Announcing the results from IMEX in Frankfurt, Germany, BESydney says the full schedule of business events in the next six years and beyond demonstrates the lure of the NSW capital as a host city.

“This week, our forward pipeline ticked over to 103 business events choosing Sydney that will generate more than $507 million in direct expenditure for the local economy between now and 2030,” says BESydney CEO Lyn Lewis-Smith.

“As well as attracting 128,000 delegates to boost the local visitor economy, the conference programming at these events will give more Australians access to the world’s best practice and thinking on AI, biodiversity, education, engineering, defence and aerospace, critical minerals and all aspects of human and animal health, as well as significant social issues of concern to us all, such as gender-based violence and ageing.

“We have also seen some fantastic market turnaround from the corporate meetings and incentives side of our business, where global corporations are choosing Sydney to rebuild corporate culture and drive innovation, educate, incentivise and inspire their top talent.” 

BESydney works closely with International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney), forming a powerful bidding duo to attract business events to Sydney.

“At ICC Sydney, we take pride in delivering our trusted event services for clients while driving important social and economic legacies through extraordinary events,” says ICC Sydney CEO Geoff Donaghy.

“Alongside our partner, BESydney, we look forward to welcoming delegates to the spectrum of events that are sure to spark solutions to the universal issues of today and tomorrow.” 

Highlight events from BESydney’s business events pipeline to 2030 include: 

2024

• Global Health Security – 800 delegates, $2.8 million. 
• International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine World Congress – 2500 delegates, $10.8 million. 
• International Congress on Mathematical Education – 2800 delegates, $18.9 million. 
• International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections World Congress – 1000 delegates, $4 million.
• Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India – 1500 delegates, $3.8 million. 

2025

• ACM The Web Conference 2025 – 1000 delegates, $3.8 million. 
• World Conference of Women’s Shelters – 1000 delegates, $3.1 million. 
• International Astronautical Congress – 4500 delegates, $21 million. 
• World Congress on Endometriosis – 1000 delegates, $3.9 million.
• 23rd International Vacuum Congress – 1500 delegates, $9.2 million.  

2026

• International Congress of the UICH Les Clefs d’Or – 500 delegates, $2 million.
• International Congress of the Transplantation Society – 3000 delegates, $10.4 million.  
• Asia and Oceania Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Congress – 2000 delegates, $7.4 million. 
• International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology – 1100 delegates, $2.8 million.

2027

• Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineers Congress – 600 delegates, $2.2 million.
• International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation – 2000 delegates, $8.1 million. 
• International Cytokine and Interferon Society Annual Conference – 850 delegates, $3.1 million.
• Union Network International World Congress – 1300 delegates, $5.7 million.  
• IEEE Conference on Sensors – 800 delegates, $3.2 million.
• Meeting of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine – 3000 delegates, $12.3 million.

2030

• World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics – 3500 delegates, $17.7 million.