Global hoteliers and international keynotes announced for AHICE
Last year AHICE welcomed over 1,500 delegates and registrations are showing high attendance again this year, with leaders from over 160 businesses confirmed to attend.
The event has garnered support from over 60 sponsors including 1834 Hotels, Accor, Agilysys, EVT, Hilton, Hostplus, IHG Hotels and Resorts, JLL, Marriott International, Minor Hotels, Radisson Hotel Group and Travel and Leisure, as Principal partners.
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Flying in from Los Angeles is lead singer of Ashenmoon, RadioXX and Juke Kartel, Toby Rand. Having started his music career in Melbourne, Rand has gone on to be an acclaimed artist in the United States and Australia. He shot to fame on the TV show Rockstar: Supernova and now has residencies in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
Having regularly performed in hotels like Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, Rand is a strong advocate of the power of supporting local artists. In this enlightening discussion he will look at the opportunity hotels have to support local artists and in turn provide guests with fantastic entertainment, night-in, night-out.
Stuart Trevor showcased his sustainable fashion at AHICE South East Asia in February
Flying in from the UK is All Saints Founder, Stuart Trevor, who will deliver a keynote address on shaking up the world of fashion in hotels. Combining his love for fashion, having fun and protecting the planet, Trevor has developed a mission-drive clothing line using only existing clothing.Now, he’s launching into the world of hotels with creative ranges like never before. Trevor’s high energy and passion for combating the high-waste fast fashion industry with a more sustainable alternative is set to inspire delegates to take action in their own way.
Following on the theme of businesses doing good, AHICE will feature a keynote presentation by ReLove founder Renuka Fernando and Ben Stammer
Since its launch in 2019, ReLove has quickly grown to be one of Australia’s leading support services for people in crisis who need to create homes from scratch. The not-for-profit association works with causes supporting families impacted by domestic violence, people experiencing homelessness and people seeking asylum. A number of hotels in Australia have been involved with ReLove by donating furniture when they are refurbishing and it’s having a major impact already.
IHG Hotels and Resorts’ Rajit Sukumaran, will take to the stage at AHICE in May
A selection of global hotel leaders will also take to the stage including IHG Hotels and Resorts’ SVP & MD EAPAC, Rajit Sukumaran, Minor Hotels Chief Executive Officer, Dillip Rajakarier; and Travel + Leisure Co President and Managing Director International Operations, Barry Robinson.
Several global development leaders will also take to the stage at this year’s conference, including Accor Premium, Midscale & Economy Brands Global Chief Development Officer, Camil Yazbeck; Accor Global Chief Development Officer – Luxury, Europe and Sofitel, MGallery & Emblems, Xavier Grange; Minor Hotels Global Chief Development and Luxury Officer, Omar Romero; and Radisson Hotel Group Global Head of Development, Elie Younes.