When

May 19 - 21, 2024GMT+10

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Where

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Grey Street
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Exhibitors

Exhibitor Presentation Hub (EPH)

Visit us at Booth 5

The Exhibitor Presentation Hub (EPH) adds a dynamic dimension to this year's VMA Congress Trade Floor, providing exhibitors with an exclusive platform to spotlight their offerings to an intimate and engaging audience of up to 25 delegates. With 26 sessions across the Monday and Tuesday, the EPH ensures a bustling schedule of engaging presentations throughout the event. Make sure to stop by and seize the opportunity to explore the latest innovations, technologies, and trends shaping the industry.

Ethan Dooley

Managing Director

Visit us at Booth 37

1300MEDICS is the leading commercial provider of first aid and medical services for events and venues across the eastern seaboard. Our highly experienced team build a comprehensive medical solution that meets the exact risk management and public safety requirements for each event or venue. Our extensive experience comes from working a multitude of venues including the largest in Australia, the MCG. When you visit our team, speak with our partner companies Overwatch and Chronosoft. Overwatch provides a range of solutions and consulting services on health and safety for organisation’s staff and patrons. Chronosoft is a leading provider of control centre and incident management software solutions for every size venue and event. Working together we can implement and deliver a complete solution for your event or venue.

Justin King

Executive Vice President, Sales

Visit us at Booth 17

24/7 Software’s mission is to empower world-class operations and exceptional experiences.

24/7 Software is the market leader in providing communication, incident reporting, and facilities management software solutions to the sports, leisure, and entertainment market. 24/7 Software is a one-stop-shop for venue operations including a suite of solution across safety and security, facilities management, and guest experience as well as integrations across ticketing, CRM, video management, credentialing, HR solutions, and IoT (Internet of Things) sensors.

The company’s solutions are implemented in over 85% of all the North American professional sports venues, and over 400 venues worldwide. International customers include FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germaine, Manchester United, the O2 Arena in London, Lord’s Cricket Ground, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Melbourne & Olympic Parks Trust, and Marvel Stadium.

Mark Wright

Consultant

Visit us at Booth 34

Accredit Solutions is an award-winning technology company focusing on intelligent accreditation software.

Our solution has been developed over many years and helped venue security and event management teams to improve security and operational efficiencies by providing a highly effective way to process accreditation for over six million workers and visitors at some of the best known political, sporting and live events in the world.

Built with 21 years of experience, the Accredit platform is one of the world’s most sophisticated, secure, and intuitive accreditation platforms on the market today.

Michael Roberts

Associate at Arup working in Engineering Industry

Visit us at Booth 16

Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, consultants and experts working globally. Founded to be humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigour to shape a better world.

As an independent firm, with a trust structure, Arup has no external investors. The Australasia Region encompasses Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia, with a 3000-strong team providing consultancy services to government, corporate and community-based clients.

Nigel Benton

Publisher

Visit us at Booth 8

Australasian Leisure Management magazine and the www.ausleisure.com.au website are the only business media in the leisure industry in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region.

The VMA’s partner publication since 1997, Australasian Leisure Management includes news and features covering entertainment, events, sport, tourism and venues.

The printed magazine has over 11,500 readers (with circulation increasing in the last year) while Google Analytics figures show that the website records more than four million impressions a month.

David Brown

Managing Director

Visit us at Booth 3 & 4

Axess is an international leading manufacturer of ticketing and access management systems. With our production facility in Austria and 23 sales and support subsidiaries we serve our customers all around the world. Our solutions are used by ski resorts, fair and convention centres, stadia and arenas, leisure parks, museums, sightseeing attractions and touristic transport. In these fields, we offer complete resort solutions, customer registration and customer loyalty programs with social media integration and also numerous standardized interfaces to third-party systems. Individually tailored solutions are developed for individual projects based on proven standard technologies.

Smarter solutions for a digital planet!

Prow Kirk

BAI Communications is a connectivity infrastructure provider who is shaping the future of shared networks and wireless solutions in Australia, bringing fresh, independent thinking to the connectivity landscape for mobile network operators, broadcasters, governments, enterprises, and venues. Together we are working to realise their communications vision, focusing not just on the immediate future, but on the possibilities that exist over long-term partnerships.

With the acceleration of 5G technology, BAI plays a role to enable ubiquitous coverage in buildings, stadiums and other congested hard to cover areas, as well as contributing to the creation of smart precincts.
We partner with stadia and venue owners, to design and build high-capacity networks that provide enhanced, comprehensive, robust and secure mobile coverage which meet the requirements specific to each venue.

Through its origins as BAI‘s global business, and now sister organisation, Boldyn Networks has deployed more wireless infrastructure in sports and entertainment venues globally than any other provider over the last 10 years, with more than 250 major venues across its portfolio.

Saul Heffernan

Group Commercial Director

Visit us at Booth 40

We bring spaces to life through digital installations. From billboards to scoreboards, our big screens make landmarks, organisations and venues across Australia, New Zealand and North America more attractive to the crowds you want to engage. Having completed projects with the MCG, Adelaide Oval, The Gabba to name a few, BSV have developed the experience, product knowledge and certainty necessary for your next high-profile project.

Jack Perram

National Sales Manager, Convergint Oceania

Visit us at Booth 29

One of the world’s largest systems integrators, Convergint continues to grow its global footprint via organic growth and acquisition in Australia and New Zealand. Convergint is a service-based, global integrator that designs, installs, and services integrated building systems. Convergint has also expanded its presence in Oceania as a leading provider of audio-visual, workspace, and communications technology solutions.

With over 350 colleagues and offices in Auckland, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney, Convergint Oceania provides a vast array of integration services tailored to the needs of local customers. Convergint is committed to a culture of Inclusion and Diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Edward Swete Kelly

Director

Visit us at Booth 38

Chronosoft is the market leading provider of control centre and incident management software solutions. Our solutions make your operation safer, more efficient and help you manage and mitigate risk, while meeting your duty of care.

We provide you with a control room platform that enhances your command centre and provides you with real-time information and data on your work environment.

Chronosoft was created as a result of a tragic occurrence at a music festival. We identified several issues at the time and wanted to build a system that would record and capture real time data in an accurate, un-editable log.

Our suite of customisable solutions adapts to fit your organisation and operating practices and allows staff to work collaboratively while enhancing communication, collaboration, accountability and your customers’ experience.

Chronosoft is now utilised globally, supporting a wide range of industry control rooms.

Matthew Hanna

Region Channel and Partner Manager

Visit us at Booth 21

Daktronics is an American company based in Brookings, South Dakota, that designs, manufactures, sells, and services video displays, scoreboards, digital billboards, dynamic message signs, sound systems, and related products.

Joe Morsello

Corporate Key Accounts Manager - Sports & Entertainment

Visit us at Booth 23

dormakaba is a leading manufacturer of physical access solutions such as speed gates, turnstiles and other admission devices with a focus on sports, leisure and entertainment facilities.

Our Alvarado portfolio offers a comprehensive portfolio of quality products and services with tailored solutions to client requirements that also integrates with mobile technology and digital ticketing. Complemented by our offerings to office, commercial and government buildings.

Mike Dimond

Executive Director

Visit us at Booth 14

As a leading manufacturer of photoluminescent evacuation route products, Ecoglo is excited about the release of SA TS 5367:2021, Hybrid photoluminescent signage – Product specification, installation and operation. Addressing the gap in the market for technical guidelines relating to hybrid PL exit signs it is designed to sit alongside NCC documentation as an alternative deemed-to-satisfy solution. This is supported by a CODEMARK accreditation.

SA TS 5367 provides an objective set of minimum requirements for compliance and offers installers and end users full confidence in hybrid sign safety and performance.
Ecoglo PL hybrid signs contain no batteries, and have a comprehensive 15 year warranty.

For more information contact Ecoglo.

Melanie Ivory

Consultant

Visit us at Booth 33

Discover EventDraw, your ultimate event diagramming software solution. Craft stunning 2D and 3D diagrams that captivate clients, boost business revenue, and improve delivery.
Our intuitive software gives you a comprehensive view of floor plans, allowing clients to visualize events in exceptional detail.
Our user-friendly platform ensures swift and efficient diagram creation, simplifying your workflow and improving delivery. Present the overall layout with precision in 2D or immerse clients in photorealistic 3D views from various angles.
Trust EventDraw to elevate your event diagrams, impress clients, and win more business. Unlock your venue's potential with EventDraw.

Uwe Schafer

Managing Director

EventSpace3D are a leading commercial 3D solutions provider, working predominantly with Tourism and Hospitality venues as well as leading business brands.

Founded in Perth in late 2019, the team has delivered over 350 productions, ranging from local pubs, to the Crown Perth and Optus Stadium.

Sophie Voice

Humanforce provides the market leading, employee-centred, intelligent and compliant HCM suite for frontline and flexible workforces, offering highly configurable, best-in-one WFM, HR and Payroll - without compromise. Founded in 2002, Humanforce has over 2300 customers and over 600,000 users globally, across a wide range of industries, including aged care, child care, hospitality, retail, local government and more. Today, we have offices across Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.

Our vision is to make work easier and life better by focusing on the needs and fulfilment of frontline workers and the efficiency and optimisation of businesses.

Richard Saunders

Director

We are an Australian based team of professionals producing bespoke content and immersive environments using video, lighting, audio and architecture to create uniquely captivating experiences.We provide a wide range of audio-visual production services from equipment hire to the management of large-scale projects requiring intricate planning and execution.
The IKONIX team will work closely with you to implement the best and most cost-effective audio visual solutions, enabling you to produce truly outstanding events and presentations.

Using cutting edge media server technology and a team of highly trained and skilled technicians, IKONIX has created beautiful installations and events across Australia. We have the ability to create stunning graphics and use ultra high-resolution projection and LED technology, we can bring any building, structure or object into an entirely new light.
Our turnkey workflow of design, creation, rendering and pre-visualisation of the end product allow us to ensure every project is presented in the highest standards with the highest level of accuracy and precision.

Rory Toemoe

General Manager

Visit us at Booth 30

Liively is a QR ordering platform for ordering food, beverages, & merchandise. With our “to the seat” or “click n collect” delivery options we keep fans in their seat, and out of queues!

Owen Kortlang

National Events Manager

MA Services Group is an Integrated Service Company, providing security, cleaning, and maintenance services. We are focused on safeguarding your people, assets, and the integrity of your business. Using a flexible integrated approach, we provide innovative solutions using advanced technology delivered by the best people.

Founded in 2011 with a vision of providing high-performing customer-centric services, MA Services Group are everywhere you need us to be, in every state and territory around the country, highly capable of providing industry-specific, efficient and productive solutions, that deliver real benefits.

As a premier facility management company, we are 100% Australian-owned and have over 4,000 professionals who collaborate closely with clients to customise solutions centred on safeguarding their operations and assets.

Michael Donnelly

General Manager

Visit us at Booth 20

Established in 1989, we have built our reputation on quality products, innovative design solutions, and service.

Backed by world leading manufacturer’s the Kotobuki Group including Audience Systems and ​Interkal​ as well as Internationally renowkned Junckers​, as Maxwood Technology we have established ourselves as a leader in both sports flooring and audience seating solutions across the Australian and New Zealand markets.

Complementing our core range of products, in 2015 we launched an innovative range of LED aisle lighting solutions which can now be found featured in a growing number of venues across Australia and New Zealand.

Steve Mackenzie

Chief Innovation Officer

Visit us at Booth 32

Momentus Technologies (formerly Ungerboeck) is a global provider of industry-leading venue and event management solutions that empower venues to create extraordinary moments. With over 50,000 users in more than 50 countries, Momentus serves the needs of venues of all types and sizes, including convention and exhibition centres, stadiums and arenas, arts and culture centres and many more. Its powerful intuitive platform alongside intelligent data-driven solutions and unparalleled expertise provides customers a view of past, present and future event operations to increase end-to-end visibility, optimize efficiency and achieve business goals.

To learn more, visit gomomentus.com.

Gigi Craig

Account Coordinator

Visit us at Booth 15

Moreton Hire founder, Marlene Morahan, has believed in customer experience from the first day of business back in 1969. It has been the foundation of our business and culture ever since. Our teams continuously strive to deliver a great experience – the customer experience we offer our clients, and the experience we are building on a daily basis. At Moreton Hire we are focused on delivering exceptional experiences for our customers, and their customers. Whether it be an event, exhibition, function, campaign, or commercial fit-out, each business event is an opportunity to connect with your audience and represent your brand.

Robert Jurcec

CEO & Co-Founder

Visit us at Booth 25

Our purpose is to empower organisations to pursue new levels of innovation and efficiency by delivering open, agile, and affordable cloud solutions like NetSuite, Salesforce and ELMO Cloud HR and Payroll. We bring together the power of technology with industry knowledge, practical experience, and best practice service to deliver peak performance for your business.

Since 2018, OneKloudX, an award-winning Australian team, has been partnering with clients to achieve transformative business outcomes that drive value. People are the heart of every organisation yours and ours, so we place people at the centre of everything we do.

Unlock the full potential of your venue with OneKloudX and NetSuite. Simplify operations, gain financial clarity, and manage your facilities more effectively. Visit our trade show display to transform your venue management experience.

Bradley Smith

Pacfic Seating (AUS) & Australasian Sports Floors

Visit us at Booth 9

Pacific Seating is a quality designer and manufacturer of engineered travelling, fixed or retractable seating systems. Pacific Seating’s wide range of units offer facilities a customised solution fit for each project. Our mission is to apply our +30 years’ industry experience to defining the future of smarter seating solutions.

Australasian Sports Floors continues to uphold an unwavering reputation of excellence in affordable, quality hardwood sports floors. Delivering FIBA-approved Level 1 & 2 timber sports flooring systems across Australia and abroad. Our flooring systems are carefully engineered for the very best in athletic performance, structural integrity, aesthetics and trouble-free maintenance. We are continually innovating products that combine the best of traditional methods with modern advances in technology and sustainability.

Visit our booth to unlock the potential of your space today.

Chris Dodds

Managing Director

Visit us at Booth 1 & 2

The P.A. People brings fifty-years of service & expertise to the Venue Industry. Australian owned and continuously operating since 1971, the Company delivers fit-for-purpose solutions for large and small-scale audio, AV, performance lighting and networks. With its acquisition of TheatreQuip, the company has expanded its Venue Engineering capability and can now also supply standards-compliant solutions including drapes and track, stage lifts, lighting bars, counterweight systems and theatrical hoists. From Arenas, Stadia, Convention Centres, Theatres and Performance spaces, to multi-purpose venues and education facilities - the company has a comprehensive and collaborative approach to the market.

Paul McCarthy AVM

Safety Consultant

Visit us at Booth 7

Paul is the Director of PBM Safety and has a wealth of knowledge in venue operations and greenfield events. With over 40 years of work in the entertainment and events industry and membership in peak bodies, Paul and the PBM Safety Team has delivered event safety and emergency elements on international tours and sporting events such as 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, ICC Women’s and Men’s Cricket World Cups (2020 and 2022), AFL Grand Final Entertainment for Grand Final (2014-2023) and Winery Concert Series for A Day on The Green (2010-2024). The session “Production and Technical Round Table” will be a great opportunity to assess where we are at as an industry, tailor some solutions and share information to develop a pathway forward.

Jake Tolsher

Business Development Manager, Sports & Live Events - APAC

Visit us at Booth 39

Ross Video is a leading video production technology manufacturer specialising in end-to-end solutions to help venues engage fans, increase revenue, and get the most out of their LED signage, big screen and scoreboard systems.

From automating LED ribbon board sponsorship playout and content management to unifying the big screen, IPTV and stadium lighting systems for spectacular show pieces, Ross is helping customers engage fans and connect them to brands like never before, taking the in-venue experience to the next level!

The Ross Unified Venue Solution allows unmatched compatibility with 3rd party products, external production companies and broadcasters. Regular tenants and touring events will have complete integration. This standardised approach also offers greater scalability with additional devices, resources, and crew able to be added on in future upgrades or for one off events.

Ross has a strong presence in Australia with over 20 major sports venues running Ross technology. With a corporate office in Sydney, an R&D site in Melbourne and a dedicated Sports & Live Event solutions team Ross understands the Aussie sporting landscape, how teams run their events and what technology venues need to embrace to remain at the forefront.
From suburban grounds to the MCG and global sites like the famous SoFi Stadium in LA, Ross has a solution for venues, projects and budgets of all shapes and sizes.

Fabio Ramos

Marketing and Sales Professional APAC

Visit us at Booth 12

SKIDATA, the global leader in access and revenue management solutions, offers seamless and unmatchable guest experiences.

Our solutions enable venue managers to maximise their sales potential, bringing professional data and report management tools while providing the highest level of comfort to guests and staff.

Present in more than 100 countries, SKIDATA brings record-fastest and secure access of people and vehicles to ski resorts, stadiums, theme parks, trade fairs, airports, cities, malls, office buildings, hospitals, hotels and more.

It has been a long journey… From being the first company offering electronically printed tickets and cash registers to introducing the latest NFC ticket access and mobile payment solutions, SKIDATA is the partner of choice for future-proof technology and innovation.

SKIDATA sets the trend, presenting state-of-the-art designs and vanguard solutions at the most renowned venues across the globe, offering a complete solution to manage entire facilities.

We change the world of welcoming people.

Miguel Mendoza

Country Manager - ANZ

Visit us at Booth 36

VITEC is a market-leading provider of IPTV, Video Streaming and Digital Signage Solutions that help organisations harness the power of video to engage, empower and evolve. VITEC is a pioneer in the design and manufacture of hardware and software for video encoding, decoding, transcoding, archiving and streaming over IP. Our end-to-end video streaming solutions enable customers to capture TV and video content directly from any source and manage its delivery, as channels or within digital signage screens, to any connected device via an existing network. From corporate, broadcast and venues, to accommodation, government and military, VITEC has global expertise in delivering complex, proAV solutions.

Amanda Jamieson

Membership Manager

Visit us at Booth 6

Visit our booth at the VMA Conference and discover a world of educational opportunities, accreditation, and career pathways awaiting you at the Venue Management Association (VMA). Whether you're seeking to enhance your skills, pursue accreditation, or explore exciting career prospects in the venue management industry, our team is here to guide you every step of the way.

Drop by to learn more about how the VMA can support your professional growth and say hello – we look forward to meeting you!

Craig Lovett

Partner/ Principal

Visit us at Booth 35

Wise exists to eliminate the use of single use plastic cups and avoid waste to landfill. Our intent is to create disruption in the marketplace in an effort to eradicate single use cups by replacing them with reusable cups, as well as developing genuinely sustainable waste & recycling solutions with an improved customer experience. Wise has established a team of experts from within the waste industry to assist our clients in accessing a range of sustainable waste and recycling solutions. We focus on genuine circular economy solutions and have the experience, capability, and industry knowledge to deliver best-in-class environmental impact.

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