Synopsis: Chia Jia Jih (aka JJ Chai), managing director of Airbnb, Southeast Asia and India sits down to discuss the story of Airbnb in Asia from how they start

Synopsis: Chia Jia Jih (aka JJ Chai), managing director of Airbnb, Southeast Asia and India sits down to discuss the story of Airbnb in Asia from how they started in a diverse market and gradually build themselves into one of the important players in travel and hospitality industry. We also discuss the challenges for US companies coming to Asia from payments to regulatory issues, and how they have to adapt and evolve with the local market conditions. Lastly, Jia Jih shares his thoughts on how the sharing economy has evolved in Asia and whether the ownership centric culture in Asia will change in the next decade towards an asset light culture.