Belinda Thomas
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Topic: Opportunities in innovation for regional tourism attractions
KARL FLOWERS
Karl is a leading tourism economist and market analyst. He was previously Director Investment at the Commonwealth Department of Tourism, Tourism and Aviation Economist at Tourism Australia and General Manager Policy and Research at TTF Australia. He now works for…
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PANEL SESSION: The future of regional tourism
ROBERT HARDING-SMITHRob is Tourism Australia’s lead strategist. He has oversight and responsibility over effectiveness at Tourism Australia. His role involves advising and developing strategies and tactics affecting much of what Tourism Australia does from operations to marketing, across…
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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | Marcus Falconer
Topic: Building tourism communities
Marcus Falconer has been the CEO of WA regional tourism organisation Australia’s Golden Outback since 2017, overseeing its transition from a purely destination marketing remit to a broader destination management approach, implementing targeted destination development…
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A TASTE OF BALLARAT – Pre-Convention Famil Tours
Join one of our Pre-Convention Famils on Monday 10th October and explore more of the region while learning. Click on the link for each famil to find out more and to book.
- PRODUCERS: Taste your way around just some of the amazing producers in the Ballarat and Pyrenees regions.
- MAJOR ATTRACTIONS:…
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The ARTC22 Convention Program has now been released and we are excited to share it with you.
The speakers program for this year’s Convention includes plenary, concurrent and panel sessions, and workshops delivered by an exciting line-up of more than 30 tourism professionals.
Delegates will enjoy our oh-so social networking program, which is…
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KATE SHILLING
Topic: How a local council can make a difference – Coordinate | Connect | Collaborate
Kate Shilling has been the Executive Officer of Ultimate Winery Experiences Australia (UWEA) for over four years. She leads this collective of 26 wineries from 16 wine regions across the country, developing, marketing and distributing experiences…
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DAVID COOK-DOULTON
Topic: Regional Success Stories
With a career in strategic customer and retail design, David has developed in conjunction with his partner Martin Shew, two bespoke and intimate boutique hotels which address the growing demand for immersive and connected regional experiences.
Hotel Ernest Bendigo and the recently opened Hotel…
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PANEL SESSION: How to engage and embed Indigenous tourism in regional communities
PHIL LOCKYER
Phil Lockyer is a Noongar man from Western Australia with over 22 years of experience working in Indigenous Affairs across government, community organisations, employment, and corporate sector.
His career focus is creating meaningful opportunities…
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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | DR SARAH GARDINER
Workshop: Harnessing the power of local leaders for experience innovation
Dr Sarah Gardiner has over 25 years of experience in the tourism industry and a PhD in Marketing. She is the Director of the Griffith Institute for Tourism and an Associate Professor in Tourism at Griffith University. She is an expert…
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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | Linda Tillman, Lyndel Moore & Vanessa Briody
Topic: The symbiotic relationship between tourism and events – highlighting the significance of events to regional destinations
LINDA TILLMAN
Linda is a regional tourism strategist and practitioner boasting a suite of regional tourism and event expertise with LGAs and RTOs across…
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