Whats On | NoVacancy

23 & 24 September 2026 | ICC SYDNEY

TECHNOLOGY | COMMERCE | DESIGN | EXPERIENCE

WHAT'S ON AT NOVACANCY

Complimentary Access to 9 Educational Summits

You spoke, we listened. After thousands of conversations with industry professionals, we reworked the NoVacancy program structure for 2025 to bring you nine sector/function specific summits including 80+ free sessions. Targeted and focused, we’re bringing the best minds, hottest case studies and brutally honest panel discussions together for two days of gripping knowledge sharing at NoVacancy.

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Meet 300+ brands

Discover 300+ leading exhibitors and innovators on the NoVacancy expo floor. From sourcing new products to exploring industry trends and experiencing live demos, this is your chance to connect with exhibitors showcasing the latest tools, tech and services designed to elevate your hotel operations and guest experience - all in one place.

Design Talks: Reimagined and Expanded

Design Talks unites leading architects, designers and project visionaries to explore the future of hospitality and commercial interiors. Featuring keynotes, panels and deep dives into sustainability, smart design, and innovation, this is your must-attend summit for cutting-edge design thinking and connections.

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NEW: Start-Up Zone

We are excited to introduce the start-up zone for the first time ever at NoVacancy! Explore emerging hospitality start-ups, discover fresh ideas, connect with innovative founders and uncover breakthrough solutions.

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LIVE Podcast Sessions at NoVacancy Expo

Join us for a 'Room with a View' podcast at NoVacancy, hosted by Scott Boyes and Grant Alchin of Trilogy Hotels. Enjoy expert discussions on hospitality, leadership and the visitor economy with special guests. Don't miss this exciting opportunity for insights and networking, live from the expo floor!

Event App & Networking @ NoVacancy

Enhance your NoVacancy experience by downloading the event app ahead of time. Explore exhibitors, view the agenda, plan your schedule and send meeting requests before you arrive. Then, hit the expo floor to network, enjoy live music and catering and build valuable business relationships right in the heart of the action.

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REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE PASS

Join 6,000 attendees at Australia’s biggest and most important annual event for professionals in the hotel and accommodation industry

Past Speakers

Nathan Cox
Vice President Operations NSW & ACT – Premium, Midscale & Economy
Accor

Margy Osmond
CEO
Transport and Tourism Forum
Karen Wales
Head of Hotels, Transaction Services
Colliers International

Sihil Piyasiri
Head of Technology Field Services East Asia & Pacific (EAPAC)
IHG Hotels and Resorts
Scott Boyes
CEO
Trilogy Hotels

Tash Tobias
CEO
Salter Brothers Hospitality
Wayne Taranto
Chief Operating Officer
Ovolo Group

Sarah Derry
Group Chief People Officer Group
The Star Entertainment Group
Mary Hogg
Senior Director HR, Australasia
Hilton Worldwide

Olivia Lambert
Development Manager
Toga Group
Tracey Wiles
Principal and Regional Interior Design Leader
Woods Bagot

Cameron Burke
Director of Development (Australasia & Pacific)
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Matthew Burke
Regional Director - Asia Pacific ex China
STR, A COSTAR GROUP COMPANY

Nick Ellis
Australia's Leading Hotel Innovator
Freelance
Melissa Kalan
Executive Chair
ARMA - Australian Revenue Management Association

Brett Salter
Head of Accommodation
ALH HOTELS
Declan Malone
Client Partner
TikTok

Paul McGrath
CEO
YHA
Pascale Rocher
Area Director of Marketing - Brisbane and Byron
Crystalbrook Collection

Kathryn Carling
Area General Manager
DOMA Hotels
Caspar P. Schmidt
Managing Director
QCC Collection Group & Motif Retreats

Grant Alchin
Chief Operating Officer
Trilogy Hotels
Juliet Ashworth
Creative Director
CHADA

Victoria Peterson
Group Director of Marketing Performance
Salter Brothers Hospitality
Charlie Douty
Founder & Director
Welcome With Pride

Ren Fernando
Co-Founder
ReLove
Callie van der Merwe
Director
COOOP.co

Nicole Downs
Group Director of People & Performance Hong Kong, AU & Indonesia
Ovolo Group Limited
Tracey Carter Knox
Commercial Director
Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour

Matthew Peade
Director of Learning & Organisational Development
TFE Hotels
Shaizeen Contractor
Chief Commercial Officer
Trilogy Hotels

Rhys Dunn
Director of Revenue
Swissotel Sydney
Rachel Luchetti
Principal
Luchetti Krelle

Kirsty Ludbrook
Creative Director, Branding
Ludbrook Agency
Amy Cherry
Digital Marketing Director
Salter Brothers Hospitality

Justine Coathalem
L&OD Business Partner
TFE Hotels
Jessica Keen
Industry Development & Capability Manager
Australian Tourism Export Council

Bart Sobies
Chief Executive Officer
ibooked.online
Jackie Douglas
President
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association Intl (HSMAI)

Belinda Cendron
Interior Stylist
Sourceress Interiors & Styling
Deborah De Jong
Designer
Deborah de Jong designs

James Goodwin
Chief Executive
Accommodation Australia
Gavin Loveday
Portfolio Director of Sales & Marketing, Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains by MGallery | Mercure Sydney | ibis Sydney World Square
Accor

Jay Hore
Area General Manager, ACT
TFE Hotels
Joshua Hunt
Co-Founder l CMO
Drifter

Sonny Vrebac
Company Director
Bubbletent Australia
Alison Hulm
Director Development Australasia & Pacific
Langham Hospitality Group

Gemma McCourt
Commercial Performance Officer
Mandala Hotels and Resorts
Mauro Risch
The Hotel Photographer
The Hotel Photographer

Naly Edwards
Assistant Hotel Manager
TFE Hotels
Sid Singh
Cluster General Manager NSW / ACT
TFE Hotels

Malakai Yeomans
Operations Manager
DOMA Hotels
Ben Stammer
Co-Founder
ReLove

Sandra Swatton
Managing Director
Hospitality Associates Australia
Fernando Rousseau
Executive Assistant Hotel Manager
The EVE Hotel

Michael Brennan
Director, Business Development, Expedia Group Advertising
Expedia, Inc.
Heinrich Saayman
Director
SiLANT

Kris Abbey
Founder and Managing Director
Spa and Wellness
Cooper Jitts
Founder
Talk Agency

Marit Connell
Director of Revenue
TFE Hotels
Naomi Hammond
Director of PR & Communications, Pacific
Accor

Syed Raza
General Manager, The Sundays
Hamilton Island Ltd.
Jade Cooper
Director of Marketing
M&L Hospitality

Alexandra Ormerod
Co-Founder
Luxico
Jane Langof
Feng Shui Master
Feng Shui Concepts

Georgia Rickard
Founder
Georgia's Media Circle
Caspar Tresidder
Owner Operator
The Hillcrest Motel Pty Ltd

Cindy Van Der Wal
ESG Manager
Pro-Invest Group
Ozge Fettahlioglu
Managing Director
Cocoplum Design Studio & Boxareno Modular Constructions

Ben Salter
Director of Distribution & Systems
Trilogy Hotels
Rob Bartlett
Finance & Operations Executive
Bar Group

Tarni Nankervis
Operations & ESG
Toga Group
Kate Branch
Chief Marketing Officer
Emerald City Hotels

Jessica Baider
Influencer & Content Manager MEAAPAC
Accor
Angela Biddle
Principal
FK Architects

Marie Colangelo
Project Director, Repositioning Projects
Salter Brothers
Elise Dao
Associate Asset Manager
Salter Brothers

Larissa Fuller
Project Design and Delivery Manager
Drifter
Lachlan Garrett
Sales Manager
W Sydney

Amelia Perez
Development Manager
Hilton
Samuel Vivas Imparato
Lecturer
Torrens University

esley kwok
managing director
Pudu Robotics
Jurgen Ortelee
Managing Director, APAC
IDeaS Revenue Solutions

Courtney Barry
Director of Marketing
Hamilton Island Ltd.
Chris Boyd
Senior Associate, Investment Sales
JLL's Hotels & Hospitality Group

Cass Champion
Founder
My First Job
Richard Crawford
Vice President Hotel Development, AU, NZ & Pacific
Marriott International

Sunny Goo
Hotel Manager
The Langham Hospitality Group
Emma Hynes
Director of Operations – Australasia & Pacific
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Andre Jacques
Regional Director of Marketing, Pacific, and Director of Sales & Marketing
The Langham Melbourne
Ben Mellor
General Manager
The EVE Hotel

Julie Ockerby
Director, Client Relationships & Strategy
WMK Architecture
Emma Soutter
Regional General Manager
TFE Hotels

Carrie Williams
Interior Designer
Hamilton Island Ltd.
Charlotte Wilson
Senior Associate, Interior Design Co-Team Leader
SJB

Rachel Yabsley
Project Director, Architecture
SJB
Nicholas Ooi
Investor
Investible

Stacey Ashley
CEO
Stacey Ashley
Nana Bortsie-Aryee
Program Director
Global GreenTag International

Rowena Carter
Regional Director of People & Culture
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Ted Horner
Owner
E Horner & Associates

Michael Johnson
Ambassador
ReLove
Helen Kuo
Principal
FK Architects

Tamie Matthews
CEO + Founder
RevenYou
Tyann Scott
Global Sales & Business Development Manager
Global GreenTag International

Greg Spicer
Chief Executive
XPS
Jorn Wisselink
CEO
Wildaroo

Sharon Wright
Business Development Consultant
Hidden Disabilities Sunflower AUS/NZ
Jamie Binder
Marketing Manager
Morris Escapes

Amanda Cottome
Director of Operations - Pacific
La Vie Hotels & Resorts
Charlotte Freeman-Hall
Journalist
Travel Weekly

Carmen Garcia
CEO / Founder
Community Corporate
James Lemon
Global Lead - Hospitality, Travel & Leisure
Stripe

Jeff Long
General Manager & Hospitality Trainer
Hunter Education Group
Dary Milani
Co-Founder
Hunter Education Group

Mardi Sparrow
Chief People Officer
Trilogy Hotels
Miranda Chirau
Group Director of Revenue
Revstar Group

Craig Dennington
Sales Director, ANZ
Agilysys
Brendon Granger
Chief Experience Officer
Technology4Hotels

Andrew Penovic
Financial Controller
Hamilton Island Private Apartments
Falk Peuser
Principal
FK Architects

Emily Stephens
Founder
The Accommodation Project
Winnie Stubbs
Travel & Hotels Editor
Time Out

David Swann
Director
Hostview
Mark Tierney
General Manager – Commercial Strategy & Revenue Optimisation
G'Day Group

Magali Wardle
Acting Director
Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS)
Josh Hanley
Senior Manager, Social Impact - Pacific
Accor

Michael Lamprell
Co-Founder and CEO
CABN
Kerry Williams
Founder
Accessible Accommodation

Leah Rankin
Chief Product Officer
SiteMinder
Benjamin Krieg
SVP Operations & Global Strategic Accounts
Futurelog Oceania Pty Ltd

Mundanara Bayles
Managing Director and Co-Founder
BlackCard
Chris Fitzpatrick
Sustainability Engagement Coordinator
City of Sydney

Jan Golembiewski
Director
Psychological Design
Marcus Hanna
Chief Operating Officer
La Vie Hotels & Resorts

Wendy Mak
Chief Marketing Officer
MUFG Pension & Market Services
Mei McNamara
ESG Manager
Salter Brothers

Diana Rico-Roa
Director
ESG PLUS
Niko Stacher
Senior Manager, Sustainability APACx
Hilton

Renae Trimble
Chief Commercial Officer
National Rugby League
Lynda Ugarte-Carral
Non Executive Director (Independent)
Service and Creative Skills Australia (SaCSA)

Misho Vasiljevich
Architect
Misho+Associates
Camille Corlette
Principal, Global Creative Director
Corlette Design

Jarrod Crump
Vice President - Revenue Management, Pacific
Accor
Chris Hallett
Director of Revenue Performance, East Asia & Pacific
IHG - InterContinental Hotels Group

Andrew Hewitt
Group Manager
Rambla
Elissa Keenan
CEO
Ecotourism Australia

Alicia Lynch
Director, Interior Design & Design Management
Marriott International
Tracy Macarthur
Senior Marketing Manager, Digital, Campaigns & Hotel Marketing
Travel & Leisure Co

David Thompson
CEO
Myma.ai
Daniella Tonetto
Senior Regional Commercial Director, Australasia
Hilton

Kent Warren
General Manager, Commercial
Arkadia
Sam Abel
Executive | Hotels
Colliers

Brian Collins
Director of Sales, Enterprise | Hospitality
Amadeus Hospitality Americas, Inc.
Mike Evans
Travel Intelligence Specialist
Amadeus

Bert Goethals
Website, Booking Engine and CRM Specialist
Amadeus
Laura Hamilton O’Hara
CEO
Living Future Institute Of Australia

Malcolm Hazelton
Director of Sales - New Zealand & South Pacific | Hospitality
Amadeus
Travis MacLachlan
Commercial Solutions Manager
Flow Power

Claire Martin
Associate Director
OCULUS
James Pearce
Senior Principal
Populous

Samson Tiew
Director
ODO - One Design Office
Angel Yap
Director of Sales and Catering Solutions Asia Pacific
Amadeus

Roz De Waal Mckenzie
Director
Markian
Andy Dharmani
CTO & Co_Founder
Myma.ai

Kristy Edwards
Director of Revenue Optimisation
BWH Hotels
Darren Karshagen
Senior Director
Expedia Group

Monique Luchterhand
Creative Director
The Cheshire Cat Motel
Christopher de Waal Mckenzie
Director
Markian

Catherine McLaughlin
Director - Field Marketing, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
Marriott International
Matty Roberts
Executive Director
The Holidayist Group

Danelle Ayers
Founder & Director
Studio Moda
Raj Balaguru
Chief Technology Officer
ALT Hospitality

Stephen Cossetto
General Manager, Hotel Portfolio II
Salter Brothers Hospitality
JV Douglas
Innovation Manager and Amplify Lead
Property Industry Foundation

Scott Griffin
Commercial Analyst
Hyatt Regency Sydney
Rebecca Griffiths
Group Digital Marketing Manager
Drifter

Paul Hewett
CEO
In Marketing We Trust
Shankar Kotha
Chief Commercial Officer
CLLIX Apartments and Hotels

Jackie Leat
Hospitality Lead
Frank Technology
Sophie Meng
Commercial Director
25hours Hotel Sydney The Olympia

Daniel Mourad
APAC General Manager
Canary Technologies
Lizzie Mulherin
Founder, Feature Writer
Lizzie Mulherin

Simon Pawson
Associate Dean
Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School
Erin Pickering
Director
Holystone

Laura Wiersma
Cluster Director of Marketing - Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park & Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park
Marriott International
Cameron Aitken
Group Manager - Modular
SHAPE Australia

Brent Harris
Vice President, Sales
Cendyn
Rudy Kalele
Director of Revenue and Distribution
Iconic Hotels by Geocon

Ravinder Kalvakuntla
Director Customer Technology Services, Pacific
Accor
Melinda Lampier
Portfolio General Manager
IHG

Dale Lawrence
General Manager
Cre8tive Hotels & Lifestyle
Timo Lorenzen
General Manager
lyf Bondi Junction Sydney

Phil Mammolito
Director
CRE Brokers
Jai McNaughton
People and Culture Manager
Accor

Greg Natale
Greg Natale
Guy Peterson
CEO
Redhill Hospitality Group

Chris Stevens
Principal
CTRL Space
Leanne Stocks
Regional Director of Commercial
BWH Hotels

Georgina Blix
Director
Blix Architecture
Katie Cage
Director, Loyalty & Marketing
Choice Hotels

Rob Caslick
CEO
Two Good Co.
Yarraka Bayles
Senior Facilitator
BlackCard

David Brown
Director, Hotel Operations & Asset Management
Horwath HTL
Jennifer Brown
Area General Manager - InterContinental Sydney & Area General Manager
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Joshua Dows
Co-Founder
JACK Hospitality Consulting
Scott Henderson
Head of Content, APAC
Urban List

Rhys Jordan
People and Culture Administrator
Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia
Loris Minassian
CEO
CyberStash

Catherine Mitchell
Co-Founder
JACK Hospitality
Richmond Sear
Accommodation Manager - ANZ
Intrepid Travel

Anna Verghese
Founding Director
Cerulean
Kurtis Vuko
Director
Pulse Defibs Pty Ltd

Jamie Washer
Director
Sonola
Daniel Wasilewsky
CEO
FreeGuides

Tye A
Gen Z Committee Member
My First Job
Antoni Gerken
Director
Specific Group

Scott Hearne
Director | Integration & Innovation
Sensum Group
Nicholas Hurley
Managing Director
Veritasus Consulting

Carley P
Gen Z Committee Member
My First Job
Natalie Phillips
General Manager
The Crossing Motel

Clayton Bristow
Managing Director
FF&3
Victoria Smyth
Portfolio Assistant People & Culture Manager
Salter Brothers & Accor Portfolio

Alistair Coulstock
Director
Action Sustainability Asia Pacific
Kailash Sarma
Youth Advisory Board
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