Embracing Challenge: A Sustainable Growth Playbook for the Tasmanian Tourism Industry

Intended workshop audience: Anyone involved in the Tasmanian tourism industry who wishes to contribute to the future of the industry (and reap the rewards for their business, too).

Workshop Description: In this session, co-facilitated by the TICT and KPMG’s Josh Geelan - Lead Partner for ESG, Sustainability and Impact - industry is invited to come together to learn, collaborate and innovate for meaningful change for the broader tourism industry.

Part 1 of this collaborative session will ask you to consider the most wicked problems facing tourism businesses today - from climate change to supply chain disruptions, skills & workforce shortages and rapidly changing regulatory conditions – and then guide you through the process of designing our way into a better future for our industry. We’ll invite you to contribute your ideas in a symposium-style session that we hope will help contribute to our roadmap to a more resilient Tasmanian tourism industry.

Part 2 of the session will focus on how to respond to these challenges within your business, leading to a better and more resilient business with a more engaged workforce, loyal customer base, reduced risk, and lower overheads.

About Lauren

Lauren Cameron is the Tasmanian tourism industry's first ever Carbon & Sustainability Adviser.

Funded by the Tasmanian Government and working out of TICT, Lauren is supporting tourism operators across the state to measure their carbon footprint, and then taking practical steps to reduce their emissions, as well as supporting operators more broadly on their ESG goals.

Originally a journalist and sustainable travel writer, Lauren pursued her passion for sustainability, returning to Murdoch University to complete a degree in Sustainable Development before working as a consultant in Asia on environmental resource management and sustainable development. She spent time working with the United Nations Sustainable Urban Development section in Bangkok, before returning to Australia.

Having settled in Tasmania with her young family, Lauren brings a unique blend of tourism and sustainability experience to this important role.

About Josh

Josh Geelan is a Partner with KPMG based in Tasmania. Josh advises family office, private business and start-up clients across the country.

Josh leads KPMG's national offering for High Growth Business Ventures and is a regular presenter on the national innovation and high-performance circuit including:

• Global Tech Innovator Australia – Judge 2024
• Family Business Association Australia – Focus Group Mentor/Presenter
• Climate Salad – Mentor of the year 2023
• LaunchVic 30x30 – Advisor
• StartMate – Founding advisor

Josh is a previous founder of start-up business’ both in Australia & New Zealand and lives in Hobart. Josh is also the Lead Partner for ESG, Sustainability & Impact for KPMG Australia, PNG & Fiji.

Josh hosts his own Podcast “The Pitch Diaries’ alongside co-host and Forbes 30 Under 30 Finalist Niamh Sullivan, which is available on Spotify.