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See the 2023 speakers below.

NICKY STYRIS
Media Presenter & Reporter
MC of the day

James Doolan
Strategic Director
Hotel Council Aotearoa

LANI HAGAMAN
Chair
Hotel Council Aotearoa

RUTH HOGAN
Editor
HM magazine

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

JACQUI PAURINI
National Talent Acquisition Manager
Accor New Zealand

MEL ALEXANDER
General Manager – Hotel Operations
Scenic Hotel Group

Sophie Beever
Design Principal
Furnz Group

Scott Armstrong
Director, Development ‑ AUS/NZ
Choice Hotels Asia-Pac

Norman Arundel
Director – Hotel Operations
EVT

ARMAND BEZUIDENHOUT
National Sales – New Zealand
Dormakaba

CRAIG BINNEY
Head of People & Culture
Scenic Hotel Group

CHRIS WAITE
Head of Corporate Affairs, JAPAC
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Toni Brandso
Co-Founder & Creative Director
Material Creative

JODI BROWN
General Manager
QT Wellington

Cameron Burke
Director of Development, Australasia & Pacific
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Matthew Burke
Regional Director – Pacific, Japan and Central South Asia
STR

Annabel Burgess
Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer
Third Era Sustainability Consulting

Anthony Capuano
President and Chief Executive Officer
Marriott International, Inc

BEN CHARLTON
Commercial Director
Mews

VICKI CHOW
Executive Director
Stonewood Group

Tristan Cooper
Director, Hotel Development – Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
Marriott International

Sarah Derry
Chief Executive Officer – Pacific
Accor

Audrey de Filippis
Associate Director & Sector Lead
Ignite Architects

JUSTIN DE LILLE
Group Chief Executive Officer
Liverton

Anthea Dimitrakopoulos
General Manager – Brand and ESG
The Ascott Limited

JUSTIN DO
Executive Assistant Manager
Sudima Auckland City

Nihat Ercan
Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific
JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group

Gavin Faull
Chairman
Swiss-Belhotel Hotels and Resorts International

Raymond Faulkner
General Manager
Sofitel Wellington

PATRICK LAYBUTT
Vice President Operations & Development
Swiss-Belhotel International

Marcel Fuchs
Managing Director Global Sales
United Airlines

Lauren Joyce
General Manager
Generator NZ

Leanne Graham
Executive General Manager
ahs hospitality

Peter Harper
Managing Director – Head of Investment Sales Australasia
JLL Hotels and Hospitality Group

STUART HARRISON
Managing Director
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand

Leanne Harwood
SVP & Managing Director – JAPAC
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Steven Higgins
Leader, Key Account Management – Australia & New Zealand LWT APAC
LIXIL Water Technology

Peter Hill
Director of Development Hotels and Resorts
Event Hospitality

Matt Holmes
Vice President of Development – South-East Asia & Pacific Rim
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Craig Hooley
Chief Operating Officer
Minor Hotels

Ted Horner
Managing Director
E Horner & Associates

Laura Cibilich
Co-Founder & Creative Director
Run

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

SUDESH JHUNJUNWALA
Founder
Hind Management / Sudima Hotels

VEE KESSNER
Director
Space Studio

Benjamin Krieg
Area Vice President Strategic Accounts Asia Pacific
FutureLog

Lindsay Leeser
Chief Development Officer Pacific
Accor

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

KARL LUXON
Chief Executive Officer
Scenic Hotel Group

DEBORAH MANNING
Founder
KiwiHarvest

David Mansfield
Managing Director
The Ascott Limited- Australia

DAVID S. MARRIOTT
Chair
Marriott International, Inc

LES MORGAN
Chief Operating Officer
Sudima Hotels

ROB NEIL
Director
Safari Group

RACHAEL NICHOLSON
Group General Manager Operations
Heritage Hotel Management

CHRIS ORMISTON
Sales Engineer – APAC
Agilysys

RODGER POWELL
Managing Director
Tourism & Hospitality Services AustralAsia

Tushar Raniga
Regional Director – Development, Australasia
Hilton

Marcus Reinders
Chief Executive Officer
NZ Hotel Holdings

Antony Ritch
Chief Executive Officer
TFE Hotels

Mark Ronfeldt
Chief Executive Officer
Nesuto – Daiwa Living Group

TIM KEELING
General Manager – Queensland, New Zealand & the Pacific
Encore Event Technologies

UDAI SARIN
Chief Executive Officer
Sarin Investments

Ben Schumacher
Vice President of Operations, South East Asia Pacific Rim
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

PAUL GORMAN
General Manager Business Development
Luxury Escapes

TIM SHERLOCK
Managing Director
Pro-invest Developments

James Shields
General Manager – Growth & Capital Strategy
The Ascott Limited-Australia

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

ANTHONY STANLEY
Director of Performance & Revenue Management
Choice Hotels APAC

NEERAV GORASIA
Operations Excellence Manager
Pro-Invest Hotels

RENAE TRIMBLE
Chief Commercial Officer – Pacific
Accor

Matt Tripolone
Managing Director - Australasia & Pacific
IHG Hotels & Resorts

LYNDA KEENE
Chief Executive
Tourism Export Council of New Zealand

Lynda Ugarte
Head of HR – Japan, Australasia and Pacific
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Nick Wayland
Founder and CEO
Travmedia

Simon White
General Manager Hotel Operations New Zealand
EVT

KELLY WILLIAMSON
Area Director of Sales and Marketing – New Zealand
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Sally Attfield
Head of Services
FIFA

ADRIAN WILLIAMS
Senior Vice President Operations
Accor

Jeffrey Van Vorsselen
Regional Vice President, Operations – Pacific & South East Asia
Langham Hospitality Group

Geoff Ballotti
CEO
Wyndham Hotel Group

Franz Mascarenhas
Managing Director
Cordis Auckland

Anne Gill
Senior Vice President, Commercial
Accor Pacific

Shantha De Silva
Chief Operating Officer – Hotels
Pro-Invest Group

Tim Alpe
Managing Director
TriO Capital

Raymond Otene McKay
Ngaati Mahuta, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Pūkeko; Co-Founder & Creative Director
Run

David Perks
Chair
Regional Tourism New Zealand

Julie White
Strategic Advisor
Hospitality New Zealand

LUCY ACOTT
Head of Brand & Marketing
Rydges Hotels & Resorts

LISA HOPKINS
CEO
Business Events Industry Aotearoa

Ginni Post
Managing Director
GP Communications

Christine Hurring
Director of Workplace Experience
Sudima Hotels

Nick Thompson
Director
JLL New Zealand Hotels and Hospitality
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