Join industry experts as they provide inspiring talks, innovative ideas, and engaging conversations to take your business to the next level.
See the 2024 speakers below. The 2025 speakers will be announced soon.

JESS ADAMSON
Award-winning journalist, event host and facilitator;
MC of the day

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

RUTH HOGAN
Editor
HM magazine

STEPHEN BORG
CEO & Co-founder
meldCX

THE HON. PETER MALINAUSKAS MP
South Australian Premier

ADRIAN ARCHER
Head of Hotels Advisory/Valuations
Savills

SCOTT ARMSTRONG
Director of Development
1834 Hotels

NORMAN ARUNDEL
Director of Hotels and Resorts
EVT

KATE ATKINSON
Vice President – Global Sales
Hyatt Hotels Corporation

DANESH BAMJI
Vice President Franchise, Pacific
Accor

DAVID BARK
Hotels Asset Manager
Mulpha Australia Limited

BRETT BARLOW
Group General Manager
EVT Hotels and Resorts

DAVE BASWAL
Chief Executive Officer
Ovolo Group

CHRIS BATTERHAM
Chief Development Officer
La Vie Hotels

SCOTT BEAR
General Manager
Mercure Sydney Manly Warringah

ZOE BETTISON MP
Minister for Tourism and Multicultural Affairs
South Australia

JOAN BLINDHEIM
Director of Talent – Japan, Australasia & Pacific
IHG Hotels & Resorts

CRAIG BOND
Senior Vice President – Head of Operations
Pan Pacific Hotels Group

GLEN BOULTWOOD
CEO & Co-Founder
Serene Capital

SCOTT BOYES
Chief Executive Officer
Trilogy Hotels

ANDREW BULLOCK
Chief Executive Officer
1834 Hotels

MARK BULLOCK
Co-Founder & Head of Acquisitions & Asset Management
Ark Capital PartnersÂ

CAMERON BURKE
Director of Development – Australasia & Pacific
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Matthew Burke
Regional Director - Pacific, Japan & Central South Asia
STR

NICOLE BURG
Business Development Executive
La Vie Hotels

LUKE BUTLER
Managing Director
Hastings People

ANDREW CAMERON
Founder and CEO
Enzyme ConsultingÂ

ALAN CHRISTIE
Senior Director, Growth & Development – SEA
La Vie Hotels

SILVIA COHEN
People & Culture Director
EVT

Richard Crawford
Vice President – Hotel Development, Australia, NZ, and Pacific
Marriott International

KEVIN CROLEY
Senior Vice President, Development
Pan Pacific Hotels Group

ALISON HULM
Director, Development – Australasia
Langham Hospitality Group

AARON DESANGE
Head of Capital Markets – Western Australia
CBRE Hotels Asia Pacific

NICOLE DOWNS
Group Director of People and Performance
Ovolo Group

CANDICE D’CRUZ
Vice President, Luxury Brands – Asia Pacific
Hilton

WILLIAM DE BEAUREPAIRE
Director
PDe Beaurepaire Wines

GAVIN DENNETT
Editor
Spice, SpiceNews & A-List Guide

ANTHEA DIMITRAKOPOULOS
General Manager, Brand and Environmental, Social and Governance
The Ascott Limited

JURE DOMAZET
Managing Director
DOMA Group

JAMES DOOLAN
Strategic Advisor
Hotel Council Aotearoa

MONIKA DUBAJ
Vice President – Development & Owner Relations, Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific
Hyatt

MARK DURRAN
Managing Director – Hotel Capital Markets
Savills Australia and New Zealand

NIHAT ERCAN
Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific
JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group

RAMZY FENIANOS
Chief Development Officer – APAC
Radisson Hotel Group

LISA RANGITUTIA
Director of Commercial, Luxury and Lifestyle, Australasia
IHG Hotels and Resorts

Mayor Peter Flannery
Mayor
City of Moreton Bay

BRETT FORER
Vice President Development – Pacific
Accor

EMMA FRASER
Founder
Fraser Marketing International

MARK HODGE
Principal Advisor
Hodge & Co

MARTINE GEROW
Global Group Chief Finance Officer
Accor

ANNE GILL
Senior Vice President Commercial, Pacific
Accor

ROHAN GOPALDAS
Partner & Asset Manager
Prospect Hotel Advisors

LUCIA GRAMBALOVA
Chief Investment Officer & Head of Asset Management
Hotel Capital Partners

XAVIER GRANGE
Chief Development Officer – Luxury, Europe and Sofitel, MGallery & Emblems
Accor

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

DR CARMEL HARRINGTON
Sleep Expert
AH Beard & Sleep for Health

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

GADI HASSIN
Global COO
Selina

JOOST HEYMEIJER
Inn-keeper
Toast Hospitality Advisory

STEVEN HIGGINS
Leader, Key Account Management – Australia & New Zealand LWT APAC
LIXIL Water Technology

Brent Hill
Chief Executive Officer
Tourism Fiji

PETER HILL
Director – Development, Hotels & Resorts
EVT

MARY (BASSON) HOGG
Regional Human Resources Director
Hilton

JEFFREY VAN VORSSELEN
Regional Vice President – Operations
Langham Hospitality Group

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

CRAIG HOOLEY
Chief Operating Officer
Minor Hotels

LACHLAN HOSWELL
Managing Director, Business Unit Australasia
Radisson Hotel Group

ANGELA HOWARD
Senior Vice President Talent & Culture - Premium, Midscale & Economy
Accor Pacific

Sean Hunt
Area Vice President – Australia, New Zealand & Pacific
Marriott International

KARI HUNTER
Kari Hunter, Senior Director Commercial & Revenue Management
Choice Hotels Asia-Pac

PAUL HUTTON
Area Vice President – APAC & Head of Australasia/South Pacific
Hilton

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

MICHAEL JOHNSON
Managing Director
Accommodation Australia

ANDREW JOLLIFFE
Managing Director & Board Chair, APAC
HTL Property

DUNCAN MARS
Vice President Resort Operations South Pacific
Travel + Leisure Co

MARKUS KELLER
Global Chief Operating Officer, Sofitel Mgallery Emblems Maison
Accor

Howard Kemball
Director
KCom

Benjamin Krieg
Global Vice President Strategic Accounts
FutureLog

ANDREW LANGSFORD
Senior Vice President, Investment Sales
JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group

PATRICK LAYBUTT
Vice President Operations & Development - Australia & New Zealand
Swiss-Belhotel International

LINDSAY LEESER
Chief Development Officer Pacific & Head of Apartments and Leases
Accor

MINA LI
Director
THSA

KENNETH MACPHERSON
Chief Executive Officer – Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa
IHG

DAVID MANSFIELD
Managing Director
The Ascott Limited-Australia

NICK HILL
Negotiator – Capital Markets, Hotels
CBRE

ROY MELICK
Of Counsel
Baker & McKenzie

RAJEEV MENON
APEC President
Marriott International

ARNAUD MILLÉCAMPS
Managing Director
Minett Prime Square

SANJOG MODGIL
Head of Overseas Hotels
TCC Land International (Thailand)

GUS MOORS
Managing Director, Hotels & Hospitality Group
JLL

ADIL MOOSA
Senior Manager Corporate Development
Choice Hotels Asia-Pac

LES MORGAN
Chief Operating Officer
Sudima Hotels

KARENA NOBLE
Director
Karena Noble Communications

MARIANNE OSSOVANI
Head of Hotels, Tourism and Leisure
Elanor Investors Group

RAHUL PARRAB
Chief Executive Officer
Ark Capital Partners

SIMON PAWSON
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Torrens University Australia

CHOE PENG SUM
Chief Executive Officer
Pan Pacific Hotels Group

RUWAN PEIRIS
Director
THSA

AMELIA PEREZ
Manager – Development, Australasia
Hilton

ADAM PETTA
Group Director of Culinary
EVT

RODGER L. POWELL
Managing Director
THSA

DILLIP RAJAKARIER
Chief Executive Officer
Minor Hotels

TUSHAR RANIGA
Regional Director – Development, Australasia
Hilton

MARCUS REINDERS
Chief Executive Officer
NZ Hotel Holdings

ANTONY RITCH
Chief Executive Officer
TFE Hotels

KYLIE ROBERTS-FROST
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Bedding Stewardship Council

BARRY ROBINSON
President and Managing Director International Operations
Travel + Leisure Co

DANILO CURCURUTO
Director of Development – Australasia
BWH Hotels

MICHAEL RODRIGUES
24-Hour Economy Commissioner
NSW

PEGGY ROE
Executive Vice President and Global Chief Customer Officer
Marriott International

MARK RONFELDT
Chief Executive Officer
Nesuto

TONY RYAN
Executive Chairman
Trilogy Hotels

MONICA SALTER
VP Global Communications & Social Responsibility
Outrigger Hospitality Group

PAUL SALTER
Managing Director
Salter Brothers

DR JERRY SCHWARTZ
Director
Schwartz Family Co

CASPAR SCHMIDT
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
QCC Collection

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

Adam Schwab
Chief Executive Officer
Luxury Escapes

GREG SHAW
CEO
Mulpha

Brian O'Driscoll
Director of Portfolio Management and Transactions
Pro-invest Group

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

DAVID SILCOCK
Senior Manager – Development, Australia & New Zealand
Choice Hotels Asia-Pac

Michael Simpson
Managing Director – Hotels, Pacific
CBRE Hotels

STEVEN SKAROTT
Director ‑ Hotels
Salter Brothers

JAN SMITS
Deputy Chair & CEO APAC
Pro-invest Group

DORA STILIANOS
Partner
Baker McKenzieÂ

IVAN SUNDE
Industry Consultant

JOHN SUTCLIFFE
Director of Development
TFE Hotels

CLARENCE TAN
Senior Vice President, Development – Asia Pacific
Hilton

NICK THOMPSON
Hotels and Hospitality Director
JLL New Zealand

ALEX THORPE
Director
Veriu Group

DAVID TONKIN
Country General Manager – Oceania
Pan Pacific Hotels Group

MATTHEW TRIPOLONE
Managing Director – Australasia, Pacific & Japan
IHG Hotels & Resorts

ANTHONY D. URSINO
General Counsel
Pro-invest Group

JENNIFER WARN
General Manager, Sales and Distribution
The Ascott Limited

JEFF WAGONER
President & Chief Executive Officer
OUTRIGGER Hospitality GroupÂ

KAREN WALES
Head of Hotels – Australia, Transaction Services
Colliers

NICK WAYLAND
Chief Executive Officer
TravmediaÂ

ADRIAN WILLIAMS
Chief Operating Officer – Pacific
Accor

ROBERT WILLIAMS
Head of Hotels & Hospitality Asia Pacific
Watson Farley & Williams

IAN WILSON
Managing Director
Too Build

JERRY XU
Chief Executive Officer
La Vie Hotels

CAMIL YAZBECK
Premium, Midscale & Economy Brands Global Chief Development Officer
Accor

MALAKAI YEOMANS
Room Division Manager
Doma Hotels

GEOFF YORK
Chief Executive Officer
Crystalbrook Collection Hotels & Resorts

ELIE YOUNES
Global Head of Development
Radisson Hotel Group

JOHN ZECKENDORF
Director
Mandala Hotels and Resorts

RICHARD MUNRO
Director
IP Protect

SCOTT WIEDEMANN
National Manager – Accommodation
Foxtel

Rod Munro
Managing Director
BWH Hotels Australasia

TIM MYATT
Manager – Visitor Economy Workforce Capability, Visitor Economy and Client Programs Division
Austrade

NIGEL GREENAWAY
Chief Financial Officer
Crystalbrook Collection

TRACY MACARTHUR
Marketing Manager & Digital Projects Lead – Asia Pacific
Travel + Leisure Co

ROSS BEARDSELL
Executive Vice President, Asset Management
JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group

DAVID SUDE
Area GM
QT Hotels and Resorts

ANDREW TURNER
Group General Manager, Technology & Digital
EVT

SEBASTIAN BUSA
Partner
Baker & McKenzie

RORY HUNTER
Founder and CEO
Model

RODNEY SIMPSON
Managing Director, Operations – APAC
BWH Hotels
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