{"id":67,"date":"2023-03-29T04:42:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T04:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2026-04-15T01:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:11:39","slug":"program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/program\/","title":{"rendered":"Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_module=&#8221;1092&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; logo_image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/AHICE-Fiji-logo-white.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#AF8B48&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;80px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/AHICE-Fiji-Holding-slide-v2.jpg&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#3b5168&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>2026 AHICE Fiji Program Overview<\/h4>\n<p>Please see the 2026 Asia-Pacific Hotel Industry Conference &amp; Exhibition (AHICE) Fiji Investment in Tourism Conference program overview below. More details will be available soon.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Tuesday 9 June 2026<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">Denarau Golf and Racquet Club &amp; Denarau Island<\/span><\/h5>\n<table style=\"height: 100%;width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: double;border-color: #000000\" border=\"2\" cellpadding=\"30\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>9:00am-3:00pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>Charity Golf game (18 holes) and fundraising lunch<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>5:30pm-7:30pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>Networking event<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>7:45pm-onwards<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>Opt-in winemaker dinner<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Note: Program is subject to change<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;3px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#194c34&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><u>IMPORTANT: THE AHICE HOUSE RULES<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>A note from the organisers:<\/em> Due to a number of unofficial invite-only events taking place during conferences in recent years, we would ask that businesses and individuals please do not host any events during the above times as a courtesy to other sponsors of AHICE Fiji.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ogsb=\"rgb(61, 137, 110)\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">We all know that without sponsors, events like this cannot happen and we ask that our request is respected. If unapproved events do take place during the official times, the organisers and representatives of those companies will not be able to attend any AHICE sessions and are at the risk of passes being revoked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ogsb=\"rgb(61, 137, 110)\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">We are also requesting that supplier and adviser attendees that aren\u2019t sponsors of the event do not canvas for business with sales materials and documents at AHICE Fiji events. Those that do will be at the risk of passes being revoked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#3b5168&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>View the 2025 AHICE Fiji Program Overview below.<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Tuesday, 24 June 2025<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<table style=\"height: 100%;width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: double;border-color: #000000\" border=\"2\" cellpadding=\"30\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>6:00pm-8:00pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">NETWORKING: DE BEAUREPAIRE WINEMAKER DINNER.<\/b><span> 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.<\/span><br \/><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Presented by<\/span><br \/><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/DEBEAU-logo-new-angel-crest_486c1f.png?w=300\" width=\"204\" height=\"65\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3343 alignnone size-medium\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/06\/a618081a-0eb4-4944-a7b3-3ffd5e095254.png?w=300\" width=\"100\" height=\"98\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1675 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><em>*The cost to attend will be <b>FJ$150<\/b>\u00a0<b>per person<\/b> and numbers are strictly limited so pre-registration is essential.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Note: Program is subject to change<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Tuesday, 24 June 2025<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<table style=\"height: 100%;width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: double;border-color: #000000\" border=\"2\" cellpadding=\"30\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>6:00pm-8:00pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Opt-in networking dinner <b><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">(<i>additional cost<\/i>)<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Note: Program is subject to change<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Wednesday, 25 June 2025<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<table style=\"height: 100%;width: 99.0481%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: double;border-color: #000000\" border=\"2\" cellpadding=\"30\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>10:00am-4:00pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">NETWORKING:<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><b>AHICE FIJI CHARITY GOLF DAY AT DENARAU GOLF AND RACQUET CLUB.<\/b><span> 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.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Presented by<\/span><br \/>\n<span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/06\/a618081a-0eb4-4944-a7b3-3ffd5e095254.png?w=300\" width=\"100\" height=\"98\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1675 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span><em>*The cost will be <b>FJ$150<\/b>\u00a0<b>per person<\/b> 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.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>6:00pm-8:00pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">NETWORKING EVENT AT SHERATON FIJI RESORT AND SPA<\/b>. Kick off AHICE in style with our 2025 welcome event.<br \/>\nPresented by<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/06\/31ee09f7-15ac-484e-8977-7c38b892b922.png?w=300\" width=\"178\" height=\"55\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1676 alignnone size-medium\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 <span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/06\/a618081a-0eb4-4944-a7b3-3ffd5e095254.png?w=300\" width=\"100\" height=\"98\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1675 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Note: Program is subject to change<\/em><\/span>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Wednesday, 25 June 2025<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<table style=\"height: 100%;width: 99.0481%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: double;border-color: #000000\" border=\"2\" cellpadding=\"30\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>10:00am-4:00pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>AHICE charity golf day<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>6:00pm-8:00pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong><span lang=\"en-AU\">Gala Networking Event<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Note: Program is subject to change<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Thursday, 26 June 2025<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<table style=\"height: 100%;width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: double;border-color: #000000\" border=\"2\" cellpadding=\"30\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>9:00am-9:15am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">OFFICIAL WELCOME<\/b>\u00a0by Emcee\u00a0<b>NICKY STYRIS<\/b>, AHICE Group President\u00a0<b>JAMES WILKINSON<\/b>,\u00a0Investment Fiji Board Chair\u00a0<b>JENNY SEETO<\/b>, and a traditional welcome ceremony from the\u00a0<b>VOU DANCE GROUP<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>9:15am-9:25am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span lang=\"en-AU\"><span><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">KEYNOTE ADDRESS:<\/b>\u00a0Fiji Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, the Honorable\u00a0<b>VILIAME GAVOKA<\/b>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">9:25am-9:30am<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span lang=\"en-AU\"><span><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">KEYNOTE: FIJI TOURISM INDUSTRY OUTLOOK<\/b> by Tourism Fiji Executive Director of Regions, <strong>ROBERT THOMPSON.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\">9:30am-9:45am<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span lang=\"en-AU\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">KEYNOTE: THE SOUTH PACIFIC REAL ESTATE MARKET OUTLOOK<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span>by\u00a0<\/span><b>NICK THOMPSON<\/b><span>, Hotels and Hospitality Director, JLL New Zealand.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\">9:45am-10:10am<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>PANEL SESSION: THE HOTEL AND TOURISM INVESTMENT OUTLOOK.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hosted by:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022\u00a0NICK THOMPSON, <\/strong>Hotels and Hospitality Director, JLL New Zealand<br \/>\n<strong>Panelists:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 <b>JOEL RADFORD<\/b>, Chief Development and Assets Officer, Richmond<br \/>\n<b>\u2022 ROB CECCONI<\/b>, Owner and Managing Director, Tropica Island Resort<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>PISO PIENAR<\/strong>, Owner, Pullman Hamilton<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>SANJAY PRATAP<\/strong>, Director Assets &#8211; Fiji, CP Group\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>10:10am-10:20am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>HOTELIER Q&amp;A:\u00a0<\/strong><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Marriott International Vice President \u2013 Hotel Development, Australia, NZ, and Pacific, <strong>RICHARD CRAWFORD<\/strong>, in conversation with AHICE Group President <strong>JAMES WILKINSON.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>10:20am-10:35am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">PRESENTATION:<\/b>\u00a0Australian Trade Commissioner for the Pacific and Timor-Leste,\u00a0<b>TIM HOUGHTON<\/b>, will present on a consolidated infrastructure pipeline for Fiji.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>10:35am-11:00am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>POWER SESSION:\u00a0HOTEL TECHNOLOGY TRENDS FOR 2025 AND BEYOND.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hosted by:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 ANDREW CAMERON,\u00a0<\/strong>Founder and CEO Enzyme Consulting<br \/>\n<strong>Panelists:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 <\/strong><b>ANTHONY STEVENS<\/b>, Regional Director Operations &#8211; APAC and General Manager \u2013 ANZ, Shiji<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>CRAIG DENNINGTON<\/b>, Sales Director, Agilysys<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<b data-ogsc=\"\">MICHAEL BENIKOS<\/b>, Managing Director, ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions Australia<br \/>\n<b><span data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"yellow\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u2022 SCOTT NODSLE,<\/span><\/b><span data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"yellow\">\u00a0Managing Director \u2013 International EMEA &amp; APAC, Encore Event Technologies<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>11:00am-11:15am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">PRESENTATION:<\/b>\u00a0<b>BY THE NUMBERS.<\/b>\u00a0We kick off AHICE 2025 with a \u2018by the numbers\u2019 market outlook for Fiji and the South Pacific, by\u00a0<b>MATTHEW BURKE<\/b>, Regional Director \u2013 Asia Pacific, STR (<i>video<\/i>).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>11:15am-11:45am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>NETWORKING:\u00a0MORNING TEA<\/strong><br \/>\nPresented by<br \/>\n<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/Hilton_For-The-Stay_Logo_RGB_Vertical-3.png?w=300\" width=\"155\" height=\"81\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3132 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>11:45am-12:00pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">INVESTOR Q&amp;A:<\/b><span>\u00a0Crowne Plaza Fiji Nadi Bay Resort and Spa Owner,\u00a0<\/span><b>JAY SINGH<\/b><span>, in conversation with AHICE Group President,\u00a0<\/span><b>JAMES WILKINSON<\/b><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>12:00pm-12:25pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">PANEL SESSION:<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><b>THE ESSENTIAL SOUTH PACIFIC TOURISM OUTLOOK<\/b>.<br \/>\n<b>Hosted by:<\/b><br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>GINNI POST<\/b>, Founder, GP Communications<b><\/b><br \/>\n<b>Panelists:<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2022 <span data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"yellow\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">KAMAL HAER<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"yellow\">, <\/span><\/b>Chief Marketing and Sales Officer,\u00a0Fiji Airways<br \/>\n<b>\u2022 LEIGH HOWARD<\/b>, Chief Operating Officer, Tropica Island Resort<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>MARK KALOTAP<\/b>, Senior Business Development Officer, Vanuatu Department of Tourism<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>PAUL GORMAN<\/b>, General Manager, Luxury Escapes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>12:25pm-12:45pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span><b>AVIATION Q&amp;A:<\/b>\u00a0Fiji Airways Chief Marketing and Sales Officer,\u00a0<b>KAMAL HAER<\/b>, in conversation with AHICE Group President,\u00a0<b>JAMES WILKINSON<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>12:45pm-1:10pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">THE ESSENTIAL HOTEL OPERATORS OUTLOOK FOR 2025<\/b>.<br \/>\n<b>Hosted by:<\/b><br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>RUWAN PEIRIS<\/b>, Chief Executive Officer, THSA \u2013 Hotel Advisors<br \/>\n<b>Panelists:<\/b><br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>CAREY OSBORNE<\/b>, Cluster General Manager \u2013 Fiji, Hilton<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>LACHLAN HOSWELL<\/b>, Managing Director, Business Unit Australasia, Radisson Hotel Group<br \/>\n<b><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u2022 LACHLAN WALKER<\/span><\/b><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\">, Regional General Manager Fiji &amp; Pacific, IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts<\/span><br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>LEE PEARCE<\/b>, CEO, Raffe Group<br \/>\n\u2022 Speakers to be announced<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>1:10pm-1:20pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>HOTELIER Q&amp;A:\u00a0<\/strong>IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts Managing Director \u2013 Australasia and Pacific,<strong>\u00a0MATTHEW TRIPOLONE,\u00a0<\/strong>in conversation with HM Editor,<strong>\u00a0RUTH HOGAN.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>1:20pm-2:20pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>NETWORKING: LUNCH<\/strong><br \/>\nPresented by<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/FJ-portrait-ow-lockup-0125.png?w=300\" width=\"209\" height=\"76\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3590 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>2:20pm-2:45pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>PANEL SESSION:\u00a0FUTURE HOTEL AND TOURISM PROJECTS UPDATE.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hosted by:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022\u00a0KAMAL CHETTY, <\/strong>Chief Executive Officer, Investment Fiji<br \/>\n<strong>Panelists:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 <\/strong><b>BRETT FORER<\/b>, Vice President Development \u2013 Pacific, Accor<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>LAWRENCE ELLISON<\/b>, Lead Project Manager, Lautoka Foreshore Development<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>SIMON WHITE<\/b>, General Manager Hotel Operations New Zealand, EVT<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>STEVE HOWARD<\/b>, Developer, Vanua Ranch<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>VIJAY SHARMA<\/b>, Principal, Sharma Design Group<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>2:45pm-3:05pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">KEYNOTE Q&amp;A:<\/b><span>\u00a0Ambition and leadership on and off the field by\u00a0<\/span><b>SCOTT STYRIS<\/b><span>, New Zealand cricketing legend, in conversation with AHICE Group President,\u00a0<\/span><b>JAMES WILKINSON<\/b><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>3:05pm-3:30pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>PANEL SESSION:\u00a0THE TOP HOTEL DESIGN TRENDS FOR 2025 AND BEYOND.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hosted by:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022\u00a0RUTH HOGAN, <\/strong>Editor, HM magazine<br \/>\n<strong>Panelists:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 <\/strong><b>JULIE OCKERBY,<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span>Principal Creative Director, Meli Studio<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>JULIET ASHWORTH<\/b>, Owner and Creative Director, CHADA<br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>SAMANTHA EADES<\/strong>, Co-Founder &amp; Creative Director, Mitchell &amp; Eades<\/span><br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>MONIQUE ENOKA-DAVIDSON<\/b>, Partner, Space Studio<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>RICHARD DALMAN<\/b>, Managing Director, Dalman Architects and Interior Designers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>3:30pm-4:05pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>NETWORKING: AFTERNOON TEA<\/strong><br \/>\nPresented by<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/TF_Corp_1_Primary_RGB_Stacked_LauBlue-min.png?w=300\" width=\"131\" height=\"73\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-796 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>4:05pm-4:30pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">PANEL SESSION: HOTEL DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK:<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><b>WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE FIJI ISLANDS.<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span>What to expect for 2025 and beyond for hotel sector growth across Fiji and the South Pacific.<br \/>\nHosted by:<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>RODGER L. POWELL<\/b>, Managing Director, THSA<br \/>\nPanelists:<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>CAMERON BURKE<\/b>, Director of Development &#8211; Australasia &amp; Pacific, IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts<br \/>\n<span>\u2022\u00a0<\/span><b>MATT HOLMES<\/b><span>, Vice President of Development &#8211; South East Asia &amp; Pacific Rim, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts<\/span><br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>PETER HILL<\/b>, Director of Development \u2013 Hotels and Resorts, EVT<br \/>\n\u2022<b><span>\u00a0<\/span>RICHARD CRAWFORD<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span>Vice President &#8211; Hotel Development, Australia, NZ, and Pacific, Marriott International<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>TUSHAR RANIGA<\/b>, Regional Director, Development \u2013 Australasia, Hilton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>4:30pm-4:55pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">PANEL SESSION: SUSTAINABILITY TO THE FOREFRONT.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Expectations for 2025 with sustainability and examples of best practice in the industry.<br \/>\n<b>Hosted by:<\/b><br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>ANDREW CAMERON<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Founder and CEO Enzyme Consulting<br \/>\n<b>Panelists:<\/b><br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>AMELIA PEREZ<\/b>, Manager, Development \u2013 Australasia, Hilton<br \/>\n<span>\u2022\u00a0<\/span><b>LES MORGAN<\/b><span>, Chief Operating Officer, Sudima Hotels<\/span><br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>LOU RANDAZZO<\/b>, Operations and Business Process Manager, Australian Bedding Stewardship Council (ABSC)<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>WILLIAM DE BEAUREPAIRE<\/b>, Director and Vigneron, De Beaurepaire Wines<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><b>4:55pm-5:20pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">PANEL SESSION: WHITE LABEL\u2019S GROWTH HEADS TO FIJI.<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span>Third party management companies are all seeing increased demand as the platform continues to grow and this session will uncover how, why and where.<br \/>\nHosted by:<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>ROBERT WILLIAMS<\/b>, Head of Hotels &amp; Hospitality Asia Pacific, Watson Farley &amp; Williams<br \/>\nPanelists:<br \/>\n<span>\u2022\u00a0<\/span><b>ANDREW BULLOCK<\/b><span>, Chief Executive Officer, 1834 Hotels<\/span><br \/>\n\u2022<span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><b>MARCUS HANNA<\/b>, Chief Operating Officer, La Vie Hotels<br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u2022 <strong>GRANT ALCHIN<\/strong>, Chief Operating Officer, Trilogy Hotels<\/span><br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>THOMAS JOHN<\/b>, Vice President Strategy and Development, Panache Hotel Group<br \/>\n\u2022<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>TRISTAN COOPER<\/b>, Director, Hotel Development &#8211; Australia, NZ &amp; The Pacific, Marriott International<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong>5:20pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%;padding-left: 40px\"><span><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">WRAP-UP<\/b>\u00a0by Emcee\u00a0<b>NICKY STYRIS<\/b>\u00a0and AHICE Group President\u00a0<b>JAMES WILKINSON<\/b>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><b><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">5:20pm-7:30pm<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">NETWORKING:<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><b>GALA RECEPTION AT SOFITEL FIJI RESORT AND SPA.<\/b><br \/>\nPresented by<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/06\/ahice_aotearoa_sponsor_accor.png?w=300\" width=\"106\" height=\"86\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1677 alignnone size-medium\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 <span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/06\/a618081a-0eb4-4944-a7b3-3ffd5e095254.png?w=300\" width=\"100\" height=\"98\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1675 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><b><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">7:45pm-late<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">NETWORKING:<\/b><strong> &#8216;AFTER DARK&#8217;<\/strong><b>\u00a0NETWORKING BAR <\/b>at Club Wyndham Denarau Island, Trademark Collection by Wyndham.<br \/>\nPresented by<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/06\/travel-leisure-logo-23-1_8bf969.png?w=300\" width=\"189\" height=\"44\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1759 alignnone size-medium\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 <span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/06\/a618081a-0eb4-4944-a7b3-3ffd5e095254.png?w=300\" width=\"100\" height=\"98\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1675 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Note: Program is subject to change<\/em><\/span>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; 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CEO, Outrigger Hospitality Group<br \/>&#8211;<b>LEE PEARCE<\/b><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\">, CEO, Raffe Group<\/span><br \/>&#8211;<strong>RUWAN PEIRIS<\/strong>, Director, THSA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong><b>10:50am-11:00am<\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>KEYNOTE: FIJI TOURISM INDUSTRY OUTLOOK<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span>by Tourism Fiji CEO\u00a0<\/span><b>BRENT HILL.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong><b>11:00am-11:30am<\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>NETWORKING:<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><b>MORNING TEA<\/b><span>\u00a0presented by\u00a0<\/span><b>Investment Fiji<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/Investmet-Fiji-Logo.png?w=300\" width=\"207\" height=\"49\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1491 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong><b>11:30am-11:40am<\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>HOTELIER Q&amp;A:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span>Marriott International<\/span><b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span>Vice President &#8211; 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Bistro and Cockle Bay Yacht Club<br \/>&#8211;<b>WILLIAM DE BEAUREPAIRE<\/b><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\">, Director, De Beaurepaire Wines<\/span><br \/>-Speaker to be announced<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong><b>2:20pm-2:40pm<\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span><b>AVIATION Q&amp;A:<\/b> Fiji Airways\u2019\u00a0Senior Manager Tourism and Customer Operations,<b data-ogsc=\"rgb(10, 10, 10)\">\u00a0JAMES PRIDGEON,\u00a0<\/b>in conversation with AHICE Group President\u00a0<b data-ogsc=\"rgb(10, 10, 10)\">JAMES WILKINSON.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong><b>2:40pm-3:05pm<\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\">PANEL SESSION: FUTURE HOTEL AND TOURISM PROJECTS UPDATE.<\/span><\/b><br \/>Moderated by:\u00a0<b>KATHERINE CAMERON<\/b>, Project Director, EDG Interior Architecture + Design (Singapore)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\">Panelists:<\/span><br \/>&#8211;<b>LEIGH HOWARD<\/b><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\">, Chief Operations Officer, Tourism Fiji<\/span><br \/>&#8211;<strong>MELVIN CHAND<\/strong>, General Counsel, Head of Real Estate Sales &amp; Hotel Development, Nawi Island<br \/>&#8211;<b>SHAUN PARSONS<\/b>, General Manager, Crowne Plaza Fiji Nadi Bay Resort &amp; Spa<br \/><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\">&#8211;<b>SIMON WHITE<\/b>, General Manager Hotel Operations New Zealand, EVT<\/span><br \/>&#8211;<b>VINCENT MACQUET<\/b>, General Manager, Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong><b>3:05pm-3:40pm<\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>NETWORKING: AFTERNOON TEA<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span>presented by<\/span><b><span>\u00a0<\/span>Tourism Fiji<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/12\/TF_Corp_1_Primary_RGB_Stacked_LauBlue-min.png?w=300\" width=\"159\" height=\"88\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-796 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong><b>3:40pm-4:10pm<\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\">PANEL SESSION: HOTEL DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK: WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE FIJI ISLANDS.<\/span><\/b><br \/>Presented by <strong>BSP.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/06\/BSP_Primary-on-green.jpg?w=300\" width=\"163\" height=\"64\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1812 alignnone size-medium\" \/><br \/>Moderated by:\u00a0<b>RODGER L. POWELL,<\/b>\u00a0Managing Director, THSA<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Panelists:<br \/><b><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\">-CAMERON BURKE<\/span><\/b><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\">, Director of Development &#8211; Australasia &amp; Pacific, IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts<b><\/b><\/span><br \/>&#8211;<b>LACHLAN HOSWELL<\/b>, Managing Director, Business Unit Australasia, Radisson Hotel Group<br \/>&#8211;<b>LINDSAY LEESER<\/b>, Chief Development Officer Pacific &amp; Head of Apartments and Leases, Accor<br \/><b><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\">-TRISTAN COOPER<\/span><\/b><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\">, Director, Hotel Development &#8211; Australia, NZ &amp; The Pacific, Marriott International<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong><b>4:10pm-4:35pm<\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span><b>KEYNOTE: ESSENTIAL SUSTAINABILITY \u2013 THE KEYS TO SUCCESS IN 2024 AND BEYOND\u00a0<\/b>by\u00a0<b>ANDREW CAMERON<\/b>, Founder and CEO, Enzyme Consulting (Singapore).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong><b>4:35pm-4:50pm<\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>HOTELIER Q&amp;A:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span>Outrigger Hospitality Group President &amp; CEO,<\/span><b><span>\u00a0<\/span>JEFF WAGONER<\/b><span>, in conversation with<\/span><b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span>AHICE Group President\u00a0<\/span><b>JAMES WILKINSON.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><b>5:00pm-5:20pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\"><b>KEYNOTE ADDRESS:\u00a0<\/b>Fiji Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Co-operatives, Small and Medium Enterprises and Communications, the Honorable\u00a0<b>MANOA KAMIKAMICA<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><strong><b>5:20pm<\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>WRAP-UP<\/b><span>\u00a0by emcee\u00a0<\/span><b>NICKY STYRIS<\/b><span>,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\" data-ogsb=\"white\">AHICE Group President,\u00a0<b>JAMES WILKINSON<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Tourism Fiji CEO\u00a0<b>BRENT HILL<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #b8cee6\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><b>5:20pm-7:15pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\">NETWORKING: GALA RECEPTION<\/span><\/b><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\">\u00a0at Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa\u00a0<b>presented by Accor and Tappoo<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/06\/ahice_aotearoa_sponsor_accor.png?w=300\" width=\"118\" height=\"96\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1677 alignnone size-medium\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span lang=\"en-AU\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/06\/a618081a-0eb4-4944-a7b3-3ffd5e095254.png?w=300\" width=\"109\" height=\"107\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1675 alignnone size-medium\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #e4f1ff\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;width: 20.1602%\"><b>7:30pm-onwards<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.5728%\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span data-ogsb=\"aqua\"><strong>CLOSING PARTY: COCKTAILS, DRINKS AND DESSERTS<\/strong> at Club Wyndham Denarau Island, Trademark Collection by Wyndham, presented by <strong>Travel + Leisure<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahiceconference.com\/fiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/06\/travel-leisure-logo-23-1.png?w=300\" width=\"171\" height=\"40\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1678 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Note: Program is subject to change<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; 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