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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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