TREND TALK
Trend Talk; the hotspot for industry professionals to dish out the latest culinary trends and freshest hospitality experiences. From gourmet ingredients to personalised services, these talks serve up fresh ideas for the industry. Join the conversation, and spice things up by staying ahead of the game in this ever-evolving industry.
Tuesday 23 September 2025 (Day 1)
Wednesday 24 September 2025 (Day 2)
Thursday 25 September 2025 (Day 3)
Tuesday 23 September 2025 (Day 1)
| TIME / ROOM |
Hospitality Lounge 2, Hall 2, Ground Floor, KLCC |
Hospitality Lounge 4, Hall 4, Ground Floor, KLCC |
| 10:00am – 10:45am | ||
| 11:00am – 11.45am |
Australian Avocados in Foodservice: Handling, Storage & Seasonal Excellence By KC Liew General Manager – Southeast Asia Avocados Australia Ltd |
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| 12:00pm – 12:45pm | ||
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm |
Bridging the Gap: Turning Sustainability Goals into Action in F&B By Anna Lees Vegan and Sustainability Food Consultant Culinova Consulting |
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| 2:00pm – 2:45pm |
The Future of Hospitality: The Intelligent Guest Room Control Solutions By Khong Sook Toh Director of Marketing Operations ATHOS International Sdn. Bhd. |
|
| 3:00pm – 3:45pm |
Sustainable Water Management – ESG & Eliminating Single Use Plastic Water Bottles for Hospitality Industry By Terence Teoh Kok Hui Business Development Manager – ESG Division Bacteria Free Water Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd (BACFREE) |
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| 4:00pm – 4:45pm |
Wednesday 24 September 2025 (Day 2)
| TIME / ROOM |
Hospitality Lounge 2, Hall 2, Ground Floor, KLCC |
Hospitality Lounge 4, Hall 4, Ground Floor, KLCC |
| 10:00am – 10:45am |
ITA Press Conference
By Italian Trade Agency 10:00am – 11:15am (by Invitation only) |
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| 11:00am – 11.45am |
Flooring Systems for the Food Industy: The Essential of Resin Floors According to HACCP Requirements By Lim Kean Meng Business Unit Manager for Building Line and Construction Systems MAPEI Malaysia |
|
| 12:00pm – 12:45pm |
Rotten Food System
 By Afraz Said General Manager Food Aid Foundation |
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| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | ||
| 2:00pm – 2:45pm |
Why is Pinsa Romana becoming so popular across the world? By Giovanni Capannelli Area Manager Asia DI Marco Corrado SRL |
ETOMATO Project – European Tomato, A Red Passion By Mr Guglielmo Vacarro President Ol Pomodoro Centro Sud Italia  Mr Sabatino Michele Director Euroconsult Italia  Chef Federico Michieletto Executive Chef EQ Hotel Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2:00pm – 4:00pm |
| 3:00pm – 3:45pm |
Sake Rising: How Japan’s Iconic Drink is Winning Over Modern Drinkers By Danny Leong Ee Nun Master Sake Sommelier The Sake Place |
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| 4:00pm – 4:45pm |
Crown of Macedonia: Wines & Cheeses of Europe By KC Tay Founder Cheese More & My Sommelier Press |
Thursday 25 September 2025 (Day 3)
| TIME / ROOM |
Hospitality Lounge 2, Hall 2, Ground Floor, KLCC |
Hospitality Lounge 4, Hall 4, Ground Floor, KLCC |
| 10:00am – 10:45am |
Table Setting in the Style of Indo-Chine
 by Dr Riley Pham Xuan Quyet Food and Beverage Lecturer Sunway University 10:00am – 11:30am |
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| 11:00am – 11.45am |
Why Halal so important for F&B sector and why water filter should need halal by Alex Leong Corporate Sales & Applications, Assistant Manager Bacteria Free Water Filter (M) Sdn Bhd  by Mohd Shahril Bin Abdul Samad Senior Assistant Director, Halal Management Division Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) |
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| 12:00pm – 12:45pm | ||
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm |
Food Safety + F&B vertical ERP – How to Breakthrough F&B’s growth milestone by Johnny Teoh Head of Sales and Partnership (APAC) Codemax Sdn Bhd  by Nicole Choo Consulting Manager Connext Consulting |
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| 2:00pm – 2:45pm |
F&B A.I. – Automate Compliance, Optimize Resources, Increase Sales
by Johnny Teoh Head of Sales and Partnership (APAC) Codemax Sdn Bhd  by Josh Ho Head of Business Development Tabsquare |
Forks, Finesse & First Impressions: Elevate Your Dining Game
 By Ms Karen Lui Koon Ling Head of Hospitality and Events, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Sunway University  By Ms Shireen Tan Pei Mun Program Leader, Diploma in Hotel Management Sunway University 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm |
| 3:00pm – 3:45pm |
Profit by the Glass: How the Right Glassware = Higher Beverage Sales By Danny Leong Ee Nung Master Sake Sommelier The Sake Place |
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| 4:00pm – 4:45pm |
Maotai: A Taste of China for the World By Kent Chan Ambassador Century Mark Pacific Marketing Sdn Bhd |
* This Programme is updated as of 18 August 2025
TIME / ROOM
Hospitality Lounge 2, Hall 2, Ground Floor, KLCC
10:00am - 10:45am
11:00am – 11.45am
12:00pm - 12:45pm
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Bridging the Gap : Turning Sustainability Goals into Action in F&B
By Anna Lees
Vegan and Sustainability Food Consultant
Culinova Consulting
2:00pm – 2:45pm
The Future of Hospitality: The Intelligent Guest Room Control Solutions
By Khong Sook Toh
Director of Marketing Operations
ATHOS International Sdn. Bhd.
3:00pm – 3:45pm
Sustainable Water Management - ESG & Eliminating Single Use Plastic Water Bottles for Hospitality Industry
By Terence Teoh Kok Hui
Business Development Manager – ESG Division
Bacteria Free Water Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd (BACFREE)
4:00pm – 4:45pm
TIME / ROOM
Hospitality Lounge 4, Hall 4, Ground Floor, KLCC
10:00am - 10:45am
11:00am – 11.45am
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Australian Avocados in Foodservice: Handling, Storage & Seasonal Excellence
By KC Liew
General Manager - Southeast Asia
Avocados Australia Ltd
1:00pm - 1:45pm
2:00pm - 2:45pm
3:00pm - 3:45pm
4:00pm - 4:45pm
TIME / ROOM
Hospitality Lounge 2, Hall 2, Ground Floor, KLCC
10:00am - 10:45am
11:00am – 11.45am
Flooring Systems for the Food Industy: The Essential of Resin Floors According to HACCP Requirements
By Lim Kean Meng
Business Unit Manager for Building Line and Construction Systems
MAPEI Malaysia
12:00pm – 12:45pm
Rotten Food System
By Afraz Said
General Manager
Food Aid Foundation
1:00pm – 1:45pm
1:00pm – 1:45pm
2:00pm – 2:45pm
Why is Pinsa Romana becoming so popular across the world?
By Giovanni Capannelli
Area Manager Asia
DI Marco Corrado SRL
3:00pm – 3:45pm
Sake Rising: How Japan’s Iconic Drink is Winning Over Modern Drinkers
By Danny Leong Ee Nun
Master Sake Sommelier
The Sake Place
4:00pm – 4:45pm
Crown of Macedonia Wines & EU Cheese Pairing
By CK Tay
Founder
My Sommelier Press
TIME / ROOM
Hospitality Lounge 4, Hall 4, Ground Floor, KLCC
10:00am - 10:45am
11:00am – 11.45am
ITA Press Conference By Italian Trade Agency 10:00am – 11:15am (by Invitation only)
12:00pm – 12:45pm
1:00pm – 1:45pm
2:00pm – 2:45pm
ETOMATO Project - European Tomato, A Red Passion
By Mr Guglielmo Vacarro
President
Ol Pomodoro Centro Sud Italia
Mr Michele Sabatino
Director
Euroconsult Italia
Chef Federico Michieletto
2:00pm - 4:00pm
3:00pm – 3:45pm
4:00pm – 4:45pm
TIME / ROOM
Hospitality Lounge 5, Hall 5, Ground Floor, KLCC
10:00am - 10:45am
11:00am – 11.45am
12:00pm - 12:45pm
10.00 Open by Ambassador Cambodia in Malaysia
10.15 Cambodian Hospitality Industry: Development and Investment opportunities – Representative Ministry of Tourism
10.45 Siem Reap – Developments in North Cambodia – challenges and opportunities – Representative CCA
11.15 Culinary education in Cambodia - from Skills to Culinary Celebrations - Pierre Tami, Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia
11.30 Events in Cambodia
-Mekong Festival Oct 17-19 – Pierre Tami
-CamFood & Hotel Oct 22-24– Vichera Sararon, Informa Markets Cambodia
12.00 Cambodian lunch
To be confirmed
1:00pm - 1:45pm
2:00pm - 2:45pm
3:00pm - 3:45pm
4:00pm – 4:45pm
TIME / ROOM
Hospitality Lounge 2, Hall 2, Ground Floor, KLCC
10:00am - 10:45am
11:00am – 11.45am
Why Halal so important for F&B sector and why water filter should need halal
by Mohd Shahril Bin Abdul Samad
Senior Assistant Director, Halal Management Division
Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM)
12:00pm – 12:45pm
1:00pm – 1:45pm
Food Safety + Tech
by Johnny Teoh
Head of Sales and Partnership (APAC)
Codemax Sdn Bhd
by Nicole Choo
Consulting Manager
Connext Consulting
2:00pm – 2:45pm
F&B A.I. - Automate Compliance, Optimize Resources, Increase Sales
by Johnny Teoh
Head of Sales and Partnership (APAC)
Codemax Sdn Bhd
by Josh Ho
Head of Business Development
Tabsquare
3:00pm – 3:45pm
Profit by the Glass: How the Right Glassware = Higher Beverage Sales
By Danny Leong Ee Nung
Master Sake Sommelier
The Sake Place
4:00pm – 4:45pm
Maotai: A Taste of China for the World
By Kent Chan
Brand Ambassador
Sommelier Association of Malaysia
TIME / ROOM
Hospitality Lounge 4, Hall 4, Ground Floor, KLCC
10:00am - 10:45am
11:00am – 11.45am
Table Setting in the Style of Indo-Chine
by Dr Riley Pham Xuan Quyet
Food and Beverage Lecturer
Sunway University
10:00am – 11:30am
12:00pm – 12:45pm
1:00pm – 1:45pm
2:00pm – 2:45pm
3:00pm – 3:45pm
Forks, Finesse & First Impressions: Elevate Your Dining Game
By Ms Karen Lui Koon Ling
Head of Hospitality and Events, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Sunway University
