2026 SPEAKERS
Haley Ackroyd, Sustainability Officer, Tafe NSW
Tamara Andrijich, Director, PHOD - Sustainable Infection Management
Emma Bombonato, Senior Manager, Sustainability, Tafe NSW
Brendan Child, Data & AI Specialist, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Milan Crncevic, Content Acquisitions & Production, Bounty Entertainment
Joshua Dows, Co-Founder, JACK Hospitality
Andrew Ferdinando, Founder, Ferdy
Evangeline Hipsley-Davidson, General Manager, Accor
Alison Hulm, Co-Founder - Director, JACK
Sharon Levingston, Co-Founder, Exclusive Use
Gavin Loveday, Portfolio Director of Sales & Marketing, Accor
Sarah MacMaster, Founder and CEO, Rylstone Botanicals
Daniel Mourad, General Manager, APAC, Canary Technologies
Amali Perera, People and Culture Manager, Novotel Sydney Darling Sqaure
Julie Perrissel, CEO, ivygo
Caitlin Pulbrook, Revenue Manager, Accor
Ahmed Saeed, Co-Founder, WerkX AI
Brad Teys, Director, Eco Maxa
Camille Venturina, Director - APAC, RateGain
Daniel Wasilewsky, CEO, FreeGuides
Adrian Williams, Chief Operating Officer, Accor
Sarah Derry, Group Chief People Officer Group, The Star Entertainment Group
Karen Jones, CEO, Destination NSW
Marlene Poynder, General Manager, Waldorf Astoria Sydney
Rob Dougan, Executive General Manager, Strategy and Culture, Tourism Australia
Grant Alchin, Chief Operating Officer, Trilogy Hotels
Nicole Downs, Managing Director AU, Ovolo Group Limited
Vivian Zhang, Director of Human Resources, Capella Sydney
Matthew Burke, Regional Director, APAC ex China, STR
Emma Hynes, Director of Operations – Australasia & Pacific, IHG Hotels & Resorts
Michael Klim, Olympian, Olympian
Gemma McCourt, Chief Operating Officer, Mandala Hotels and Resorts
Yvette Thompson, GM - Sales & Marketing ANZ, Intrepid Travel
Alexandra Carlton, Leading Freelance Writer, Gourmet Traveller
John Zeckendorf, Principal, Mandala Hospitality Group
Scott Boyes, CEO, Trilogy Hotels
Sofia Geraghty, Deputy Editor, Travel Weekly
Caspar P. Schmidt, Managing Director, QCC Collection Group
Scott Bear, Lead Committee Member, Young Hotel Leaders
Jimmy Bradey, Founder, Liquid and Larder
Peter Chapman, Chief Marketing Officer, Reflections Holidays
Danelle Ayers, Founder & Director, Studio Moda
Rhys Dunn, Director Of Revenue, Swissotel Sydney
David Brook, General Manager, Paradise Resort Gold Coast
Ian Cheah, Director, SMB Sales, PayPal
Stephen Hollow, GM, QT Sydney
Katie Cage, Director, Loyalty & Marketing, Choice Hotels
Amanda Campbell Browne, Director of Revenue, Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour
Rowena Carter, Regional Director of People & Culture, Four Seasons
Juliet Ashworth, Creative Director, CHADA
Oliver Corrin, Founder, How To Brand It
Brian Collins, Director of Sales, NSW, QLD & ACT | Hospitality, Amadeus
Stephen Cossetto, General Manager, Mercure Sydney Blacktown
James Cowlishaw, Channel Partnerships Sales Manager, PayPal
Craig Dennington, Director of Sales - ANZ, Pacific, Thailand, Agilysys
Lisa Gallagher, National Revenue & Distribution Manager, ALH HOTELS
Andy Dharmani, CTO & Co_Founder, Myma.ai
Jana Doebbert, Director, Amadeus Advertising APAC, Amadeus
Belinda Cendron, Interior Stylist, Sourceress Interiors & Styling
Amanda Cottome, Director of Operations - Pacific, La Vie Hotels & Resorts
Jackie Douglas, President, HSMAI - Asia Pacific
Charlotte Freeman-Hall, Travel Journalist, Freelance
Emma Nedov, Olympian & Founder, Olympian
Mike Evans, Travel Intelligence Specialist, Amadeus
Ren Fernando, Co-Founder, ReLove
Gianluca Ferrari, Marketing Specialist, Technogym Australia Pty Ltd
Jessica James, General Manager, QT Hotels & Resorts
Mundanara Bayles, Managing Director and Co-Founder, BlackCard
Paul Fischmann, Entrepreneur, 8Hotels
Adam Britton, Product Director, Mews
Lachlan Garrett, Sales Manager, W Sydney
Natalie Godward, Chief Executive Officer, NSW Tourism Association
James Goodwin, CEO, Accommodation Australia
Scott Griffin, Commercial Analyst, Hyatt Regency Sydney
Lachlan Harris, Group Director of Commercial, La Vie Hotels & Resorts
Dan Ciocoiu, Global Head of Amadeus Advertising, Amadeus
Joshua Hunt, Co-Founder l CMO, Drifter
Andrew Hewitt, Group Manager, Rambla Group
Ozge Fettahlioglu, Founder, Cocoplum Design Studio
Moana Heal, Principal Solution Engineer, Hospitality JAPAC, Oracle Corporation Australia
Nicholas Hurley, Managing Director, Veritasus Consulting
Janette Illingsworth, CEO, Worth Coaching
Cooper Jitts, Founder, Talk Agency
Malcolm Hazelton, Director of Sales - New Zealand & South Pacific | Hospitality, Amadeus
Rachel Jones, Co-Founder & Director, Helm
Melissa Kalan, Commercial Director, DOMA Hotels
Bert Goethals, Director of Sales, Amadeus
Rudy Kalele, Director of Revenue and Distribution, Iconic Hotels by Geocon
Ravinder Kalvakuntla, Founder & Principal Consultant, Prompt Hospitality Tech
Darren Karshagen, Senior Director, Expedia Group
Mehwish Kazim, Founder & Design Director, MK Atelier
Elissa Keenan, CEO, Ecotourism Australia
Joe Kiernan, Director M&A APAC, Mews
Mardi Sparrow, Chief People Officer, Trilogy Hotels
Rebecca King, Creative Director and Interior Designer, Antica Projects
Helen Kuo, Partner, FK Architects
Dale Lawrence, Director, The Hotel Help Collective
Yoomi Lee, Director of Sales, W Sydney
Gareth Long, Head of Asset Management, Axsia HTL
David Stubbs, Owner, The Berry View
Timo Lorenzen, General Manager, lyf Bondi Junction Sydney
Kirsty Ludbrook, Branding Director, Ludbrook Agency
David Madden, Founder, MBM Australia
Elena Martiniuc, Director of Business Development, Mandala Hotels and Resorts
Tamie Matthews, CEO + Founder, RevenYou
Alan Mc Mahon, Director, MAC Design Studio
Cushla McFadden, Director, Tom Mark Henry
Shaishav Mehta, Development & Operations Manager, Australasia, BWH Hotels
Teigan Nash, The Great Outdoors - TV Presenter, Seven Network
Justin Newton, Director, House Made Hospitality
Julie Ockerby, Director, Design Strategy, WMK Architecture
Simon Pawson, Dean, Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School
Guy Peterson, CEO, Redhill Hospitality
Dominic Pinto, Director of Sales, Oracle Hospitality
Haley Purdon, Director Lodging Oceania, Expedia Group
Tynan Reeves, Marketing Expert, Travel & Hospitality
Diana Rico-Roa, Director, ESG PLUS
Matty Roberts, CEO, The Holidayist Group
Brett Salter, Head of Accommodation, ALH HOTELS
Ben Salter, Director of Distribution & Systems, Trilogy Hotels
Nick Sanders, Senior Manager, Field Marketing, Marriott International
Jerry Schwartz, Director, Schwartz Family Co
Ben Stammer, Co-Founder, ReLove
Su-Lin Tan, Senior Reporter, Green Street News: Australia
Tom Reed, Business Development Manager, Pan Pacific Hotels Group
Jennifer Ngu, Creative Director, Medusa Hotel Sydney
Kirsten Stanisich, Director, Richards Stanisich
Emily Stephens, Founder, The Accommodation Project
Jane Langof, Feng Shui Master, Feng Shui Concepts
David Sude, Group GM, QT Hotels & Resorts
Callie van der Merwe, CEO, COOOP.co
Alicia Szerszyn, Sales and Marketing Manager, Paradise Resort Gold Coast
Peter Thomas, Chief Marketing & Product Officer, Smartpay
David Thompson, CEO & Co - Founder, Myma.ai
Andrew Turner, Group GM Technology & Digital, EVT
Patrick Van der Wardt, Principal Advisor, The Hotel IT Guy
Anna Verghese, Founding Director, Cerulean
Samuel Vivas Imparato, Lecturer, Torrens University
Sonny Vrebac, Company Director, Bubbletent Australia
Kelley Wacher, Leadership behavioural Coach & Facilitator, Corporate Magic
Yiwei Wang, Senior Regional Manager, Business Development APAC, Expedia Group
Tracey Wiles, Principal, Global Sector Leader – Hospitality Interiors, Woods Bagot
Rachel Wood, Senior Sales Manager, W Hotels
Nana Aryee, Program Director, Global GreenTag International
Mary Haddock-Staniland, Chief Organisation Enablement Officer (COEO), Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
Charlie Pridham, Director | Client Relations, Dezign
Brian Steel, ex Global Head of Training and Development, Seagrass Boutique Hospitality Group
Dary Milani, Co-Founder, Hunter Education Group
Julia Farleigh, Associate, Woods Bagot
Frank Pitsikalis, SVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Agilysys
Stacey Ashley, CEO, Stacey Ashley
Kritty Ghosh, University Lecturer, Torrens University Australia
Lynda Ugarte-Carral, Non Executive Director (Independent), Service and Creative Skills Australia (SaCSA)
Felicia Mariani, Non Executive Director, Melbourne Food & Wine
Patrick Andres, Regional Vice-President Hotels and Restaurants, Oracle
Sundip Mace, Owner & Advisor, Sun Maison
Julianne Bagnato, Co-Founder, Operations Manager, Brae - Restaurant & Accommodation
Rebecca Griffiths, Director of Digital Marketing, Drifter
Paul Hewett, CEO, In Marketing We Trust
Kylie Lukic, Group General Manager, Equeva Hotel Group
Mel Porter, General Manager, Porters Plainland Hotel
Liam Wallis, Founder & Managing Director, Head of Projects, HIP V. HYPE
Sharon Cauldwell, Area Director of Sales - Queensland, Crystalbrook Collection
Elise Dao, Associate Asset Manager, Salter Brothers
Hayden Djakic, Senior Associate I Sector Lead - Hospitality, Buchan
Nick Jackson, Consultant, Edge Impact
Carol Leung, Senior Associate | Interiors Lead, Buchan
Gina McNamara, Co-Founder, The Tamborine Boutique Hotel
Rod Munro, Managing Director, Australasia, BWH Hotels
Georgia Warren-Myers, Head of Sustainability Strategic Value Advisory - Global, JLL
Shynal Kumar, IT Manager, Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort
Flore-Anne Carlet, Project Manager Sustainability, Accor
Damian Corney, CEO, Grafico Group
Anurag Jain, EVP and Head-commercial, APMEA RateGain & Sojern, SOJERN X RateGain
Kate O'Brien, Director - Commercial Strategy, Gain Traffic
Joe Stella, Creative Director, 22degrees
Michael Bongiovanni, Enterprise Sales Director, Cendyn
Rory Clayton, Industry Lead, TikTok
Shaizeen Contractor, Chief Commercial Officer, Trilogy Hotels
Sally Cook, Co-Founder, Pasquale Cook
Jack Davis, Director, Blackwood Development
Sophie Di Pasquale, Co-Founder, Pasquale Cook
John Eussen, Director, eussen: Creative Network Marketing
Pip Harley, Chief Sustainability Officer, Campus Living Villages
Aldijana Imamovic, Marketing Manager, Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney
Sankar Narayan, CEO & MD, SiteMinder
George Robinson, Director, Blackwood Development
Kate Asimus, Lead Digital Asimus, Talk Agency
Markus Feller, CEO, likeMagic AG
Elizabeth Freeman, Senior Industry Manager, Travel & Export, Google
Murphy Mathew, Manager, Solution Engineering & Consulting - APAC, IDeaS Revenue Solutions
Sam Rich, Founder, Visaible
Matthew Clark, Director of Sales & Presales, APAC&ME, Shiji Group
Catriona Dixon, Top Bird, Toothless Parrot Communications
Belinda Montgomery, Program Manager, Travel Industry Mentor Experience (TIME)
Iwan Sunito, Chief Executive Officer, One Global Resorts
Emma Soutter, EGM Hospitality, Crown Resorts
Monique Jeffrey, Director, Mainstay Suites, Choice Hotels
Niko Stacher, Senior Manager, Sustainability APACx, Hilton
Katya Wachtel, Editorial Director, Broadsheet
Patricia Brennan, Senior Director - Business Development, APAC & ME, Shiji Group
Anthony Stevens, General Manager, Shiji Group
Kirsty Boyes, Area People and Culture Manager, Rydges Resort Hunter Valley
Lisa Brown, General Manager, Crystalbrook Collection, Cairns
Ben Dircks, General Manager, FDC Fitout & Refurbishment
Matt Hill, General Manager, Novotel Sydney Darling Square
Grant Sayer, Chief Information Officer, Voyages Tourism Australia
Ricky Schulze, Regional Solution Key Account Manager H&R (APAC, Technogym Australia Pty Ltd
Justin Shumack, Director of Product, TFE Hotels
Avril Treasure, Editor, Sydney, Time Out
Mike Watson, Head of Design, Dezign
Jeremy Colahan, Founder, Retro Motel Collective
Mei McNamara, ESG Manager, Salter Brothers
Phoebe Cridland, Olympian, Olympian
Emilie Howe, General Manager, eeger
Emma McKeon, Olympian, Emma McKeon
Richmond Sear, General Manager Accommodation, Intrepid Travel
Chris Stratton, Senior Digital Product Manager, Reflections Holidays
Anurag Jain, Executive Vice President - APAC & MEA, RateGain
Olivia Chylinski, Interior Designer, Bates Smart
Yu Jun Tan, Vice President, Airport & Border Authority, Pacific, Amadeus
Patricia Tusquets Twose, Manager, Customer Performance APAC, Amadeus
David Sawers, General Manager, Motel Help Collective
Dianne Collie, CEO/Director, motelsos.com
Macarena Calisto Ovalle, Stakeholder Engagement, Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS)
Kate Coughlan, Market Director of Sales, Western Market - ANZ & Pacific, Marriott International
George Hudson, Key Account Manager, Shift4
Duncan McLaren, Owner Operator, GM, Econo Lodge Border Gateway Wodonga
Amanda Ting, Researcher, Torrens University
Cindy Van Der Wal, Senior ESG & Communications Manager, Pro-Invest Group
Jessica Wardell, Impact Specialist- Accommodation and Operations, Intrepid Travel
Ruwani Weerasinghe, Director Asset Management and Acquisition, La Vie Hotels & Resorts
Nikita Beresnev, Group Director of Commercial, Nesuto
Arnaud Millécamps, Group Managing Director, Gatehouse Hospitality
Cory Hartono, Vice President Design & Technical Services, Accor
Josie Hungerford, Director of Growth and Legal Counsel, Trilogy Hotels
Shane Martin, Chief Information Officer, TFE Hotels
Catherine McLaughlin, Director Field Marketing, Marriott International
Ben Mellor, General Manager, The EVE Hotel
Where & When
ICC Sydney Exhibition Centre
Darling Harbour, Sydney
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Thursday 24 September 2026
Open 9:00am – 5pm daily
Contacts
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