NETWORKING: DE BEAUREPAIRE WINEMAKER DINNER. AHICE Fiji 2025 will start with a unique Winemaker Dinner in partnership with De Beaurepaire Wines from Rylstone in New South Wales. Join De Beaurepaire vigneron and director and VIPs attending AHICE for a fun evening of great conversation, food and wine.
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*The cost to attend will be FJ$150 per person and numbers are strictly limited so pre-registration is essential.

NETWORKING: AHICE FIJI CHARITY GOLF DAY AT DENARAU GOLF AND RACQUET CLUB. Come and play in our first ever AHICE Charity Golf Game! The golf day will be in the format of two- or four-ball Ambrose teams, depending on numbers, with approximately 48 players.
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*The cost will be FJ$150 per person inclusive of green fees and golf club hire. All funds raised will go entirely to charity, courtesy of Tappoo. Only 20 spots available, so book fast.

NETWORKING EVENT AT SHERATON FIJI RESORT AND SPA. Kick off AHICE in style with our 2025 welcome event.
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OFFICIAL WELCOME by Emcee NICKY STYRIS, AHICE Group President JAMES WILKINSON, Investment Fiji Board Chair JENNY SEETO, and a traditional welcome ceremony from the VOU DANCE GROUP.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Fiji Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, the Honorable VILIAME GAVOKA.

KEYNOTE: FIJI TOURISM INDUSTRY OUTLOOK by Tourism Fiji Executive Director of Regions, ROBERT THOMPSON.

KEYNOTE: THE SOUTH PACIFIC REAL ESTATE MARKET OUTLOOK by NICK THOMPSON, Hotels and Hospitality Director, JLL New Zealand.

PANEL SESSION: THE HOTEL AND TOURISM INVESTMENT OUTLOOK.
Hosted by:
• NICK THOMPSON, Hotels and Hospitality Director, JLL New Zealand
Panelists:
• JOEL RADFORD, Chief Development and Assets Officer, Richmond
• ROB CECCONI, Owner and Managing Director, Tropica Island Resort
• PISO PIENAR, Owner, Pullman Hamilton
• SANJAY PRATAP, Director Assets – Fiji, CP Group

HOTELIER Q&A: Marriott International Vice President – Hotel Development, Australia, NZ, and Pacific, RICHARD CRAWFORD, in conversation with AHICE Group President JAMES WILKINSON.

PRESENTATION: Australian Trade Commissioner for the Pacific and Timor-Leste, TIM HOUGHTON, will present on a consolidated infrastructure pipeline for Fiji.

POWER SESSION: HOTEL TECHNOLOGY TRENDS FOR 2025 AND BEYOND.
Hosted by:
• ANDREW CAMERON, Founder and CEO Enzyme Consulting
Panelists:
• ANTHONY STEVENS, Regional Director Operations – APAC and General Manager – ANZ, Shiji
• CRAIG DENNINGTON, Sales Director, Agilysys
• MICHAEL BENIKOS, Managing Director, ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions Australia
• SCOTT NODSLE, Managing Director – International EMEA & APAC, Encore Event Technologies

PRESENTATION: BY THE NUMBERS. We kick off AHICE 2025 with a ‘by the numbers’ market outlook for Fiji and the South Pacific, by MATTHEW BURKE, Regional Director – Asia Pacific, STR (video).

NETWORKING: MORNING TEA
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INVESTOR Q&A: Crowne Plaza Fiji Nadi Bay Resort and Spa Owner, JAY SINGH, in conversation with AHICE Group President, JAMES WILKINSON.

PANEL SESSION: THE ESSENTIAL SOUTH PACIFIC TOURISM OUTLOOK.
Hosted by:
• GINNI POST, Founder, GP Communications
Panelists:
• KAMAL HAER, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, Fiji Airways
• LEIGH HOWARD, Chief Operating Officer, Tropica Island Resort
• MARK KALOTAP, Senior Business Development Officer, Vanuatu Department of Tourism
• PAUL GORMAN, General Manager, Luxury Escapes

AVIATION Q&A: Fiji Airways Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, KAMAL HAER, in conversation with AHICE Group President, JAMES WILKINSON.

THE ESSENTIAL HOTEL OPERATORS OUTLOOK FOR 2025.
Hosted by:
• RUWAN PEIRIS, Chief Executive Officer, THSA – Hotel Advisors
Panelists:
• CAREY OSBORNE, Cluster General Manager – Fiji, Hilton
• LACHLAN HOSWELL, Managing Director, Business Unit Australasia, Radisson Hotel Group
• LACHLAN WALKER, Regional General Manager Fiji & Pacific, IHG Hotels & Resorts
• LEE PEARCE, CEO, Raffe Group
• Speakers to be announced

HOTELIER Q&A: IHG Hotels & Resorts Managing Director – Australasia and Pacific, MATTHEW TRIPOLONE, in conversation with HM Editor, RUTH HOGAN.

NETWORKING: LUNCH
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PANEL SESSION: FUTURE HOTEL AND TOURISM PROJECTS UPDATE.
Hosted by:
• KAMAL CHETTY, Chief Executive Officer, Investment Fiji
Panelists:
• BRETT FORER, Vice President Development – Pacific, Accor
• LAWRENCE ELLISON, Lead Project Manager, Lautoka Foreshore Development
• SIMON WHITE, General Manager Hotel Operations New Zealand, EVT
• STEVE HOWARD, Developer, Vanua Ranch
• VIJAY SHARMA, Principal, Sharma Design Group

KEYNOTE Q&A: Ambition and leadership on and off the field by SCOTT STYRIS, New Zealand cricketing legend, in conversation with AHICE Group President, JAMES WILKINSON.

PANEL SESSION: THE TOP HOTEL DESIGN TRENDS FOR 2025 AND BEYOND.
Hosted by:
• RUTH HOGAN, Editor, HM magazine
Panelists:
• JULIE OCKERBY, Principal Creative Director, Meli Studio
• JULIET ASHWORTH, Owner and Creative Director, CHADA
• SAMANTHA EADES, Co-Founder & Creative Director, Mitchell & Eades
• MONIQUE ENOKA-DAVIDSON, Partner, Space Studio
• RICHARD DALMAN, Managing Director, Dalman Architects and Interior Designers

NETWORKING: AFTERNOON TEA
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PANEL SESSION: HOTEL DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK: WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE FIJI ISLANDS. What to expect for 2025 and beyond for hotel sector growth across Fiji and the South Pacific.
Hosted by:
• RODGER L. POWELL, Managing Director, THSA
Panelists:
• CAMERON BURKE, Director of Development – Australasia & Pacific, IHG Hotels & Resorts
• MATT HOLMES, Vice President of Development – South East Asia & Pacific Rim, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
• PETER HILL, Director of Development – Hotels and Resorts, EVT
• RICHARD CRAWFORD Vice President – Hotel Development, Australia, NZ, and Pacific, Marriott International
• TUSHAR RANIGA, Regional Director, Development – Australasia, Hilton

PANEL SESSION: SUSTAINABILITY TO THE FOREFRONT. Expectations for 2025 with sustainability and examples of best practice in the industry.
Hosted by:
• ANDREW CAMERON Founder and CEO Enzyme Consulting
Panelists:
• AMELIA PEREZ, Manager, Development – Australasia, Hilton
• LES MORGAN, Chief Operating Officer, Sudima Hotels
• LOU RANDAZZO, Operations and Business Process Manager, Australian Bedding Stewardship Council (ABSC)
• WILLIAM DE BEAUREPAIRE, Director and Vigneron, De Beaurepaire Wines

PANEL SESSION: WHITE LABEL’S GROWTH HEADS TO FIJI. Third party management companies are all seeing increased demand as the platform continues to grow and this session will uncover how, why and where.
Hosted by:
• ROBERT WILLIAMS, Head of Hotels & Hospitality Asia Pacific, Watson Farley & Williams
Panelists:
• ANDREW BULLOCK, Chief Executive Officer, 1834 Hotels
• MARCUS HANNA, Chief Operating Officer, La Vie Hotels
• GRANT ALCHIN, Chief Operating Officer, Trilogy Hotels
• THOMAS JOHN, Vice President Strategy and Development, Panache Hotel Group
• TRISTAN COOPER, Director, Hotel Development – Australia, NZ & The Pacific, Marriott International

NETWORKING: GALA RECEPTION AT SOFITEL FIJI RESORT AND SPA.
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NETWORKING: ‘AFTER DARK’ NETWORKING BAR at Club Wyndham Denarau Island, Trademark Collection by Wyndham.
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