AUSTRALIA’S MOST INFLUENTIAL GOLF BUSINESS EVENT
Melbourne Convention & ExhIbition Centre, TUE 23 - WED 24 June 2020.
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WHY IS THE GOLF BUSINESS FORUM DIFFERENT?
As the name suggests, Golf Business Forum is all about the business of golf and we welcome all comers from the industry - public golf courses, driving ranges, golf resorts, golf clubs, golf facility management companies, golf tourism operators, government, property development companies, PGA Professionals, industry organisations, golf media and industry business partners.
If you are part of the golf industry, Golf Business Forum 2020 is your destination to meet other golf business professionals, expand your knowledge, be inspired by new ways of thinking and develop the tools for improving your golf business performance.
“I absolutely love it. I feel like if you’re not here at the Golf Business Forum, you don’t know what’s going on in the industry. It’s a great base to open your mind to what’s new, what’s coming up and what we should be doing in the golf industry.”
SPEAKER LINEUP (so far…)
Back in May 2019, we launched our first ever Content Survey and we made a commitment to you - to take the industry’s feedback and deliver the most relevant and up-to-date content we can in 2020. Content that really matters. This year’s content themes will be focused on: Customer, Marketing, Leadership and Industry Trends & Insights.
Together with Event Partner Australian Sports Turf Managers Association and Foundation Partner Golf Australia, we’re thrilled to announce our progress speaker lineup for Golf Business Forum 2020. We’re still going to add a few more great speakers, with more announcements to come…
JAY KAREN, CAE
CEO, National Golf Course Owners Association (USA)
JAQUIE SCAMMELL
Thought Leader in the Business of Service - Author, Educator and Mentor
DON REA
Owner/Operator, Augusta Ranch Golf Club (Arizona, USA)
KAREN FITZGERALD
Global Manager, Experiences, Tourism Australia
JEREMY LOELIGER
Commissioner, National Basketball League (NBL)
BRENDAN ALLEN
General Manager, The Hills Golf Club, NZ
CARLA ARMANET
Director, Sport and Recreation, Botanic Gardens and Centennial Parklands
RYAN BRANDEBURG
Executive Director, Golf Tourism New Zealand (NZ)
GAVIN KIRKMAN
Chief Executive Officer of the PGA of Australia (PGA)
SHARON MASSON
Group Marketing Manager, Belgravia Leisure
JODIE MCDONALD
Sales and Marketing Manager, Sandhurst Club
MIKE ORLOFF
Golf Industry: Facilitator, Presenter, Event Manager, Publisher
BIZ SATTLER
Owner, Sattler and Co + Great Golf Courses of Australia
SAM SQUIERS
Sports Presenter, Sportette Founder
ALI TERAI
Founder and CEO, Future Golf
SUPERCHARGED TRADE EXHIBITION
Our Exhibition is known as BEING innovative, but in 2020 we’re taking it up a notch.
We’re thrilled that we’ll be teaming up with the Australian Sports Turf Managers Association (formerly AGCSA) to bring you Australia’s largest ever Golf Business and Sports Turf Management conference and exhibition.
The Golf Business and Sports Turf Trade exhibition will occupy a massive 6,000m2 at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, making it the largest and most diverse golf and sports field industry exhibition ever staged in Australia. READ MORE
WHO WILL BE THERE?
Golf Business Forum connects and inspires all those involved in the diverse range of golf businesses, industry organisations and commercial partners that delight Australia’s 2.1M golf participants.
“I’ve been to a few golf managers’ conferences but this is a really different crowd - really eclectic. I’ve really enjoyed meeting a new bunch of people in the industry. It’s been a great experience. ”
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2018 IN A NUTSHELL
Golf Business Forum 2018 provided two days of great content and ideas, it was also a terrific opportunity to meet new friends and catch up with old ones.
Checkout our highlights reel to see what all the fuss was about.
“Club Car has been a partner in both of the Australian Golf Business Forums and we will be taking part in the event in 2020. The initial Golf Business Forum allowed us to showcase our products and services to key players in our golf markets. Additionally, the benefits of the learning experiences for both me and my distribution partners in Australia can’t be overstated. At both events we’ve engaged with industry stakeholders in discussions beneficial to our industry, not just our individual businesses.
The Forum equally provided plenty of time for casual conversations with Presenters and Delegates, which were as fun as they were valuable. I’m looking forward to the 2020 expanded platform and would recommend the Golf Business Forum to anyone serious about the business of golf in Australia.”
— Kevin Gates, Vice President (Oceania), Club Car.