Event Summit 2018 | Event Summit | 14 June 2018 | Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 140 George St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia

The Event Summit is a unique, one-day conference for the event and experience industry. It brings the industry’s most innovative and diligent stakeholders together to share best practice experiences, insights, tips, and techniques. As an event or experience stakeholder, you will walk away with the confidence to take risk, dream big and produce world class events & experiences.

Join elite industry professionals from leading event and experience organisations including The Australian Open, Fairfax Media Events, NFL, The Sydney Opera House, Splendour In The Grass, Property NSW, The X-Games, IMG, The Ogilvy Group, DNSW, Australian Turf Club, NSW Police, Tourism Australia, The Falls Music and Arts Festival, Surf Life Saving Australia, Good Design Australia, NSW Ambulance, The Commonwealth Games Event Management team, SafeWork, Havas Sport and Entertainment and more.

The Event Summit Sydney 2018 is supported by DNSW as part of Vivid Ideas 2018.

2018 Speakers:

Craig Tiley
Director, Australian Open Ceo, Tennis Australia

Frank Supovitz
President, Fast Traffic Events & Entertainment
Former Senior Vp, Nfl

Yvonne Weldon
Chairperson, Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council

Matt Morris
General Manager, North Byron Parklands

Sandra Chipchase
Ceo, Destination Nsw

Jason Fielding
Senior Vp & Managing Director, Img Live Australia, Endeavor Global Marketing

Brian Yates
Chief Inspector, Police Transport & Public Safety Command, Nsw Police

Darryl Jeffrey
Coo, Sydney Showgrounds

Jacqui Abbott
General Manager, Pulse Communications

Stephen Leahy
Ceo, Westpac Helicopters

Alex Zacharia
Ceo, Bolster Digital

Elise Huntley
General Manager, Splendour In The Grass, The Falls Music & Arts Festival

Thomas Staunton
Ceo, Sold Out Events

Jan Willett
Director Events, Communications And Engagement, Nsw Department Of Premier And Cabinet

Stacey Piggot
Director, Secret Service Pr
Head Of Pr, Secret Sounds Group

Matt Sharman
General Manager, Hospitality Events & Operations Australian Turf Club

Craig Anderson
Ceo, Shark Mitigation Systems

Minta Burn
Global Pr And Advocacy
Manage, Tourism Australia

Justine Earl-smith
Senior Manager, Venues & Partnerships, Property Nsw

Christopher Secker
Operations Director, Fairfax Media Events

Bruce Keebaugh
Founder & Director, The Big Group

Paul Chivers
Director, Risk Facilitator
Curriculum Director, Event Summit

Heather Clarke
Manager Event Operation & Planning, Sydney Opera House

Alastair Lyall
Manager Events, Nsw Department Of Premier And Cabinet

Jeremy Sheafe
Safety And Camping Manager, Splendour In The Grass

Sam Jackson
Director, Premium Media
Content Director, Event Summit

Katherine Goldsworthy
Head Of Ohs, Fairfax Media Events

Peter Bloomfield
Entertainment Director, Peter Bloomfield Broking

Craig Sheridan
Lead Security & Risk Advisor, Vivid Sydney 2018

Colleen Harris
Inspector Metropolitan Operations And Strategic Initiatives, Safework Nsw

Matt Spiller
Head Of Logistics, Fairfax Media Events

John Vanderveen
Ceo, Liquor & Gaming Solutions
Former Senior Inspector, Ilgr Nsw

Michael Bray
Superintendent Manager, State Planning Unit Clinical Operations Nsw Ambulance

Rebecca Dawson
Account Manager, Peter Bloomfield Broking

2018 Partners:

PLATINUM:
• Destination NSW
• Oztix
• Property NSW

GOLD:
• Showground
• PM
• Risk Facilitator
• Sold Out
• Australasian Leisure Management
• McKenzie Ross Insurance Brokers
• Spice

EDUCATION:
• The University of Sidney
• RMIA Risk Management Institute of Australasia