2024 Speakers
Join industry experts as they provide inspiring talks, innovative ideas, and engaging conversations to take your business to the next level.
See the 2024 speakers below. Details about the 2025 event will be available soon.
JESS ADAMSON
Award-winning journalist, event host and facilitator;
MC of the day
JAMES WILKINSON
AHICE Group President; Editor-In-Chief
HM magazine
RUTH HOGAN
Editor
HM magazine
CALLIE VAN DER MERWE
Founder & Principal Architect, Design Partnership; Co-Founder,
COOOP Pty Ltd
JULIET ASHWORTH
Partner & Creative Director
CHADA
ANGELA BIDDLE
Principal
Fender Katsalidis
GUY BLUNDEN
Director – Client Services
WMK Architecture
SCOTT BOYES
Chief Executive Officer
Trilogy Hotels
MARIE COLANGELO
Project Director (Strategic Projects)
Salter Brothers
JONATHAN CONROY
Senior Director, Design & Engineering – Australasia & South Pacific
IHG
ALISON HULM
Director, Development Australasia
Langham Hospitality Group
SAMANTHA EADES
Director
Mitchell Eades
STEVE FINLAYSON
General Manager
The Playford Adelaide – Mgallery
JOHN GOUNIOS
National Design Director
Greaton Pty Ltd
FAY GREENHALGH
Executive Design Director
Studio All
JODI GRZYB
Art Consultant
Art Corporation
CATHERINE HART
Senior Design Manager
Toga
STEVEN HIGGINS
GROHE ANZ, part of Lixil
SARAH HULL
Director of Sustainability and Brand
Cooper and Company
MICHAEL HYDE
Head of Hospitality & Hotels
Comcater
GRACE LEI GUO
Director
Stack Studio
PHILLIPA LE ROUX
Design & Project Director, Australasia
Hilton
RACHEL LUCHETTI
Principal
Luchetti Krelle
LACHLAN MACFARLANE
Chairman
Argent Australia
MARY MACKILLOP
Director Design – Interiors
WMK Architecture
MAX MASON
General Manager
Osborn House
JULIE OCKERBY
Principal Creative Director
Meli Studio
DEE PASSENGER
Principal | Manager Interiors
Cottee Parker
DAMIEN PERROT
Global Chief Design, Technical Services & Innovation for PME
Accor
ANDREW PICKERING
Commercial Manager
SHAPE
BRENDON PITT
Senior Sustainability Engineer
NDY
CASPAR SCHMIDT
Founder & Managing Director
QCC Collection Group
RYAN SMITH
Founder & Chief Access Officer
The Access Agency
ELLEN STENHOLM
Director of Lifestyle Design, Pacific
Ennismore
IVAN SUNDE
Industry Consultant
JOHN C W THOMAS
Owner & Director
Sangster Design Group
MARIA VERNER
Transactions Manager (Hotels)
RF CorVal
MIKE WATSON
Head of Design
Dezign
KRISTI WAYMAN
Director of Design & Technical Services
Pro-invest Group
KERRY WILLIAMS
Founder
Accessible Accommodation (The Accessible Group)
SHELLEY INDYK
Design Director
Indyk Architects
CRAIG BOND
Senior Vice President Head of Operations
Pan Pacific Hotels Group
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