My Queensland TNQ Tourism Conference 2024

The My Queensland TNQ Tourism Conference is a full day of future-focused ideas, discussions, and stories delivered by speakers with extensive backgrounds in tourism, marketing, digital and beyond.

Join us as we share our region’s vision for international travel recovery. We’ll discuss the significance of navigating future global trends and explore how technology is transforming the way we live, learn, and work. Together, we will delve into the importance and future of transformational experiences and their role in shaping the TNQ travel landscape.

At the Conference you’ll be among industry from across the region. Connect with peers, talk with our speakers and members of the TTNQ team. When the presentations are done, we’ll help you break the ice with our networking happy hour. Leave feeling connected and inspired to take your business and marketing efforts to the next level.


SESSIONS INCLUDE
SESSION 1 AND 2: GLOBAL TOURISM AND MARKETING
In these sessions, we will hear valuable insights from a destination and trade marketing perspective. Speakers include representatives from Tourism Australia, Tourism and Events Queensland, Tourism Tropical North Queensland, dentsu QLD and My Queensland Holidays.

Keynote speaker Simon Kuestenmacher, Director and Co-Founder of The Demographics Group, will take the morning session to a new level by addressing the demographic and global trends that are shaping Australia today.

SESSION 3: TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCES
In this evolving landscape of travel, people are actively seeking experiences that enrich, awaken and transform them. People seek to ignite something new within themselves by consciously connecting with and appreciating our extraordinary planet, its people and cultures. Together we will explore how transformational experiences are woven into the TNQ travel landscape. Speakers include Dr. Yolanda Waters from the University of Queensland and local tourism businesses.

SESSION 4: RESPONSIBLE USES OF TECHNOLOGY AND AI
In today’s increasingly digital world, there is no denying that technology is here to stay. As organisations, communities and businesses grapple with how technology is changing the way we live, work, and learn, one piece of technology that continues to level the playing field is artificial intelligence. Keynote speaker Scott Millar will share the ways in which AI is being used today from simple tools we use on our devices, to the innovations transforming industries. With a focus on responsible uses of technology, Scott will challenge audiences to find the opportunity in uncertainty as we all navigate our digital world.

NETWORKING: HAPPY HOUR
Compare notes and catch up with your industry colleagues during the networking session at the end of the conference.

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PROGRAM

9:00 | Arrival, registration and refreshments
9:30 | Welcome, Session 1 – Global Tourism and Marketing
Morning Tea
11:00 | Session 2 – Keynote speaker Simon Kuestenmacher, demographic and global trends
Lunch
1:30 | Session 3 – Transformational Experiences
Afternoon Tea
3:00 | Session 4 – Keynote speaker Scott Millar, Responsible uses of technology & AI
4:30 | Networking – happy hour

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SPEAKERS: For speaker announcements, check out our event page here

COSTS: Members $80pp and Non-Members $140pp - Includes morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and networking drinks

Champion of Tourism Members receive 2 complimentary tickets. A promo code has been sent to your organisation to access the complimentary tickets. Contact enews@ttnq.org.au for registration questions or issues.

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE 5PM, FRIDAY 14 June 2024

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MAJOR EVENT SPONSOR - MY QUEENSLAND
My Queensland is part of the award-winning Ignite Travel Group, Australia’s leading travel distribution platform. They compliment supplier distribution channels by delivering experience-rich packages that both inspire customers and create new volumes for their partners. Their selection of Queensland holidays is perfectly packaged with exclusive bonus value inclusions that customers can’t get anywhere else, like room upgrades, resort credits, dining, local experiences and so much more.

EVENT SPONSOR - DENTSU QLD
dentsu QLD is a leading marketing and communications specialist known for delivering best-in-class integrated services and solutions in media, CXM, creative and public relations. Fiercely local and proudly global, dentsu QLD is backed by 48,000 professionals worldwide across 45 markets.

EVENT SPONSOR -Tourism and Events Queensland
Tourism and Events Queensland is a statutory body of the Queensland Government and the state’s lead marketing, destination and experience development and major events agency. Working across government and in partnership with regional tourism organisations, industry and commercial stakeholders, we aim to build Queensland’s tourism and events industry.