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Published Thursday, 15 December, 2022 at 05:03 PM

Minister for Tourism, Innovation and Sport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympics and Paralympics Sport and Engagement The Honourable Stirling Hinchliffe

Andrew Hopper has been appointed as the state’s new Director-General of the Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport following a trans-Tasman recruitment campaign.

Mr Hopper has been acting in the position and was previously the Department’s Deputy Director-General.

Tourism, Innovation and Sport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said Mr Hopper brought 15 years' of industry and government leadership to the role.

“Andrew has a strong background in leading high-performance teams in the tourism, major events, sport, entertainment and cultural industries in Queensland and the Northern Territory,” Mr Hinchliffe said.

“During his time as Deputy Director-General and as Acting Director General, Andrew has brought stability and clarity to the Department.

“I look forward to continuing to work closely with Andrew on maximising 2032 Games legacy, doubling Queensland’s visitor economy and driving innovation.

“Our green and gold runway to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is Queensland’s time to shine on the world stage.

“The leadership Andrew brings to the Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport will be critical to delivering a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Queenslanders.”

Brief biography

Mr Andrew Hopper joined the Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport in late 2021 as Deputy Director-General.

Prior to that he spent time in executive roles in the Northern Territory, most recently as the Deputy CEO of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade and leading the Tourism NT (including StudyNT), Screen Territory and Liquor, Gaming and Racing teams.

Mr Hopper holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hon), Master of Business Administration and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Mr Hopper has an extensive stakeholder network developed in senior tenures with organisations including the Queensland Government, Northern Territory Government, Tourism Northern Territory, the Northern Territory Major Events Company (NTMEC), MI Associates, Football Federation Australia (FFA) and Australian Rugby Union (ARU).

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Tourism is a major contributor to the Queensland economy and a major employer state-wide, hence growth in tourism is a critical driver for job creation. The Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport has primary responsibility within the Queensland Government for initiatives to strengthen and grow tourism within the State in partnership with the industry, and for facilitating all government activity related to the development of tourism.

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My Queensland TNQ Tourism Conference

Hilton Cairns | 19 JUNE 2024

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Navigating the future of global trends, international travel recovery and technology

The My Queensland TNQ Tourism Conference is a full day of future-focused ideas, discussions, and stories delivered by speakers with extensive backgrounds in tourism, marketing, digital and beyond.

Join us as we share our region’s vision for international travel recovery. We’ll discuss the significance of navigating future global trends and explore how technology is transforming the way we live, learn, and work. Together, we will delve into the importance and future of transformational experiences and their role in shaping the TNQ travel landscape.

At the Conference you’ll be among industry from across the region. Connect with peers, talk with our speakers and members of the TTNQ team. When the presentations are done, we’ll help you break the ice with our networking happy hour. Leave feeling connected and inspired to take your business and marketing efforts to the next level.

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Session 1 and 2: global tourism and marketing.

In these sessions, we will hear valuable insights from a destination and trade marketing perspective. Speakers include representatives from Tourism Australia, Tourism and Events Queensland, Tourism Tropical North Queensland, dentsu QLD and My Queensland Holidays.

Keynote speaker Simon Kuestenmacher , Director and Co-Founder of The Demographics Group, will take the morning session to a new level by addressing the demographic and global trends that are shaping Australia today.

Session 3: Transformational Experiences

In this evolving landscape of travel, people are actively seeking experiences that enrich, awaken and transform them. People seek to ignite something new within themselves by consciously connecting with and appreciating our extraordinary planet, its people and cultures. Together we will explore how transformational experiences are woven into the TNQ travel landscape. Speakers include Dr. Yolanda Waters from the University of Queensland and local tourism businesses.

Session 4: Responsible uses of technology and AI

In today’s increasingly digital world, there is no denying that technology is here to stay. As organisations, communities and businesses grapple with how technology is changing the way we live, work, and learn, one piece of technology that continues to level the playing field is artificial intelligence. Keynote speaker Scott Millar will share the ways in which AI is being used today from simple tools we use on our devices, to the innovations transforming industries. With a focus on responsible uses of technology, Scott will challenge audiences to find the opportunity in uncertainty as we all navigate our digital world.

Networking: Happy hour

Compare notes and catch up with your industry colleagues during the networking session at the end of the conference.

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My Queensland is part of the award-winning Ignite Travel Group , Australia’s leading travel distribution platform. They complement supplier distribution channels by delivering experience-rich packages that both inspire customers and create new volumes for their partners.

dentsu QLD is a leading marketing and communications specialist known for delivering best-in-class integrated services and solutions in media, CXM, creative and public relations. Fiercely local and proudly global, dentsu Qld is backed by 48,000 professionals worldwide across 45 markets.

Speaker announcements and special guests!

Simon kuestenmacher, director and co-founder, the demographics group.

A a keynote speaker, Simon also a columnist for The New Daily newspaper and regular contributor to The Australian newspaper, presents on demographic and global trends shaping Australia. He is a media commentator on demographic and data matters and runs the world’s largest Twitter account dedicated to maps and data. His social media posts reach over 35 million people monthly and he ranks among the top 10 influencers in data.

Phillipa Harrison

Managing director, tourism australia (ta).

Phillipa (Pip) is responsible for driving Tourism Australia ’s strategies to create sustainable international demand for Australia’s tourism experiences and working with the tourism industry to support the sector’s recovery from the impacts of the events of 2020.

Kim McConnie

Group executive marketing director, tourism and events queensland (teq).

Kim is an accomplished marketing leader with a rich background in marketing, brand sponsorship, broadcasting and rights holding. She brings more than 25 years experience to TEQ , having achieved excellent results in her previous roles utilising a consumer-centric approach.

Michael Healy MP

The honourable michael healy mp, minister for tourism and sport – queensland government.

As a special guest at the conference, Michael Healy MP’s responsibilities include tourism development and promotion, tourism investment attraction, marketing and promotion of international education and training, major events, sport and recreation.

Chris Ernst

Managing director, dentsu queensland.

Chris at dentsu QLD is a results-orientated marketing professional with 20 years experience in developing, optimising and executing advanced marketing and communications strategies. He has led successful partnerships, such as: TEQ, Bunnings, Target, KMART, Flight Centre, Cathay Pacific, Coca-Cola UK, AB Inbev UK, ING, RACQ, Hyundai, Kia, Isuzu, the Australian Federal Government and Australian Defence Force.

Rod Carrington

General manager, my holiday and general manager, product – ignite travel group.

After 21 years’ experience in the travel industry, Rod joined Ignite Travel Group in 2013. Boasting a wealth of sales and contracting leadership experience, he is responsible for the strategic direction of product recruitment for My Queensland .

Scott Millar

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Mayor Amy Eden

Cairns regional council.

As a special guest at the conference Cr Amy Eden was elected as Mayor at the 2024 local government elections. Cairns Regional Council works in partnership with TTNQ to increase and strengthen our regions visitor economy.

Dr. Yolanda Waters

Marine social scientist, dive instructor and community organiser.

Dr. Yolanda is passionate about protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems and empowering community climate action through dive tourism. She completed a PhD at the University of Queensland which explored the diverse connections between people and iconic places like the Great Barrier Reef, and the extent to which transformative experiences can shift minds, hearts, and hands. Yolanda is also the founder of Divers for Climate, storyteller at Ocean Culture Life and young ocean leader at the Sustainable Ocean Alliance.

Lani Strathern

General manager marketing, tourism tropical north queensland (ttnq).

Lani is the marketing leader for TTNQ, bringing with her more than 15 years of valuable experience in tourism marketing. She has extensive experience developing and implementing integrated marketing campaigns and leading successful product launches, promotions, digital marketing, and strategic brand development.

Additional speakers will be added soon. Check back for more!

Hilton Cairns | 19 June 2024

9:00  | Arrival, registration and refreshments

9:30  | Welcome, Session 1 – Global Tourism and Marketing

Morning Tea

11:00  | Session 2 – Keynote speaker Simon Kuestenmacher, demographic and global trends

1:30  | Session 3 – Transformational Experiences

Afternoon Tea

3:00  | Session 4 – Keynote speaker Scott Millar, Responsible uses of technology and AI

4:30 |  Networking – happy hour

[please note the program is subject to change]

Members $80 per person*

Non-members $140 per person*.

*Includes morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and networking drinks *Refunds are available up to 7 days prior to the event

TTNQ Champion of Tourism Members receive 2 complimentary tickets. A promo code has been sent to your organisation to access the complimentary tickets.

Contact [email protected] for registration questions or issues.

Registrations close 5pm, Friday 14 June.

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We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability.

To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.

This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.

Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.

If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email

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Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:

Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.

These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.

Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.

Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.

Disability profiles supported in our website

• Epilepsy Safe Mode: this profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures that result from flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
• Visually Impaired Mode: this mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
• Cognitive Disability Mode: this mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily.
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• Blindness Mode: this mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
• Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): this profile enables motor-impaired persons to operate the website using the keyboard Tab, Shift+Tab, and the Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.

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• Font adjustments – users, can increase and decrease its size, change its family (type), adjust the spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
• Color adjustments – users can select various color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap color schemes of titles, texts, and backgrounds, with over seven different coloring options.
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• Audio muting – users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the entire website instantly.
• Cognitive disorders – we utilize a search engine that is linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of phrases, initials, slang, and others.
• Additional functions – we provide users the option to change cursor color and size, use a printing mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and many other functions.

Browser and assistive technology compatibility

We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).

Notes, comments, and feedback

Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to