The essential conference for APAC travel marketers

Michelle is Head of Travel for Google Australia. She joined Google in 2011 and has 15 years experience in the travel industry in France, Spain and Australia having previously worked for Amadeus. Michelle is passionate about understanding consumer behaviour and how travel companies can be more efficient with their branding and distribution by winning the traveller through technology, insights and customer experience.

Quentin Long cofounded Australia’s largest travel media company, Australian Traveller Media in 2005.

The company’s founding product, Australian Traveller magazine quickly became the best selling travel magazine in the country.

Known for its editorial independence, savvy reporting and supreme photography, Long quickly became a sought after media commentator on travel. From 2006 he has held weekly radio segments across the country and regular TV appearances commentating on issues and destinations for news and lifestyle programs.

He currently has a regular segment on TV with CH9’s Today program and is seen on Ch9’s A Current Affair and News programs. He also is a regular guest on several ABC radio programs and Macquarie Radio Network through 2GB and affiliated networks.

In 2012 he launched International Traveller, which went on to eclipse sister title Australian Traveller as the best selling travel magazine in the country.

The company also produce bespoke travel and lifestyle content for Australia’s leading travel clients under the Travellers Studio brand.

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Carolyn Childs is a Travel Futurist, Strategist and Co-Founder of MyTravelResearch.com. Carolyn has spent more than 25 years helping travel and tourism businesses achieve their goals by using research and other evidence to guide strategy and planning. She has worked in more than 35 countries on every inhabited continent and brings a detailed understanding of customers and how to connect with them.

Avi Mannis is Hawaiian Airlines’ Senior Vice President of Marketing, responsible for the airline’s brand, direct sales channels, loyalty program and product. During his tenure his team has developed many consumer marketing campaigns in domestic and international markets, designed new cabins on several aircraft types, transformed Hawaiian’s mobile and desktop digital experience, and led a comprehensive refresh of the brand’s visual identity. Prior to leading marketing, Avi was Vice President of Revenue Management and Network Planning for the airline during a period of explosive growth. Over his twelve years there, Hawaiian Airlines has more than doubled in size, while continuing to be a global leader in both operational and financial performance.

Prior to joining Hawaiian Airlines, Avi worked as a management consultant with The Boston Consulting Group in New York and Paris, and in management roles at Christie’s Auction House in New York. He is a graduate of Brown University, with a degree in Old World Archaeology and Art, and received his MBA with a concentration in Statistics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Brent joined the SATC in November 2015 as a marketing specialist with senior experience across a number of industries including telco, retail and banking. During Brent’s tenure at the SATC, tourism expenditure has grown to record levels in South Australia. Brent oversaw the launch of a new global brand for tourism in South Australia, a number of global advertising campaigns and a wide ranging digital program. Brent also oversaw the successful partnerships with Chinese megastar Huang Xiaoming and Masterchef Australia. In 2018 and 2019, Brent was recognised in the top 25 on the CMO50 list of Australia’s top marketers, and won a number of awards for the Rewards Wonder and Tell us Where campaigns successfully delivered that year.

Lauren is Co-Founder of Storyation – a content marketing agency that counts Tourism New Zealand and Carnival Cruises among its clients. She is a former General Manager of Travel for Fairfax Media ­where she worked  with major travel brands on content-led advertising solutions. Lauren was once an award-winning journalist who covered everything from people smuggling to September 11 for publications such as The Sunday Times in London before taking a much less life-threatening job. She regularly judges media and marketing award shows in Australia including ADMA, BEFest and Publish and was named one of the top 15 women in the world in content marketing in 2015. When she’s not helping travel clients, she continues her quest to visit every Australian island writing travel stories for Qantas magazine among others. You’ll find her @lquaint and @storyation on Twitter.

Andrés is a marketing strategy consultant, speaker and educator, the Head of Strategy at Storyation and a travel marketing commentator. From 2014 to 2017, he was responsible for the global content strategy for one of the world’s most respected tourism organisations, Tourism Australia, where he implemented a data-first approach. During his tenure, Australia.com was rated amongst 25 of the best websites in the world by leading travel industry publisher, Skift. Andrés has also developed marketing and content strategies for Tourism Tasmania, Destination NSW, Pfizer, PlayStation, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Coca-Cola, Nespresso and more. Andrés is also a lover of (making and eating) baked goods and the internet’s most famous export, cats. You’ll find him @hackjack on Twitter.