16/07/2021
We’re proud to be partnering with this fantastic event and our MD Jason Holmes will present on all things insurance in the festival and event space.
EVENT POSTPONEMENT: AFIC will now take place across 10-12 November 2021 at Sea World Resort on the Gold Coast. Due to the recent national covid-19 crisis which has forced a number of States into various lockdowns, we've made the difficult decision to push back the conference to later in the year.
Our country is unfortunately experiencing a number of significant covid-19 outbreaks and it’s a major blow to our industry at a time when business confidence was just beginning to return to normal.
In the last few weeks we’ve seen a number of postponements, such as Vivid Sydney and Mundi Mundi Bash, and further event cancellations such as the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and Byron Writers Festival, for example. We fully appreciate that everyone is doing it tough during this very difficult time and I want to give everyone a fair opportunity to attend what’s shaping up to be the most important industry event of the year!
With the vaccine rollout expected to kick into overdrive in the coming months, we hope that by November everyone will be feeling much more confident about their own events occurring in the near future as well as being comfortable with travelling for business.
Some good news: H2 Insurance Solutions have come on board as AFIC’s strategic partner, with their Managing Director, Jason Holmes, joining the existing line-up of speakers to talk on the hot topic of event insurance. Jane Gazzo has also replaced Dylan Lewis as our MC.
Already we have people registered to attend from Queensland, New South Wales, ACT, Victoria and South Australia, which is exciting to see, so it’s going to be a fabulous event!
The 2021 conference will run across 2.5 days at Sea World Resort and includes:
>> A number of keynote and informative presentations from 15 industry-leading personnel
>> Two panel discussions
>> Two evening networking events
>> Workshops
>> Trade show
>> Gold Coast familiarisation tour of local event venues
AFIC 2021 covers the following topics:
>> (Keynote) How the pandemic has changed us
>> (Keynote) Future opportunities in virtual reality
>> (Panel Discussion) Covid-19 site planning & safety for festivals
>> (Panel Discussion) The future of streaming, content-on-demand & broadcast
>> Byron Bay Bluesfest: the true cost of cancellation
>> Approaches to festival regulation in NSW – a PhD Study
>> The future of festivals is inclusive (with a follow up workshop: building an accessibility plan)
>> Igniting your festival’s creative program
>> Leadership in a crisis
>> Launching a major event organisation during covid-19
>> Managing your festival’s revenue streams (with a follow up workshop: grant writing 101)
Tickets are on sale now until Sunday 7 November 2021. For more info, including to view our full program and to book, visit www.australianfestivalconference.com.au