SYDNEY CONFIRMS ITS POSITION AS AUSTRALIA'S TOP BUSINESS EVENTS HOST

Sydney

Sydney has been named as the number one Australian city on the Cvent 2024 Top Meeting Destinations for Asia-Pacific list.

The news follows BESydney revealing its forward pipeline, with 103 business events expected to generate more than $507 million in direct expenditure for the NSW visitor economy between now and 2030.

BESydney CEO Lyn Lewis-Smith said: “As well as attracting some 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 including gender-based violence and ageing."

Highlight events in 2024 include Global Health Security (800 delegates), International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine World Congress (2500 delegates); International Congress on Mathematical Education (2800 delegates); and International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections World Congress (1000 delegates).