FACTS 2026
FACTS 2026 takes place on 25–26 November 2026 at International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney, Sydney. B2DB lists 207 speakers and 70 sessions announced so far.
The Festival of Aviation & Corporate Travel Summit (FACTS) is an annual gathering of corporate travel, meetings and events, travel payments and aviation professionals, held at ICC Sydney on 25–26 November 2026. The two-day event combines an exhibition with six specialised summits (Corporate Travel, Aviation Futures, Business Events, Travel Payments, Points & Loyalty, and Travel Bookers & Event Planners), connecting senior travel buyers with airlines, hotels, travel technology providers, travel payments specialists and travel management companies. The organisers expect 2000+ attendees, 600+ qualified buyers and 180+ exhibitors and sponsors.
Key facts
| Dates | 25–26 November 2026 (upcoming) |
|---|---|
| Venue | International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney, Sydney, Australia |
| Series | FACTS |
| Speakers | 207 |
| Sessions | 70 |
| Sponsors | 7 |
| Official site | factsevent.com/agenda |
Keynote speakers
- Peter Harbison Chairman, Greener Airlines
- Cam Wallace CEO International and Freight, Qantas
- Paul Scurrah CEO, Fiji Airways
- Robin Mack Managing Director, Tourism Australia
- Varun Shenoy Co-Founder, Long Lake
- Darren McDermott General Manager Sales, Virgin Australia
- Scott Wilkinson Chief Commercial Officer, Air New Zealand
- Steven Greenway CEO, Alliance Airlines
- Adam Spencer
Speakers (207)
Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.
- Peter Harbison Chairman, Greener Airlines
- Cam Wallace CEO International and Freight, Qantas
- Paul Scurrah CEO, Fiji Airways
- Robin Mack Managing Director, Tourism Australia
- Varun Shenoy Co-Founder, Long Lake
- Darren McDermott General Manager Sales, Virgin Australia
- Scott Wilkinson Chief Commercial Officer, Air New Zealand
- Steven Greenway CEO, Alliance Airlines
- Ollie Tams Executive Director ATMC, ATMC (Association of Travel Management Companies)
- Nathaniel Musters Australian Director and Commercial Lead, Traveltrust
- David Peller Non Executive Director, If Not You Capital
- Anthony Legaspi Regional Director Hilton Worldwide Sales Australasia, Marriott International Inc.
- Andre Moten Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Connections Travel Group
- Alexi Thornton Founder, Epalithia PTY LTD
- Sarah Szubanski Managing Director, Platinum Travel Group
- Catherine Logan Executive Vice President - Global Operations, GBTA | Global Business Travel Association
- Lata Ghosh GDS Market Manager - SiteMinder GDS, SiteMinder
- Barney Pierce Chief Business / Commercial Officer, Cover Genius
- Jade Cross Director of Strategic Partnerships, Cover Genius
- Miriam Fois Sales Director, Asia Pacific, BCD Travel
- Steve Hui Founder & CEO, Flights Club
- Alana Hay Managing Director, Milestone Creative
- Russell Peacock Chairman, Executive PA Media
- Timmo Rol Consultant, Neoke
- Adam Spencer
- Jakki Govan Chief Fun Officer, Clockwise Consulting Australia
- Kellie Stanbury National Optimisation & Enablement Manager, CTM
- Steve Corney Founder, Learn Awesome
- Tracey Edwards Director, Tracey Edwards Consulting
- Virginia Fitzpatrick Regional Director APAC, Partnership Travel Consulting
- Bennet Stephens Area Manager - Australia, New Zealand, SWP, Air India
- Aftab Khan Head of Payments Consulting, Conexxia
- Agnes Tsoa Lee Corporate T&E Program Specialist, Optus
- Ama Aidoo-Sam GPO - Procurement, ResMed Australia
- Andreas Hilz Aviation & Travel Partner, Oliver Wyman
- Andrew Yell Head of Product Supply, FCM Meetings and Events
- Anthea Dimitrakopoulos GM Brand, Digital and ESG, The Ascott Limited
- Ben Wedlock Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Asia Pacific, BCD Travel
- Dan Stevens Director, Global Travel Operations, Macquarie Group
- David Goldman Joint Managing Director & ATMC Chairperson, Goldman Travel Corporation
- Elizabeth Georgopoulos Enterprise Sales, American Express Global Business Travel
- Elle Ng-Darmawan Senior Director - APAC, Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)
- Florence Chua Managing Director, APAC, PCMA
- Kate Wood-Foye Head of Community, APAC, PCMA
- Kathryn Sari Senior Vice President - APAC, Gray Dawes Travel
- Leon Burman Managing Director, TRIBE Travel & Events
- Michelle Sargent Managing Director, Events Beyond
- Peter Muller Regional Managing Director, AU, NZ and Africa, Direct ATPI
- Richard Savva Regional Sales Director APAC & Middle East, Altour
- Sandeep Shastri Senior Director Airline Distribution Asia Pacific, Sabre
- Sarah Argles Associate Director, Travel Safety and Risk, Monash University
- Sue McEvoy Head of Sales ANZ, FCM
- Tanaz Pochkhanawalla Procurement Portfolio Manager, Metcash Trading Limited
- Tass Messinis COO, Webjet Business Travel
- Trina Butler Senior Director, Global Accounts, HelmsBriscoe
- Johnny Thorsen VP Strategic Business Development, Serko
- Mennan Yelkenci Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Booked AI
- Stephen Dooley Founder, Roamr
- Matt Masson Chief Executive Officer, CT Partners
- Kealan Coleman Business Development Director, AV1
- Michele Lemmens Founder, The Longevity Lens
- Pavel Pratyush Co-Founder, CTO, Acai Travel
- Dan Monheit Chief CX Thinker, Thinkerbell
- Andrew Everingham Founder & CEO, CAPITAL-e Marketing and Events Pty Ltd
- Ingrid Picard Senior Associate - Aviation Airport and Mobility, Mobility Futures
- Susan Enners Country Manager, Magnatech Travel Management Solutions
- Nikunj Agrawal Founder & CEO, Zenmer
- Mel Ivory APAC Director of Sales, Swoogo
- Kevin Butler Chief Payments Officer, Zenith Payments Pty Ltd
- Solomon Patha Procurement Manager, BCI Minerals
- Nick Whitehead Chief Marketing Officer, Serko Ltd.
- Sharon Levingston General Manager, Tourism Portfolio
- Julie McLean Business Development Manager, FCM Meetings & Events
- Jack Ukil Senior Director, Country Head - Cvent Australia, Cvent
- Simon Crunden Founder and CEO of Nutrip and Travel Analytics, Nutrip
- Grant Strudwick Director - Travel Risk Advisory, Healix International
- Phoebe Ho Business Development Director for SEA and ANZ, Collinson Group
- Dinesh Kumar VP, Revenue ANZ, Partner Operators Forum
- Glen Hawke Founder, The Performer's Code
- Sunil George Vice President, IBS Software
- Mark Bresnahan President, Prime Numbers Technology
- Moe Turaga Lived Experience Engagement Program (LEEP) Participant, Domus8.7
- Ana Pedersen Group CEO and Managing Director, Corporate Travel Management (CTM) Group
- Keesup Choe CEO, PredictX
- Ellie O'Collins Founder & Creative Director, Virtual Planet Studios
- Mark Ledsham Chief Executive Officer, Conferma
- Binay Warrier VP Loyalty, IBS Software
- Fernando Lonergan Vice President, Asia Pacific Sales, Account Management and Australia, BCD Meetings & Events
- Mercedes Ibbett VP Communication, SITE Australia & New Zealand
- Minna Monaghan Co-Founder, VENLA resell+relove
- Craig Southee Founder, Mentum
- Jayadev Prasad Principal Consultant, Naviq
- James Hogben Senior Program Manager, Global Strategy & Programs APAC, SAP Concur
- Lachlan McEwen Customer Success Manager and Business Consultant, TravelOperations
- Ilja Battley Director, Globetrotter Corporate Travel
- Tim Cross Group Director of Sales, Veriu Group | Veriu Hotels & Suites | Punthill Apartment Hotels
- Monica Godfrey Head of Strategy & Partnerships, Cornerstone Learning and Development
- Ben Wheeler Chief Technology Officer, ello
- Anna Sun CEO & Co-Founder, Nowadays
- Anne Marie Monaghan Director, SAP Concur
- Melinda Brown Advocate, Skål International Australia
- Cathy Sorrenti Product Solutions Specialist, Conferma
- Bec Weller Manager, Travel, Fleet and Procurement, Aurecon
- Holly Barnett Event Coordinator, Cornerstone Events
- Ange Rowsthorn Travel Program Lead, Coles Group
- Jo Phipps Head of Product, SERKO
- Jancy Leung Associate Director, Business Development & Marketing, Excellent Management Limited
- Ben Deave General Manager – Operations, Live Productions
- Jake Dimarco CEO & Co-Founder, VenueNow
- Janene Wardrop Event Specialist, Ascot Event Collective
- Tom Walley Global Managing Director, Corporate Traveller
- Anna Marshall Group Sustainability Manager, House of Travel group, Orbit World Travel
- Jacob Smith Director, DNA Events & Travel
- Adeline Kang Director, JCAP Travel Meetings Card & Fleet (TMC&F) Business Partners, MSD International GmbH
- Ahson Kamal Founder, Accelevate
- Alan Polivnick Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
- Andrew Cleary Chief Customer Officer and CEO - Velocity, Virgin Australia Group
- Ankita Sharma Founder, FigFinder
- Apurva Goswami APAC Chief Technology Officer, Corporate Travel Management (CTM) AU/NZ
- Bradley Jukes Managing Director, Acland Travel
- Cherie Drummond Chief Product Officer ANZ, CTM
- Chris Lytas Founder, HUCON, people first, connection always
- Chris Perryn Head of Client Success, CT Connections
- David Twyman Events Creative Director, FCM Meetings & Events
- Derek Sadubin CEO, FACTS
- Dwayne Good Founder and CEO, InTravel Group
- Eric Bailey Founder, Purposeful Travel Solutions
- Felicity Burke Director, FCM Consulting - APAC
- Fernando Barraza Creative Director, Cirkus Bizurkus
- Jason Cooper Co-founder & CEO, Gyoza Flights
- Jenny Huynh Country Manager AUNZ, Uber for Business
- Jeremy Schneeweiss VP, APAC, Navan
- Jessica Beatson General Manager ANZ, International SOS
- Jim Crowder Strategic Sales Director, APAC, Enterprise Mobility
- Kamal Sarma Venture Capitalist | Best-Selling Author | Mental Resilience Expert, Keynote Speaker
- Karen Golden Founder & CEO, Dwell Concepts
- Luxsho Logan Head of APAC, Cirium
- Mario Rogic CTO, Webjet Business Travel
- Mark Ross-Smith Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Status Match
- Matt Lohmeyer Managing Partner, Negotiation Partners
- Mike Daly Chief Revenue Officer, Cerebri AI
- Nick Hurditch Senior Manager SME Customer Strategy & Partnerships, Qantas
- Nicola Teal National Strategic Growth & Partnerships Manager, Orbit World Travel
- Nicolas Van Hoorick
- Nikki Ray Senior Account Manager, Inlogik
- Paul Nethercott Travel Program Manager, Monash University
- Peeyush Kumar Aviation Payments Delivery, Conexxia
- Phil Rasmussen Managing Director, Kudos Technology
- Praveen Kumar Director, Product & Solutions, Mastercard
- Renos Rologas General Manager Australia/New Zealand, FCM Travel Australia
- Richard Bjorkmann VP, APAC, LodgeLink
- Richard Viner CEO & Founder, Travel Smarter
- Ross Fastuca CEO - Webjet Business Travel, Webjet Business Travel
- Roy Golden CEO and Co-Founder, Travelin.ai
- Shane Smyth Regional Manager - Aviation Finance & Technology, Cirium
- Stephanie Maisano Global Travel and Expense, Toll Group
- Steve Limbrick Executive Director, Envest Global
- Steve Pirie-Nally Co-Founder, The Flights Club
- Stuart Davenport Chief Product Officer, Conferma
- Tania Seary Founder, The Faculty
- Todd Pelletier Chief Sales Officer, Direct Travel
- Tom Floc'h CTO, Altitude.AI
- Vishal Chouhan Co-founder & CPO, emPath
- Aaron Hornlimann CEO, Elenium
- Aileen London Lead Category Manager , Meeting and Event Services JAPAC, Oracle Global Procurement and Travel
- Alainna McGuire Executive Assistant to CEO, Fleetwood
- Alberto Chico Garcia Regional Director, APAC, LATAM Airlines, LATAM
- Anne Jamieson Chief Executive Officer, Saxton Speakers Bureau
- Bennett Lansley Director of Operations, Events Beyond
- Billy Tucker CEO, Beonic
- Chloe Noel De Kerbrech Managing Partner, The Misfits Media Company
- Damian Gallace Managing Director & Co Founder, Extended Stay Australasia
- Danielle Jones CEO, APG Pay
- David Padman Chief Operating Officer and Head of Supplier Relations, Connections Travel Group
- David Whelan Founder & CEO, Urban Rest
- Dean Easton Manager, Travel Services, The Australian National University
- Elliott Brennan Senior Security Analyst, Canva
- Grant Currey Global Head of Platform Engineering, Corporate, Flight Centre Travel Group
- Jason Geall Executive Vice President - Global SME, American Express Global Business Travel
- Jim Parashos Chief of Aviation, Melbourne Airport
- Joanna Hancock CEO, DIRECTIONS Conference & Incentive Management
- Julian Munsey Vice President of Global Sales, Gray Dawes Travel
- Karen McGilvray General Manager, Spencer Corporate Travel
- Kylie Morris General Manager Customer Experience, Western Sydney International Airport
- Lana Miao AU/NZ/CN CPO, Capgemini Australia
- Lance Batty Head of Asia Pacific Commercial, Outpayce from Amadeus
- Lauren Hook Global Head of Sustainability, CTM
- Leanne Geraghty General Manager Passenger Experience & Terminal Operations, Sydney Airport
- Lenny Padowitz General Manager - Information & Technology Systems, CVFR Travel Group
- Lisa Batchelor Strategic Sourcing Manager - Global Business Services, Cochlear Limited
- Lisa Tsai Head of SME & Growth, ANZ, Airwallex
- Manik Khera Travel Manager | Global Procurement, Arup
- Marten Jagers Vice President - Asia-Pacific-Japan, Emburse
- Matt Campbell Director Content & Distribution, Spotnana
- Murray Warner Principal Partnerships Asia Pacific, Emburse
- Nicola Winchester Global Travel, Meetings & Events Leader, EY
- Pascal Belanger Chief Development Officer, Plaza Premium Group
- Peter Hanssens Founder and Solutions Architect, Cloud Shuttle
- Ram Chhabra Group CEO, CVFR Travel Group
- Robert Miletic Area Director of Sales & Marketing, Australasia & Global Sales (Sydney), Shangri-La Group
- Samantha Ford Associate Director, Global Meetings & Events, Baker McKenzie
- Simone Seiler Global General Manager, FCM Meetings & Events
- Stephan Baars President and CEO, BCD Travel
- Suzanne Horner CEO, Gray Dawes Group
- Tanya Wick Director, Troupe Event Agency
- Tim Davern Principal - Travel, Rio Tinto
- Tony Carne Founder, Everything AI in Travel
Most represented companies
- Conferma — 3 speakers
- CTM — 3 speakers
- FCM Meetings & Events — 3 speakers
- Serko — 3 speakers
- Webjet Business Travel — 3 speakers
- American Express Global Business Travel — 2 speakers
- BCD Travel — 2 speakers
- Cirium — 2 speakers
- Conexxia — 2 speakers
- Connections Travel Group — 2 speakers
Agenda (70 sessions)
Day 1 — Wednesday 25 November 2026
- Welcome to FACTS, Welcome to Country 09:15–09:25 · Plenary — David Goldman, Elle Ng-Darmawan, Derek Sadubin
- Qantas Keynote 09:25–09:40 · Plenary — Cam Wallace
- FACTS Leaders' Forum 09:40–10:15 · Plenary — Cam Wallace, Catherine Logan, Danielle Jones, Jason Geall +1 more
- Tourism Australia Keynote 10:15–10:40 · Plenary — Robin Mack
- Travel Tech Talks: From Autonomous Booking to the Global Program 10:45–11:30 · Corporate Travel — Ollie Tams, Mennan Yelkenci, Bradley Jukes, Mike Daly +1 more
- Travel Tech Talks: Who Controls the Corporate Travel Technology Layer? 10:45–11:30 · Corporate Travel — David Peller, Eric Bailey, Mario Rogic, Phil Rasmussen
- Travel Tech Talks: AI Agents As Workers 10:45–11:30 · Corporate Travel — Nathaniel Musters, Johnny Thorsen, Ben Wheeler, Ahson Kamal
- Explained over a Coffee: The Travel Basics of NDC, Travel Payments & AI/Automation in Procurement 10:45–11:30 · Corporate Travel, Travel Payments, Foundational — Virginia Fitzpatrick, Matt Masson, Solomon Patha
- The Great Corporate Travel Reset 11:30–12:30 · Corporate Travel, Travel Payments — Nick Whitehead, Jo Phipps, Ross Fastuca, David Padman
- Meetings & Events Tech Talks: The Smarter Event: From Brief to Booking 11:30–12:30 · Business Events — Andrew Yell, Mel Ivory, Jack Ukil, Anna Sun +1 more
- ACCOMMODATION: Trends and Challenges 11:30–12:30 · Corporate Travel, Business Events — Lata Ghosh, Anthea Dimitrakopoulos, James Hogben, Felicity Burke
- Business Events in 2027 11:30–12:30 · Business Events — Tracey Edwards, Julie McLean, Fernando Lonergan, Fernando Barraza +1 more
- AI in Travel Procurement: Cutting through the hype 11:30–12:30 · Corporate Travel — Renos Rologas
- Future Travel Experience (FTX) 11:30–12:30 · Aviation, Corporate Travel — Peter Harbison, Alexi Thornton, Minna Monaghan, Aaron Hornlimann +1 more
- Travel's Tough Calls: Prioritising the Modern Corporate Travel Programme 11:30–12:30 · Corporate Travel — Peter Muller, Alainna McGuire, Dean Easton, Matt Campbell +1 more
- The Air Market in 2027 11:30–12:30 · Corporate Travel — Richard Savva, Pavel Pratyush, Chris Perryn, Shane Smyth +2 more
- FACTS Travel Bookers and Event Planners Summit 12:30–14:00 · Business Events, Corporate Travel, Foundational — Russell Peacock, Jakki Govan, Kealan Coleman, Janene Wardrop +1 more
- LUNCH & LEARN: Safer Business Travel for Women 12:45–13:45 · Corporate Travel, Business Events, Aviation, Travel Payments — Agnes Tsoa Lee, Anna Marshall, Nicola Teal
- LUNCH & LEARN: Procurement Beyond Price 12:45–14:00 · Corporate Travel, Business Events — Dan Stevens, Moe Turaga, Dwayne Good
- LUNCH & LEARN: Career Longevity. 12:45–13:05 · Corporate Travel, Business Events, Aviation, Travel Payments — Kellie Stanbury, Michele Lemmens
- LUNCH & LEARN: Connection Under Pressure 13:05–13:50 · Corporate Travel, Business Events, Aviation, Travel Payments — Kellie Stanbury, Chris Lytas
- The Human Connection Advantage 14:00–15:15 · Business Events — Michelle Sargent, Holly Barnett, Jacob Smith, Kamal Sarma +1 more
- Meetings & Events Tech Talks: The Connected Event - From Registration to Experience 14:00–15:00 · Business Events — Alana Hay, Sharon Levingston, Ben Deave
- Travel Tech Talks for Suppliers: Who Owns the Traveller Journey? 14:00–15:15 · Corporate Travel — Kathryn Sari, Pavel Pratyush, Nikunj Agrawal, Mark Bresnahan +2 more
- ACCOMMODATION: The Stay Reinvented 14:00–15:15 · Corporate Travel, Business Events — Jakki Govan, Sue McEvoy, Stephen Dooley, Tim Cross +2 more
- Airline Keynotes: Fiji Airways, Alliance Air and Virgin Australia 14:00–15:15 · Aviation, Business Events — Peter Harbison, Paul Scurrah, Darren McDermott, Steven Greenway
- For TMCs: Rebuilding the TMC Engine Room 14:00–15:15 · Corporate Travel, Business Events, Aviation — Sarah Szubanski, Timmo Rol, Jayadev Prasad, Lachlan McEwen +2 more
- TMC Leaders Forum: The Business Model Reset 14:00–15:15 · Corporate Travel — Susan Enners
- Buyers Only: Building the Toolkit - for Emerging Travel & Expense leaders 14:00–15:15 · Corporate Travel, Travel Payments, Foundational — Dinesh Kumar, Ange Rowsthorn, Adeline Kang, Paul Nethercott
- Buyers Only: Challenging the Model - for Experienced Travel & Expense leaders 14:00–15:15 · Corporate Travel, Travel Payments — Miriam Fois, Craig Southee, James Hogben, Matt Lohmeyer +2 more
- Travel Tech Talks for Buyers: The Travel Stack Forgot These Travellers 15:15–16:00 · Corporate Travel — Ollie Tams, Sunil George, Richard Bjorkmann
- Travel Experience Talks 15:15–16:00 · Corporate Travel, Business Events — Tass Messinis, Stephen Dooley, Ellie O'Collins
- Travel Tech Talks: The Gaps Between Booking and the Journey 15:15–16:00 · Corporate Travel — Peter Harbison, Ingrid Picard, Ankita Sharma, Vishal Chouhan
- Australian Aviation Trends & Outlook 15:40–16:00 · Aviation, Corporate Travel — Bennet Stephens, Luxsho Logan
- ACCOMMODATION: Long-stays & Talent on the Move 16:00–16:45 · Corporate Travel, Business Events — Tanaz Pochkhanawalla, Bec Weller, Damian Gallace, David Whelan
- Aviation Keynote 16:00–16:15 · Aviation, Corporate Travel
- Beyond the Itinerary: Engaging Millennials and Gen Z Through Travel 16:00–16:30 · Corporate Travel, Aviation, Business Events — Ama Aidoo-Sam, Johnny Thorsen, Phoebe Ho
- Disrupting the Events Industry: What's Real, What's Hype and What's Next? 16:00–16:45 · Business Events — Leon Burman, Trina Butler, Andrew Everingham, Joanna Hancock +1 more
- The BIG Idea: The Corporate Travel Pub Quiz: Are We Measuring the Wrong Things? 16:00–16:55 · Corporate Travel — Ben Wedlock, Lana Miao, Manik Khera, Nicola Winchester
- Airline Commercial Trends 16:15–17:00 · Aviation — Barney Pierce, Jade Cross, Bennet Stephens, Alberto Chico Garcia +1 more
- Welcome to the Networking Drinks Reception 16:55–17:00 · Corporate Travel, Business Events, Aviation, Travel Payments — Jim Crowder
Day 2 — Thursday 26 November 2026
- What Will Make an Event Worth Attending in 2027? 09:00–09:30 · Business Events — Tracey Edwards, David Twyman
- Air New Zealand Keynote 09:00–09:20 · Aviation, Corporate Travel, Business Events — Peter Harbison, Scott Wilkinson
- Travel Payments Outlook: Beyond Surcharging 09:00–10:30 · Travel Payments — Ollie Tams, Kevin Butler
- The Compliance Journey: From Policy to Payment 09:00–10:30 · Corporate Travel — Andre Moten, Johnny Thorsen, Simon Crunden, Cathy Sorrenti +1 more
- Keynote: How do you diffuse AI into the real world? 09:20–09:40 · Corporate Travel — Varun Shenoy
- The Airport Isn’t an Airport Anymore 09:30–10:15 · Aviation, Corporate Travel — Peter Harbison, Andreas Hilz, Jim Parashos, Kylie Morris +2 more
- Maximising ROI: The Business Case for Incentive Travel Experience 09:30–10:30 · Business Events — Mercedes Ibbett, Jacob Smith, Tanya Wick
- Build the Future: The Technology Actually Moving Travel Forward 09:40–10:40 · Corporate Travel, Travel Payments, Aviation — Timmo Rol, Mennan Yelkenci, Ingrid Picard, Billy Tucker +1 more
- Who protects the traveller when AI makes the booking? 10:15–11:00 · Corporate Travel, Aviation — Nathaniel Musters, David Peller, Sarah Szubanski, Jade Cross +2 more
- Travel Tech Talks on AI: The Next Travel Tech Stack 10:30–11:30 · Corporate Travel — Susan Enners, Keesup Choe, Jeremy Schneeweiss, Tom Floc'h
- Explained over a Coffee: The Travel Basics of NDC, Travel Payments & AI/Automation in Procurement 10:30–11:15 · Corporate Travel, Travel Payments, Foundational — Virginia Fitzpatrick, Matt Masson, Solomon Patha
- Your AI agent just paid: How control, consent and intent make it trusted 11:00–11:20 · Aviation, Corporate Travel — Timmo Rol, Mennan Yelkenci, Praveen Kumar
- Travel Tech Talks on Loyalty 11:20–12:20 · Corporate Travel, Points & Loyalty, Aviation — Elizabeth Georgopoulos, Binay Warrier, Nick Hurditch, Richard Viner
- Meetings & Events Tech Talks: The Connected Event - From Registration to Experience 11:30–12:30 · Business Events — Alana Hay, Sharon Levingston, Ben Deave
- Travel Payments: From Card to Autonomous 11:30–12:30 · Travel Payments — Ollie Tams, Aftab Khan, Stuart Davenport, Lance Batty +1 more
- Travel Risk & Resilience: When the Plan Breaks 11:30–13:00 · Corporate Travel — Sarah Argles, Grant Strudwick, Anne Marie Monaghan, Apurva Goswami +4 more
- Beyond the Event: Turning Moments into Momentum - brought to you by PCMA 11:30–12:15 · Business Events — Florence Chua, Kate Wood-Foye, Anne Jamieson, Chloe Noel De Kerbrech +1 more
- FACTS Travel Bookers and Event Planners Summit 12:30–13:45 · Corporate Travel, Business Events, Foundational — Russell Peacock, Jakki Govan, Kealan Coleman, Janene Wardrop +1 more
- PCMA LABs Sydney - Measuring Impact: Beyond Attendance to Real Business Outcomes 12:30–14:00 · Business Events
- LUNCH & LEARN: Built to Bend: Resilient Ground Travel in a Disrupted World 12:30–13:00 · Corporate Travel, Business Events — Anthony Legaspi, Jenny Huynh
- LUNCH & LEARN: Sustainable Travel & SAF 12:45–14:00 · Corporate Travel, Aviation — Sandeep Shastri, Anna Marshall, Alan Polivnick, Lauren Hook +1 more
- LUNCH & LEARN: Travel & Events Workforce Reset 13:00–13:45 · Business Events, Corporate Travel — Anthony Legaspi, Monica Godfrey, Melinda Brown
- LUNCH & LEARN - Calm Under Pressure 13:45–14:00 · Business Events, Corporate Travel, Aviation — Russell Peacock, Glen Hawke
- Main Stage Closing Plenary: Part A - Glimpse into the Future 14:00–14:15 · Plenary — Adam Spencer
- Meetings & Events Tech Talks: The Smarter Event: From Brief to Booking 14:00–15:00 · Business Events — Alana Hay, Mel Ivory, Jack Ukil, Anna Sun +1 more
- Points & Loyalty Summit Part A 14:00–15:15 · Points & Loyalty, Aviation, Corporate Travel — Steve Hui, Steve Corney, Andrew Cleary, Jason Cooper +1 more
- Main Stage Closing Plenary: Part B - The CEO Exchange 14:15–15:15 · Plenary — Adam Spencer, Johnny Thorsen, Ana Pedersen, Mark Ledsham +3 more
- The Final Word & FACTS Booth prizes 15:15–15:30 · Plenary
- Points & Loyalty Summit Part B - From Spend to Seat 15:45–17:00 · Points & Loyalty, Aviation, Corporate Travel — Steve Hui, Steve Corney, Dan Monheit, Kevin Butler +2 more
Organisers, sponsors and partners
Sponsors (7)
Serko · Gray Dawes Travel · Booked AI · Webjet Business Travel · Visa · Qantas · BCD Travel
Association Partners (4)
PCMA · Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) · The Association of Travel Management Companies (ATMC) · SITE Australia & New Zealand (SITE ANZ)
Exhibitors (122)
Airnorth · Malaysia Airlines · Federal Group · Tripicon · CTM · Auckland Convention Bureau · Brady Hotels · Air Charter Hunt & Palmer · Delta Air Lines · Conexxia · Doma Hotels · Adelaide Oval · PCMA · Doltone Hospitality Group · Nesuto Hotels & Apartment Hotels · Staylonger · Nightelier Hotel Collective · View Hotels · East Hotel · Navan · MadeComfy · Lanson Place Parliament Gardens Melbourne · Ovolo Hotels · Aerlink · Serko · Japan Airlines · Morphettville Racecourse · Swiss-Belhotel International · Radisson · Air China · Urban Rest · Hyatt · VietJet Air · Vietnam Airlines · Cathay Pacific · Conferma · China Airlines · Emburse · Air Charter Service · Majestic Hotels & Apartments · RSL Dream Home Art Union · Mandala Hotels and Resorts · AirHelp · APG Pay · Plaza Premium Group · Flight Centre Travel Group · Cyberbia Event Technology · Airalo · Healix Insurance Services Limited · Redspot · Gray Dawes Travel · Singapore Airlines · Inlogik · Wyndham Hotels & Resorts · HeadBox · International SOS · Orbit World Travel · Cvent · Cirkus Bizurkus · Direct Travel · Midoco · Booked AI · Directions Conference and Incentive Management · Turkish Airlines · SimCorner · AVMIN · TFE Hotels · Metro Hotels · Virgin Australia · Webjet Business Travel · Ace Hotel Sydney · Creative Hire · Exclusive Use · Furama Darling Harbour · Visa · Cedrent Enterprises · Honeycomb Agency · SkyTeam · Uplift Logistics · American Express Global Business Travel · Minor Hotels · Hughes - Chauffeur Service · CT Connections · Mastercard · SriLankan Holidays by Sargia · Village Roadshow Theme Parks · China Southern Airlines · Veriu Group · Emirates · Vetroblu Hotels · CVFR Airline Rep Services · Inspired Luxury · Moreton Hire · TravelPay - Zenith Payments · Hawaiian Airlines · InTravel Group · Fiji Airways · Travel Beyond Group · Crown Towers Sydney · Enterprise Holdings (EHI Global) · Erbium · Garuda Indonesia · Joi Event Planning Software · The Ascott Limited, Australia · Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts · Qantas · UATP · The Hotel Network · Get Picked Up · Capital Hotels · BCD Travel · World Hotels (Best Western) · IHG Hotels & Resorts · Prime Numbers Technology · Choice Hotels International · Destination NSW · Qatar Airways · ADGE Hotel & Residences · Tramada · Siteminder Distribution Limited · The Island Gold Coast · LATAM AIRLINES
Strategic Partners (2)
Executive PA Media · iFLYflat and The Flights Club
Source: the published agenda. See how B2DB compiles its records.