Ethan Dooley Managing Director
Ethan Dooley Managing Director
Visit us at Booth 37 1300MEDICS is the leading commercial provider of first aid and medical services for events and venues across the eastern seaboard. Our highly experienced team build a comprehensive medical solution that meets the exact risk management and public safety requirements for each event or venue. Our extensive experience comes from working a multitude of venues including the largest in Australia, the MCG. When you visit our team, speak with our partner companies Overwatch and Chronosoft. Overwatch provides a range of solutions and consulting services on health and safety for organisation’s staff and patrons. Chronosoft is a leading provider of control centre and incident management software solutions for every size venue and event. Working together we can implement and deliver a complete solution for your event or venue.
Justin King Executive Vice President, Sales
Justin King Executive Vice President, Sales
Visit us at Booth 17 24/7 Software’s mission is to empower world-class operations and exceptional experiences. 24/7 Software is the market leader in providing communication, incident reporting, and facilities management software solutions to the sports, leisure, and entertainment market. 24/7 Software is a one-stop-shop for venue operations including a suite of solution across safety and security, facilities management, and guest experience as well as integrations across ticketing, CRM, video management, credentialing, HR solutions, and IoT (Internet of Things) sensors. The company’s solutions are implemented in over 85% of all the North American professional sports venues, and over 400 venues worldwide. International customers include FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germaine, Manchester United, the O2 Arena in London, Lord’s Cricket Ground, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Melbourne & Olympic Parks Trust, and Marvel Stadium.
Mark Wright Consultant
Mark Wright Consultant
Visit us at Booth 34 Accredit Solutions is an award-winning technology company focusing on intelligent accreditation software. Our solution has been developed over many years and helped venue security and event management teams to improve security and operational efficiencies by providing a highly effective way to process accreditation for over six million workers and visitors at some of the best known political, sporting and live events in the world. Built with 21 years of experience, the Accredit platform is one of the world’s most sophisticated, secure, and intuitive accreditation platforms on the market today.
Michael Roberts Associate at Arup working in Engineering Industry
Michael Roberts Associate at Arup working in Engineering Industry
Visit us at Booth 16 Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, consultants and experts working globally. Founded to be humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigour to shape a better world. As an independent firm, with a trust structure, Arup has no external investors. The Australasia Region encompasses Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia, with a 3000-strong team providing consultancy services to government, corporate and community-based clients.
Nigel Benton Publisher
Nigel Benton Publisher
Visit us at Booth 8 Australasian Leisure Management magazine and the www.ausleisure.com.au website are the only business media in the leisure industry in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region. The VMA’s partner publication since 1997, Australasian Leisure Management includes news and features covering entertainment, events, sport, tourism and venues. The printed magazine has over 11,500 readers (with circulation increasing in the last year) while Google Analytics figures show that the website records more than four million impressions a month.
David Brown Managing Director
David Brown Managing Director
Visit us at Booth 3 & 4 Axess is an international leading manufacturer of ticketing and access management systems. With our production facility in Austria and 20 sales and support subsidiaries we serve our customers all around the world. Our solutions are used by ski resorts, fair and convention centres, stadia and arenas, leisure parks, museums and sightseeing attractions and touristic transport. In these fields, we offer complete resort solutions, customer registration and customer loyalty programs with social media integration and also numerous standardized interfaces to third-party systems. Individually tailored solutions are developed for individual projects based on proven standard technologies. We customize solutions!
Saul Heffernan Group Commercial Director
Saul Heffernan Group Commercial Director
Visit us at Booth 40 We bring spaces to life through digital installations. From billboards to scoreboards, our big screens make landmarks, organisations and venues across Australia, New Zealand and North America more attractive to the crowds you want to engage. Having completed projects with the MCG, Adelaide Oval, The Gabba to name a few, BSV have developed the experience, product knowledge and certainty necessary for your next high-profile project.
Edward Swete Kelly Director
Edward Swete Kelly Director
Visit us at Booth 38 Chronosoft is the market leading provider of control centre and incident management software solutions. Our solutions make your operation safer, more efficient and help you manage and mitigate risk, while meeting your duty of care. We provide you with a control room platform that enhances your command centre and provides you with real-time information and data on your work environment. Chronosoft was created as a result of a tragic occurrence at a music festival. We identified several issues at the time and wanted to build a system that would record and capture real time data in an accurate, un-editable log. Our suite of customisable solutions adapts to fit your organisation and operating practices and allows staff to work collaboratively while enhancing communication, collaboration, accountability and your customers’ experience. Chronosoft is now utilised globally, supporting a wide range of industry control rooms.
Matthew Hanna Region Channel and Partner Manager
Matthew Hanna Region Channel and Partner Manager
Visit us at Booth 21 Daktronics is an American company based in Brookings, South Dakota, that designs, manufactures, sells, and services video displays, scoreboards, digital billboards, dynamic message signs, sound systems, and related products.
Joe Morsello Corporate Key Accounts Manager - Sports & Entertainment
Joe Morsello Corporate Key Accounts Manager - Sports & Entertainment
Visit us at Booth 23 dormakaba is a leading manufacturer of physical access solutions such as speed gates, turnstiles and other admission devices with a focus on sports, leisure and entertainment facilities. Our Alvarado portfolio offers a comprehensive portfolio of quality products and services with tailored solutions to client requirements that also integrates with mobile technology and digital ticketing. Complemented by our offerings to office, commercial and government buildings.
Mike Dimond Executive Director
Mike Dimond Executive Director
Visit us at Booth 14 As a leading manufacturer of photoluminescent evacuation route products, Ecoglo is excited about the release of SA TS 5367:2021, Hybrid photoluminescent signage – Product specification, installation and operation. Addressing the gap in the market for technical guidelines relating to hybrid PL exit signs it is designed to sit alongside NCC documentation as an alternative deemed-to-satisfy solution. This is supported by a CODEMARK accreditation. SA TS 5367 provides an objective set of minimum requirements for compliance and offers installers and end users full confidence in hybrid sign safety and performance. Ecoglo PL hybrid signs contain no batteries, and have a comprehensive 15 year warranty. For more information contact Ecoglo.
Melanie Ivory Consultant
Melanie Ivory Consultant
Visit us at Booth 33 Discover EventDraw, your ultimate event diagramming software solution. Craft stunning 2D and 3D diagrams that captivate clients, boost business revenue, and improve delivery. Our intuitive software gives you a comprehensive view of floor plans, allowing clients to visualize events in exceptional detail. Our user-friendly platform ensures swift and efficient diagram creation, simplifying your workflow and improving delivery. Present the overall layout with precision in 2D or immerse clients in photorealistic 3D views from various angles. Trust EventDraw to elevate your event diagrams, impress clients, and win more business. Unlock your venue's potential with EventDraw.
Steve Mackenzie Chief Innovation Officer
Steve Mackenzie Chief Innovation Officer
Visit us at Booth 32 Momentus Technologies (formerly Ungerboeck) is a global provider of industry-leading venue and event management solutions that empower venues to create extraordinary moments. With over 50,000 users in more than 50 countries, Momentus serves the needs of venues of all types and sizes, including convention and exhibition centres, stadiums and arenas, arts and culture centres and many more. Its powerful intuitive platform alongside intelligent data-driven solutions and unparalleled expertise provides customers a view of past, present and future event operations to increase end-to-end visibility, optimize efficiency and achieve business goals. To learn more, visit gomomentus.com.
Gigi Craig Account Coordinator
Gigi Craig Account Coordinator
Visit us at Booth 15 Moreton Hire founder, Marlene Morahan, has believed in customer experience from the first day of business back in 1969. It has been the foundation of our business and culture ever since. Our teams continuously strive to deliver a great experience – the customer experience we offer our clients, and the experience we are building on a daily basis. At Moreton Hire we are focused on delivering exceptional experiences for our customers, and their customers. Whether it be an event, exhibition, function, campaign, or commercial fit-out, each business event is an opportunity to connect with your audience and represent your brand.
Robert Jurcec CEO & Co-Founder
Robert Jurcec CEO & Co-Founder
Visit us at Booth 25 Our purpose is to empower organisations to pursue new levels of innovation and efficiency by delivering open, agile, and affordable cloud solutions like NetSuite, Salesforce and ELMO Cloud HR and Payroll. We bring together the power of technology with industry knowledge, practical experience, and best practice service to deliver peak performance for your business. Since 2018, OneKloudX, an award-winning Australian team, has been partnering with clients to achieve transformative business outcomes that drive value. People are the heart of every organisation yours and ours, so we place people at the centre of everything we do. Unlock the full potential of your venue with OneKloudX and NetSuite. Simplify operations, gain financial clarity, and manage your facilities more effectively. Visit our trade show display to transform your venue management experience.
Bradley Smith Pacfic Seating (AUS) & Australasian Sports Floors
Bradley Smith Pacfic Seating (AUS) & Australasian Sports Floors
Visit us at Booth 9 Pacific Seating is a quality designer and manufacturer of engineered travelling, fixed or retractable seating systems. Pacific Seating’s wide range of units offer facilities a customised solution fit for each project. Our mission is to apply our +30 years’ industry experience to defining the future of smarter seating solutions. Australasian Sports Floors continues to uphold an unwavering reputation of excellence in affordable, quality hardwood sports floors. Delivering FIBA-approved Level 1 & 2 timber sports flooring systems across Australia and abroad. Our flooring systems are carefully engineered for the very best in athletic performance, structural integrity, aesthetics and trouble-free maintenance. We are continually innovating products that combine the best of traditional methods with modern advances in technology and sustainability. Visit our booth to unlock the potential of your space today.
Chris Dodds Managing Director
Chris Dodds Managing Director
Visit us at Booth 1 & 2 The P.A. People brings fifty-years of service & expertise to the Venue Industry. Australian owned and continuously operating since 1971, the Company delivers fit-for-purpose solutions for large and small-scale audio, AV, performance lighting and networks. With its acquisition of TheatreQuip, the company has expanded its Venue Engineering capability and can now also supply standards-compliant solutions including drapes and track, stage lifts, lighting bars, counterweight systems and theatrical hoists. From Arenas, Stadia, Convention Centres, Theatres and Performance spaces, to multi-purpose venues and education facilities - the company has a comprehensive and collaborative approach to the market.
Paul McCarthy AVM Safety Consultant
Paul McCarthy AVM Safety Consultant
Visit us at Booth 7 PBM Safety is a proud VMA Allied Member that has been servicing the Event and Entertainment Industry since 2010. We maintain our sponsorship of the VMA Congress as support to the association and its members. Our current Team is based in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia. The recovery is well underway in most event areas, and we can provide insight at all levels from a small café with acoustic performers to arenas or stadia with international sports or concerts.
Jake Tolsher Business Development Manager, Sports & Live Events - APAC
Jake Tolsher Business Development Manager, Sports & Live Events - APAC
Visit us at Booth 39 Ross Video is a leading video production technology manufacturer specialising in end-to-end solutions to help venues engage fans, increase revenue, and get the most out of their LED signage, big screen and scoreboard systems. From automating LED ribbon board sponsorship playout and content management to unifying the big screen, IPTV and stadium lighting systems for spectacular show pieces, Ross is helping customers engage fans and connect them to brands like never before, taking the in-venue experience to the next level! The Ross Unified Venue Solution allows unmatched compatibility with 3rd party products, external production companies and broadcasters. Regular tenants and touring events will have complete integration. This standardised approach also offers greater scalability with additional devices, resources, and crew able to be added on in future upgrades or for one off events. Ross has a strong presence in Australia with over 20 major sports venues running Ross technology. With a corporate office in Sydney, an R&D site in Melbourne and a dedicated Sports & Live Event solutions team Ross understands the Aussie sporting landscape, how teams run their events and what technology venues need to embrace to remain at the forefront. From suburban grounds to the MCG and global sites like the famous SoFi Stadium in LA, Ross has a solution for venues, projects and budgets of all shapes and sizes.
Lukas Daxer Area Development Manager APAC
Lukas Daxer Area Development Manager APAC
Visit us at Booth 12 At SKIDATA, we are committed to transforming access into a warm welcoming experience. Central to our approach are our two core domains – Parking & Mobility and Sports & Entertainment. In these areas, we focus on creating optimal synergies and developing innovative access solutions, ensuring every visitor interaction is smooth, safe, and memorable. Not just by selling the best solutions, but by adding true value for our clients and demonstrating the positive impact of making people feel welcome. With our access solutions, we want to inspire you to extend that feeling of being welcome to YOUR visitors and guests all over the world, whether they are entering car parks, mountain destinations, stadiums, arenas, or attraction parks.
Miguel Mendoza Country Manager - ANZ
Miguel Mendoza Country Manager - ANZ
Visit us at Booth 36 VITEC is a market-leading provider of IPTV, Video Streaming and Digital Signage Solutions that help organisations harness the power of video to engage, empower and evolve. VITEC is a pioneer in the design and manufacture of hardware and software for video encoding, decoding, transcoding, archiving and streaming over IP. Our end-to-end video streaming solutions enable customers to capture TV and video content directly from any source and manage its delivery, as channels or within digital signage screens, to any connected device via an existing network. From corporate, broadcast and venues, to accommodation, government and military, VITEC has global expertise in delivering complex, proAV solutions.
Amanda Jamieson Membership Manager
Amanda Jamieson Membership Manager
Visit us at Booth 6 Visit our booth at the VMA Conference and discover a world of educational opportunities, accreditation, and career pathways awaiting you at the Venue Management Association (VMA). Whether you're seeking to enhance your skills, pursue accreditation, or explore exciting career prospects in the venue management industry, our team is here to guide you every step of the way. Drop by to learn more about how the VMA can support your professional growth and say hello – we look forward to meeting you!
Craig Lovett Partner/ Principal
Craig Lovett Partner/ Principal
Visit us at Booth 35 Wise exists to eliminate the use of single use plastic cups and avoid waste to landfill. Our intent is to create disruption in the marketplace in an effort to eradicate single use cups by replacing them with reusable cups, as well as developing genuinely sustainable waste & recycling solutions with an improved customer experience. Wise has established a team of experts from within the waste industry to assist our clients in accessing a range of sustainable waste and recycling solutions. We focus on genuine circular economy solutions and have the experience, capability, and industry knowledge to deliver best-in-class environmental impact.
Exhibitor Presentation Hub (EPH) Exhibitor Presentation Hub (EPH) Visit us at Booth 5 The Exhibitor Presentation Hub (EPH) adds a dynamic dimension to this year's VMA Congress Trade Floor, providing exhibitors with an exclusive platform to spotlight their offerings to an intimate and engaging audience of up to 25 delegates. With 26 sessions across the Monday and Tuesday, the EPH ensures a bustling schedule of engaging presentations throughout the event. Make sure to stop by and seize the opportunity to explore the latest innovations, technologies, and trends shaping the industry.