NSW Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres said “It’s an astounding result to host so many meetings that Sydney has maintained its ranking with the International Congress and Convention Association.
“Given our convention centre has been a construction site since 2014, these results are a testament to the ingenuity of the city’s businesses and ability to deliver collaborative solutions.”
Business Events Sydney (BESydney) CEO Lyn Lewis-Smith said BESydney has secured an enviable list of international events for the State ahead of the International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC) opening this December.
“The NSW Government’s $1.5 billion investment in a new centre for global meetings in the heart of Sydney is a catalyst for broad legacies including trade, investment, knowledge creation and more, Ms Lewis-Smith said.
“We’ve secured events across some of the most cutting-edge fields in the world to help unlock exciting jobs of the future in fintech, cloud computing, start-ups, intellectual property, biotechnology, artificial intelligence and more. This includes the major cloud computing event Openstack 2017, the world’s biggest annual robotics event RoboCup 2019, and the 2021 FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics.”
BESydney has secured events worth more than $420 million in direct expenditure to NSW up to 2023, including more than 30 events worth in excess of $220 million to be hosted at ICC Sydney.
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