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2023 Speakers

Sarah Derry

CEO,
Accor

Steve Cox

CEO,
Destination NSW

David Young

Director ESG,
Accor Pacific

Renae Trimble

CEO,
Accor Plus

Antony Ritch

Chief Executive Officer,
TFE Hotels

Michael Johnson

CEO,
Accommodation Australia

Julian Clark

CEO,
The Lancemore Group

Melissa Gruse

Group Director, Marketing,
Crystalbrook Collection

Paul Richardson

CEO,
ICC

Jerome Sumagui

Vice President of Technology Service,
Accor Pacific

Fiona Pereira

Director of Talent Acquisition,
Marriott Australia

Nicole Downs

Group Director People & Performance,
Ovolo Hotels

Juliet Ashworth

Owner & Creative Director,
CHADA

Wayne Taranto

Chief Operating Officer,
Ovolo Hotels

Dino Mezzatesta

Group Chief Executive Officer,
Cronulla Sharks

Lynda Ugarte

Head of Human Resources Japan, Australasia and Pacific,
IHG

Elissa Keenan

Chief Executive,
Ecotourism Australia

Joanne Sproule

Group General Manager of Accommodation,
PUBLIC

Matthijs Welle

CEO,
Mews

Heath Delfos

Global Director of Revenue Optimization,
Staywell Group

Kelly Brady

Portfolio Director of Revenue,
Pro-invest Hotels

Nikita Beresnev

Commercial Director Australia and New Zealand,
Nesuto

Matthew Burke

Regional Director - Pacific, South Asia,
STR

Shaizeen Contractor

Senior Commercial Director - Australasia,
Hilton Hotels

Patricia Brennan

VP Strategic Accounts,
Shiji Distribution Solutions Asia Pacific

Stephen Ferguson

National CEO,
Australian Hotels Association

Maria Taylor

Head of APAC - Hospitality,
Amadeus

Emily Foster

Head of Commercial,
Pro-invest Hotels

Nicole Dobson

Regional Vice President Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands,
Amadeus

Adam Susa

Senior Manager, Engineering - Australasia,
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Danny Juric

Director,
Plus Architecture

Amanda Cottome

Culture and Brand Experience Manager,
Ovolo Hotels

Craig Hooley

Chief Operating Officer for Australia and New Zealand,
Minor Hotels

Samson Tiew

Director,
ODO

Andrew Buchel

Sector Lead,
NABERS

Sihil Piyasiri

Head of Technology Field Services, SEAK & JAPAC,
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Victoria Peterson

Director of Marketing Communications,
The Langham Gold Coast

Anthony Metcalfe

Director of Rooms,
Capella Sydney

Amaury Treguer

Co-Founder,
Bread Agency

Heidi George

Director of Operational Excellence,
TFE Hotels

Caspar P. Schmidt

Founder & Managing Director,
QCC Collection Group & Motif Retreats

Cindy Van Der Wal

ESG Manager - APAC,
Pro-invest Group

Kristy Edwards

Director of Revenue Optimisation,
BWH Hotels

Nick Ellis

Director of Innovation and Technology,
Salter Brothers Hotel Management Company

Madhavi Nagarajan

Head of Revenue & Distribution,
Ascott Australia

Angela Biddle

Principal,
Fender Katsalidis

Leanne Stocks

Director of Sales & Marketing,
BWH Hotels

Bart Sobies

CEO & Founder,
iBooked.online

Darren Karshagen

Senior Director, Market Management, Oceania,
Expedia Group

Callie van der Merwe

Principal Architect & Founder,
Design Partnership

Chris Hallett

Director of Revenue Management, Japan, Australasia, Pacific,
IHG

Emma Hynes

Director of Operations – Australasia & Pacific,
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Andre Russ

Vice President Business Development & Sales,
EarthCheck

Melissa Ellison

Area Manager,
Booking.com

Cooper Jitts

Founder and Director,
Talk Agency

Kathryn Carling

General Manager,
Doma Hotels

Michael Brennan

Director, Business Development,
Expedia Group

Anthony Stanley

Director of Performance & Revenue Management,
Choice Hotels, Asia Pacific

Moana Heal

Senior Solution Engineer,
Oracle Hospitality

Sarah Rhodes

Environmental Sustainability Change Maker,
Plastic Free SEA

Milton Purcell

Regional Hospitality Practice Manager,
NEC Australia

Marit Connell

Director of Revenue,
TFE Hotels

Kate Branch

Photographer and Social Media Manager,
Emerald City Hotels

Jörn Sanda

Chief Marketing Officer & Founder,
Exilite

Eoin Loftus

Managing Director ,
Loftus Business Advisory

Deanna Varga

CEO & Founder,
Mayvin Global

Jackie Douglas

President APAC,
HSMAI Asia Pacific

Mahendra Samarawickrama

Director,
Meta61

Kelley Rigby

Director/Founder,
Letts Group

Kerry Williams

Founder/Director,
Accessible Accommodation (The Accessible Group)

Mandy Clarke

Publisher & Editor of AccomNews & Resort News,
Multimedia Pty Limited

Luke Brodie

Managing Director,
Vendella Australia

Tish Nyar

Director of Operations, ANZ,
TFE Hotels

Hossein Khosravi

Chief Technological Officer,
Intellisoftware

Howard Phung

Director Digital, Data & Technology,
Pro-Invest Group

Tina Fox

Senior Associate - Interior Design Lead,
YSG

Emilie Couton

Managing Director, Asia Pacific,
D-EDGE Hospitality Solutions

Kristin Rollison

Founder & Chief Integrator,
Revenue 20/20

Candice Bradley

Associate Director | Hospitality Lead,
Carr

Miki Sherry

Sales Director, APAC,
Revinate

Mark Curry

Nutritionist, Nootropics Expert and Sustainability Director,
SAVVY BEVERAGES

Amit Peshawaria

Head of Asia Pacific and Oceania,
OTA Insight

Melissa Kalan

Chief Executive Officer,
Australian Revenue Management Association (ARMA)

Tamie Matthews

CEO + Founder,
RevenYou

Jurgen Ortelee

Managing Director, APAC,
IDeaS Revenue Solutions

Gemma McCourt

Managing Director,
Hotel Mentor

Juliet Ramzan

General Manager,
Little Hotelier

Brendon Granger

Chief Experience Officer,
Technology 4 Hotels

Marika Sanigorska

Regional Director, Enterprise,
SiteMinder

Sam Sempill

Associate director,
Technē Architecture + Interior Design

Damien Murphy

Co-Founder,
hconnect

Menilik Henry Dyer

Head of Growth,
Preno

Ted Horner

Managing Director,
E Horner & Associates

Aishling Farrell

General Manager,
Orange Line

Dr. Christopher Warren

Founder & CEO,
WISE Sustainability

Jessy Meredith

Director of Marketing,
Nuvho

Nick Travers

Co-founder and director,
Technē Architecture + Interior Design

Jeewei Tay

Senior Consultant | Sustainable Buildings,
Arup

Rosie Morley

Principal,
Fender Katsalidis

Murtaza Rangwala

Franchise Performance Manager,
Choice Hotels Asia-Pac

Monique Curry

Channel Optimisation Manager – JAPAC / SEAK,
IHG Hotels & Resorts

Brenton Smith

Director,
Bates Smart

Carol Nesbitt

Director, APAC,
Flexkeeping

Peter Weingartner

Principal,
Swisstrade

Jennifer Vandekreeke

Principal,
CustomerCentricity

David Thompson

CEO & Co-Founder,
Myma.ai

Luke Rayner

National Revenue Manager - Tourism,
Ingenia Communities

Michael Benikos

Managing Director,
ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions Australia

Mathew Dalby

Co-Founder & Creative Director,
StudioFab

Benjamin Krieg

Area Vice President Strategic Accounts Asia Pacific,
FutureLog

Ryu Ogino

Former Project Design Manager,
The Star Entertainment Group

Rachel Luchetti

Principal,
Luchetti Krelle

Matthias Dybing

Co-Founder & Director,
Nuvho | Smart Hoteliers

Timo Lorenzen

Cluster Hotel Manager,
Veriu

Kim Mahaffy

General Manager,
Pier One Sydney Harbour

Nic Brunsdon

Principal & Creative Director,
Nic Brunsdon

Rachel Pelikan

Master Principal Solutions Engineer Hospitality JAPAC,
Oracle Hospitality

Krishna Chua

Cluster IT Manager,
Marriott International, Inc.

Rob Fleischer

VP Sales and Marketing,
Delion Wireless

Charlie Hales

Director,
Waterstons

Felicity Arthur

General Manager,
SKYE Suites Green Square

Jude Bolger

Co-Founder & Managing Director,
Nuvho

Amber Pope

Hotel Operations & Guest Experience Manager,
Curlewis Golf Club The Bellarine

Pascale Rocher

Area Director of Marketing,
Crystalbrook Collection

Steven Hopkinson

SVP – EMEA & APAC ,
Groups360

Anton Van Den Brink

Director of Engineering,
Sheraton Grande Sydney Hyde Park

Tim Phillips

Managing and Creative Director ,
Tilt Industrial Design

Kate Russell

CEO,
Supply Nation

Emma Leckie

Associate,
Scott Carver

Sonny Vrebac

CEO & Co-Founder,
Bubbletent Australia

Trish McCann

Marketing Director, ANZ,
Interface