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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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | BRUCE BILLSON

Topic: Insuring Fun – insurance challenges for businesses in the tourism sector

Bruce Billson commenced his role as Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) in March 2021.

Bruce brings experience and knowledge to the role of Ombudsman, and an understanding of the issues facing…

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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT & CONVENTION EMCEE – Gorgi Coghlan

Topic: Regional Success Stories

We are thrilled to announce that media personality and owner of The Provincial Hotel Ballarat, Gorgi Coghlan, will be our emcee for this year’s ARTC and will also be presenting as part of the Regional Success Stories session.

Gorgi’s diverse experience in news,…

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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | Carolyn Childs

Topic: The future YOU create – A self-navigated guide to reimagining the visitor economy

MyTravelResearch.com CEO, Futurist and Strategist Carolyn Childs’ passion is empowering travel organisations to succeed. Her career spans 30+ years & 35+ countries including with Travel Research Centre, the International Air…

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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | Giovanna Lever

Topic: Marketing isn’t enough – why capability building matters in delivering a stronger visitor economy

Giovanna is the owner of Sparrowly Group – an organisation with deep cross-disciplinary experience, industry knowledge, network and resourcefulness to help grow organisations and communities sustainably.…

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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | Sarah Pilgram

Topic: How can a Visitor Economy be sustainably delivered within community.

Sarah Pilgrim is a tourism industry engagement specialist with a track record in regional tourism and marketing, international hotels and small business. Sarah worked for International Hotels throughout Europe the Middle East and…

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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | Tom Leslie

Topic: Understanding your domestic customer.

A hands-on social market researcher, Tom has extensive field experience conducting research to assist destinations to better understand their current and potential visitors. With a background in strategic marketing, Tom communicates insights which go on to…

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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | Peter Clay

Topic: Drive tourism behaviour and how it can be used in planning for tourism, crisis management and infrastructure usage.

Peter is a tourism and research expert with over 25 years’ experience working across a range of sectors and organisations including the UNWTO, cruise, aviation, and destination development.…

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