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AHICE Summit | Perth
Late-October 2026
Crown Perth, Western Australia
The Asia Pacific Hotel Industry Conference & Exhibition (AHICE), hosted by HM and Wayfarer magazines, is set to make its debut in Western Australia on August 27, 2025, with the inaugural 4.5-hour Western Australia Hotel Summit being held at the luxurious Crown Perth.
The event will be attended by Perth, Western Australia and Australia’s leading hotel owners, operators, consultants and suppliers.
Our program for the 2025 launch event will include evocative, educational and insightful keynote speakers, Q&As and panel sessions featuring more than 25 key speakers from across Perth, Western Australia and globally.
The launch of AHICE in Perth follows the success of our global events in Australia (Adelaide and Sydney), the United States (Hawaii and Los Angeles), Japan, Singapore, the Maldives, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Fiji, with more than 4,500 people attending what’s become the leading hotel industry event series across the Asia-Pacific region.
2025 AHICE SUMMIT PERTH HIGHLIGHTS
2024 AHICE SOCIAL GALLERY
2025 PROGRAM OVERVIEW
1:30pm-2:00pm - REGISTRATION, afternoon tea, coffee and treats.
2:00pm-2:15pm - WELCOME TO THE PERTH HOTEL SUMMIT
BY AHICE Group President and Wayfarer Editor-In-Chief, JAMES WILKINSON and emcee, Fraser Marketing International Founder, EMMA FRASER, including a Welcome to Country.
2:15pm-2:35pm - KEYNOTE SPEECH: Western Australia Minister for Tourism, The Hon. REECE WHITBY MLA
Western Australia Minister for Tourism, The Hon. REECE WHITBY MLA, to deliver a keynote address, followed by a Q&A with AHICE Group President, JAMES WILKINSON.
2:35pm-2:45pm - PRESENTATION: WESTERN AUSTRALIA, BY THE NUMBERS.
The essential statistical outlook for Perth and Western Australia by JACQUELINE CHOO, Sales – Pacific, STR.
2:45pm-3:10pm - PANEL SESSION: THE WESTERN AUSTRALIA HOTEL INVESTMENT OUTLOOK.
Expectations for 2025 with leading hotel executives.
Hosted by:
• JAMES WILKINSON, AHICE Group President and Wayfarer Editor-In-Chief
Panelists:
• ADRIAN FINI, Director, H-U Human Urban
• IVY CHENG, Director, Investment and Business Development, CapitaLand Australia
• RAHUL PARRAB, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Ark Capital Partners
• RUWANI WEERASINGHE, Director of Asset Management and Acquisition, La Vie Hotels
3:10pm-3:35pm - PANEL SESSION: PERTH AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA HOTEL OPERATIONS OUTLOOK.
Expectations for 2025 with leading hotel executives.
Hosted by:
• BENJAMIN KRIEG, Senior Vice President Operations and Global Strategic Accounts, FutureLog
Panelists:
• EMMA HYNES, Director of Operations, Australasia and Pacific, IHG Hotels and Resorts
• NATHAN FROST, Vice President Operations – Western Australia & Tasmania, Accor
• RENS BREUR, General Manager, Pan Pacific Perth
• STEVEN JAMES, State General Manager WA & SA – EVT & General Manager – QT Perth
3:35pm-3:45pm - PRESENTATION: THE WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACCOMMODATION INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
by AHA Western Australia Chief Executive Officer, BRADLEY WOODS, in conversation with AHICE Group President and Wayfarer Editor-In-Chief, JAMES WILKINSON.
3:45pm-4:10pm - PANEL SESSION: THE PERTH AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA TOURISM OUTLOOK.
Expectations for 2025 with leading hotel and tourism executives.
Hosted by:
• RODNEY HARREX, Chief Operating Officer, 1834 Hotels
Panelists:
• ANNEKE BROWN, Managing Director, Tourism Western Australia
• ADRIAN WILLIAMS, Chief Operating Officer – Pacific, Accor
• PAUL GORMAN, General Manager, Luxury Escapes
• PETER PRENDIVILLE, Owner & Chair – Prendiville Group, Sandalford Wines
4:10pm-4:20pm- HOTELIER Q&A
Crown Perth Chief Executive Officer, BRIAN PEREIRA, in conversation with AHICE Group President and Wayfarer Editor-In-Chief, JAMES WILKINSON.
4:20pm-4:30pm - PRESENTATION: THE TREND OF HMA TERMINATIONS & EXPECTATIONS FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA
by MITCH REYNOLDS, Director and Senior Lawyer, Squire Patton Boggs.
4:30pm-4:55pm - PANEL SESSION: THE PERTH AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA HOTEL DEVELOPMENT & REAL ESTATE OUTLOOK.
Expectations for 2025 with leading investors and development executives.
Hosted by:
• MARK PALERMO, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
Panellists:
• AARON DESANGE, Head of Capital Markets in Western Australia and Director of Institutional Investment Sales, CBRE
• JOHN SUTCLIFFE, Director of Development, TFE Hotels
• RICHARD CRAWFORD, Vice President – Hotel Development, Australia, NZ, and Pacific, Marriott International
• THOMAS JOHN, Vice President Strategy and Development, Panache Hotel Group
5:00pm-7:30pm - NETWORKING DRINKS. Presented by Crown, De Beaurepaire Wines, & Good Drinks.
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*Program is subject to change
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