Podcasts about uwai

How can Australian business be a part of the growing tourism trend? Stacey chats to Simon Henry of Uwai about what the growing trend of tourism, and how the Uwai platform supports Australian tourism businesses to tap into the China market. For more Aus Asia Business Program episodes visit http://eaglewavesradio.com.au/show/view/aus-asia-business-program

The growth in international students and tourists into South Australia – driven in large part by China – is a significant contributor to the State’s economy. StudyAdelaide chair Sean Keenihan and UWAI founder Simon Henry discuss efforts aimed at increasing visitor and student numbers into South Australia.

Our next panel is probably the most crucial in any element of business and that is your consumer – your client – your customer. Without, you have no operation or purpose. Our next panel members bring sound advice, speak from their own experiences and represent some of the booming industries.   Knowing the Chinese customer / consumer Discover the latest trends in Chinese consumer behaviour Find out where your customers are and how to reach them. Learn how markets differ between regions and cities.   John Lord AM FAICD, Chairman, Huawei Australia John has been Chairman of Huawei Technologies (Australia) Pty Ltd since 2011, is Chairman of the Victorian Veterans Council and is a member of the Victorian Government’s Ministerial Corrections Advisory Committee.  Mark Tanner, Founder and Managing Director China Skinny Mark Tanner is the founder and managing director of Shanghai-based China Skinny. He has provided China market growth strategies and research to over 150 brands across 22 categories including IKEA, IHG, Colgate, Reckitt Benckiser and Tourism Malaysia.   Simon Henry, Founder, UWAI.com Simon is the Founder of UWAI.com, a simple tool to help local businesses reach the world’s largest and most affluent tourist market: the outbound Chinese .   Julian Sallabank, Group Chief Executive Officer The Clarius Group Julian Sallabank became Group Chief Executive Officer of the Clarius Group (trading as Ignite in Australia and Lloyd Morgan in China) in Dec ember 2016, one of Australia’s largest listed (ASX:CND) specialist recruitment, on demand and people services organisations and the largest Australian owned Chinese specialist recruitment firm.  

Simon Henry, who, with co-founder Andrew Taylor, recently launched Uwai which is a tourism platform providing digital infrastructure for Chinese tourists to explore and engage with local businesses, governments and corporations. Launched in South Australia only a few weeks ago, Uwai has already onboarded 850 businesses and will be rolling out across tourist destinations globally. Simon and Andrew are probably best known for co-founding Juwai, one of China’s largest global property portals and one of the few trusted brands created by foreigners. They successfully exited Juwai in Dec 2016.     Key points covered: Simon’s background and what led to Juwai and Uwai. What was it like to exit Juwai?  What are the top 3 learnings from Juwai that have been applied to Uwai? What is the business model for UWai? Content and channels - Different methods of getting to the target consumers for Juwai and Uwai Why launch in Adelaide, not in cities more popular with Chinese tourists? How to build a global team from Day 1? Items mentioned: Favourite book: Platform Revolution by Geoffrey Parker Twitter: (at)hutongv, (at)haymarkethq Hutong (Ad)Ventures is a podcast on how to succeed in China featuring top venture capital investors, founders and operators with real China experiences. Hutong (Ad)Ventures is part of Haymarket HQ. Hosted by Jemma Xu.