Online Travel In APAC
WIT Conference 2014 “Litte Big 10” at Singapore
Warriors : The Top 10
Influencers in Online Travel in APAC
Kei Shibata, CEO & Co-founder, Venture Republic, Japan
Said Siew Hoon, “As a pioneer in his category in his home market, Shibata had to fight many battles – including getting suppliers and customers onboard. He pursued the idea of bringing WIT to his market, believing an event like WIT was needed to grow the industry back home. It took two years of creativity, resourcefulness and partnerships on both our parts to make it happen.”
Kei, recalling his first WIT in 2008, said, “It was like the moment of truth. I realized this is a family and a wonderful network of people dedicated to the pursuit of the growth and development of online travel and I knew Japan needed something like this.”
