Confirmed Speakers & VIPs
Tadashi Fujita
Representative Director, Executive Vice President
Japan Airlines
Pip Spence
Deputy Secretary
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development
John Sharp
Deputy Chairman
Regional Express
Geoff Culbert
CEO
Sydney Airport
Graeme Samuel AC
Chairman
Airlines for Australia and New Zealand
Jason Harfield
CEO
Airservices Australia
Sarah Built
General Manager Australia and New Zealand
Etihad Airways
Andrew Parker
Group Executive Government, Industry, International, Sustainability
Qantas
Igor Kwiatkowski
Executive Manager, Sales and Distribution
Qantas
Yue xu
Director of Sales and Marketing AUS & NZ
China southern airlines
Shane Hodges
Vice President Asia Pacific Sales
American Airlines
Trevor Jensen
Chairman
Nauru Airlines
Tom McCormack
Chief Information Officer
Western Sydney Airport
Matthew Schroder
General Manager – Infrastructure and Transport
ACCC
Alison Roberts
CEO
Airlines for Australia and New Zealand
Jayson Westbury
Chief Executive
Australian Federation of Travel Agents
Cameron McDonald
Head of Research
Evans and Partners
George Faktaufon
Chief Executive Officer/Secretary General
Association of South Pacific Airlines
Barry Abrams
Executive Director
Board of Airline Representatives of Australia
Jim Parashos
Executive General Manager, Aviation Development & Partnerships
Brisbane Airport Corporation
Mark Sedgwick
President
AIPA
Jared Simcox
General Manager ANZ
Scoot
Simon Dodd
General Manager Australia & New Zealand Sales
American Airlines
Trent Banfield
International Operations & Aviation Development Manager
Tourism Australia
Anna Wilson
Economist
Frontier Economics
Andrew Waddel
General Manager - Australia
Tourism New Zealand
Matteo Zanarini
Area Manager South West Pacific
IATA
Claire Werkmeister
Director Aviation Development and Policy
Tourism WA
Sandip Hor
Chairman
Australia India Travel& Tourism Council (AITTC)
Matt Ryan
Analyst - Transport & Infrastructure
UBS
Sharyn Brydon
Aviation & Trade Director
Tourism & Events Queensland
Mark Gill
Manager Aviation and Access
South Australian Tourism Commission
Bob Cain
Managing Director
Tourism Futures International
Rick Howell
Board Adviser
Flair Airlines
Hans Van Pelt
Director Access & Aviation
Tourism Tasmania
Prof. Ron Bartsch
Senior Consultant RPAS/Aviation
Clyde & Co
Peter Harbison
Chairman Emeritus
CAPA - Centre for Aviation
Damian Hickey
Global Vice President & Global Head of Air Travel Partners
Travelport
Felicity Burke
General Manager
4th Dimension Business Travel Consulting
Peter Muller
International Board Director
ATPI
David Flynn
Editor in Chief
Executive Traveller
Shahana McKenzie
Chief Executive Officer
Bioenergy Australia
James Kavanagh
Executive General Manager
Flight Centre Travel Group
Ian Heywood
Global Head of New Distribution
Travelport
Craig Bowen
Regional Commercial Manager - Oceania
UATP
John O'Shea
Senior Research Analyst
Ord Minnett
Steve Williams
Director - Product & Technology Strategy, APAC
American Express Global Business Travel
Chris Rogerson
Vice President for Asia Pacific
Inmarsat
Jessica Beatson
Director, Risk
International SOS
Jay Youlten
Regional Director - Pacific
Sita
Catherine Craig
Head of Corporate Travel Relations Australasia
CAPA - Centre for Aviation
Karina Harris
Regional Head Asia Pacific Indirect Procurement
BP
Mike Orchard
Principal
Festive Road
Jakob Cakarnis
Analyst - Industrials & Transport
Citi
Simone Clarke
Executive Director
World Animal Protection
Fady Daher
Vice President, Global Commercial Services, Asia Pacific
American Express Global Commercial Services
Adrian Schofield
Senior Air Transport Editor
Aviation Week
Marco Navarria
Head of Content Curation
CAPA - Centre for Aviation
Dayana Brooke
Founder
The Sustainable Traveller
Hugh Aitken
Vice President Commercial
Skyscanner
Peter Curtis
Director
International SOS
Andrew Shadwick
Manager Travel & Cards
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Claire Antczak
Senior Marketing Executive
International SOS
Graeme Ferguson
Director, Corporate Ratings
S&P Global Ratings
Jen Barclay
Head of Procurement
NARTA International
Matthew Talbot
Director of Sales and Marketing
Hyatt Regency Sydney
Omar Hashmi
Senior Consultant
ASM
Ama Aidoo-Sam
Strategic Procurement
Canon Australia
Stewart Jones
Regional Director, Strategic Partnerships, APAC
Booking.com for Business
Simone Gibbs
Indirect Category Manager
Blackmores
Rahul Marwah
Procurement Category Manager
Audi Australia and Volkswagen Group Australia
Hugh Twomey
Regional Sales Manager
AirPlus International
Gareth Evans
CEO
Jetstar Group