Matthew has over 20 years of experience in the venue and events industry, commencing in production and stage management. His career has taken him from theatres and touring productions to holding senior executive positions in some of the world-leading venues and precincts.
His executive leadership roles include iconic venues such as Crown Resorts Melbourne, Melbourne and Olympic Parks, Southern Cross Station and Federation Square.
He has led large-scale operational teams delivering iconic global events and critical infrastructure operations across master planning projects, commercial developments, significant capital works programs, and technology innovation projects across significant infrastructure and public precincts.
A leader committed to long-term success working across all levels to deliver strategic, operational outcomes. He is a passionate coach, mentor and enabler of leading event management and public precinct teams.
Matthew is deeply committed to protecting critical social infrastructure and public safety and is a regular contributor to the Barrington Centre Executive Consequence Management Course specialising in Strategy in Action.
As a Non-Executive Director of the Venue Management Association (Asia Pacific), he continues his commitment to developing the industry’s future leaders and the long-term development of the venues and events sector.

Alastair is a Principal Director at COX, renowned for his work in sport and sports architecture. He is responsible for the design and delivery of global civic and Sport projects that deliver a fan first experience, providing enhanced revenue for owners and operators.

Throughout his career, Alastair has been the Sport architect and Director for WestpacTrust Stadium, Forsyth Barr Stadium, the Eden Park Redevelopment, Suncorp Stadium, Adelaide Oval, SCG Northern Stand, NiB Stadium and was the Director for the new Optus Stadium in Perth. He has worked on all but one of the Australian Football League venues and several projects for Australia’s professional soccer league.

Alastair’s extensive knowledge and unparalleled expertise within the sport sector has allowed him to develop a series of unique strategies to assist clients and Governments in the creation of new developments. His strategic and future-focused insights have helped define the needs of major sports infrastructure facilities throughout the Asia Pacific.

His work has been recognised internationally and locally with numerous architectural and industry awards. Alastair is a thought-leader within the Sport architecture field, regularly appearing at industry conferences and contributing to international publications.