I B Saravanan Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Singapore

I am heading our events business across Asia, focusing on growing our profile-centric/ICT and hospitality segments into new markets. Happy to be integrating our market-leading hospitality investment event, IHIF Asia for Sept 2024 in Hong Kong, as a continental extension to IHIF EMEA and NYU IHIIC in the US.I hold P&L responsibility for the business.

Singapore

I head the research and development of 30+ conferences across SEA and NEA in functional, ICT and hospitality sectors, delivering C-suite networking platforms and aiding enterprises to sustainably digitize and transform.Our CFO Innovation Series of events is the largest in the world with presence in more than 7 countries, followed by CMO, CIO and CDO events.

Singapore

I was responsible for the growth of existing conferences and for launching new conferences in our large O & G and manufacturing shows.Responsibilities included: P & L of large-scale, multi-tracked conferences, developing themes/content areas for major exhibitions, setting research focus for all events and program development, industry partnership.

Singapore

Developed and headed a talented production team and helped them improve the focus and industry-alignment of long-running major conferences such as:- OSEA - for Oil & Gas industry- CommunicAsia Summit - for ICT industry- BroadcastAsia International Conference - FHA International Conference - for Food and Hotels Industry

Singapore

I was running the portfolios of O & G and civil infrastructure across the region, with conferences including:1. 3rd annual City Gas Asia, Hong Kong2. 4th annual Tunnel Design & Construction Asia, SG3. 4th annual Building Envelopes Asia, SG4. 3rd annual Airfield Engineering & Assets Maintenance 2013 Summit, HK5. Modular Construction & Prefabrication Asia.

Singapore

Produced conferences for building and construction industry:1. BIMARC (Building Information Modeling for Sustainable Architecture) - Kuala Lumpur and Singapore2. Bridges Asia - Hong Kong3. Piling and Deep Foundations Southeast Asia - Kuala Lumpur4. Facade Design & Engineering Asia - Singapore5. Tunnel Design & Construction Asia - Singapore6. Green.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia And Singapore

I edited two trade magazines for the regional building and construction industry, 'Roof & Facade Asia' and 'Infrastructure & Construction Asia', and managed the editorial team in Malaysia and Singapore. I developed and ran events for the building and construction industry in Singapore and Malaysia securing government and industry support while promoting.

Chennai India

As a consulting editor, I have developed over 40 case studies on international business movements and strategies, which are now being used as teaching tools in management schools all over the world.Case studies developed by me include:Fiat Auto S.p.A -Tata Motors' Joint VentureBBC-Microsoft Tie-Up: Strategy for Next Generation Digital PresentationCarrefour.

Certificate Course, Big Data Specialization

Certificate Course, Sustainable Urban Mobility In Developing Countries

Activities and Societies: Developing a Sustainable Pedestrian Infrastructure for Chennai city in India Sustainable Urban Mobility

M.M.M, Masters In Marketing Management

Masters in Marketing Management

Post Graduate Diploma, Materials Management, I Class

B.E, Mechanical Engineering, I Class

Activities and Societies: Cultural club, Tamil Sangam, Light Music Troupe, Painting and Photographic Associations Bachelor of Engineering.

Education record