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Trade events

Upcoming events

Where: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, USA
Timing: 12 to 15 October 2026.

IMEX America is the USA’s largest meetings industry trade show. It is a global exhibition event for incentive travel, meetings and events that attracts thousands of professionals from the USA and internationally. With more than 3,000 hosted buyers attending, IMEX America provides opportunities for business, networking and education.

Registrations are closed. Click below for more details. 

2026 Event Details

Where: Barcelona, Spain
Timing: 17 to 19 November 2026

IBTM World - the live show will take place from 17 to 19 November 2026 and will incorporate one-to-one meetings between exhibitors and buyers, as well as a knowledge program, with a range of targeted education sessions. 

Business Events Australia will not be attending the 2026 show. Please click the link below for event details.

Event Details

Where: New Delhi and Mumbai, India
Timing: 1 to 3 March 2027

The Business Events Australia India Roadshow will take place from 1 to 3 March 2027 and will visit New Delhi and Mumbai to promote Australia’s offering to the corporate/incentive sector planners in each destination. 

The event is for Australian Convention Bureaux (CVB) representatives only.

Any questions, please contact Sharmishtha Patange directly.

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Where: Frankfurt, Germany
Timing: 11 to 13 May 2027

IMEX Frankfurt is a key business events exhibition where international planners from the conference, convention and corporate events industries gather to do business. IMEX gives the Australian business events industry the opportunity to meet influential international buyers responsible for organising corporate meetings, incentive travel programs and association events.

Registrations for Australian stand partners will open in late 2026. 

IMEX Frankfurt 2026 Results

Where: Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Timing: 21 - 22 April 2027

Business Events Australia is not exhibiting in 2027.

The Meetings Show Asia Pacific, organised by Northstar Travel Group, is the premier trade show gathering event organisers and suppliers to connect, contract and forge new partnerships within the global business events industry.

Discover leading destinations, venues, hotels and other key business events suppliers, complemented by an exclusive hosted buyer programme, bringing senior meetings, conventions, events and incentives buyers to a bustling trade show floor. 

Event Details

Where: Sydney / Warrane, New South Wales 
Timing: 6 to 9 December 2027

Tourism Australia’s signature incentive showcase, Australia Next, is designed to increase awareness of Australia as an outstanding incentive destination. The event provides the Australian business events industry the opportunity to connect with qualified incentive buyers from around the world, while showcasing Australia’s best incentive experiences and products.

Australia Next 2027 will be held in Sydney / Warrane, New South Wales, in partnership with BESydney.

Event Details

Where: TBC
Timing: 2028

The Business Events Australia North America Roadshow took place from 12 - 19 March 2026 and visited Salt Lake City, San Francisco, USA and Toronto, Canada to promote Australia’s offering to the corporate/incentive and association sector planners in each destination. The roadshow is a bi-annual event and will next be held in 2028. 

Email us for more details on the next North America Roadshow. 

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Where: Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur, South East Asia
Timing: 2028

The Business Events Australia South East Asia Roadshow took place from 21 - 23 April 2026 and visited Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur to promote Australia’s offering to the corporate/incentive sector planners in each destination. 

In Jakarta, a Business Events Australia seminar was held on Tuesday, 21 April and in Kuala Lumpur, a Business Events Australia seminar was held on Thursday, 23 April.

The roadshow is a bi-annual event and will next be held in 2028. 

The event is for Australian Convention Bureaux (CVB) representatives only.

Any questions, please contact Edward Kwek directly.

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Where: Nanjing, China
Timing: 16 to 18 September 2026

The Business Events Australia Greater China Showcase was delivered in Nanjing, China in September 2026, and will be ongoing as a bi-annual event. During the Showcase, Chinese buyers (incentive agents and corporate customers) met face to face and engaged with Australian sellers via one-on-one appointments and networking opportunities.

China Showcase Nanjing 2026