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Brisbane Conference 2021

Full-day conference at the Emporium Hotel in Brisbane last 17th June 2021

8:00am - 9:00am Registration, Exhibition & Arrival Tea/Coffee/Juice Station

9:00am - 9:10am - Welcome & Opening - The Return of the Full-Day 80 TWENTY Conference

Introducing the return of the 80 TWENTY Hotel Conference in Brisbane

Renata Sekulic

Business Development Manager
13Cabs

Master of Ceremonies


9:10am - 9:30am - SESSION 1 - State of the Nation

Overview of Current Market Performance

Matthew Burke

Regional Manager Pacific – STR
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Paul Hammond

Business Development Manager Pacific – STR
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9:35am - 10:05am - SESSION 2 - The Demand Landscape

Future Insight Driving Recovery

Juliet Alabaster

General Manager
BEDA – Brisbane Economic Development Agency

Denise Brown

CEO
Outback Queensland Tourism Association

Dominic Ward

Director
Tourism Industry Development at Queensland Government

Brad Langton

CEO
National Media

10:10am - 10:30am - SESSION 3 - Retention of Hospitality Staff

Research Insights

Dr Neil Jenkins

Doctor of Philosophy – PhD
University of Sunshine Coast

10:35am - 11:00am - MORNING TEA & EXHIBITION

11:00am - 11:10am - GDS Market Insight Review

Jake Sinnott

Director of Sales & Customer Success
TravelClick – Amadeaus

11:10am - 11:40am - SESSION 4 - Accessing Corporate Travel & Events

GDS Insight with Expert Opinion

Jake Sinnott

Director of Sales & Customer Success
TravelClick – Amadeaus

Kelly Friswell

Complex Associate Director of Sales MICE
Complex MICE Director of Sales

Tim Hannah

Senior Partnerships Manager – Queensland
CT Connections

Kylie Stever

Director of Sales
Spicers Retreats

11:45am - 12:15pm - SESSION 5 - Integrating Sales Marketing & Revenue Management

Driving Coordinated Outcomes

Jennifer Davey

Director
AHS Advisory

Gemma McCourt

Commercial Operations Director
Nuvho

Jackie Douglas

President, HSMAI Asia Pacific
HSMAI

Amanda Hoolihan

Director of Revenue – QLD, NT, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NZ
TFE Hotels

1:30pm - 2:00pm - SESSION 6 - What Owners Want

Insight into Ownership Challenges

Trudy Crooks

Managing Director
Resort Brokers

Matt Holmes

Head of Development- South East Asia & Pacific Rim
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Ryan Shaw

Principal
Mandala Hospitality

Kenneth Wagner

Managing Director
KPAT Asset Management

2:05pm - 2:20pm - SESSION 7 - The Crystal Ball

Assessing Brisbane’s Olympic Bid

Gabby Daniels

CEO
GDC

2:25pm - 3:00pm - SESSION 8 - Operational Impacts of Covid-19

Now and Beyond

Gabby Daniels

CEO
GDC

Kelvin Dodt

COO
Star Entertainment

Luke Pearl

General Manager Operations
Brisbane Showgrounds & Royal International Convention Centre

Shannon Semenikow

Founder and CEO
Education and Migration Services Australia

3:05pm - 3:45am - AFTERNOON TEA & EXHIBITION

3:45pm - 4:15pm - SESSION 9 - Association Insight

Industrial Workings Amidst Covid-19

Matthew Bradford

Partner
Mullins Lawyers

Daniel Gschwind

CEO
QTIC

Bernie Hogan

CEO
QHA

Trevor Rawnsley

CEO
Australian Resident Accommodation Managers Association

4:20pm - 4:35pm - SESSION 10 - Revenue by Design

Naveen Dath

Director
Cottee Parker Architects

4:35pm - 5:05pm - SESSION 11 - Covid-19 Driven Hotel Innovation

Expediating Change

Adrian Caruso

Founder and CEO
Fastrack Digital AU/NZ – Travel, Tourism, Digital Marketing, Media & Tech

John Clune

Director of Sales
STAAH

John Saadie

Founder and CEO
Order Up

Nick Ellis

Group General Manager
Spicers Retreat

5:10pm - 5:20pm - OVERVIEW- Key Lessons & Takeaways

5:20pm - CONFERENCE CLOSE

5:30pm - 7:00pm - Networking Drinks on rooftop (Networking Sponsor)

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