Supplier Forums and presentations

8.30am - 12.15pm and 1.30pm - 5.15pm

Tuesday 29 October 2024

Supplier forums and presentations at Meeting Place 2024 (MP24) will be held at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre on Tuesday 29th October 2024.

These sessions will run concurrently to the B2B meetings, enabling sellers who have meetings in the morning to attend the afternoon sessions and vice versa.

The supplier sessions will focus on a number of core talking points: THRIVE 2030 with AUSTRADE, the launch of ATEC's Tourism Trade Checklist and a two part session on creating an industry pledge to sustainability.

Please see further details about each of the sessions below:

Supplier Sessions	Times (AM/PM)	Location
Long-term strategies for success through THRIVE 2030	- 8:30am - 1:30pm (45 min sessions)	Meeting Rooms 5 & 6 Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
Tourism Trade Checklist launch	- 9:20am - 2:15pm (45 min sessions)	Meeting Rooms 5 & 6 Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
The industry pledge to make sustainability fun, collaborative and profitable - Part 1	- 10:40am - 3:00pm (45 min sessions)	Meeting Rooms 5 & 6 Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
The Industry Pledge to make sustainability fun, collaborative and profitable - Part 2	- 11:30am - 4.15pm (45 min sessions)	Meeting Rooms 5 & 6 Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre

Supplier Forum 1: THRIVE 2030 - An AUSTRADE update

This session will focus on the long-term journey under the THRIVE 2030 strategy. Delegates will learn how their businesses can grow and deliver a quality visitor experiences by diversifying markets, experiences and destinations.

Presented by:

Grant Ferres
Head, Visitor Economy International - Infrastructure, Investment, Indigenous & Access
Austrade

Supplier Forum 2: Tourism Trade Checklist Launch

This session will focus on the launch of revised Tourism Trade Checklist, the ATEC industry standard for inbound. Businesses will discuss how the revised checklist will benefit their businesses.

Presented by:


Peter Shelley Managing Director, ATEC	Jennifer Bruce National Manager - Membership, Standards & Partnerships ATEC

Supplier Forum 3 & 4: The industry pledge to make sustainability fun, collaborative and profitable

This two part series will help businesses improve the guest experience and save money by pledging a commitment to sustainability - something our whole industry can brag about.

Presented by:

Sara Dolnicar
Professor, Tourism | UQ Business School ARC Laureate Fellow, FASSA
The University of Queensland

Destination Photo Credits: Experience Gold Coast and Tourism & Events Queensland