Get ready for Destination: Digital 2024!
The future of tourism and technology is here, and its success relies on our industry’s ability to embrace innovation. 2023’s Destination: Digital event saw digital thought leaders and forward-thinking brands come together for a day of hands-on, highly engaging presentations, workshops and speakers. Did the event get you thinking? Click here to acccess our FREE 2023 event re-cap module, brought to you in collaboration with our learning partners Grow Tourism. We can’t wait to see you again in 2024.
2023 Speakers and Panellists
Alex Dykman
Founder/Director Maverick Digital
Obsessed with empowering tourism through digital, Alex founded Maverick in 2014 with the vision to help travel embrace and leverage technology. Alex is inspired by the ever-changing nature of technology and the impact it is having on distribution and customer experience. She believes digital capability and understanding lies at the heart of tourism’s recovery in 2024.
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Zac Watson
General Manager, Maverick Digital
An accomplished tourism leader with experience across high-energy private and public roles, Zac is a Lincoln grad and keen outdoorsman. Passionate about the future of tourism, Zac loves how his role at Maverick combines technology, innovation and people leadership. Zac sits on a number of tourism boards and is also a semi-professional cricket player.
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Tim Olson
Technical Director, Maverick Digital
Mention words like ‘personalisation’, ‘immediacy’ and ‘usability’, and Tim Olson’s face will light up – this passionate digital leader is most in his element bringing trailblazing online experiences to life. Tim loves the pace at which the digital environment is evolving, and believes there’s never been a more pivotal time to embrace and leverage technology for the tourism industry.
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Stu Lill
Head of Client Services, Maverick Digital
With nearly 10 years’ tourism-focused digital marketing experience, Stu has marketed at both extremes of the operator space, from small start-up tourism ventures through to large companies like Tourism Holdings Limited. A self-confessed data and attribution geek, Stu's role combines creative strategy & deep platform experience across paid media to ensure revenue-led results for operators and destinations throughout the south pacific.
Speaker
Alex Dykman
Founder/Director Maverick Digital
Obsessed with empowering tourism through digital, Alex founded Maverick in 2014 with the vision to help travel embrace and leverage technology. Alex is inspired by the ever-changing nature of technology and the impact it is having on distribution and customer experience. She believes digital capability and understanding lies at the heart of tourism’s recovery in 2024.
Speaker
Zac Watson
General Manager, Maverick Digital
An accomplished tourism leader with experience across high-energy private and public roles, Zac is a Lincoln grad and keen outdoorsman. Passionate about the future of tourism, Zac loves how his role at Maverick combines technology, innovation and people leadership. Zac sits on a number of tourism boards and is also a semi-professional cricket player.
Speaker
Tim Olson
Technical Director, Maverick Digital
Mention words like ‘personalisation’, ‘immediacy’ and ‘usability’, and Tim Olson’s face will light up – this passionate digital leader is most in his element bringing trailblazing online experiences to life. Tim loves the pace at which the digital environment is evolving, and believes there’s never been a more pivotal time to embrace and leverage technology for the tourism industry.
Speaker
Stu Lill
Head of Client Services, Maverick Digital
With nearly 10 years’ tourism-focused digital marketing experience, Stu has marketed at both extremes of the operator space, from small start-up tourism ventures through to large companies like Tourism Holdings Limited. A self-confessed data and attribution geek, Stu's role combines creative strategy & deep platform experience across paid media to ensure revenue-led results for operators and destinations throughout the south pacific.
Speaker
Alex Dykman
Founder/Director Maverick Digital
Obsessed with empowering tourism through digital, Alex founded Maverick in 2014 with the vision to help travel embrace and leverage technology. Alex is inspired by the ever-changing nature of technology and the impact it is having on distribution and customer experience. She believes digital capability and understanding lies at the heart of tourism’s recovery in 2024.
Speaker
Zac Watson
General Manager, Maverick Digital
An accomplished tourism leader with experience across high-energy private and public roles, Zac is a Lincoln grad and keen outdoorsman. Passionate about the future of tourism, Zac loves how his role at Maverick combines technology, innovation and people leadership. Zac sits on a number of tourism boards and is also a semi-professional cricket player.
Speaker
Tim Olson
Technical Director, Maverick Digital
Mention words like ‘personalisation’, ‘immediacy’ and ‘usability’, and Tim Olson’s face will light up – this passionate digital leader is most in his element bringing trailblazing online experiences to life. Tim loves the pace at which the digital environment is evolving, and believes there’s never been a more pivotal time to embrace and leverage technology for the tourism industry.
Speaker
Stu Lill
Head of Client Services, Maverick Digital
With nearly 10 years’ tourism-focused digital marketing experience, Stu has marketed at both extremes of the operator space, from small start-up tourism ventures through to large companies like Tourism Holdings Limited. A self-confessed data and attribution geek, Stu's role combines creative strategy & deep platform experience across paid media to ensure revenue-led results for operators and destinations throughout the south pacific.
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