2018 Programme

Conference venue: Ovolo Wolloomooloo, 6 Cowper Wharf Roadway, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011 


Tuesday, 8 May 2018

08:30 - 09:00 Registration opens
09:00 - 09:15 Welcome
09:15 - 10:45 B2B Workshop Session 1
10:45 - 11:15 Morning tea and coffee
11:15 - 12:45 B2B Workshop Session 2
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch sponsored by YHA Australia
13:45 - 15:30 B2B Workshop Session 3
15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon tea and coffee
16:00 - 17:30 B2B Workshop Session 4
18:45 - 19:00
Depart for Botanic Gardens
19:00 - 23:00 Welcome Dinner sponsored by Destination NSW

 


Wednesday, 9 May 2018

08:00 - 08:30 Registration
08:30 - 09:00

Welcome and opening
Alanna Stevens, AATKings
Aunty Margret Campbell, Chairperson, NSW Aboriginal Tourism Operators Council
David Chapman, WYSE Travel Confederation

09:00 - 10:00 Millennials, technology and the future of travel: Aligning values and behaviours for social impact
10:00 - 10:30 Tourism Australia update
10:30 - 10:50 Break
10:50 - 11:30 New Horizons Down Under: A look at Australia’s international youth visitor
11:30 - 12:30 Travel tech trends for the youth market
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:00 Risk vs reality: Australia's visitor safety reputation and the media
15:00 - 15:15

Break

15:15 - 16:00 A community-first approach to tourism  
16:00 - 16:50 Aussie News Today, WYSE Exchange Australia edition
16:50 - 17:00 Closing remarks
17:00 - 18:00 Networking drinks

 


Thursday, 10 May 2018

08:30 - 09:00 Registration opens
09:00 - 09:15 Welcome
09:15 - 10:45 B2B Workshop Session 1
10:45 - 11:15 Morning tea and coffee
11:15 - 12:45 B2B Workshop Session 2
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 15:30 B2B Workshop Session 3
15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon tea and coffee
16:00 - 17:30 B2B Workshop Session 4
17:30 - 17:45
Closing remarks
17:45 - 18:45 Farewell drinks (accessible to both groups of sellers)

Please note: the programme is subject to change.

Friday, 11 May BOA Ball  

Following the WYSE Exchange Australia Youth Tourism event, the highly anticipated annual BOA Ball rounded up a week of business development, education and networking. This event was exclusively hosted and delivered by our event partner BOA NSW.