Management Committee Member
Kostas Rossoglou is Director, Global Government Affairs at Agoda, based in Bangkok. He leads Agoda’s global government affairs team and works at the intersection of travel, technology and public policy across the markets where Agoda operates. He has nearly 20 years of experience in public policy, regulatory affairs and government relations across Europe and Asia Pacific, with expertise spanning e-commerce, digital competition, artificial intelligence, data protection and privacy, consumer policy and international trade.
Before joining Agoda, Kostas spent nearly five years at Shopify, where he led international public policy and government affairs across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. He previously held senior public policy roles at Grab and Yelp, and earlier worked at the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), focusing on digital policy and consumer rights. Kostas holds a law degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a master’s degree in European Law from the Centre Européen Universitaire at the University of Nancy. He is a qualified lawyer and holds professional certifications in data protection and privacy.
Management Committee Member
Mich Goh is the Head of Public Policy for Airbnb in Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan. She leads a team in these countries that manages policy initiatives, and engages with government, elected officials, associations and other relevant third parties across these countries in support of a fair and progressive regulatory framework that embraces the potential of short-term rental. She was previously a consultant who led teams advising multinational companies in the Technology and Consumer sectors on government relations, public policy and public affairs strategies across Asia Pacific. She holds a business management degree from the Singapore Management University, with majors in Marketing and Political Science.
Mich is the Vice Chair of the US-ASEAN Business Council’s Travel and Tourism Committee, a member of the Singapore American Chamber of Commerce’s Travel and Tourism Committee and a committee member of the Urban Land Institute’s Young Leaders Group in Singapore.
Treasurer
Tony has worked for Amadeus for over 13 years, based variously in Bangkok, Madrid, and Boston. He is now Vice President and Head of Legal, Asia Pacific, based in Bangkok, and his role includes leading Amadeus’s industry affairs efforts in the region. In addition to his regional responsibilities, Tony leads a global legal team supporting Amadeus’s airline distribution business unit.
Previous to Amadeus Tony worked in Japan for several years in private practice primarily with clients in the manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors, and he has several years of experience in his native California working in general civil litigation.
He is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A.) and the University of San Francisco (J.D.)
Secretary
Eacham Curry is Expedia Group’s Senior Director for Government and Corporate Affairs for Asia. In this role, he spearheads the Group’s Asia governmental affairs and public policy strategy across its portfolio of brands such as Expedia, Hotels.com, and Homeaway.
Through the engagement of public and quasi-public stakeholders in the region, Eacham helps the Group manage regulatory and business risks, forge partnerships with governments, and identify business opportunities.
VICE-PRESIDENT
Yang Li is the Head of Public Affairs (APAC) at Booking.com, and joined the company in June 2022. He heads-up the Public Affairs efforts in Asia-Pacific from the regional headquarters in Singapore.
Prior to joining Booking.com, Yang worked with Foodpanda from 2020 to 2022 in Singapore, managing the government and public affairs division for the platform in Asia.
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER
Kirsty Ireland is Skyscanner’s Senior Director of Global External Affairs & Strategic Engagement. Having joined Skyscanner in 2013, Kirsty focuses on leading, shaping and executing the company’s Public and Regulatory Affairs strategy globally.
Her role within Public and Regulatory Affairs sees her devising strategy across a number of policy areas including aviation, digital technology, platform economy, and consumer regulation. The role sees her conducting regular engagement with policymakers and regulators at both national and regional levels.
Kirsty has worked across multiple areas throughout the business, previously leading strategy and Communications for Skyscanner’s Commercial and Business-facing arm.
Kirsty holds an MA in International Relations as well as a Master’s degree in Political Communications.
