The "TripFactory Hub"

Former CEO of helloworld NZ and Executive GM of Flight Centre NZ . Simon is one of NZ’s travel leaders with an unparalleled record of growing travel businesses and leveraging supply chain innovation. He is passionate about seeing the Travel Industry survive through the toughest period ever faced and is the reason for co-creating Tripfactory NZ

Twenty three years’ experience in senior leadership and governance positions. Brings a breadth and depth of expertise gained in both private and public companies in New Zealand and Australia. Leading various business transformation programs across a board spectrum of disciplines and business models from small to medium and large organisations including Williments Travel, Tui Travel and NZ Travel Brokers.

With a longstanding travel career in a variety of roles, Doug brings a significant degree of commercial acumen to the TFNZ business. A chartered Accountant with ICANZ he was most recently employed by helloworld NZ as the Land Contracting manager but has previously worked for Flight Centre NZ and Mt Cook Airlines

With 26 years of travel experience behind him, Phil is an experienced negotiator and supplier relations expert. He has held a wide range of roles in the Industry with his most recent being an Inspirational leader of the commercial team at Flight Centre NZ.

A former Wall Street consultant, Vinay has spent the past 15 years founding and successfully scaling technology platforms globally that exceed $10 billion in annual revenue. His companies, including VIA , Mystifly and TripFactory, have been backed by top venture capitalists like Vinod Dham (Father of the Pentium Chip), Kalaari Capital, WestBridge Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Aarin Capital. Vinay's worked for Morgan Stanley, Citibank, BMW, and Credit Suisse, has been invited to mentor other entrepreneurs through the prestigious Alchemist Accelerator program, and the London School of Business include his work within their case study curriculum.

Amit is passionate about travel, technology, and solving real world problems at a scale that can be disruptive. As Co-Founder & CTO at VIA.com, Amit built the sophisticated technology platform that seamlessly runs across 62+ countries worldwide. He constantly endeavors to build technology that upgrades the consumer experience. Amit’s vast knowledge of domain, segmentation, analytics, and consumer behavior enables better trip planning, which enabled him to successfully co-create TripFactory. Amit received a gold medal from the President of India, and he's a proud IIT Roorkee alumnus.

Varun is a gifted technology leader with over 16 years of experience and extensive knowledge of back- and frontend technologies. He was part of the initial core technology Team at Via.com, and later served as CTO, growing the tech staff from 20 to over 100. During his time at Via, he helped launch multiple new products, and led the initiative to upgrade the backend technology to scale.