Overview
Event Host 09 offers opportunities beyond any other event
management programme in the world. The 2009 FORMULA
1™ ING Australian Grand Prix is at the heart of the Event
Host conference with learning and networking sessions
scheduled to reflect the excitement, glamour and adrenalin charged
action of this renowned sport.
Event Host 09 delegates will benefit from the wisdom of
some of the leading minds in major event management,
people who have ensured that Melbourne continues to take
the accolade as the host of some of the world’s foremost
sporting spectacles.
Presenters of 2009 Conference will be confirmed.
Presenters of 2008 Conference included
Malcolm Speed CEO, International Cricket Council
Sandy Hollway Consultant
Michael Kelly twice President of the Organising Committees for Super Bowls in 2006 and 2007
Brendan McClements CEO, Victorian Major Event Company
Professor Hans Westerbeek LaTrobe University
Robyn Archer Consultant to Liverpool European Capital of Culture 2008
Greg Hywood CEO, Tourism Victoria
Drew Ward CEO, Australian Grand Prix Corporation
Peter Stewart Events Manager, City of Melbourne
Professor Kristine Toohey Griffith University
John Harnden Former CEO, 2006 Commonwealth Games
Conference Programme
The ‘WOW’ Factor
Victoria’s Events Strategy
Facing the Green Challenge
Value for Money for Host Cities
Behind the Scenes at Iconic Venues
Asia Awakening
Managing Risk
Spectator Experience Excellence
Media Strategy - Friend or Foe?
Bidding to Win
Governance for Events
Event Host 09 Offers
• On-site, practical event management sessions at the 2009
FORMULA 1™ ING Australian Grand Prix, including
access to
restricted areas like Pit Lane, Emergency Coordination Centre etc
• Presentations from international event industry experts
• Keynote address from global event industry leader
• Networking functions
• Study tour of Melbourne sporting facilities
• On-site, practical event management sessions during a major
international event
Participant Mix
The conference is suitable for a broad base of stakeholders and
management personnel. Whether you are involved in the
world-wide motor racing fraternity, or indeed have responsibility
or ambitions to be part of the proposal and management of a
world class sporting happening Event Host provides invaluable
insights.
In particular the conference is geared towards CEOs, COOs and
Event Directors of International and National Sport Organisations,
Game Organising Committees, City Councils, Festival Directors,
Senior Government Officials, Event Companies, Major Sponsor
Organisations and Major Event Managers.
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