The Lancemore Group have six arms to our business.

1. A multi-award winning boutique hotel company with iconic hotels across Australia

2. A white label hotel management company who operate hotels under either an independent brand or in conjunction with a franchise.

3. Critically-acclaimed restaurants, cafe's and cellar doors

4. Some of Australia's finest spa's - both critically acclaimed and award-winning

5. A James Halliday rated 5* Winery - Lindenderry Wines.

6. A high quality Facilities Management business

See more at www.lancemore.com.au

Tourism Australia Advisory Board Member - Investment Advisory Council

Accommodation Association of Australia

President

The Accommodation Association of Australia (AAoA) is the peak body representing Australia's Accommodation Industry. Joined as board member in 2010, became Vice President in 2012 and President in 2014.

Book - The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

Music - Pearl Jam, Ten

Drink - Moss Wood.

Hotel - https://saffire-freycinet.com.au/

Inspiration - https://group.accor.com/en/group/our-governance/executive-comittee

Great White Partners is a full service hospitality, design, management and operating company that owns and operates multiple F&B locations throughout Southern California under the Great White brand among others.

The group has a combined 35 years experience in design, construction, deal making, operations and management across various sectors including real estate, construction management, brand development, design and hospitality.

Mike believes in the inspirational power of cities and spends a good amount of time encouraging anyone in his orbit to get out of the house, to know their city and to have more fun.

While working as a lawyer in the Middle East, he spotted an opportunity to launch global lifestyle brand Time Out in Sydney in 2007 to achieve these aims.

In 15 years at the helm of Time Out Australia he has grown the brand across print, digital, event and social channels, which now reaches 1,000,000 Australians monthly. He is a co-founder of the Time Out Bar Awards and the Time Out Food Awards. Time Out’s contribution to our cities was most recently recognised in 2020 where Time Out was awarded the Mumbrella Publish Awards Publishing Company of the Year, and Mike himself was awarded Publish Leader of the Year.

Since 2017 and prompted by the challenges facing Sydney's night time economy, Mike has focussed his efforts on aligning and empowering industry to actively engage in the political process in order to effect change. This saw him take a leading role in launching an independent bars association for Sydney in May 2018, followed by the launch of a Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) in November 2018 which he is the outgoing chair.

The NTIA has been at the forefront of the development of the NSW Government strategy for a 24 Hour Economy, and in February Mike was announced as the State of NSW’s first 24 Hour Economy Commissioner, a role that commences formally on 29 March 2021.

Mike is also co-host of leading hospitality podcast Back of House and an a board member of UNSW Art & Design’s advisory council.

Heading up Ovolo Australia Operations, Dave brings with him over 15 years’ experience within the hospitality industry. An exemplary hospitality executive who creates strategic alliances with organisation leaders, Dave is driven by a consistent goal for effectively aligning with and supporting key business initiatives across a company’s portfolio. He builds and retains high performance teams by hiring, developing and motivating skilled professionals.

With a proven experience in operations, strategic finance, corporate treasury, project management, distribution, IT, audit, financial analysis, sales and marketing within hospitality industry. Dave joined Ovolo Group’s Australian team with a goal of driving the Hong Kong-based brand’s further expansion into the Australian market.

Dave is an effective communicator, and a member of CPA Australia. With a Masters in Professional Accounting and Masters in International Tourism and Hospitality from Griffith University in Gold Coast in addition to Bachelor in Hotel Management, Dave brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to lead the Ovolo Australia Team.

Mark Hawthorne has an incredible story, rising from burger-flipper to CEO at McDonald's.

After 26 years in the organisation, Mark moved to more of a start up business in Guzman y Gomez, redefining their strategy and setting them up for significant growth.

Michael Rodrigues: www.linkedin.com/in/michael-rodrigues-154a3811/

Luke Butler: www.linkedin.com/in/mrlukebutler/

Time Out: www.timeout.com/sydney

Hastings: www.hastingspeople.com.au

Mark Calabro’s ability to combine his love of food with his skills in technology, marketing and sales, has made him the perfect ally for the hospitality industry, where increasing overheads and competition continues to shrink profit margins.

As co-founder and head of sales at point-of-sale technology brand OrderMate, launched in 2003, Mark has more than 15 years’ experience building a technology business from scratch in the food and beverage space. Thanks to his hard work, perseverance and skills in building relationships, OrderMate now boasts a database of 2,500 clients across Australia and New Zealand.

Solutions-driven and client-focused, Mark is taking the next step with HungryHungry, a software-as-a-service platform designed to enhance efficiency and give hospitality businesses better control over the customer experience, from ordering for pick-up or delivery to ordering at the table, without biting chunks out of their profits. Mark and his cofounder, Shannon Hautot, have personally invested over $2million to develop and launch the business.

With a history of processing more than $3billion worth of food orders and helping generate more than $30 million in revenue the business partners have first hand knowledge of how tough the restaurant game is and over the years have watched as their customers struggle to keep the doors open.

With close to two decades servicing the hospitality industry, combined with their experience in building a technology business from the ground up, Mark and Shannon are in the right place to position HungryHungry as a technology platform that will support merchants and chefs while providing customers with a better dining experience.

Stu is a co-founder and Trade Director of Four Pillars Gin. Before starting the gin distillery in 2013 he was the founder of Liquid Ideas, Australia's leading creative communications agency for lifestyle brands.

Stuart is an engaging communicator on all matters communications and marketing and also has a lengthy background in food, wine, hospitality and travel, including also co-owning a luxury travel business Gregor & Lewis.

A former panellist on ABC's Gruen, Stu has a Masters in Marketing from the Melbourne Business School, a Diploma in Wine Marketing from Adelaide University and is a Graduate of the AICD.

He was a director of food rescue organization, OzHarvest for nine years and has worked alongside many not-for-profit organisations. He has a daughter, a son, a wife and a passion for every sport imaginable.

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Morgan assists in situations involving restructuring advisory, performance improvement and debt or capital raising, implementing solutions to manage financial or operational distress, maximise performance and assisting in obtaining finance through both formal and informal roles.

His key recent engagements include the Keystone Group, The Jamie Oliver Restaurant chain, AIPE (a major VET Provider), Sumo Salad Group, Napoleon Perdis, and other informal advisory roles.

Morgan has significant experience in hospitality, mining and mining services, property and construction and he leads the Hospitality and Tourism Industry Sector Specialisation for KPMG Restructuring Services nationally.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-kelly-b49a86/

Paul is co-founder and chief executive officer of Proof & Company, one of Asia Pacific’s leading independent spirits companies. Under his leadership, Proof & Company has been ranked one of the 500 Fastest Growing Companies in Asia Pacific by the Financial Times, and developed to encompass eight offices across the region, a portfolio of leading independent spirits, and the world’s most awarded drinks consultancy. An authority on cocktail and spirits culture, Paul is regularly called upon by local, regional and international media to comment on developments in the industry.

Paul has been named one of 35 creative industry leaders shaping the future of Singapore by The Peak Magazine, a member of Generation T (a group of leading entrepreneurs and creatives shaping Asia’s future) by Tatler Magazine Singapore, and a Thought Leader by Robb Report Singapore. He is also a founding board member of the Singapore Cocktail Bar Association.

An experienced venture capital investor, Paul has a background beyond spirits and cocktails that spans the business, legal and engineering disciplines. He holds an MBA with Honours and a Distinction in Leadership from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland and a Juris Doctor with Honours from the University of Toronto in Toron- to, Canada. Paul also earned his BASc in Engineering from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He is a qualified attorney and was a member of the New York State Bar.

Web - proofandcompany.com

ecoSPIRITS - https://ecospirits.global/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulgabie/

Paul Waterson led the creation of Australian Venue Co, formerly Dixon Hospitality Group, and has driven the group’s rapid growth from small Victorian pub group to one of the country’s largest and most dynamic hospitality groups.

Paul was previously the Chief Operating Officer of Dixon Hospitality and brings experience from General Manager roles at Spotless and Healthscope.

Paul’s experience from outside the hospitality industry has brought strong corporate management to AVC, which has been instrumental in the company’s successful rapid growth.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-waterson-3764b515/

https://ntia.org.au/

https://www.ausvenueco.com.au/