The panellists for AFTA’s Women in Travel Summit have been announced and share a focus on workplace learnings to drive change.
Key panel discussion takeouts and attendee insights around where the travel industry succeeds in supporting women and the areas for improvement will help inform AFTA’s inaugural Workforce Report.
Session 1 will explore how the industry can best support women in the workplace. Breakout discussions among delegates will follow a panel discussion featuring:
- Lyn Wells, Travel Consultant at American Express Global Business Travel (also winner of Most Outstanding Travel Consultant – Corporate at the 2022 NTIA’s)
- Angela Middleton, Senior Manager Sales AUS/NZ at NCL (Norwegian Cruise Line)
- Kerrie McCallum, Editorial Director – Premium Food, Travel and Health at News Corp
Session 2 will discuss career opportunities, challenges, solutions and inspiration. It will be opened by a panel discussion featuring:
- Nicola Strudwick, General Manager – Sales at Travellers Choice
- Kathryn O’Brien – General Manager Australia, Air New Zealand
- Abbé Lunn – Key Partnerships Manager at Intrepid Travel
The Summit MC will be Head of People and Process at Express Travel Group, Alisha Dopper, and the moderator for both panels will be the founder of Travel Agent Achievers, NTIA Finalist and mobile travel professional at itravel, Roslyn Ranse.
Thanks to the generous support of Major Sponsor Air New Zealand the Summit will be an all-day event held at the Swissôtel Sydney on Monday 13 March.
To buy tickets visit https://www.afta.com.au/
Quotes from Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) CEO Dean Long
“Why is it that so many women choose to work in travel? This is the question ATAS accredited business and other suppliers will be answering in our discussions at the Women in Travel Summit.”
“Businesses have known for a long time that inclusive workplaces deliver better results, and this is backed by research data. What attendees and our panellists will unpack at the Summit are the areas where travel get it right as well as the areas where we can all work together to drive improvement.”
“I warmly thank our Major sponsor Air New Zealand for helping us create this inaugural summit that brings together some of travel’s best and brightest to share their expertise, their learnings and most importantly their recommendations.”
“As the industry peak body for Travel in Australia, feedback has always informed our approach to everything we do. The insights we gather from these sessions will likewise inform our very first Workforce Report.”
“This Report will detail the key industry wide initiatives, identify opportunities for improvement and set ambitious targets for the Sector to aspire to.”
“AFTA is proud to continue celebrating everyone who makes our industry a great place to work and how we can make it even better for all.”
