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Upcoming Forums
You can now RSVP for these upcoming forums. Click the upcoming forum date to see the agenda and RSVP.
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- Tue, 09 June
- Thu, 02 July
- Thu, 06 Aug
Speakers at upcoming forums
Tuesday 9 June 2026
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Andrew Barr MLA, ACT Chief Minister
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Georgia Hendy, Executive Director, Canberra Theatre
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Simon Westaway, Chief Executive Office, Australian Airports Association
Thursday 6 August 2026
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Jaala Hinchcliffe, Secretary Department of Parliamentary Services, Australian Parliament House Canberra
Forum Recaps
Highlights and information from previous forums.
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Wednesday 6 May 2026
Alicia Payne MP, Karen Jones, Lucio Riberio, Jonathan Kobus
2 days ago
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Thursday 2 April 2026
Geoff York, Peter Kent, Garrett Tyler-Parker, Jonathan Kobus
Apr 7
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Tuesday 3 March 2026
Professor Emma Sparks, Mic Longhurst, Richard Everson, Martin Wisata, James Goodwin
Mar 8
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Thursday 5 February 2026
His Excellency Andrew Needs, John Hart OAM, Olivia West
Feb 17
VisitCanberra Industry Update Wednesday 10 December 2025
Justin Garrett, Jess O'Mara, Laura Raine, Russell Jackson
Feb 17
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Wednesday 10 December 2025
Andrew Barr MLA, Jonathan Kobus, Ken Lau
Dec 17, 2025
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Thursday 6 November 2025
Margot McNeill, Tara Cheyne MLA, Michael Thomson
Nov 12, 2025
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Friday 10 October 2025
Chris Steel MLA, Scott Lee, Adam Drinkwell
Oct 14, 2025
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Thursday 4 September 2025
Candace Efstratiou, Craig Gillman, Genevieve Jacobs AM
Sep 8, 2025
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Tuesday 5 August 2025
Andy Lopez, Matt Anderson PSM, Dash Rumble and Ross McQuinn
Aug 21, 2025
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Thursday 3 July 2025
Dr Paul Grimes PSM, Gillian Geraghty, Richard Snow
Jul 8, 2025
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Wednesday 11 June 2025
Kieren Perkins OAM, Margy Osmond, Anna Edwards
Jun 19, 2025
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Friday 2 May 2025
Michael Pettersson MLA, The Hon Bill Shorten, Kalina Koloff
May 22, 2025
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Wednesday 2 April 2025
James Goodwin, Rowena Abbey, Ashlee Berry
Apr 7, 2025
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Friday 7 March 2025
His Excellency Ajay Bhai Amrit, Kathryn Carling, Brendan Smyth
Mar 12, 2025
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Thursday 6 February 2025
Andrew Barr, Grant Ferres and Simon Westaway
Feb 14, 2025
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Monday 2 December 2024
Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher, Katherine McMahon, Jonathan Kobus
Dec 5, 2024
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Wednesday 6 November 2024
Rachel Yangoyan, Doug Boudry, Darren Pearce
Nov 12, 2024
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Friday 4 October 2024
Her Excellency Vicki Treadell, Karen Doran and Jodie Cunningham
Oct 8, 2024
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Thursday 5 September 2024
Andrew Barr, Neil Hobbs and Rhys Treloar
Sep 11, 2024
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Friday 2 August 2024
Chris Steel, John Hart and Ross Triffitt
Aug 6, 2024
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Tuesday 4 June 2024
H.E. Gopal Baglay, Kieran Perkins and Garrett Tyler-Parker
Jun 6, 2024
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Thursday 2 May 2024
H.E. Dr Siswo Pramono, Hon Alicia Payne MP and Michael Thomson
May 7, 2024
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Wednesday 3 April 2024
David Pocock, Stephanie Bull and Jan Hutton.
Apr 10, 2024
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Friday 1 March 2024
Andrew Leigh, Matt Nobbs and Stuart Diver
Mar 5, 2024
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Thursday 1 February 2024
Tony Burke MP, Nigel Phair, Melissa Brown
Feb 2, 2024
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Tuesday 5 December 2023
Andrew Barr, John Hart and Matt Anderson.
Dec 7, 2023
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Tuesday 8 November 2023
This November we honoured to hear from Hon Don Farrell, as well as a highly informative overview from Malcolm Snow, and Dean Long.
Nov 10, 2023
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Monday 9 October 2023
October's forum had a wonderful selection of different speakers, check it out!
Oct 10, 2023
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Monday 4 September 2023
James Goodwin, Shane Rattenbury and Neil Gaughan speak on aviation, crime and legislative changes impacting tourism in the ACT.
Sep 6, 2023
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Tuesday 1 August 2023
Andrew Barr, David Pocock, John De Margheriti and Gordon Ramsay speak on tourism and infrastructure in the ACT.
Aug 2, 2023
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Thursday 1 June 2023
Kieren Perkins, Ivan Slavich and Bree Pickering update the forum on exciting news and updates from sport to art.
Jun 2, 2023
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Friday 5 May 2023
A fantastic forum filled with laughs, Sally Barnes, Tara Cheyne and John Hart give rich updates on good works.
May 10, 2023
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Thursday 6 April 2023
A summary of an excellent forum discussing Questacon, Destination Southern NSW and the CBR region, and all about the tourism of radio.
Apr 14, 2023
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Thursday 9 March 2023
View an interactive recap of the March 2023 Forum, featuring speakers from Tourism Australia, Four Winds Vineyard and Brand Canberra.
Mar 15, 2023
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Friday 3 February 2023
Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher, Minister for Finance led a great line up of speakers for the first forum of 2023.
Feb 7, 2023
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Monday 5 December 2022
The last forum for 2022, with a record number of attendees, and the launch of the Tourism Strategy 2023-2030.
Dec 6, 2022
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Tuesday 1 November 2022
A recap of a highly informative and engaging forum on Tuesday 1 November 2022
Nov 2, 2022
Tourism Advisory Forum summary Tuesday 11 October 2022
A recap of our 11 October forum featuring special guests Hon Alicia Payne MP, Kieren Perkins OAM and James Goodwin
Oct 11, 2022
Tourism Advisory Forum summary 2 September 2022
Recap of Septembers forum featuring guests Senator David Pocock, Rob Stefanic and Jonathan Kobus.
Sep 16, 2022
Tourism Advisory Forum summary 5 August 2022
The August form kicked off with a detailed update from Hon Kristy McBain.
Aug 5, 2022
Tourism Advisory Forum summary 1 July 2022
Thank you to our special guests Leonard Hill, John Hart and Jonathan Kobus.
Jul 1, 2022
Tourism Advisory Forum 9 May 2022
Our May forum featured an exciting update from ACT Chief Minister and Tourism Minister, Andrew Barr MLA
May 26, 2022
Tourism Advisory Forum 7 April 2022
The Forum featured insights from leaders of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, National Portrait Gallery and AMEX.
Apr 28, 2022
Tourism Advisory Forum 8 March 2022
The forum featured insights from a leading infectious diseases expert, aviation travel news and a spotlight on the Royal Australian Mint.
Mar 22, 2022
Tourism Advisory Forum 3 February 2022
The High Commissioner for Singapore was special guest for our first Advisory Forum of 2022.
Feb 24, 2022
Tourism Advisory Forum December 6
ACT Chief Minster, Andrew Barr headlined high profile guest speakers with important updates for the ACT tourism and hospitality sector.
Dec 15, 2021
Tourism Advisory Forum November 9
From blockbuster exhibitions and business events to good news in aviation, our special guests presented a positive outlook.
Nov 12, 2021
Tourism Advisory Forum October 5
Our special guests provided research and plans relevant to ACT tourism and hospitality businesses.
Oct 13, 2021
Tourism Advisory Forum September 1
The ACT Chief Minister and John Hart from the Australian Chamber – Tourism had important insights for the tourism and hospitality sector.
Sep 2, 2021
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