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CHOOSE BRISBANE CONTENTS 03 Lord Mayor’s Foreword 04 Brisbane – Australia’s new world city 06 G20 Leaders Summit heads to Brisbane in 2014 07 Brisbane’s Industry Strengths 08 Energy and resources 09 Digital Industries and Information Communication Technology 10 Environmental sustainability 11 Health and life sciences 13 How Brisbane Convention Bureau can help 16 State-of-the-Art Business Events Infrastructure 18 Brisbane - A Welcoming City 02 LORD MAYOR’S FOREWORD Brisbane has year on year, meaning that event to becoming carbon neutral rapidly grown organisers will have even more by 2026. in status as choice to help them plan their a destination next event in the city. Drawing on these city strengths, of choice for the Brisbane Convention Bureau, international Alongside this growth, Brisbane, which is part of Brisbane’s business Australia’s new world city has economic development board events, and continued to evolve into a Brisbane Marketing, is committed being selected to host the G20 forward-thinking destination to attracting conferences and which is powered by innovation, Leaders Summit in 2014 is a business events to Brisbane. ringing endorsement of the collaboration and opportunity. state-of-the-art venues and event To keep up with the exciting Energy and resources, services on offer. developments in the city, the environmental sustainability, Brisbane Convention Bureau Brisbane’s ability to health and life sciences, continues to build on the support accommodate business events digital industries and information it can offer event organisers and of all sizes is a reflection of the communication technology are this year will launch a range of city’s unprecedented growth continually growing areas across the board. of strength for Brisbane. new initiatives to make doing business in our city as effortless The city’s economy is building And it isn’t just our industries as possible. strongly and is currently worth that excel. Brisbane was $AUD114 billion and expected to recently ranked in the top All of this offers a compelling reach $AUD215 billion by 2031. seven most liveable cities in case for bringing your next the world at the prestigious conference to Brisbane, and we Brisbane’s business events sector, Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize; look forward to welcoming you. which grew by 25 percent in and through the Brisbane City the 2011/12 financial year is also Council’s Green Heart CitySmart Graham Quirk expected to continue this growth initiative, Brisbane is on its way Brisbane Lord Mayor Choose Brisbane, Australia 03 BRISBANE – AUSTRALIA’S NEW WORLD CITY Growing Brisbane is well on track to become one of the world’s most Brisbane, Australia’s third prosperous new world cities: largest city has strong business globally-focussed, digitally- and cultural connections with networked and strategically the Asia Pacific, and a young, planned around lifestyle and skilled, well-educated and environmental needs. culturally diverse population of more than two million. Brisbane Ideally located offers an open, enterprising and progressive business Brisbane enjoys the closest environment with a strong proximity to Asia of any east culture of confidence and coast Australian capital city. innovation, providing the perfect At just under eight hours flight location for your most successful away, it is the ideal conference conference ever. destination for planners wishing to maximise opportunities arising from close access to Asia’s tiger economies such as Fast Facts increased delegate attendance and sponsorship and According to the World exhibition support. Winning Cities 2012 Report produced by Invaluable connections international property specialist, Jones Lang Brisbane hosts the biennial Asia Lasalle, Brisbane will Pacific Cities Summit (APCS) on rank first out of the every second rotation and has top 20 fastest growing done so since its inception in economies of the mature 1996. The Summit’s key objective world by 2020. is to promote business growth, “I am drawn to Brisbane as a source of talent, innovation, and opportunity. Brisbane is home to industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to renewable Brisbane 2031 Vision energy, agriculture to information technology. It is home to top-notch research centres and a diverse, well-educated workforce; and it bats well • 1.5 million jobs above its average in generating jobs for Queensland and Australia. All told, • $AUD215 billion economy Australia’s ‘new world city’ is fast becoming a key gateway for companies like Dow to do business in Asia and beyond.” • $AUD75 thousand per capita income. Andrew Liveris 04 President, Chairman and Chief Executive, The Dow Chemical Group trade, investment and economic reputation as a leader in research. outcomes for cities in the Asia Many global knowledge-leaders Pacific region and beyond. call Brisbane home and ground- Brisbane’s active involvement breaking discoveries such as Sister City Networks in the Summit ensures the Professor Ian Frazer’s Brisbane has Sister City city’s Asia Pacific relationships cervical cancer vaccine have relationships with: continue to flourish and provide emerged out of Brisbane’s conference planners with universities and its research and • Shenzhen and Chongqing, China invaluable contacts and excellent development community. • Kaohsiung, Taiwan promotional opportunities. • Kobe, Japan The city has three internationally • Daejeon, Korea Perfect timing recognised universities: • Semarang, Indonesia Brisbane’s location enables an 1. The University of • Auckland, New Zealand extended work day across three Queensland (UQ) - ranks • Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates first among its peers for international time zones, allowing • Hyderabad, India delegates to contact their offices license income, value of equity holdings and These long standing and families in real time. Many invention disclosures and relationships provide: Asian cities are just two to three active start-up companies hours behind Brisbane, enabling • Access to an extensive network all-day contact. It is also easy to 2. Queensland University of of sister city contacts including Technology (QUT) – is neighbouring cities for congress tap into the end of the American promotion and marketing business day and the opening of a leader in the innovative the European one, all from one areas of research • Connections with key Asian connected location. and development markets to target speakers, delegates, exhibitors, sponsors 3. Griffith University - and membership opportunities World-class thinking revered for its world for conferences and associations and education class research centres and breaking new • Strong cultural understanding of ground in the fields of these cities and the Asia Pacific Brisbane is innovative and health, environment and region as well as access to many enterprising and has developed a social sciences. native speakers “CIEAM hosted the 5th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management here at the Convention Centre in 2010. By hosting the event, CIEAM has positioned itself and profiled itself as a hub for international R&D in the area of engineering asset management. We’re now on the map, and all our international delegates rave about the time that they had in Brisbane.” Joe Mathew Chief Executive Officer, Cooperative Research Centre for Infrastructure and Engineering Asset Management (CIEAM) - based at QUT Choose Brisbane, Australia 05 G20 LEADERS SUMMIT HEADS TO BRISBANE IN 2014 Brisbane’s selection as the host city for the G20 Leaders Summit in November 2014 underlines its reputation as a world-class meetings destination. The G20 is the premier event for international economic cooperation and decision-making among the major economies of the world, with members from 19 countries plus the European Union. It will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC), with more than 4,000 delegates in attendance including many of the world’s leaders, as well as 2,500 media and will place Brisbane even more firmly upon the world stage. “The fact that Brisbane will host the G20 Leaders Summit in 2014 is a positive reflection on the world-class venues and event services we have on offer in Australia’s new world city.” Brisbane Lord Mayor 06 BRISBane’s INDUSTRY StRENGTHS Brisbane is a leader in many industry sectors including: • energy and resources • environmental sustainability Fast Facts • health and life sciences Our industry strengths can construction • greatly enhance conferences and infrastructure by providing: • advanced manufacturing and logistics • potential local support for relevant conference bids • digital industries and information • a supply of locally-based communication technology conference speakers and expertise • food and agribusiness. • delegates to attend the event • assistance with delegate attraction and promotion via industry networks • scope for technical tours and site visits • a source of potential sponsors for conferences • exhibitors for associated trade exhibitions. Choose Brisbane, Australia 07 Energy and resources Who’s been? Queensland’s resources sector • 34th International Research Centre is currently valued at $AUD25 Geological Congress 2012 billion with more than 170 of Brisbane is home to the • Mining 2012 the world’s leading mining CSIRO’s Queensland Centre Resources Convention companies located in the CBD for Advanced Technologies, including Rio Tinto (HO for Coal), Who’s coming? a world-class research and GE Mining (Global HQ) and Vale development precinct providing (Global coal HQ). Growth in 2013 Society