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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