Craig is the Managing Director (and owner) of Association and Communications Events. He has 16 years experience in conferences and exhibitions having worked on many major events around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Dubai, UK, Eastern Europe and Singapore, giving him a truly global perspective on ‘best practice’. Prior to starting Association and Communications Events, Craig worked for Euroforum in London, as well as Terrapinn in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Having personally launched over 100 different conferences of various sizes, as well as a few exhibitions, Craig has a strong grasp of every discipline within event management and is highly regarded in the events industry.

Craig was born and educated in Johannesburg, South Africa. He studied Business and Law at University of Witwatersrand (Wits) and a post-graduate degree in Training and Marketing at University of South Africa (UNISA). He has also completed diplomas and courses in marketing, direct marketing, exhibition management and sales management.

In 1999, Craig moved to Sydney where he met his Australian wife. He has two children and lives in Manly.

Kristine is our GM and brings with her a wealth of conference industry experience gained in New Zealand, South Africa, the UK and most recently the UAE.

She started out as a Conference Producer in New Zealand in 1995 and later headed up the IIR New Zealand operation for several years as Managing Director from 1999.

Most recently, she has spent two and a half years with MEED (a division of Emap), in Dubai where she managed large scale events in the Middle East including events in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain.

She has considerable experience in growing events and establishing new events in international markets. Kristine's always keen to produce events herself and is no stranger to the challenge of juggling the production of her own events while proactively managing the production team. She has built up knowledge in a wide range of sectors in international markets including marketing, legal, oil & gas, ports & shipping, infrastructure, and healthcare to name a few..

Kristine's strong project and people management skills, her focus on quality and her easy going nature make her an excellent addition to our team.

Blandina has worked for our company since 2003 and brings with her more than 19 years experience in sales, with the past 10 years specialising in event sponsorship and exhibition sales (before that she worked for Reuters in the financial markets). She has worked in Sydney, Brisbane and London and has gained a great deal of insight from participating in large international exhibitions in UK, USA, Germany and Asia.

Blandina is well known as someone who ‘looks after her clients’ and ‘delivers what she promises’ (a straight shooter with very high standards). Her job is to work with sponsors and exhibitors to ensure they differentiate themselves from the crowd and achieve their marketing goals.

Blandina has worked primarily on technology focused events focusing on industries like telecommunications, digital technologies, information management, call centres, help desks, ICT, smart cards, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, RFID etc.

Blandina is an expert at exhibition operations and floor plan design and is always happy to give advice or lend a hand.

Known as everyone’s ‘go-to’ lady, Fiona has been our trusted and ever-dependable Customer Service & Logistics Manager since 2004. Fiona’s role is to ensure our events run smoothly and professionally (and YOU are happy). She is constantly liaising with suppliers, venues, flights, accommodation, transport .... and more! She’s the best in the business at coordinating speakers, chairpersons, exhibitors, sponsors and attendees. She has the enviable (and sometimes unenviable) job of worked closely with some of Australia’s most senior business people, CEOs and Government Ministers, as well as international VIPs, and a too-many-to-mention range of famous and influential personalities.

Fiona has worked with us for over 5 years and has worked in various position including customer service, research, administration and event logistics. In 2009 she was unanimously voted ‘Employee of the Year’, a testament to her ability to multitask, work under pressure and attention to detail, which she has combined with her theoretical knowledge obtained by studying business and administration courses through TAFE.

Chances are, if you’ve attended one of our events, you have already met Fiona.