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.

Tom Mottram is the General Manager – Operations at the Australian Grand Prix Corporation and is responsible for the oversight and management of two of Australia’s biggest annual global sporting events, the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. Part of the Executive team, Tom oversees Operations, Enterprise Risk, Motorsport, Hospitality, Venue Operations, Customer Experience, Safety and Crisis/Emergency Management functions.
Tom lead’s a large team of permanent staff and event staff as well as a broad contractor and supplier workforce.
Tom is also responsible for large-scale projects, including the end-to-end facilitation and customer experience of 450,000 people at the Formula 1 event, the overall management of the organisations COVID-19 planning and response, leading the crisis management response relating to the 2020 cancelled Formula 1 event and the re-design and enhancement of the event control centre (GP Command).
With 10+ years’ experience at the AGPC, Tom’s passions lie in people management and building a united and enjoyable culture within his large and diverse team. Tom’s focus on team dynamics and synergies is driven by his mission to ‘create the ultimate customer experience through operational excellence.

With 27 years’ experience across the gamut of the security, safety and risk industry, Scott is a court and tribunal recognised expert and has a strategic and systematic approach to Security Management and Business Continuity Management. Scott is an industry Thought Leader and is often contacted by various media sources as a “Security Industry Specialist Spokesperson” and expert witness when security and risk related issues surface in the public arena. He has consulted and lectured throughout the Middle East and USA and has and worked with government, industry regulators and industry across all Australian States and Territories spanning the spectrum of security and risk as well as all industry verticals. Scott sits on numerous International security related councils to ensure he stays abreast of world best practice in his field of expertise which directly translates into improved outcomes for his clients.

Meg was the General Manager – Rod Laver Arena (RLA) for Melbourne & Olympic Parks Trust (M&OPT) until February 2022 demonstrating end to end responsibility for the business and operational performance of the Arena. In addition to building strong relationships with key stakeholders, Meg’s main responsibilities included strategic negotiation, successful execution and financial management focusing on commercial outcomes, customer satisfaction & safety, planning and delivery of successful entertainment and sporting events and leading & coaching the RLA team.

Prior to that, Meg was the General Manager – Touring, responsible for booking, managing and contracting, events at RLA, AAMI Park, John Cain Arena and Margaret Court Arena, and overseeing all non-operational aspects of the hirings. She has had contractual involvement in international events such as the The Australian Open, FINA World Cup (Swimming), the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the start-up of Melbourne Victory at Olympic Park.

Meg is a current Board Member of the Venue Management Association (VMA) and sits on the VMA’s Professional Development Committee. In addition, Meg is a past member and Chair of the VMA’s Venue Management School (VMS) Committee, which she served on for 7 years. She has instructed at VMS since 2007 and is very passionate about the development of the future leaders of the venue management industry.

Claire Wardley is the Senior Manager – Operations at the Australian Grand Prix Corporation (AGPC) and is responsible for the delivery and oversight of the Venue Operations of two of Australia’s global sporting events, the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. Claire has been with AGPC for 3.5 years joining the organisation as Manager - Hospitality Services Operations then moving to Venue Manager and now her current role. Claire’s remit includes Venue Operations, Security, Access Management, Traffic and Transport as well as day to day operations of the venue to ensure a safe environment for fans at the event. Claire leads a team of permanent and event staff as well as a supplier workforce.
With over ten years’ experience in the event industry having worked on some of the largest Australian events including, Falls Festival, Splendour in the Grass, White Night, Spring Racing Carnival, Adele, P!nk, Kendrick Lamar and UFC, Claire’s passion for event delivery and empowering her team is what keeps her striving for the thrill of live events.