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Brought you by your Principal Partner: 

At 2 Degrees, we are proud to be the Principal Partner of the 10th Annual BYATA Conference and look forward to meeting the members of BYATA. This year’s Conference being held in Taupo at the Wairakei Resort means we will get to explore the opportunities to work together and celebrate BYATA’s 10th Conference Birthday – see you all there!

www.2degreesmobile.co.nz 

 And our Official Event Partner:

Arrival Magazine is proud to support BYATA main evening function at the 10th Annual Conference.   A best friend to any visitor in New Zealand, we are continually looking to assist visitors to have the best possible experience while in New Zealand. They leave happier if they make the right choices to see and do the things, based on quality information.   

www.arrivalmagazine.co.nz 

Our Silver Partners: 

Tomahawk is a group of marketers, developers, designers, strategists and tourism fanatics who are passionate about empowering tourism businesses online.

Starting in 2002 with New Zealand’s first real time booking engine, ResBook, Tomahawk has been responding to customer needs by growing its services and suite of products ever since.

Today, brand development, website design and delivery, online booking and payment solutions, search engine optimisation (SEO), social media campaigns and search engine management are just some of the ways Tomahawk helps businesses succeed online.

Not just a bunch of office bound geeks; the Tomahawk team understand all facets of business thoroughly, with plenty of first- hand experience running and marketing businesses ourselves.

Tomahawk is genuinely proud of their ability to be agile for any customer’s needs whether it be for an SME client with a single holiday home, a large eCommerce site for a winery or a complex GDS integration and payment security gateway for an airline.

From a “ma and pa farmstay” to a National Destination Marketing portal, Tomahawk’s tourism, design and bespoke development expertise is well-regarded in the industry and recorded by their customers’ testimonials and success.

www.tomahawk.co.nz 

 CentraPass is a travel technology business who are on a mission to create more personalised, co-ordinated and stress free experiences for travellers.  Their traveller companion App is the perfect product for budget conscious travellers.  

www.centrapass.com 

Our Bronze Partners: 

Yonder is the leader in tourism to provide exceptional customer service,24/7 through chat.The way travellers are communicating is changing, and chat is now an important communication channel to be active on both website and social media. Yonder makes it easy for you to interact and get more bookings while saving staff time. Yonder’s tourism specific  conversational AI and clever automation answers questions immediately and guides them to pay through chat.  We’ve integrated  with popular booking systems and have plans for all different size tourism businesses.

www.yonderhq.com 

Digitour make short 360 degrees videos of popular tourism activities to give adventure seekers a taste of the action. This helps travellers experience the excitement and make better informed decisions before choosing to book.  For the ultimate experience Digitour 360 degrees videos can be viewed  on a Virtual Reality headset through friendly booking agents or simply on a mobile smart phone, its accessible anywhere anytime!

www.digitour.co.nz

This years Speaker Line Up includes:



Master of Ceremonies – Ben Hurley  

Comedian  & TV Presenter 

On behalf of BYATA, we’re delighted to welcome one of the most recognisable and hairy comedy faces to come out of New Zealand!!!  Winner of all of the awards the Billy T Award, The Fred Dagg Award, NN Comedy Guild 2016 Best Male Comedian & Best MC and Metro Comedian of the year!  Ben has been smashing comedy out of the park since a long time ago.

Best known as a regular panelist and head writer for NZ’s top rating and longest running TV comedy '7Days'. Ben is a household name in New Zealand. He has also appeared on numerous TV shows including the 11 NZ Comedy Festival Galas, 4 AotearoHA Comedy Specials, Funny Roots and Would I Lie To You. He has hosted the New Zealand Music Awards. He’s had his own series alongside Steve Wrigley, World Famous with Ben & Steve, hosted stand up comedy show After Hours and, most recently, has been a regular guest on The Project.

Brought up in rural Taranaki, Ben cut his comedy chops in Wellington before making the move to London where he honed his craft to the fine tuned beast we now see. Not only a favourite with all the big UK clubs but also the Edinburgh festival and playing to thousands in the comedy tents of Leeds, Reading and V music festivals. Ben was also used as a support act on the national tours of superstars Stewart Lee, Stephen Merchant and Ed Byrne.

Ben has appeared at Just for Laughs, recorded 2 series of The Comedy Store TV for UK Comedy central and starred along side Andy Parsons in his BBC radio 3 Sit-com.

http://www.benhurley.com



Holly Ransom
Emergent

A disruption strategist, private company director and advocate for social and economic inclusion, Holly Ransom believes that technology is the single, most powerful lever available to us to evolve or diminish our humanity. An in-demand keynote speaker, Holly is recognized globally for her super-human ability to synthesize and simplify complex issues. Holly breaks open obscure technical language, impenetrable challenges and closed-source intelligence to ignite inclusive debate. Having presented over 500 sessions across six continents in the past three years, Holly brings high energy and a strong new voice to the conversation around ethical technology adoption. Leaders from across public, not for profit and corporate worlds are challenged to come together and revolutionize tech innovation to place humanity at the centre. A Fulbright Scholar and Harvard Kennedy School Class of ‘21 fellow, Holly is undertaking a Master of Public Policy with a focus on emerging technology governance. As founder and CEO of renowned consulting firm Emergent, Holly has partnered with clients such as P&G, Microsoft, Virgin, Cisco and across all levels of government to address the paralysis felt by leaders and organizations facing rapid change, by developing strategic policy frameworks that balance economic and commercial interests with social and ethical ramifications.

Named one of Australia’s 100 Most Influential Women by the Australian Financial Review, Holly has delivered a Peace Charter to the Dalai Lama, interviewed Barack Obama on stage and was Sir Richard Branson’s nominee for Wired Magazine’s ‘Smart List’ of Future Game Changers to watch in 2017. Identified early as a dynamic leader by the Australian Prime Minister, Holly was asked to Co-Chair the G20 Youth Summit in 2014, the United Nations Coalition of Young Women Entrepreneurs in 2016, and is the youngest Director to have been appointed to an Australian Football Club. Holly attributes her bias for action and intense curiosity to a childhood in which answers always warranted further questions!

Andrew Shaw
Lane Neave

Following on from last year’s discussion, Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 – one year on. You heard about the application of the Act in both New Zealand and Australia – and how this may impact on your business.  This year we’re offering some thing a little different, with a choice of two Break Out sessions:

1. Labour’s Labour Laws:  An overview of the proposed amendments to the Employment Relations Act 2000 as well as a general employment law update. We will also take the time to provide some analysis on other aspects of the Government’s ‘to do’ list such as Fair Pay Agreements and compulsory Redundancy Compensation.
2. Health and Safety Update:  We are just starting to see decisions (guilty pleas) from the Courts following the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. This session will look at the range of penalties coming from these decisions and the themes of these decisions, so as to advise members on the practical steps to protect themselves against a prosecution.

These session’s will help you plan your strategy, so that it is effective, practical and will assist in protecting you in the event of a breach of your duties.

Andrew is based in Christchurch and leads the Lane Neave Employment Relations team and is the Managing Partner for Lane Neave.

Andrew specialises in all aspects of employment and health & safety law, advising clients throughout New Zealand, and working primarily for employers. Andrew has extensive knowledge of both relevant and upcoming legislation and important case law. He strives to use this extensive knowledge to ensure his clients maximise their opportunities in areas such as health & safety culture plus enhanced HR management and staff relations.

Andrew is involved in the commercial and strategic aspects of employment and health & safety law, advising employers on issues from the drafting of relevant documentation to establish a sound basis for the employment relationship; through to representing clients in mediation and litigation, including recently successfully completed a three week Employment Court trial.

Andrew is a member of the New Zealand Law Society Employment Law Committee, where he regularly advises on proposed employment and health & safety related legislation.

www.Lane Neave.co.nz

Samantha Joyce
Toi Toi Wines

Samantha Joyce is the Sales and Marketing Director for Toi Toi Wines, one of NZ’s largest family owned wineries and in the top 5 Sauvignon Blanc suppliers to the Australian market. Toi Toi is focused on producing varietals in the top growing wine regions of New Zealand, owning vineyard in Marlborough, Central Otago and sourcing additional grapes from Hawkes Bay and Gisborne. Prior to joining Toi Toi, Sam was Head of Retail at Icebreaker overseeing 17 stores and over 100 team members across New Zealand and Australia. Her focus was to create a strategy which mastered the in-store customer experience, and in turn created profitable sales growth and retention across a challenging retail business. Being married to Adam Joyce, CEO of INFLITE Group – a NZ aviation tourism operator and BYATA Member, she has a strong link and interest to the Tourism Industry.

Roy has been skydiving for 37 years having done over 10,500 jumps. Working in the skydiving industry full time for 23 years after a little over 13 years as a Policeman. Together with my business partner, Tony Green, we started Skydive Taupo at the beginning of 2003 at which point we had 6 staff. We now have over 30 staff during the summer period, many of whom have been with us for over 10 years. Late in 2011 we diversified by starting another skydiving business in Auckland. In 2014 we bought the NZ Skydiving School where students can obtain a Diploma in Commercial Skydiving. My passion for skydiving remains strong and I look forward to sharing some of my experiences, both good and bad, with you all.

Kyle Mulinder
Bare Kiwi

A born and raised “Kiwi”, is an adventurer, storyteller and digital influencer. He works under the brand Bare Kiwi, which was established in 2009. Bare Kiwi is a truly authentic glimpse into Kyle’s adventurous life. Kyle is a self taught photographer and videographer, who excels at nature and adventure photography, with a unique talent for capturing and editing inspirational video content. Originally a rural farm boy from the lower North Island, Kyle is now seen as one of New Zealand’s leading Social Media Influencers, showcasing New Zealand to world, and the world to New Zealanders. As the go-to social media guy in New Zealand Kyle mentors new influencers wanting to make it a full time career and works with businesses to develop successful social media strategies for their brands. Thus he is sought after to present social media workshops and host Instameets for tourism industry and destination partners globally. Kyle is sponsored by GoPro, representing the brand worldwide, while being contracted as their official content creator in New Zealand. This content is regularly featured on GoPro’s global channels.

Martin Guich
Collective Consulting

Licensed Immigration Adviser, has several years’ experience in the Immigration industry, developing his own immigration consulting firm in Queenstown in 2013. Martin began his immigration career as an Immigration Officer for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), and now directs his own team of 6 Licensed Immigration Advisers and support staff. Martin is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese speaker making him a versatile and knowledgeable consultant who is able to help with almost any inquiry. Martin’s business, Collective Consulting, has grown significantly over the years and now has offices in Queenstown, Wellington, Hamilton and Auckland. Martin and his team are the ‘go to people’ for anything visa related with their main being to help make people’s dream of living and working in New Zealand a reality.

Ministry of Business Innovation Enterprise

Julia worked in the hospitality industry for ten years in a range of positions from cinemas to fine dining restaurants and catering companies, both front and back of house. She has travelled extensively for both work and leisure, a couple of highlights were working for Ruth Pretty Catering in Shanghai for the World Expo 2010 and in the NZ consulate office in Hamburg for NZ Trade and Enterprise. Julia has worked at Immigration New Zealand since mid 2016 as a Business Advisor and has more recently been seconded into the role of Sector Relationship Manager, Tourism & Hospitality. She will be sharing with us Immigration NZ's key insights and statistics. position and set other styles.

Zac Watson
ATEED

Zac Watson is one of the Tourism Industry’s leading young personalities. Zac has worked for Merlin Entertainments at Kelly Tarlton’s SEA LIFE Aquarium as the Sales Representative followed by a move to the Haka Tourism Group with Haka Educational Tours, and is now the Product Development Manager (Industry) at ATEED working within the tourism team. Zac is really passionate about getting young people into the tourism industry and seeing them significantly benefit from the opportunities the industry brings so has consequently had a large role in the GoWithTourism campaign, and also sits on the Young Tourism Export Council (YoungTEC) Board as the Auckland representative. caption text here.

Matt Stenton
GoWithTourism 

Matt Stenton is one of Auckland’s leading Youth Entrepreneurship activators, working across multiple Entrepreneurial programmes, sitting on various steering groups & mentored a large number of youth.  Matt is known for his extensive networks and international connections. In late 2017 he founded Identity Consulting Ltd who work with government, start-ups and consult on youth initiatives including recently leading the team in Auckland out of the Auckland Chamber of Business, who are responsible for ‘The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme’ working with over 1500 Students from 58 schools in the region. Matt is now the Project Manager for GoWithTourism at Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development (ATEED), a platform that is truly changing the way people not only join the tourism industry, but also perceive it.

Michelle Jin – THL

Michelle is an experienced Sales Manager and her 15+ year career has always been fully focused within the tourism industry. Her roles among different tourism organizations have provided her with strong sales, marketing, stakeholder management and commercial experience. She travels extensively and frequently to the key inbound markets including China and South East Asia. Her in-depth market insights and ability to connect and advocate the markets is highly regarded in the industry.

Dylan Rushbrook
Tourism Talent

From high school dropout, to a Bachelor of Tourism, kitchen-hand to executive management and start-up founder, Dylan Rushbrook has a few stories to tell about over coming challenges and seeing the potential in people, often even when they can’t see the potential themselves. As MD and co-founder of Tourism Talent, Dylan will talk about taking a passion and making it a living, along the way sharing some tips on how you can find and retain quality talent in your organisation