2026 Speakers
Join industry experts as they provide inspiring talks, innovative ideas, and engaging conversations to take your business to the next level.
See the 2026 speakers below.
JESS ADAMSON
Award-winning journalist, event host and facilitator;
MC of the day
TIM ALPE
Keynote; Managing Director
LyLo
REBECCA KING
Keynote; Founder
Antica Projects
JAMES WILKINSON
AHICE Group President; Editor-In-Chief
HM magazine
KATHERINE CAMERON
Director
Enzyme Consulting
EMILY ADDISON
Associate Director
Studio Tate
JULIET ASHWORTH
Partner & Creative Director
CHADA
JAY BHATTACHARYA
VIC Sales Manager
bluebottle
JAMES BROWN
Founder & Creative Director
2049
SEAN CARRICK
Project Manager
RCP
CHRISTOPHER CARUANA
General Manager
bluebottle
GRAHAM CHARBONNEAU
Director
Studio Gram
STEPHEN CRAGGS
Head of Product & Strategy
Signify Dynalite
DOUGLAS DRUMMOND
Founder
Weaving Waters Collective
NAREJ FARIK
Chief Development Officer
Amora Group
NICK GILBERT
QLD State Manager
bluebottle
CORY HARTONO
Vice President Design & Technical Services
Accor
MICHAEL HYDE
Head of Hospitality
Comcater
SHELLEY INDYK
Design Director
Indyk Architects
MICHAEL JOHNSON
Ambassador
ReLove
MONIQUE LANE
Founder, Fellow and Cofounder, Mulberry Hospitality
PHILLIPA LE ROUX
Design & Project Director, Australasia
Hilton
ANDREW LYMN-PENNING
Lecturer, Architecture
UniSA Creative
ALICIA LYNCH
Director of Interior Design and Design Management Global Design APAC
Marriott International
JULIE OCKERBY
Director, Design Strategy & Client Relations
WMK
WILL PALEY
Commercial Manager
SHAPE
NEIL OWEN
Director
Spa Vision
EDWARD PEARSE
Creative Director
Time & Place
ANDREW PICKERING
Commercial Manager
SHAPE
PETER RUDL
Vice President
CCD Melbourne
BEN STAMMER
Co-Founder
ReLove
IVAN SUNDE
Chief Executive Officer
Onyx ASW
JONNY TANOTO
Associate
Cottee Parker Architects
LÉO TERRANDO
Founder & Creative Director
Studio Terrando
JOHN C W THOMAS
Founder
Sangster Design Group
NATHAN TOLEMAN
Founder and Creative Director, The Mulberry Group and Cofounder, Mulberry Hospitality
TRACEY WILES
Principal
Woods Bagot (Interior Design)
KASEY WILSON
Associate
Cottee Parker Architects
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