Just when we thought Quest Conference 2024 couldn’t get any bigger…DAY 3 was a blockbuster, so we’re recapping in three installments! Let’s go...
✨ We kicked off with a panel featuring our MD David Mansfield GAICD, and The Ascott Limited colleagues, CEO Kevin Goh, Chief Commercial Officer Bee Leng TAN and Chief of Finance and Sustainability Siew Kim Beh talking all things expansion, sustainability and Quest. “Quest has its own magic – it is a very special business model,” said Kevin.
🛅 GM of Brand and ESG, Anthea Dimitrakopoulos, GAICD and Group Distribution Manager Kenny Phuah unveiled Quest to See Australia, an exciting new campaign, activation and content series that's built on a unique multi-destination booking functionality and the knowledge that as locals our business owners are the best travel guides in their regions.
🏨 GM Growth and Capital Strategy James Shields and GM Sales & Distribution Jennifer Warn talked us through Quest’s growing footprint, with new openings in Port Adelaide, Blacktown, Williams Landing, Goulburn North, Wickham Terrace, Ringwood, Southport and Bairnsdale all on the horizon.
❤️ Ivan Nurick, author of Leaders Developing Leaders, shared insights on maintaining relevance, what the world’s leading brands are doing, and this powerful belief: “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
🚸 We were delighted by a beautiful performance and Q&A session with kids from Yulara Child Care Centre and Yulara School. Their generation represents our future customers, so we asked what's important to them. “Being better to the environment” “More women leaders!” 👏 We're proud to have donated $5000 to Yulara School to help support their great work.
🦈 Kylie Lucas, GM of Partnerships & Hospitality at Cronulla Sharks, and Emma Pechey, Group Director of Partnerships & Marketing, did a deep dive on Quest’s partnership with the Cronulla Sharks. We're a major sponsor of the club and as Kylie said, “We have so many synergies – we both care deeply about communities and we work with pride and purpose in those communities.”
🏠 Madhavi Nagarajan, Head of Revenue and Distribution, led a session with Programmed's Wayne Corbett, Interface's Elise Horder, Scott Fellingham of Dulux Paints and Robert Pradolin GAICD of Housing All Australians and talked about how the combined efforts of our businesses is helping to address homelessness.
🫶 Shae Anderson, Director of Sales, unveiled new partnerships that continue to drive Quest's commitment as a purpose-led company. We heard from Ian Laing from Foodbank Australia, Aron Kurzydlo from Project Net Zero and Hugo van Roermund from Hotels for Trees. Key takeaways: 60% of the people Foodbank is feeding have been at work today; 400,000 trees have been planted since Hotel for Trees started; and if we want to help solve issues in our communities, we are stronger together.
Look out for our next post: our brilliant business owners in the spotlight...