Melbourne set the stage for the Asia Pacific Financial and Innovation Symposium 2024 legacy

June 24, 2024

Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) has a remarkable history of securing and hosting some of the world's most distinguished international conferences across a wide range of industries, including health, medicine, engineering, science, business, technology, and community development. 

Earlier this year, Melbourne hosted the Asia Pacific Financial and Innovation Symposium (APFIS)  at Palladium at Crown Melbourne. The one-day exposition and the first of its kind for the region, brought together more than 500 professionals from the financial services industry and an incredible line-up of leading executives from some of the world’s largest asset managers and capital allocators to explore industry trends in artificial intelligence, technology, energy transmission, social governance and more.

The program featured local and global industry experts and thought leaders including Steve Schwarzman and Kathleen McCarthy (Blackstone), Lee Ainslie (Maverick Capital), Henry Cornell (Cornell Capital), Robert Kapito (Blackrock), and James Zelter (Apollo).

Choosing Melbourne as the host destination for the inaugural symposium, showcases how powerful the city is as a global financial centre.  Victoria is a major investment hub within the Asia Pacific region with a significant concentration of large superfunds based in Melbourne. Hear how the APFIS successfully provided a platform for initiating practical, scalable solutions to global economic challenges.

Visit Victoria and the MCB team helped deliver the event to initiate new collaborations, knowledge sharing and drive innovation and change.

An event hosted in Melbourne will exceed the requirements and expectations of any event organiser. With its cutting-edge infrastructure, ease of access, and MCB's unparalleled track record in delivering high-quality business events, delegates will be left wishing they booked a longer stay in Victoria.

For more information on how the Melbourne Convention Bureau can support associations in bringing an event to Melbourne and pave the way to their own legacy, visit melbournecb.com.au or email [email protected].