Keynote Theatre 2
Across both days of the show, the Keynote Theatre will present inspirational, expert-led sessions from some of the industry’s leading organisations and most reputable professionals.
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Wednesday
Justin Reid - Tripadvisor
The changing face of market interest in a post (and current) COVID world
11.00 - 11.30
Looking at changing trends on a micro and macro level for the industry during these incredibly difficult times.
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Max McMurdo - Outlandish
Small Space Design
11.45 - 12.15
A light hearted look back at Max''s career and the importance of good, ethical sustainable, small space design.
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Calum Macleod - Glampitect
How to set up a Glamping site
12.30 - 13.00
Starting a glamping business can be challenging; why not learn how to do it from somebody who owns 2 flourishing glamping sites and has worked on over 400 more? Calum is the leading glamping industry expert and will discuss setting up a glamping site from beginning to end.
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James Doyle - Victory Leisure Homes
An innovation-first approach to becoming a leading holiday homes manufacturer
13:15-13:45
Learn about how a relatively unknown holiday homes manufacturer, turned traditional design and engineering of holiday homes on its head to became one of the leading brands in the industry in just 18 months. Visit: https://www.victoryleisurehomes.co.uk/
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Nikki Rathie - Lyons Holiday Parks Ltd
Lyons Holiday Parks – Welcome to the Family!
14.00 - 14.30
Since joining the Lyons Holiday Parks Group in April 2021 and going from a corporate to private holiday park operator, I wanted to share my journey over the last 6 months joining a family owned, 5th generation holiday park business that has been extremely successful for 96 years and what has contributed to this continual success.
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Graham Donoghue - Sykes Holiday Cottages
Staycation mega boom – Here to stay or a 2021 one off?
14:45-2:15
Staycation mega boom – Here to stay or a 2021 one off? Balancing supply and demand, where are the opportunities to win
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Max McMurdo & Fellow Industry Experts - Reestore, Astec Firm & Portable Power Technology
Technology and Sustainability
15.30 - 16.00
Max will be opening up a discussion, in regards to, all things technology and sustainability with fellow industry experts
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Thursday
Nick de Bois - VisitEngland
Tackling the Challenges (Business Support and Product Development)
11.00 - 11.30
VE chairman Nick de Bois will present VisitEngland’s business support activity and product development programmes designed to help the industry overcome the current challenges.
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Sarah Wyper - Parkdean Resorts
Supply Chain Disruption: Moving from survival to competitive advantage
11.45 - 12.15
Battling the ongoing supply chain disruption generated by Covid and Brexit, businesses have been left scrambling to keep shelves stocked and customers fed. What can we do now to build resilience into our supply chains and create an opportunity out of adversity? We’ll explore the basics that we have to get right and how to take the step up into industry leading practice.
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Deborah Heather - Quality In Tourism
21 st Century Customer Expectations
12.30 - 13.00
Join Deborah for a deep dive into the future of customer expectations, how to model your delivery to secure customer satisfaction and ultimately to grow a reputation that supports growth of your bottom line.
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Karen Bishop - My Holiday Parks
30 Years of Innovation
13.15 - 13.45
Maximising value through change
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Rick Bishop - Paws Holidays
Dog Friendly Staycations
14.00 - 14.30
Maximising revenue opportunities from Dog friendly Staycations.
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Alfie Best - Park Home and Holiday Park Association
The Gypsy Billionaire
14.45 - 15.15
Born in the snow on the side of the road in a Romany Gypsy caravan. Come and meet Alfie Best and discover how he went from broke to being the chairman of the Alfie Best group of businesses which are valued at one billion dollars.
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Mark Scott - Clear Sky Safari Tents
From Dream to Reality and Beyond
15:30-16:00
Explore the detail of the journey from dreaming about a glamping site to the realisation of your dream
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