Luxperience has announced the guest speakers who will take part in its Thought Leaders Forum in Sydney on 19 November 2024.
The curated Thought Leaders program has been designed to explore the ways luxury travel is perceived by the industry itself and the new luxury traveller.
Headlining the keynote presentation of the forum is Australian tourism expert, Adele Labine-Romain on a session moderated by Co-Founder of Australian Traveller, Quentin Long.
Having supported the development of national and state, territory and destination tourism strategies throughout her career, Labine-Romain was until recently the Travel & Tourism sector lead at Deloitte Australia and a partner with Deloitte Access Economics. She will be sharing her unique perspective on what lies ahead for the industry.
“The travel landscape continues to evolve quickly. All segments of the industry and especially the luxury travel sector must be nimble and respond to new consumer needs and preferences,” said Labine-Romain.
Alongside the keynote presentation, this year’s program will also include two panel discussions covering the themes ‘Redefining Luxury: Sustainability and the Next Generation of Elite Travellers’ and ‘Travel Extremes: The Next Frontier of Luxury Adventures’ featuring panellists:
- Alison Greer, Founder, GoKinda
- Damon Page, Managing Director, 1 Hotel
- Mike Harlow, General Manager, Scott Dunn
- Rosanna Iacono, Managing Partner & Advisor, The Growth Activist
- Mat Woods, Chief Executive Officer, Destination Queenstown
- Sture Myrmell, Chief Operating Officer, Journey Beyond
- Andrew Cavallaro, Co-Founder & Director, Helm Marketing
- Aaron Russ, Commercial Director & Expedition Leader, Heritage Expeditions
- Edyta Teper, Head of Global Sales, Space Perspectives
Luxperience Event Director Lynn Ormiston said the Thought Leaders Forum will play a key role in setting the tone for this year’s impactful event.
“The Thought Leaders Forum is a highlight of Luxperience. We have curated a very strong program and enticed some of the most inspiring thought leaders to come together with a diversity of opinions,” said Ormiston.
“Having access to the right, fresh research and insight is so important to developing future business strategy. We expect these conversations to shape discussions across the following four days of meetings between partners and suppliers,” she said.
“We have some of the world’s best exhibitors and buyers joining the 2024 event, so I believe it’s critical to create discussion, challenge thinking and support our guests by curating a Thought Leadership program that inspires us to think strategically.”
Destination Queenstown Chief Executive Officer Mat Woods said he’s looking forward to joining industry peers as they share their thoughts and experiences.
“Regenerative tourism creates opportunities for us to give back delivering benefits across the four well-being pillars – economically, culturally, socially and environmentally,” said Wood.
“I’m keen to share some of my insights about how we’ve been approaching this at Destination Queenstown with our operators and community. I’m also keen to hear how my fellow panellists have been implementing more sustainable practices in their businesses,” he said.
The Thought Leaders Forum on 19 November will precede the Luxperience Awards and two days of appointment sessions during this year’s expanded Luxperience program.
Karryon Luxury is a media partner of Luxperience 2024.
For more information, visit luxperience.com.au
