Join us on stand #105 to learn about the latest insights and trends across the hospitality industry with experts discussing innovation in renovations and asset diversification, kitchen profitability, immigration and staff retention, technology and business development opportunities.
Each session will last for approximately 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A time.
Wednesday 12 March
10.30am – Best Practice Facial Recognition Technology in Harm Minimisation
Ken Burrows, Vix Vizion
Vix Vizion is an Australian based team of customer-focused specialists. Their world-leading technology is at the forefront of providing fast, accurate and robust video analytics and facial recognition solutions for use in security, responsible gaming, retail, student well being, health/aged care, transit and access control applications. Join Vix Vizion to discuss user experiences, efficiencies and compliance obligations.
11.15am – Future-Proofing Your Venue by Unlocking Property Assets for Long-Term Success
Anna Porter, Urbanite
Urbanite helps private landowners, clubs & Government to diversify their revenue through property and maximise their property assets. They are a team of degree qualified property valuers and land economists working with property owners across a range of sectors including residential, commercial, retail, F&B, registered clubs, hotel, seniors, aged care, disability, fuel portfolios and development projects.
12.00pm – Harnessing Visas & Migration for a Competitive Business Advantage
Abigail Jones, You Solved
This presentation will clarify the often complicated and overwhelming skilled visa program, highlighting which visas businesses should consider to maximize talent attraction. It will provide strategies and insights on minimizing risk while enhancing talent and candidate retention for long-term success. Attracting skilled talent and reducing employee turnover are significant challenges for many regional hospitality businesses. This session will offer effective strategies to address these issues, helping businesses reduce the high costs of employee turnover and the impact of expensive roster gaps.
12.45pm – How To Future-Proof Clubs With Smart Strategies
Andrew O’Connell, Altis Architecture
Join Andrew as he steps through the process to creating successful Clubs. Starting with strategic planning, venue positioning and understanding future business trends, learn how to create venues that are profitable, sustainable, attract a wider demographic and are built for long-term success.
1.30pm – The Art of Kitchen Management – Finding Control and Transparency on Your Costs
Andrew Briese, Quantaco
We keep hearing that the past few years have been challenging for the hospitality industry, but does this have to continue? From purchasing and portion control to make-or-buy decisions, food cost percentages, and the importance of stocktaking, we will show you easy ways to gain control and transparency over your kitchen costs. Join us to master the art of kitchen management and ensure your business thrives!
2.15pm – How Prize Indemnity Insurance Can Boost Your Sales & Marketing Strategy
Lisa Carter and Jen Bettridge, Clear Insurance
Join Lisa and Jen as they provide useful insights and takeaways on the topic of prize indemnity insurance. Learn exactly what prize indemnity insurance covers, how it can help you boost your sales and marketing strategy, how to prepare, and the process involved.
3.00pm – Wages are the easiest problem to solve in your P&L in 2025 – Change my mind!
Nick Braban, TANDA
The world is becoming a pretty weird place to contend with in 2025. We have the Trump effect, China, war in Ukraine, AI disruption, federal elections in Australia, inflation, energy cost crunches…the list goes on!With this prism in mind, Nick Braban from TANDA will attempt to make the case that the easiest cost pressure to solve in 2025, out of the biggest parts of your bottom line, is not COGS, rent or energy costs, but wages.
