BAR TALKS HONG KONG 2019
presented by Restaurant, Pub and Bar Asia trade show
Bar Talks features the best and most experienced leaders in the Asia wide bar and beverage community. Join us at Duddell's for an afternoon dedicated to help you up your bar skills, teach you how to open a new bar and grow your f&b empire.

TICKET OPTIONS
ALL DAY ADMISSION ($300) tickets includes
• Unlimited entry to all Bar Talks sessions
• Complimentary Aperol Spritz
• Complimentary Peroni Beer
• Unlimited Perrier and East Imperial

GIN EXPERIENCE ($200) tickets includes
• Entry to the Gin Experience (630pm to 730pm)
• Complimentary Aperol Spritz
• Complimentary Peroni Beer
• Unlimited Perrier and East Imperial

WHISKY EXPERIENCE, AMERICAN VS. SCOTCH ($200) tickets includes
• Entry to the Whisky Experience, American vs. Scotch (730pm to 830pm)
• Complimentary Aperol Spritz
• Complimentary Peroni Beer
• Unlimited Perrier and East Imperial

SESSIONS
Doors open 2pm.

Session #1 - EXPLORING CREATIVITY - 2:30pm
Look into the world of craft cocktails and explore where creativity and inspirations comes from. Probe the minds of some of Asia's best bartenders and businesses owners and find out how to find your unique creative selling point.
Moderator - Victoria Chow (The Woods)
Panel - Alina Revinskaia (Dining Concepts)
Panel - Betty Fung (Cafe Bon Bon Macau)
Panel - Imelda Ng (Caprice, Four Seasons Hotel)
Panel - Jessica Li (Young Masters Brewery)
Panel - Sabrina Cantini (InterContinental Hotel)

Session #2 - WHAT WHY HOW... A CULTURAL BAR presented by TEP BAR (Bangkok, Thailand) - 3:30pm
Join us for an in-depth look at building one of the most unique f&b business models in the world. Asawin "Ant" Rojmethatawee is the renowned owner of Tep Bar, the winner of the Restaurant Bar of the Year Bangkok 2019. Tep Bar does not follow regular formulas of success for f&b venue. It is located in a quiet neighbourhood, off the beaten path and serving a very specific experience. Come and join us to find out how Ant turned his passion into one of Asia's most successful bars!
Speaker - Asawin "Ant" Rojmethatawee (owner of Tep Bar, Bangkok)

Session #3 - GET RICH! Slowly - 4:30pm
Indra Kantono is a Singapore based entrepreneur with five successful f&b establishments under his belt. His famed Jigger & Pony group consist of...
• Jigger & Pony (the newly relocated famed Singaporean cocktail bar)
• Humpback (an innovative oyster bar)
• Flagship (one of Singapore's premier whisky and cocktail haunts)
• Gibson (winner of New Bar of the Year Singapore 2016)
• Caffe Fernet (winner of Restaurant Bar of the Year Singapore 2018)
Indra will share his strategic thinking and worldly experience to help you build your very own f&b empire.
Speaker - Indra Kantono (owner of the Jigger and Pony group, Singapore)

Session #4 - BAR 101: OPENING A NEW BAR - 5:30pm
Opening a bar can be the most lucrative and satisfying experiences in the world. But not every bar that opens is an automatic winner. Luck plays a big part but to be able to "hedge your bets" and minimise your risk you need a lot of know how. Join our panel of industry leaders as they share their trials and tribulations from opening their a own establishments.
Moderator - Sandeep Hathiramani (Beverage & Co)
Panel - Asawin "Ant" Rojmethatawee (Tep Bar, Bangkok)
Panel - Indra Kantono (Jigger and Pony group, Singapore)
Panel - James Tamang (The Old Man and The Sea by The Old Man)
Panel - Jay Khan (Coa)
Panel - Sandeep Kumar (The Wise King)

Session #5 - Gin Experience - 6:30pm - seats are limited
Explore the exciting world of juniper with Leung Yick's Gin Experience. Laugh, learn, taste and tipple the finest gin the world has to offer...
• Cubical Premium London Dry Gin
• Dictador Premium Colombian (Ortodoxy) Aged Gin
• Masahiro Okinawa Craft Gin
• Hendrick's Gin

Session #6 - Whisky Experience, American vs Scotch - 7:30pm - seats are limited
Hosted by world renowed bartender and spirits connoisseur, Zoltan Konczol. With Zoltan as your guide, unearth the wonders of the world of whisky. Compare two of the the planet's biggest and most famous whisky regions. Then discover which is your new favourite dram!

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