Independent travel network Envoyage has announced the dates for its national conference for Australia.
Held under the theme ‘Rise’, the Summit26 conference will take place in Cairns from August 14-17.
The event is built to help advisors lift their businesses to the next level: staying future fit in a fast-changing industry, backing their own ambitions and engaging with the partners and peers who help them grow.
Customer-experience and AI futurist Simon Kriss cuts through the hype to show advisors where AI is already creating real value, in a session that speaks to endurance and the work of staying future fit.
He joins headliner Lucy Bloom, one of Australia’s most sought-after speakers and a powerful example of the entrepreneurialism at the core of Rise, having built and run her own boutique advertising agency for 20 years before reinventing herself as a founding charity CEO and author.
Together the two keynotes give members both the practical tools to keep growing and the nerve to back themselves, sending them home ready to act on what is next.
Beyond the keynotes, 56 partners will join the network in Cairns.
Platinum partners are Carnival, Cunard, Globus Family of Brands, Princess and The Travel Corporation, while Gold partners are China Southern, Collette, Europ Assistance, Expedia, Inside Travel, NCL, nib Travel, Qatar Airways, Royal Caribbean and Viking, alongside a full roster of Silver and Bronze partners representing many of the industry’s most recognised airline, cruise, touring and travel-insurance brands.
The conference also sees the return of the Partner Showcase, an expo-style event where advisors meet partners in person, explore new offerings and book one-on-one meetings; a format that proved a hit at both of Envoyage’s global conferences, Worldwide24 in Santiago and Worldwide25 in Sun City.
“This year’s theme, Rise, captures exactly where our network is heading,” said Astrid Richardson, Global General Manager, Envoyage.
“Our advisors have shown extraordinary endurance and entrepreneurialism, and Summit is where we turn that into real momentum, putting them face to face with the partners and the ideas shaping the year ahead.
“Bringing voices like Simon Kriss and Lucy Bloom to Cairns reflects how ambitious this program is. We’re not just talking about what’s next; we’re giving our members the tools and the confidence to go after it, together.”
