FCSI Rapid Fire Series at FHA Singapore
📅 23 April
⏰ 3:00pm – 4:00pm
📍 Singapore EXPO, Hall 1 – FutureFWD Stage
The FCSI Rapid Fire Series brings together senior industry leaders, consultants, and operators for a fast‑paced hour of candid conversation on the technologies reshaping commercial kitchens today – and tomorrow.
Session #1
The Automated Kitchen Is Here – Is Your Operation Ready?
Robert Davies
Global Key Account Segment Leader, Hotel – UNOX S.p.A.
Jespher Millano
Director – año Restaurant and Bar Consulting
Automation is no longer a future concept – it is already being deployed in hotel kitchens and restaurant operations around the world. But is the reality living up to the promise?
In this session, the sponsor presents a specific automation deployment and its operational outcomes. The operator responds with an honest, practitioner‑level perspective from the other side of the procurement table – what the conversations actually look like, how front‑line teams are responding, and whether the ROI case stands up in a real hospitality environment.
Session #2
The Spec Sheet Reimagined: AI and the Future of Equipment Selection
William Fletcher
Vice President Sales – Southeast Asia & Australasia, Welbilt
Managing Director – Koldtech
Prakash Alagu
Vice President – CKP Hospitality Consultants
AI‑assisted specification tools are beginning to change how consultants select, document, and justify equipment choices. This session puts that shift under the microscope.
The sponsor outlines how their product portfolio fits within an AI‑assisted design and specification workflow. The FCSI consultant offers an unfiltered practitioner view – what is genuinely changing, what remains aspirational, and whether AI is making consultants better at specification or simply faster. A light debate format frames the discussion, with the central question put directly to both speakers.
Session #3
Future‑Proofing the Kitchen: Designing for Technologies That Don’t Exist Yet
Leonard Lam
Managing Director – Welbilt Asia Pacific
Rahool Kr Talwar
Founder Director – Rethink Hospitality
Kitchens and restaurant spaces designed today must be capable of absorbing automation upgrades, evolving energy requirements, and workflow technologies that do not yet exist at commercial scale.
This session focuses on design modularity and infrastructure flexibility. The sponsor discusses how their product range is built for connectivity, upgradability, and long‑term integration. The consultant responds with how flexibility is being written into briefs, specifications, and brand standards – and where friction points continue to emerge.
Please note:
No separate registration is required to attend this panel session-entry is on a first in, best dressed basis.
However, all attendees must be registered for FHA to access the session. Secure your FHA registration here:
https://fha.imasia-passport.com/en/user/register/