IMM 2026 Schedule

Registration / Morning Networking

Travel Trends

Katrina Ell, VP- Senior Economist ANZ, Mastercard

Redefining Wellness Tourism

Kris Abbey, Founder & Managing Director, Spa & Wellness Media, The Wellness Summit, Spa & Wellness Awards (Moderator)

Brooke Stevenson, Health & Transformation Coach

Camilla Thompson, Author & Founder, BiohackMe

Janine Cottle, Founder, Escape Haven, Palm Tree House, Mana Sanctuary

Nick Irani, Co-Founder & CEO, Subtle Energies

Sarah Kingston Clark, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Tasmania

Networking Break sponsored by
Los Angeles Tourism & partners

State of the Industry - The Survey Is In

Julie Ott, Chief Marketing Officer, TravMedia

Rachael Oakes-Ash, Storyteller & Publisher

The Best AI Tools for Media and PRs

What’s Working, What’s Not and What’s Next

Nick Abrahams, AI Pioneer & Business Futurist

Lunch

How Luxury Escapes Changed Travel

Adam Schwab, Co-Founder & CEO, Luxury Escapes

Cameron Daddo, Actor, Presenter & Musician

Networking Break sponsored by
Destination British Columbia

Slam with Travel Editors

Nick Wayland, CEO & Founder, TravMedia (Moderator)

Anna McCooe, Senior Travel Writer, Australian Financial Review

Katie Carlin, Head Of Content, Australian Traveller Media

Lilit Marcus, Travel Editor & Producer, CNN Travel

Richard Clune, Editorial Director - Travel, The Nightly

Rewriting the Rules of Freelancing

Futureproofing for PRs, Content Creators and Writers

Anthony Dennis, Travel Editor, The Age & The Sydney Morning Herald (Moderator)

Ben Groundwater, Freelance Journalist

Chris Waite, Co-founder and Director, Powerhouse Communications

Sarah Maree Cameron, Content Creator
Presenter & Journalist

Networking Drinks

Finish