The new ABEA-AIPC ANZ Academy educational initiative will launch in June 2025, debuting in Australia as part of a strategic alliance between ABEA and AIPC.
“As a former AIPC board member, I’m thrilled we can bring this outstanding management program to the ANZ region, while removing a big part of the financial threshold for participation,” says ABEA chair Peter King.
“It will be the first, but definitely not last, outcome of the partnership between these two great associations.”
The inaugural ABEA and AIPC ANZ Academy will take place in June 2025 at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The five-day program will cover a range of topics in leadership and convention centre management, combining lectures and hands-on exercises to equip participants with actionable insights they can apply in their venues.
“We are delighted to be the venue for the first-ever ABEA-AIPC ANZ Academy,” says Natalie O’Brien AM, CEO, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
“In the past, we’ve sent several of our staff to attend the AIPC Academy in Brussels [Belgium] and the return on investment in emerging talent has been invaluable.
“Bringing the ANZ Academy to Melbourne will now open this unique opportunity to convention centre professionals from across the entire ANZ region.”
Ross Steele, CEO of Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre and an AIPC board member, says the ANZ Academy will benefit the Australian and New Zealand business events industries.
“Bringing the AIPC Academy to the region is an integral part of AIPC’s strategy to enhance engagement with convention centres in the region, while adapting the program to meet local needs,” he says.
“In 2025, we’re excited to deliver four academies globally.”
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