2026 Speakers
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See the 2026 speakers below.
THE HON. PETER MALINAUSKAS MP
Keynote; South Australian Premier
Garry Beers
Keynote; Former INXS bass player & co-founder
Michael Klim OAM
Keynote; Olympic Gold Medallist | Entrepreneur | Health and Wellness Advocate
OLIVIA AREZZOLO
Keynote; Sleep Expert
Hon Emily Bourke MLC
Keynote; Minister for Tourism
Government of South Australia
PHIL WAUGH
Keynote; Chief Executive Officer
Rugby Australia
JESS ADAMSON
Award-winning journalist, event host and facilitator;
MC of the day
JAMES WILKINSON
AHICE Group President; Editor-In-Chief
SAM ABEL
Executive – Hotels
Colliers
GRANT ALCHIN
Chief Operating Officer
Trilogy Hotels
ADRIAN ARCHER
Head of Hotels Advisory/Valuations
Savills
MARIA ARIIZUMI
Vice President - Development, SEA
Hilton
SCOTT ARMSTRONG
Director, Development - Australia & New Zealand
Choice Hotels Asia Pacific
NORMAN ARUNDEL
Director of Hotels and Resorts
EVT
DANESH BAMJI
Vice President Franchise, Pacific
DAVID BARK
General Manager Asset Management
Mulpha Australia Limited
SCOTT BARTON
Group Head of Talent Acquisition
EVT
CHRIS BATTERHAM
Chief Development Officer
Ovolo Hotels
MICHAEL BENIKOS
Managing Director
Vingcard – ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions Australia
AMANDA BOLGER
General Manager – Global PR and Communications
Luxury Escapes
MICHAEL BONGIOVANNI
Enterprise Sales Director
Cendyn
CHRIS BOYD
Senior Associate – Investment Sales, Hotels & Hospitality Group
JLL
SCOTT BOYES
Chief Executive Officer
ANDREW BRANDON
Fund Manager
Serene Capital
ANDREW BULLOCK
Executive Chairman
1834 Hotels
BEN KLEIMEYER
Director – Investment
Ark Capital Partners
CAMERON BURKE
Director of Development – Australasia & Pacific
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Matthew Burke
Regional Director, Asia Pacific ex China
STR
STEPHEN BURT
Managing Director
Hotel Capital Partners
SEBASTIAN BUSA
Partner
LUKE BUTLER
Managing Director
Hastings People
ANDREW CAMERON
Founder and CEO
Enzyme Consulting; AHICE Global Technology Advisory Board co-chair
MATTHEW CAMERON-SMITH
Chief Executive Officer
Voyages
BEN CHARLTON
Owner
Mahala Projects
JAMES CLARK
Regional General Manager
Ovolo Hotels
JULIAN CLARK
Chief Executive Officer
Lancemore Group
LIZ COLLINSON
Senior Vice President Legal and Compliance
Travel and Leisure
TRISTAN COOPER
Director, Hotel Development – Australia, NZ & The Pacific
Marriott International
BRENTON COX
Managing Director
Adelaide Airport
SHANNON CRAIG
Area Manager – Western Sydney
EVT
TROY CRAIG
Regional Director – Valuations and Advisory Services
CBRE Asia Pacific
Richard Crawford
Vice President – Hotel Development, Australia, NZ, and Pacific
KEVIN CROLEY
Chief Development Officer
Global Hotel Alliance
DANILO CURCURUTO
Director, Development - Australasia
Radisson Hotel Group
JENNIFER DAVEY
Director, Research and Development
Horwath HTL
ROBERT DAVIES
Global Segment Development Leader – Hotels
Unox
SAM DAVIES
Director of Operations – Australasia & Pacific
IHG Hotels & Resorts
CRAIG DENNINGTON
Sales Director
Agilysys
PETER DIAS
Area General Manager – Sydney
Travel + Leisure Co
NICOLE DOWNS
Managing Director
Ovolo
MATHEW DUFF
Director of Commercial and Connect Hospitality
EVT
RAMZY FENIANOS
Chief Development Officer – APAC
STEVE FINLAYSON
General Manager, Playford Adelaide
MGallery
BRETT FORER
Vice President Development – Pacific
EMMA FRASER
Founder
DAVID FRASER
Vice President Operations – Pacific, Sofitel Legend, Sofitel, MGallery and Emblems
Accor
TELENA FROST
Director – Revenue Management
Choice Hotels Asia-Pac
BJÖRN ANTONSSON
Regional CEO – Asia-Pacific
Candela
ALLY GIBSON
Director
CBRE
ANNE GILL
Senior Vice President Commercial, Pacific
Accor
JAMES GOODWIN
Chief Executive Officer
Accommodation Australia
ANTON GOSS
Sales, Marketing & Brand Activations – Food Service & Digital
Dilmah Australia
LUCIA GRAMBALOVA
Chief Investment Officer & Head of Asset Management
Hotel Capital Partners
NIGEL GREENAWAY
Chief Financial Officer
Crystalbrook Collection
PETER HAMILTON
Director of Hotels, New Zealand
CBRE
NAOMI HAMMOND
Director of PR & Communications, Pacific
Accor
MARCUS HANNA
Head of Hotels, Hospitality and Leisure
Mulpha International
ADAM BURY
Executive Vice President, Hotels & Hospitality Group
JLL
GADI HASSIN
CEO & Co-Founder
Helios Hospitality
IMOGEN HILL
Business Development Manager
Mayfair Hotel Adelaide
NICK HILL
Senior Negotiator – Capital Markets, Hotels
CBRE
MARK HODGE
Chief Operating Officer
CLLIX
CRAIG HOOLEY
Chief Operating Officer
Minor Hotels
LACHLAN HOSWELL
Managing Director, Business Unit Australasia
JOSIE HUNGERFORD
Director of Growth and Corporate Affairs
Trilogy Hotels
EMMA HYNES
Director of Operations – Australasia & Pacific
IHG Hotels & Resorts
ISSA CHEHAB
Head of Private Credit
Wentworth
JESSICA JAMES
General Manager
QT Canberra
TYSON MADDISON
Director – Sales & Marketing
Ozone Hospitality Services
SHIVANG JHUNJHNUWALA
Group Chief Operating Officer
Ovolo Hotels
THOMAS JOHN
Vice President Strategy and Development
Panache Hotel Group
ANDREW JOLLIFFE
Managing Director & Board Chair, APAC
MICHAEL JONES
Chief Operating Officer
Deltine Capital
RACHEL JONES
Co-Founder and Director
Helm
DARREN KARSHAGEN
Senior Director, Market Management, APAC
Expedia Group
MARKUS KELLER
Global Chief Operating Officer
Sofitel, MGallery, Emblems, Accor
Howard Kemball
Director
Callum Kennedy
Group General Manager
 EVT Hotels & Resorts
MICHAEL KINLOCH
Global Head of Enterprise and Corporate Travel
SiteMinder
Benjamin Krieg
Senior Vice President Commercial & Strategic Growth
Metro Global
NIALL KUMAR
Associate Director – Hotels & Hospitality
Savills Australia and New Zealand
TODD LACEY
Regional Manager Partner Services
Booking.com
LINDSAY LEESER
Chief Development Officer Pacific & Head of Apartments and Leases
SONIA LeFEVRE
Director
Hotellerie
MINA LI
Regional Vice President & Country Manager
Hyatt
SERENA LIM
Chief Growth Officer
The Ascott Limited
NICK LOCKYER
Director of Feasibility and Retention – Pacific
Accor
STEPHANIE LOPESI
Regional Head of HR – Australasia
Hilton
NICHOLAS LOWER
Co-Head, Aus & NZ Hotels & Hospitality, Hotels
Savills Australia
TRACY MACARTHUR
Senior Marketing Manager
Travel and Leisure CoÂ
DR ANITA MANFREDA
Associate Professor
Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School
MURPHY MATHEW
Solution Engineering Manager, APAC
IDeaS Revenue Solutions
ANDREW McEVOY
Chairman
Luxury Escapes
BELINDA McPHERSON
Educational Manager – Hospitality, Cookery, Tourism, and Events
TAFE SA
SAM McVAY
Managing Director
McVay Real Estate
JEROEN MEIJER
Cluster General Manager – Sydney
Pan Pacific Hotels Group
RAJEEV MENON
President, Asia Pacific excluding China
Marriott International
SHIKHA MENON
Director of Hotel Intelligence, APAC
HotStats
ARNAUD MILLÉCAMPS
Group Managing Director
Gatehouse Hospitality
GUS MOORS
Managing Director, Hotels & Hospitality Group
JLL
LUKE MORAN
CEO
Drifter
TAYLOR MORRIS
Senior Negotiator – Hotels
CBRE
DANIEL MOURAD
General Manager
Canary Technologies
Rod Munro
Managing Director
BWH Hotels Australasia
PAT NEALE
Founder
Florcita
NICKI NEIL
Reservations Manager
Playford Adelaide, MGallery
CAROL NESBITT
Director – APAC
Flexkeeping
JASON NUELL
Regional Vice President – Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific
Marriott International
TAYLOR O'BRIEN
Development Manager
Accor
JOON AUN OOI
President, Asia Pacific
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
RAHUL PARRAB
Chief Executive Officer
SIMON PAWSON
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Torrens University Australia
EDWARD PEARSE
Creative Director
Time and Place
ROSS PELLIGRA
Chairman
Pelligra
AMELIA PEREZ
Strategy and Investor Relations Manager
Serene Capital
AMIT PESHAWARIA
Regional VP of Sales, APAC
Duetto
RODGER L. POWELL
Managing Director
THSA – Hotel Advisors
FIONA PRYDE
General Manager
Hilton Surfers Paradise
DILLIP RAJAKARIER
Chief Executive Officer
TUSHAR RANIGA
Regional Director – Development, Australasia
Hilton
ELOISE RANKIN
Head of Sales and Customer Success
Hub OS
Saif Ian Rashid
General Manager
TRYP by Wyndham Pulteney St Adelaide
GAYNOR REID
Communications Manager
Travmedia
ANTONY RITCH
Chief Executive Officer
TFE Hotels
ALISTAIR ROBERTSON
Head of APAC Strategy Partnerships, Hospitality
Honeywell
BARRY ROBINSON
President and Managing Director International Operations
OMAR ROMERO
Global Chief Development and Luxury Officer
Minor Hotels
DOMINIC ROSE
GM Hospitality Performance
EVT-Group
TONY RYAN
Executive Chairman
Trilogy Hotels
MONICA SALTER
VP Global Communications & Social Responsibility
Outrigger Hospitality Group
JEREMY SAMUELS
General Manager
Sofitel Adelaide
CASPAR SCHMIDT
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
QCC Collection
Adam Schwab
Chief Executive Officer
Luxury Escapes
DR JERRY SCHWARTZ
Director
Schwartz Family Co
JAMES SHIELDS
General Manager of Growth & Capital Strategy
DAVID SILCOCK
Senior Manager – Development, Australia & New Zealand
Choice Hotels Asia-Pac
Michael Simpson
Managing Director – Hotels, Pacific
CBRE Hotels
MICHAEL SONG
Chief Executive Officer
CLLIX
EMMA SOUTTER
Regional General Manager NSW / ACT
TFE Hotels
NIKO STACHER
Senior Manager, Sustainability APACx
Hilton
ANTHONY STEVENS
General Manager – Australia and New Zealand
Shiji
DONOVAN STEVENS
Vice President & General Manger Institutional ANZ
Ecolab
DORA STILIANOS
Partner
SURESH SUBRAMANIAM
Director of Development, New Zealand and South Pacific
BWH Hotels
RAJIT SUKUMARAN
SVP & MD EAPAC
IHG Hotels & Resorts
JOHN SUTCLIFFE
Director of Development
TFE Hotels
ALEX THORPE
Director
STEPHANIE TOFAE
Human Resources Director – South Pacific
Travel + Leisure Co
DANIELLA TONETTO
Senior Director, Commercial, Australasia
Hilton
DAVID TONKIN
Country General Manager – Oceania
DAVID TOOMEY
Managing Director
Deltine Capital
MATTHEW TRIPOLONE
Managing Director – Australasia, Pacific & Japan
IHG Hotels & Resorts
ANDREW TURNER
Group General Manager Technology & Digital
EVT
LYNDA UGARTE-CARRAL
Board Member
SACSA
JEFF WAGONER
President & CEO
Outrigger Hospitality Group
KAREN WALES
Head of Hotels – Australia, Transaction Services
Colliers
RUWANI WEERASINGHE
Director of Asset Management & Acquisition
La Vie Hotels
ADRIAN WILLIAMS
Chief Operating Officer – Pacific
ROBERT WILLIAMS
Head of Hotels & Hospitality Asia Pacific
Watson Farley & Williams
IAN WILSON
Director
Title Hospitality
ERIC WONG
Vice President, Hospitality – Asia Pacific
Infor
MARK WONG
Senior Vice President Asia Pacific
Small Luxury Hotels of The World
JERRY XU
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
La Vie Hotels & Resorts
CAMIL YAZBECK
Premium, Midscale & Economy Brands Global Chief Development Officer
Accor
GEOFF YORK
Chief Executive Officer & Group Director, Hotels
Crystalbrook Collection
JOHN ZECKENDORF
Director
JESPER PALMQVIST
Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific
STR
Matt Holmes
Vice President of Development – South East Asia & Pacific Rim
RUWAN PEIRIS
Chief Executive Officer
THSA – Hotel Advisors
RODNEY HARREX
Chief Operating Officer
1834 Hotels
Ben Schumacher
Regional Vice President Operations, Asia Pacific
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
NICK THOMPSON
Industry Consultant
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