Pacific STR — Sales

Experienced digital marketing and revenue professional with a demonstrated history of working in the hospitality industry. Specializing in revenue management, digital marketing, and market intelligence. Currently supporting the hospitality sector at STR and CoStar, providing data-driven insights that help hotels, investors, and industry stakeholders optimize performance and strategic decision-making.
Expertise includes yield management, revenue analysis and hotel management, with a focus on leveraging benchmarking data, market trends, and competitive intelligence to drive revenue growth. Committed to helping independent and chain hotels develop effective pricing, distribution, and marketing strategies that maximize profitability and market positioning.

A passionate advocate for tourism, destinations, and immersive travel experiences, with a deep understanding of hospitality analytics and industry dynamics. Dedicated to empowering hoteliers with actionable insights, helping businesses enhance visibility, optimize channel distribution, and capitalize on market opportunities in an evolving landscape.

Lord Mayor Of Melbourne

Title Hospitality — Director

Gatehouse Hospitality — Managing Director

Brady Group — General Manager Hotels & Hospitality

Pan Pacific Melbourne — Hotel Manager

The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne — General Manager

Hannah St Hotel — General Manager

Peter is a highly experienced hotelier whose career spans more than two decades across Australia, Fiji, and Canada. Known for his thoughtful leadership style and guest-fi rst philosophy, he brings a strong operational foundation and a passion for building authentic, high-performing teams.

He joins TFE Hotels from Le Méridien Melbourne, where he led the successful pre-opening and brand relaunch in the Australian market. His previous roles include General Manager at Sheraton Melbourne Hotel, and senior leadership positions at The Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa and Sheraton Resort & Spa Tokoriki Island in Fiji. Peter has also held senior positions with Marriott, Westin, and Sheraton properties across both Canada and Australia during his twenty-year career.

A respected voice in the industry, Peter currently serves as Chair of the Accommodation Australia (Victoria) State Advisory Group, where he continues to champion best practice and innovation in hospitality.

The Accommodation Co. — Director

Prompt Hospitality Tech — Founder & Principal Consultant

Before founding PHT, Ravinder spent years inside Accor's technology function, giving him a ground-level view of how hotel ICT actually gets delivered, from pre-opening builds to the daily realities of running a property. That operator's perspective now shapes how PHT approaches every engagement, including where AI genuinely earns its place in a hotel's operations and where it doesn't.

Since founding PHT, Ravinder has grown the business from a solo operation to a team of six in its first quarter and now supports properties across Accor and Ennismore with managed ICT, infrastructure design, pre-opening delivery and vCIO advisory, alongside professional services engagements with other branded & independent properties.

EVT — Group General Manager Technology & Digital

Fastrack Digital — Group Managing Director

Adrian is the founder and Group Managing Director of Australasia's leading travel, tourism and lifestyle full-service digital marketing and media agency, Fastrack Digital in APAC. Adrian is considered a leader in direct booking strategy and digital growth. He has worked with some of Australia, New Zealand and Asia's leading hotel and travel brands on improving their direct bookings. He has been responsible in some cases of doubling their direct bookings and revenue.

RMS — Enterprise Sales Director

Leading enterprise sales across Asia-Pacific for RMS, Zach helps hospitality operators unlock growth through smarter property management technology. With a career built across go-to-market strategy, AI-driven technology adoption, and organizational change management, Zach brings a cross-industry perspective to a sector undergoing rapid transformation. Most recently at Bigtincan, a leading AI sales enablement platform, he worked closely with operators, ownership groups, and executive stakeholders to build the commercial foundations that turn technology investment into results. At RMS, Zach focuses on the enterprise segment: complex, multi-property operators who need more than software - they need a technology partner that understands how hospitality businesses actually run.

Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) — CEO

Luxury Escapes — Co-Founder + CEO

Adam Schwab has built Luxury Escapes into one of Australia’s most successful and loved businesses. Luxury Escapes is expected to turn over $1 billion this year and has more than 600 team members across four continents.

Adam started life as a corporate lawyer specialising in mergers & acquisitions at one of Australia’s largest legal firms before becoming a founding what would become Luxury Escapes with school friend, Jeremy Same in 2010.
Luxury Escapes: Luxury Escapes was named the fastest growing company in Australia by BRW in 2013 and by the Australian Financial Review in 2017. It was also ranked #1 in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 while Adam was the Young CEO of the Year in 2015 and was nominated for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 (Southern Region).

Since 2004, Adam has been a financial journalist and business commentator specialising in corporate governance, economics and start-ups for The Australian Financial Review, Sydney Morning Herald and BRW.

Hamilton Island — Chief Operating Officer

Renae Trimble, a seasoned professional in the hospitality industry, was appointed CEO of Accor Plus, Asia Pacific, in February 2023. With a remarkable career spanning over 25 years, Renae has dedicated over 15 years of her expertise to Accor, showcasing a deep understanding of the company's operations and values.

In her role as CEO, Renae is responsible for overseeing the growth and development of Accor Plus across Asia Pacific, ensuring the programme continues to provide valuable benefits and experiences for its 435,000 members. Spanning more than 20 countries and including more than 1,000 participating hotels, the Accor Plus loyalty programme is designed to give members access to incredible experiences, bonus night stays, and discounted dining and accommodation options, wherever they travel across the Asia Pacific region.

Before taking on the CEO position of Accor Plus, Renae spent 5 years leading the Commercial Division for Accor Pacific where she was charged with driving commercial performance, strategy, loyalty, distribution and revenue for the hotel group. Prior to this,
Renae held numerous senior executive roles at Accor, in regional operations and with Accor’s central team – including Sales, Loyalty, Digital and Marketing.

During her time at Accor, Renae played an integral role in two major acquisition integrations during her time at Accor Hotels – with the integration of Mirvac in 2012 and Mantra in 2019. In addition, Renae led the launch of Accor’s leading lifestyle loyalty programme, ALL (Accor Live Limitless), which provides members with incredible experiences that go beyond the hotel stay and enable them to enjoy experiences, encounters and events that money simply can’t buy.

Melbourne Park — Chief Communications

Katherine Oakley is Chief Communications Officer at Melbourne Park, leading enterprise communications, government and stakeholder relations, media, reputation and organisational positioning.

Her experience spans more than 25 years across strategic communications, corporate affairs, brand, engagement and issues management within stakeholder environments.

She works closely with the Board, Chief Executive Officer and executive leaders to support Melbourne Park’s long-term strategic objectives, major infrastructure projects, world-class events and industry leadership. Katherine has held senior roles across all levels of government, as well as within major organisations and industry bodies.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Master of International Business with Honours and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Katherine is Deputy Chair of the VTIC Events Sector Round Table, supporting the development of Victoria’s visitor economy.

Accommodation Australia (Vic) — General Manager

EVT Hotels and Resorts — State General Manager

Lee Davey’s current role as State General Manager for EVT Hotels and Resorts, sees him lead nine hotels across Victoria, Tasmania and one hotel in New South Wales. Lee uses his extensive industry experience to guide the General Managers of these properties to deliver commercial success and operational excellence.
Lee is simultaneously General Manager of Rydges Melbourne, the flagship property for the Rydges brand across Australia and New Zealand.

During his 30 years in the hotel industry, Lee has held senior leadership roles across some of Australia’s leading hotel brands, including Rydges and QT Hotels & Resorts, Art Series Hotels, Sofitel Melbourne and Crown Towers. His experience includes roles in both clients facing and back of house operational roles, food and beverage and people and culture. His expertise spans revenue management, commercial strategy, and brand development.

Lee led the reopening of Rydges Melbourne in 2023, following a significant investment by EVT to create a flagship hotel for the Rydges brand during an 18-month renovation. Since re-opening the hotel, Lee has achieved strong commercial performance, created a focus on the guest experience and been recognised by the industry with multiple hotel awards.

Known for his hands-on, people-first leadership style, Lee has a strong focus on innovation, developing high-performing teams and finding new ways to maximise both the hotel performance and profitability, and the guest experience.

Pan Pacific Hotels Group — Country General Manager, Oceania

David Tonkin is Country General Manager, Oceania at Pan Pacific Hotels Group, responsible for overseeing the operations, commercial performance and strategic direction of the group’s Australian hotel portfolio. David joined Pan Pacific Hotels Group in September 2015, bringing with him a wealth of hospitality experience, accumulated throughout Australia and the Middle East. Prior to joining Pan Pacific Hotels Group, David worked with Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific, overseeing the management of the company's assets in Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia. David also enjoyed a long tenure with EVT’s Rydges Hotels & Resorts.

The Star Entertainment Group — Chief People Officer

Sarah Derry is an experienced CEO, Chief People Officer, non-executive director, executive coach and leadership expert, with more than 30 years’ experience leading people, culture and business transformation across diverse industries.

Her career has included CEO of an organisation of more than 400 hotels and 21,000 team members, serving as CEO of a global leadership initiative delivering programs in Antarctica and Africa, and holding senior executive and Chief People Officer roles across tourism, hospitality and experience-led businesses. An entrepreneur at heart, Sarah has also built and operated her own businesses and advises leaders and organisations navigating growth, transformation and change.

Purpose-led and passionate about connecting people to their potential, Sarah is the Founder of WomenTHAT, a growing movement creating opportunity for women across travel, hospitality, accommodation, tourism and events through connection, allyship, advocacy and leadership. She is also Director of Sarah Derry Co-LAB, where she works with leaders and organisations to challenge conventional thinking and champion authentic, empathetic and character-led leadership.
Sarah is a passionate advocate for education, inclusion and social impact. She is Chair and Non-Executive Director of Two Good Co and an Advisor to BETTER, supporting organisations creating meaningful and lasting social impact. At the heart of her work is a simple belief: leadership is human, and when we lead with courage, heart and authenticity, we create better businesses, stronger communities and lasting impact

Extended STAY Australasia — Co-Founder and Non-Executive Chairman

Paul Constantinou AM is a pioneering figure in Australia’s accommodation sector and Co-Founder and Non-Executive Chairman of extended STAY australasia. In 1988 he founded Quest Apartment Hotels after identifying a clear gap for high-quality, home-like accommodation tailored to extended-stay business travellers. Under his leadership the brand grew into the largest serviced-apartment group in the Asia-Pacific region, with more than 170 properties across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and the United Kingdom, before its sale to The Ascott Limited.

Today Paul channels decades of expertise into extended STAY australasia, partnering with Choice Hotels Asia-Pac to introduce the MainStay Suites brand and deliver flexible, apartment-style “Live Like Home” experiences for corporate, government and project-based travellers.

He is also actively involved with the Thelma and Paul Constantinou Foundation, which supports initiatives that improve health outcomes and educational access for young people. Paul remains passionate about advancing the extended-stay sector and creating lasting community impact.