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See the 2024 speakers below.

KIERAN READ ONZM
All Blacks and Crusaders legend

Hon. MATT DOOCEY
Minister for Tourism and Hospitality
New Zealand

MATTHEW BURKE
Regional Director – Pacific, Japan and Central South Asia
STR

NICKY STYRIS
Media Presenter & Reporter
MC of the day

LANI HAGAMAN
Chair
Hotel Council Aotearoa

James Doolan
Strategic Director
Hotel Council Aotearoa

RUTH HOGAN
Editor
HM magazine

JAMES WILKINSON
AHICE Group President and Chair and Convenor; Editor-In-Chief
HM magazine

MATTHEW ABRAHAMS
Development Manager
Nesuto

Scott Armstrong
Director of Development
1834 Hotels

HAYDEN AUST
Commercial Director
Mews

DANESH BAMJI
Vice President Franchise, Pacific
Accor

DAVID BARK
Hotels Asset Manager, Mulpha Australia Limited and
General Manager – Asia/Australasia/Oceania, Hub OS

CHRIS BATTERHAM
Chief Development Officer
La Vie Hotels and Resorts

ARMAND BEZUIDENHOUT
National Sales Manager
Dormakaba

CRAIG BONNOR
Managing Director
Cordis Auckland

SCOTT BOYES
CEO
Trilogy Hotels

STEPHEN BORCOSKIE
Chief Executive Officer
TJK New Zealand

JODI BROWN
General Manager
QT Auckland

ANDREW BULLOCK
Chief Executive Officer
1834 Hotels

MARTIN CARRÉ
Customer Success Manager Oceania
Futurelog

SHELLIA CHANG
Development Manager
BWH Hotels Australasia

ANNA CHURCH
Senior Development Manager
IHG Hotels & Resorts

MICHAEL CHOW
Director
Stonewood Group

TRISTAN COOPER
Director, Hotel Development – Australia, NZ & The Pacific
Marriott International

RICK CRANNITCH
General Manager
Naumi Wellington

RICHARD CRAWFORD
Vice President – Hotel Development, Australia, NZ, and Pacific
Marriott International

DANILO CURCURUTO
Director, Development - Australasia
Radisson Hotel Group

RICHARD DALMAN
Managing Director
Dalman Architects

JOHANN DE GOEDE
Asset Management Director APAC
Pro-Invest Hotels

JUSTIN DELILLE
Director
Liverton

ANTOINE BESSEYRE DES HORTS
Leader, Global Design, Asia
LIXIL

CHRIS EHMANN
Regional General Manager – South Island, Hilton and
General Manager, Hilton Queenstown

SAM DAVIES
Director of Operations – Australasia & Pacific
IHG Hotels & Resorts

RAMZY FENIANOS
Chief Development Officer – APAC
Radisson Hotel Group

BRETT FORER
Vice President Development – Pacific
Accor

SHELDON TAWHAI
General Manager
LyLo Auckland

NEERAV GORASIA
Director of Hospitality Performance
Pro-Invest Hotels

JEAN HANEKOM
Director of Operations – Australia & New Zealand
Naumi Hotels

Ted Horner
Managing Director
E Horner & Associates

ALISON HULM
Director ‑ Development, Australasia
Langham Hospitality

PAUL HUTTON
Area Vice President - APAC, Head of Australasia/South Pacific
Hilton

EMMA HYNES
Director of Operations, Australasia & Pacific
IHG Hotels and Resorts

KANIKA JHUNJHNUWALA
Chief Sustainability Officer
Hind Management

DEAN JONES
VP Commercial, EAPAC
IHG Hotels and Resorts

MARK KESSNER
Director | Specialist Lighting Designer
Eunice Taylor

VICTOR KONDARIOS
Director – Development, Australasia
Radisson Hotel Group

CATHERINE LANGDALE
Area Director – HR, New Zealand
Hilton

Phillipa Le Roux
Design and Project Director – Architecture, Design and Construction, Australasia
Hilton

LINDSAY LEESER
Chief Development Officer Apartments & Realty
Accor

DEBORAH LEONG
Director, Reward – EAPAC
IHG Hotels and Resorts

LEAH LIPMAN
Vice President – Commercial
Pro-invest Hotels

DAVID MANSFIELD
Managing Director – Australasia
The Ascott Limited

Franz Mascarenhas
Advisor
Cordis Auckland

ADIL MOOSA
Senior Manager Corporate Development
Choice Hotels Asia-Pac

LUKE MORAN
CEO
LA Co / Drifter hotels

SIMON MORLEY
Senior Director of Hotel Lifecycle & Growth
IHG Hotels and Resorts

ROD MUNRO
Managing Director
BWH Hotels Australasia

RACHAEL NICHOLSON
Group General Manager Operations
Heritage Hotel Management

DANIEL OH
Vice President Operations New Zealand and Fiji
Accor

KAREN ORR
Sector Decarbonisation Programme Advisor
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)

JACQUI PAURINI
Talent Acquisition Manager
Accor Pacific

TUSHAR RANIGA
Regional Director – Development, Australasia
Hilton

MARCUS REINDERS
Chief Executive Officer
NZ Hotel Holdings

Antony Ritch
Chief Executive Officer
TFE Hotels

BRETT RUSSELL
Managing Director
Russell Group

TONY RYAN
Executive Chairman
Trilogy Hotels

JASON SABIN
General Manager/Cluster Hotels
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Queenstown

CASPAR SCHMIDT
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
QCC Collection

LES MORGAN
Chief Operating Officer
Sudima Hotels

JAMES SHIELDS
General Manager of Growth & Capital Strategy
The Ascott Limited

JODIE SHIPWAY
Deputy Mayor
City of Moreton Bay

EARP SIRIPHATRAWAN
Owner and Director
Amora Hotels and Resorts

DAVID SUDE
General Manager, QT Hotels & Resorts Operations
EVT

JOHN SUTCLIFFE
Director of Development
TFE Hotels

NICK THOMPSON
Director – New Zealand
JLL Hotels and Hospitality Group

SCOTT THOMSON
Cluster General Manager – North Island
Hilton Auckland

RONNIE RONALDE
Group Operations Manager
CPG Hotels

SIMON WHITE
Country Manager (NZP) and Group General Manager, Urban Hotels & Resorts
EVT

LUCIA ZEEARD
Head Of Destination Development
Tourism Fiji

JAMES McSHANE
Host Relationship Manager
Planit

LISA HOPKINS
Chief Executive Officer
Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA)

KELLY DODD
Senior Associate - Hotels-Resorts-Accommodation
Tourism Talent

CLINTON FARLEY
General Manager
The Hotel Britomart

PAUL GORMAN
General Manager Business Development
Luxury Escapes

RENE DE MONCHY
Chief Executive Officer
Tourism New Zealand

Peter Hill
Director of Development
EVT Hotels & Resorts

RUWAN PEIRIS
Director
THSA

JOSIE HUNGERFORD
Director of Growth and Corporate Affairs
Trilogy Hotels

PETER DOHERTY
Development Manager – New Zealand
Choice Hotels Asia-Pac

SUDESH JHUNJHNUWALA
Founder
Hind Management / Sudima Hotels

IAN WILSON
Director
Title Hospitality

KATIE SLATER
Partner, Head of Operations and Development
Mitchell and Eades

LAUREN MA
Chief Executive Workforce Solutions
ReadyTech
BENJAMIN CLARK
Food & Beverage Director
LA Co
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