Hotel Developer Summit Program
Australia's premier conference for property developers, investors, consultants and operators in the hotel sector.
8.30 AM
REGISTRATION/NETWORING
9:00 AM | Australian Hotel Sector Performance - Now and Into The Future
A data-led perspective of the key performance metrics across the Australian hotel property sector.
An overview of current and historical occupancy, room rates and revenue performance across Australia’s main hotel markets; and how different factors are shifting operating conditions and investment confidence into the future.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Matthew Burke
Regional Manager Pacific
STR
9:30 AM | Transaction Activity, Asset Values and The Flow of Capital
Exploring the appetite for new and existing hotel acquisitions through a deal-based lens.
How are both domestic and international investors perceiving value in the Australian hotel sector? This presentation will explore recent transactions with a view on buyer intention, asset pricing and performance, yield movement and the changing flow of capital.
PRESENTATION SPEAKER
Karen Wales
Head of Hotels, Australia
COLLIERS
10:00 AM | Build, Buy, Sell or Hold? How Key Hotel Players Are Reading The Market
Inside the business playbook of leading developers and investors and why 2026 is the year to act – or not.
This panel discussion will explore how hotel owners, developers and investors are approaching the next few years, especially in the context of persistently challenging construction conditions. Is 2026 the year to “cash in” and recycle capital or is replacement value still the most important factor influencing the thinking of key players?
PANEL SPEAKERS
Paul Fischmann
Owner
8HOTELS
Antony Ritch
CEO
TFE HOTELS
Sam McVay
Managing Director
MCVAY REAL ESTATE
10.30 AM
MORNING TEA
11.15 AM | The Hotel Investment Lifecycle: Acquiring, Operating, Funding and Managing Risk
Due diligence, operating agreements, funding structures and risk management – and everything in between.
In this session, we bring together four experts from across the sector to reveal the critical steps in the lifecycle of buying and owning hotel assets including; acquisition due diligence, lease and/or operating agreements, optimal funding structures and insurance / risk management procedures.
PANEL SPEAKERS
Arnaud Millecamps
Founding and Managing Director
GATEHOUSE HOSPITALITY
Trudy Crooks
Managing Director
RESORT BROKERS
Ivy Cheng
Director, Investment & Business Development
CAPITALAND
11.45 AM | The Eve by Toga
An examination of how design, location and precinct thinking came together in the delivery of The EVE Hotel.
CASE STUDY SPEAKER
James Aspinall
Senior Development Manager
TOGA
12:00 PM | Case Study
TO BE ANNOUNCED
12.30 PM
LUNCH
1.30 PM | Branded Experiences, Branded Residences: The Rise and Rise of Global Brand Partnerships
Due diligence, operating agreements, funding structures and risk management – and everything in between.
In this session, we bring together four experts from across the sector to reveal the critical steps in the lifecycle of buying and owning hotel assets including; acquisition due diligence, lease and/or operating agreements, optimal funding structures and insurance / risk management procedures.
PANEL SPEAKERS
Letitia Vitale
Director
VITALE PROPERTY GROUP
Nigel Greenaway
CFO
CRYSTALBROOK COLLECTION
Ross Pelligra
Managing Director
PELLIGRA
11.45 AM | In Conversation with Paul Salter, Salter Brothers
Paul Salter discusses the growth of Salter Brothers’ global hotel portfolio, its investment strategy across key markets, and how the group is positioning for the next phase of the cycle.
PRESENTATION
Paul Salter
Managing Director
SALTER BROTHERS
2.30 PM | Networking Drinks
