Keynote & PANEL
presentations
Are you looking for an inspiring and thought-provoking keynote presentation, panel facilator or workshop for your next economic development, local government or tourism conference?
Since 2013, we've delivered inspiring yet practical keynote and panel presentations (both live and virtual) across tourism industry, local government and economic development conferences and forums across Australia.
The inclusion of Paige and Rebecca in our program helped to ensure our conference was seen as a valuable experience and very worthwhile attending.
We engaged Paige and Rebecca as keynote speakers for our annual Visitor Information Centre conference. Their three presentations were filled with relevant information, advice and practical exercises that the Visitor staff could immediately take back to their centres to implement. Feedback from delegates were that they found the sessions inspiring and motivating. Managers relayed to me that they were looking forward to taking the learnings from the sessions and conducting their own training in light of the information rich content, which was the objective of the conference. The inclusion of Paige and Rebecca in our program helped to ensure our conference was seen as a valuable experience and very worthwhile attending.
KEynote & Panel Presentation
topics
Drawing on our deep lived experience as tourism practitioners combined with our thought leadership, we work proactively with conference organisers to plan an engaging presentation based on the program theme, timings, format and desired outcome for the delegates.
We create a bespoke presentation or workshop; reflecting the current challenges or opportunities within the context of tourism, sharing inspiring new thinking to help address the challenging, complex and uncertain times for the sector.
Below is a snapshot of the topics from recent presentations.
For Destinations, Local Government & Economic Development Organisations
- Tourism: Beyond Economic Development - How tourism can also bring positive social, cultural and environmental benefits to our local communities.
- Beyond Destination Management Plans - Practical inspiration for destination stewards to activate collaboration and partnerships to drive sustainable futures for their local communities and environment.
- Positive Impact Tourism Organisations, Visitor Centres or Events - Transforming tourism organisations, visitor servicing and/or events by embedding sustainable tourism principles across operations and strategy.
- Responsible Destination Marketing - Evolve your destination marketing to more authentic and place-based storytelling, that drives demand from the high-values visitors, avoids fueling over-tourism, respects community norms and helps educate visitors on how to slow down, be responsible and respectful visitors and have a more meaningful and enriching experience.
For Industry Bodies and Tourism Operators
- Innovation and Resilience - The only thing certain for our businesses is change. Explore key principles to stay relevant to future customers, market demand, and economic and environmental risks.
- Workforce Planning - Innovative and values-led approaches to attract and retain brilliant staff in your tourism business.
- Sustainable Tourism - Inspiring and motivating tourism businesses to embrace sustainable tourism principles.
- Exceptional Experience Design - Creating a deeper connection with the hearts and minds of visitors (can be tailored to a niche sector)
- Scaling impact through Partnerships & Collaboration - Principles of establishing mutually beneficial partnerships with other tourism businesses, and wider tourism ecosystem stakeholders to build a flourishing business
UPCOMING & Past
presentations
We have been fortunate to present at the following conferences and forums.
- Australia's North West Industry Forum, Keynote & 2 x Workshops March 2025 (Upcoming)
- Phillip Island Industry Forum, Keynote, September 2024
- Fleurieu Forum, Keynote, August 2024
- Ecotourism Australia's Global EcoTourism Conference 2024,
2 x Panel Representation & Facilitation, June 2024 - Adelaide Economic Development Agency Annual Conference, Keynote, May 2024
- Austrade, Sustainability Dialogue, Facilitated Workshop 90pax, May 2024
- Tourism Australia RTO Forum, Keynote & Facilitated Good Conversation 100+ pax, March 2024
- Tourism Greater Geelong & The Bellarine Forum, Keynote, March 2024
- Mornington Peninsula Industry Summit, Keynote, November 2023
- Australian Regional Tourism Convention, Facilitated Good Conversation 100+pax, October 2023
- Daylesford Industry Forum, Keynote, May 2023
- Grampians Tourism Industry Forum, Keynote, February 2023
- VisitCanberra, Facilitated Workshop for ACT2030 Tourism Plan development, 60pax, October 2022
- Australian Regional Tourism Convention, October 2022
- Fleurieu Forum, August 2022
- VisitCanberra Tourism Reboot Conference, Keynote June 2022
- SA Visitor Centre Conference, 2 x Keynote and a MasterclassMay 2022
- Victorian Visitor Information Services Summit, Keynote, November 2021
- Australian Regional Tourism, Keynote, 2020
- Local Government NSW Tourism Conference, Keynote, March 2020
- Local Government NSW Tourism Conference, Keynote & Masterclass, 2019
- 2018 Tasmanian Tourism Conference, 2 x Keynote Presentations, May 2018
- Clare Valley Regional Tourism Conference, Keynote, June 2019
- South Australia Visitor Information Centre Conference, Keynote, May 2018
- Australian Regional Tourism Convention, Keynote & Masterclass, October 2017
- Daylesford + Macedon Ranges Annual Tourism Conference, Keynote, May 2017
- International Federation for IT in Travel + Tourism (IFITT Talk) + UniSA, Keynote presentation, September 2016
- Cradle Coast Regional Tourism Forum, Keynote, July 2016
- South Australian Tourism Industry Conference, Keynote, June 2016
- Townsville Enterprises Tourism & Events Development Conference, Keynote, March 2016
- Victoria Visitor Information Centre Summit, Keynote, August 2015
- Social Media Tourism Symposium (#SoMeT15AU), Keynote, July 2015
- Melbourne's Tourism Fest in the West, Keynote, May 2015
- SA State Visitor Information Centre Conference, Keynote, March 2015
- Victoria's International Exchange 2014, Keynote, November 2014
- 2014 Australian Regional Tourism Network Convention, Keynote, October 2014
- Tourism Australia's Australian Tourism Exchange New Media Workshop, 2 x keynote presentations, May 2014
- Tourism Central Australia Conference, 2 x Keynote presentations, October 2013
Our delegates have given feedback that Paige's presentation was one of the best in the day!
We were absolutely delighted to have Paige as our speaker at the 2016 Cradle Coast Regional Tourism Forum. It’s never an easy feat being the last presenter of the day, but Paige was exceptionally fun, engaging, quirky, to the point, and took a room full of delegates (100+) on a journey of how to design tourism experiences that breed raving brand advocates in under 45 minutes. The local contextualisation and her engagement with our delegates was both insightful and appreciated as it gave them an understanding of “less is more” and “simple can be best”. Our delegates have given feedback that her presentation was one of the best in the day!