Exhibitor registration
engage with the wider hospitality and tourism tech industry
learn from inspiring panel and keynote sessions
showcase your solutions
Roger Sharp - Travel and Tech Sector Chair, Advisor and Investor
“Queenstown is the perfect place to bring together technology, tourism and hospitality”
By registering as an exhibitor, you get to showcase your solutions to a captive audience of tourism and hospitality businesses as well as exclusive access to additional panel, networking and speaker sessions:
Panel Session - supported by :
Event details:
Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Kingpin, Queenstown
This panel session is proudly supported by Airwallex, a leader in global financial technology solutions empowering businesses with seamless payments and financial infrastructure.
We’re excited to invite exhibitors and special guests to an exclusive panel discussion, “Financing the Future of Hospitality and Tourism Technology” featuring three leading voices in technology, finance, and innovation. This invite-only event offers a unique opportunity to explore how global leaders are funding and scaling advancements in hospitality and tourism technology.
Keynote speaker and networking session - supported by:
Event details:
Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Kingpin, Queenstown
This keynote is proudly supported by Lightspeed, a global leader in cloud-based commerce solutions for the hospitality and retail industries.
Bring one of your top clients to join this invite-only session where you’ll get to hear from keynote speaker Jo Hilson, Chief Technology Officer of Tourism Holdings Limited (THL), as she shares her global stories, insights and expertise.
Showcase
Event details:
Date: Thursday, 22 May 2025
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Kingpin, Queenstown
Showcase your tech solutions to a captive audience of tourism and hospitality businesses. With support from Destination Queenstown and Lake Wanaka Tourism and their 1400 members, along with Hospitality NZ and NZ Tech we’re expecting a great turnout.
Conditions
The standard cost to exhibit at the showcase is $945 + GST. Once you've registered your interest, our team will review your application and provide further instructions for completing your official registration. Approved exhibitors will be provided with a unique registration code and link to register/pay.
keynote SESSION
Jo Hilson
Chief Technology Officer of Tourism Holdings Limited (THL)
Jo joined THL in 2021 and is responsible for leading the company’s global IT operations. With over 20 years of digital and leadership experience across publicly listed companies, web startups, and software development, Jo has played a pivotal role in the development and growth of THL’s bespoke booking, pricing, fleet management, and telematics products.
Why attend?
This keynote session is an unmissable opportunity to:
Learn how a global leader in tourism technology navigates innovation and operational excellence.
Discover actionable strategies for integrating modern solutions into your business.
Gain insights from Jo’s extensive experience in digital transformation across New Zealand and international markets.
panel session
Financing the Future of Hospitality and Tourism Technology
-
Prue Halstead
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF INVEST SOUTH
Prue is Executive Officer of Invest South, a growth capital fund investing in high growth businesses in Queenstown Lakes and Southland, including hospitality tech businesses such as First Table and Loaded Reports. Recognising the importance of a fully formed investment ecosystem to the growth of the Southern region, Prue is a strong advocate of early-stage businesses in the South, is a founding Board member of Mainland Angels, as well as member of the Executive Committee of the Angel Association of New Zealand.
-
Roger Sharp
TECH COMPANY CHAIR | FOUNDER AT NORTH RIDGE PARTNERS | STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ADVISOR, GLOBAL M&A
Roger is an experienced founder, tech company Chair and advisor. He and his teams have advised, built and sold multiple growth companies through bull and bear cycles. Today he co-owns a technology investment bank based in Singapore (North Ridge Partners), chairs two ASX 200 companies (Web Travel Group and Iress), and also chairs Technology Queenstown. He formerly built and sold lastminute.com in Australia and New Zealand, was Deputy Chair of Tourism New Zealand, and chaired Webjet.
-
Pete Fullerton-Smith
ACTIVE INVESTOR
Peter is an active investor through Matagouri Capital, often the first to back a startup. Leveraging executive experience from scaling a company 5X to over $2bn in five years, he focuses on Otago-based investments.
Matagouri Capital's portfolio includes four companies across sectors, including the standout Planit in Tourism Tech. All are in capital raising, tapping strategic partnerships, Angel networks, and Venture Capital. Peter is deeply involved in the ecosystem, investing and raising funds to accelerate the region's potential.
The standard cost to exhibit at the showcase is $945 + GST. Once you've registered your interest, our team will review your application and provide further instructions for completing your official registration. Approved exhibitors will be provided with a unique registration code and link to register/pay.
FAQs
-
You must have a technology solution that helps tourism and hospitality businesses that isn’t related to marketing.
Your tech solution should help make a business more efficient, productive, profitable, scalable, innovative etc.
Completing the registration form does not guarantee acceptance as an exhibitor at the event.
Acceptance at the physical event will be subject to approval by host-tech and confirmed by email.
If you have any questions relating to this contact: hello@host-tech.org
-
Exhibitor space including power, 1 x table, 2 x seats
Access to host-tech panel and Q&A session
Entry to keynote speaker session and invites for up to two of your clients. Includes drinks and canapes.
Opportunity to network and learn from other host-tech suppliers
Profile on the host-tech website and social channels
-
The Kingpin venue is in the Queenstown CBD we suggest finding accommodation close by - a list of accommodation providers can be found here:
https://www.queenstownnz.co.nz/accommodation/
-
Working closely with Destination Queenstown, Lake Wanaka Tourism and Hospitality NZ we aim to have a range of tourism and hospitality businesses in attendance.
These organisations have over 1400 member businesses and entry will be free for those businesses.
We are also working closely with ‘larger’ buyers from hospitality groups and tourism holding companies.
-
The standard cost to exhibit at the showcase is $945 + GST. Once you've registered your interest, our team will review your application and provide further instructions for completing your official registration. Approved exhibitors will be provided with a unique code and link to register/pay via Humanitix.
-
The event will be held at Kingpin Queenstown. This is a dynamic and unique venue that adds a fun and exciting vibe to the event. There are a range of options from booths, and karaoke rooms to lounge and table areas.
As such the area each exhibitor will get to showcase their product will be different.
If you have special requirements or want more info please contact us: hello@host-tech.org
-
If you have any other questions please email: hello@host-tech.org