Professor & Pro Vice-Chancellor (Industry & Community), Victoria University & Chair of Mentor Panel

Brian is Chair of the mentoring panel. He has been Pro Vice-Chancellor since April 2010 and has responsibility for the University’s engagement with industry, community and government.  During his period as Head of the School of Hospitality, Tourism and Marketing (1998 to 2007) the University entered the Victorian Tourism Awards Hall of Fame and won two Australian Tourism Awards.

 He has extensive tourism management experience and maintains his industry involvements at board level (Destination Melbourne) and has been a judge in the Australian Tourism Awards as well as the Victorian Tourism Awards. He has consulted extensively to international development agencies in the areas of tourism marketing and human resource development.  He is a frequent media commentator on tourism related matters.

 He has published extensively in the tourism field and has authored several books including Creating Island Resorts, Tourism Marketing in Australia and Asia-Pacific Tourism. Regional Planning, Co-operation and Development. He was the founding Chair of the International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE).  He co-ordinated ABC Radio's Tourism in the Asia-Pacific Region series.

 Brian is Founding and Current Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Tourism, Culture and Communication and is a Fellow of the International Academy of the Study of Tourism and the Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE).

This is Brian's fifth year on the mentor panel and second year and Chair of Mentors.