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.
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
Senior Director, Strategy, Sales and Marketing
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
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