HEXCO 08
PROGRAM
27 August 2008: 7pm
to 10pm Aboard MV Magistic on Sydney Harbour
Dinner Cruise Opening & Announcement of "MAXXotel
Best of the Best" Awards
28 August 2008:
Westin Sydney
Welcome & Plan For Day
8.25am - 8.30am
John P Smith, Managing Director, Horwath HTL
Australia
Big Picture Issues
8.30am - 9.00am
Where The Hotel Industry Is At & Where Its Going
- An Essential Overview
Presenter:
Frank Allen, Director, Property Markets,
Property Group, Westpac Institutional Bank
9.00am -9.45am
New Airlines, Aircraft, Schedules & Pricing - How
Will It All Impact Hotel Demand?
Presenters:
Chris Flynn, Regional Director -Pacific,
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
Bob Cain, Managing Director, Tourism
Futures International
9.45am - 10.15am
Room Supply Pipeline - How Much, How Fast, Coming
To A Town Near You?
Presenter:
Michael Thomson, National Director, Hotels
Consultancy & Valuation, Colliers International
Tim Miles, Senior Valuer, Hotels Division,
Colliers International
10.15am - 11am Morning Tea
Owner Operator
Relationships
11.00am - 11.45am
Owner Needs, Wants, Hopes & Fantasies - Straight
Talk From Leading Owners
Moderator:
John P Smith, Managing Director, Horwath
HTL Australia
Panel:
John Hudson, Managing Director, Thakral
Holdings Group
Stephen Burt, Director, Funds, Mirvac
Funds Management
Bruce Copland, Director, Toga Hospitality
Steve Carroll, Asset Manager -
Hotel/Tourism, The GPT Group |
Change Drivers
11.45am - 12.30pm
The Changing Face of the Future Guest - Evolving
Issues for Hoteliers
Presenter:
John Berenyi, Managing Director, Bergent
Research
12.30pm - 1.45pm Lunch
Benchmarking for
Excellence
1.45pm - 2.30pm
What Do The "Best of The Best" Achieve & How Do
They Do It?
Presenters:
Vasso Zographou, Managing Director,
Horwath HTL Australia
Jonas Ogren, Area Director - Asia, STR
Global
Marlene Poynder, General Manager, Park
Hyatt Sydney
Quenton Donald, General Manager,
Rydges Bankstown
Risk Management
2.30pm - 3.15pm
Minimising Exposures - Save Your Hotel, Save Your
Brand, Save Your Job!
Presenter:
Tony Ryan, Principal, Ryan Lawyers
3.15pm - 4.00pm Afternoon
Tea
Key Issues
4.00pm - 4.45pm
Apartments and Their Impact on The Hotel Industry
Moderator:
Dean Dransfield, Managing Director,
Dransfield Hotels & Resorts
Panel:
Paul Constantinou, Chairman, Quest Service
Apartments
Bob East, Chief Executive Officer, Stella
Hotels & Resorts
Ashley Spencer, Vice President
Australasia, Hilton International
4.45pm - 5.30pm
Hotel Executives In A World of Opportunity
Moderator:
Hamish Arthur, Manager - National
Accommodation Div., Australian Hotels
Association
Panel:
Simon Barlow, Director, Hotels, Babcock &
Brown
Brian Deeson, Accor Hospitality Vice
President - Industry Affairs; & Immediate Past
Chair, PATA
Ian Wilson, Chief Executive Officer,
Hostec International
5.30pm Close
Hamish Arthur, Manager - National
Accommodation Div, Australian Hotels Association
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