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Introduction to Yanolja's Transformation Journey
- Yanolja is a leading travel tech company that started in Korea and has expanded globally across 200 countries
- The session will focus on how Yanolja is driving innovation by leveraging Amazon's innovation mechanisms and AWS AI/data technologies
- The speakers are:
- Terry from AWS Innovation and Transformation Programs
- Jeff Kim, CEO of Yanolja Cloud
- Akhila, AWS Enterprise Transformation Leader
Addressing Uncertainty in the Travel Industry
- Executives and CEOs are concerned about the uncertainty, especially for travel tech companies, both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
- Three common strategies to manage uncertainty:
- Future-proofing the business
- Urgent upskilling across business, product, and technology teams
- Innovating at speed by leveraging cloud technology
Amazon's Culture of Innovation
- The key to Amazon's successful innovation is creating a culture and environment that enables continuous experimentation
- Experiments are conducted to:
- Validate customer problems and needs
- Ideate and validate solutions
- Enhance usability and improve customer experiences
Collaboration with Yanolja
- AWS innovation programs with Yanolja involved:
- Aligning and engaging with Yanolja's executive sponsors
- Conducting working backwards workshops to envision solutions
- Developing innovative solutions using generative AI and data technologies
Yanolja's Innovation and Evolution
- Yanolja's three original business models:
- SaaS solution to automate suppliers' operations
- Transaction solution to connect suppliers and sales channels
- B2C travel and leisure platform
- Leveraging AWS cloud to integrate these models and create a data lake
- Developing new vertical AI services:
- AI-based dynamic pricing for suppliers
- Prediction model for sales channels
- Personalized digital marketing
Yanolja's Transformation and Growth
- Yanolja's global expansion and growth in customers and revenue
- Achieving over 30% EBITDA margin through the vertical AI services
- Exploring synergies between generative AI and vertical AI services to create new business models
Keys to Successful Transformation
- Akhila summarizes the key elements for successful transformation:
- Defining a clear purpose and outcomes
- Building capabilities in organization, culture, mechanisms, data, and technology
- Adopting an iterative approach of "Think big, start small, and scale fast"
- Instituting a transformation flywheel to drive sustainable change