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IAPCO: Storytelling is Key to Advocacy

IAPCO is the global community for accredited PCOs. At AIME in Melbourne this year, the organisation’s immediate past president and CEO of ICMS Pty Ltd, Sarah Markey-Hamm, shares the importance of curiosity in achieving the most potent outcomes – and storytelling – being sought from the organisation’s member-facilitated events. Markey-Hamm and the organisation’s PR lead,…

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Australia Sets Blueprint for Advocacy

The Australian Business Events Association (ABEA) broke new ground when it successfully brought all industry organisations and stakeholders under one umbrella organisation. In so doing, its CEO, Melissa Brown, has the mandate to craft the message conveyed to government – across all departments. As its chair, Peter King, reminded The Iceberg when the association was…

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AIMEX Legacy Set for $AUS Billions

“It’s more than a visitor economy,” says Damien Kitto, CEO of Business Events Adelaide. And the benchmarking and KPIs that track the impact data of events reveal metrics that extend far beyond the consumption economy of events hosted in the South Australian capital. The reason lies in the value sought by the Department of Trade…

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AIME Before the Storm

AIME 2020 pre-empted the pandemic. AIME 2025 pre-empted the unfolding of a global trade and intellectual engagement crisis. As a case study in fortunate timing, the Asia-Pacific’s annual meetings and business events trade show illustrated the harmony of globalisation when in full flow. It’s hard to imagine how the AUS$400m of trade reported from this…

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9 February 2026

AIME 2026, Melbourne, Australia

AIME is Asia Pacific’s largest and longest running business events exhibition and learning platform. It connects a global community of business event professionals with industry suppliers. AIME 2026 will play host to 20,000 meetings between exhibitors and buyers. We pride ourselves on the quality of these meetings, we use a seamless blend of human expertise…

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Lewis-Smith and Grimmer Honoured for Business Events Advocacy

From AMI: Lyn Lewis-Smith, CEO of Business Events Sydney, and Gary Grimmer, chair of GainingEdge, have been recognised with the inaugural Iceberg Excellence Awards for Advocacy of the Business & Professional Events Sector. Presented at the conclusion of the Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Exhibition (AIME) Leaders Forum, the awards celebrate their outstanding contributions to repositioning…

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AIME 2025 – Keynote Speakers Confirmed

From Meeting Newz: The Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) have confirmed two keynote speakers for the 2025 Knowledge Program. This year’s Knowledge Program theme, “We Matter!”, focuses on the global business events industry as a powerful driver of economic growth. Attendees will be guided by two standout speakers who will explore the crucial…

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