MIST 2019 Winners


MIST 2019 Finalists
Travel Tech Venture

Digital ticketing system providing event organizers in Cambodia (currently in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap) comprehensive event management software.
Social Impact Enterprise

Experience platform encompassing media channels from TV, books, and online, as well as culinary tours, led by Cambodian master chef Rotanak to protect and promote Khmer cuisine.
Travel Tech Venture

LOCA is a ride hailing application that is built in the concept “Get Around Like a Local” What make LOCA different from other ride hailing apps is that, LOCA is a platform that provides insightful content about the city the tourist is visiting.
Social Impact Enterprise

A socially-responsible enterprise consisting of a commercial dairy and production facility, cooperating with people from villages in and around Luang Prabang by renting their buffalo, which provides the families with a regular income stream from an under-utilized resource, namely female buffalo; male buffalo being sold for meat.
Travel Tech Venture

Ride hailing app in Myanmar. Get empowers microentrepreneurs with technology to bring up the livelihood of people from the base of the pyramid through economic inclusion. Its goal is to cover all second-tier cities of Myanmar by the end of 2019. Get Ride is committed to provide commission-free service for motorbike drivers as an endeavor of its Corporate Social Responsibility. Get Ride has made a priority to recruit fresh local graduates with little to no work experience in order to create new job opportunities for young Myanmar people.
Social Impact Enterprise

The Living Irrawaddy Dolphin Project aims to protect Myanmar’s Irrawaddy dolphins and the unique heritage of cooperative fishing, where fishermen and dolphins communicate and fish together, by supporting local communities to develop community-based ecotourism. The tour programs include activities that allow visitors to interact and learn from communities about cooperative fishing, dolphins, handicrafts, agriculture and their life along the Ayeyawaddy River.
Travel Tech Venture

Number 1 Online Golf Booking Platform in Thailand (Website/Application) with direct access to over 150 Golf Courses all over Thailand.
Social Impact Enterprise

Social enterprise focusing on community-based tourism (CBT) by preserving the local culture and heritage and expanding and developing local products to generate sustainable income and alleviate poverty in local communities.
Travel Tech Venture

Social Impact Enterprise

Noir is a spa brand, which uses blind and visually impaired therapists, focusing on the senses of touch, sound, and smell.
JUDGES – TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY VENTURES

Mr. Bart Bellers
Xpdite Capital Partners

Dr. Ian Fenwick
Sasin School of Management

Mr. Jacob Lykkegaard
Lykke Studios

Mr. Dominic Mellor
Asian Development Bank

Mr. Jason Lusk
Asian Development Bank

Mr. Marcos Cadena
Minor Group

Dr. Mario Hardy
PATA

Ms. Pahrada Sapprasert
500 Startups

Mr. Pongsak Limpornpipat
Digital Startup Institute

Ms. Stephanie Strunk
Amadeus

Mr. Sutee Satanasathaporn
JSCCIB-Thailand

Ms. Pahrada Sapprasert
500 Startups

Ms. Pat Thitipattakul
Techsauce
JUDGES – SOCIAL IMPACT VENTURES

Ms. Thanawadee Fuangvudhiran
Tourism Authority of Thailand

Mr. Graham Harper
PATA

Mr. Hamish Keith
EXO Travel

Mr. Jens Thraenhart
Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office

Dr. Le Tuan Anh
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism

Mr. Siradej Donavanik
Dusit International

Ms. Tu Thu Hien
Women’s Initiative for Startups and Entrepreneurship (WISE)

Mr. WIllem Niemeijer
Yaana Ventures

Mr. Steven Schipani
Asian Development Bank

Mr. Tim Russell
Go Real Travel

READY TO INNOVATE TOURISM IN CAMBODIA, LAO PDR, MYANMAR, THAILAND, AND VIET NAM?
Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office