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Event Program    Presentations
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Tuesday 29th April 2008

Backpacker Conference Day

Leigh Sorensen - Tourism Australia Update - Youth Market UK/Europe/USA

Thursday 1st May 2008

Conference Day One

The Hon Martin Ferguson MP - The future of tourism in Australia

The Hon Greg Hunt MP - Advancing Australian tourism in an uncertain world

Nicolette Boele - Can the Planet Stand It ?

Market Stream Breakout Session One - NZ, USA, UK/Europe

Lindy Christian - New Zealand

Paul Yeo - New Zealand

Peter Liney - UK/ Europe

Jodie Scott - USA

Market Stream Breakout Session Three - Japan, Korea & China

Jack Guo - China

Friday 2nd May 2008

Conference Day Two

Breakout Session One

Anna Guy - Ways to attract, engage and retain youth in the tourism industry

Irving Lewis - Future Customer

Breakout Session Two

Phillip Hele - Food & Wine Tourism

Breakout Session Five

Alice De Boos - Practical Business Skills - Industrial Relations

Aryk Bechler - Practical Taxation - Tax issues for the tourism industry

Plenary Session Two

Bernard Salt - Our Ageing Markets

Matt Cameron-Smith - Distribution

Donna Meredith - Distribution
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