Conference Innovators, one of New Zealand’s leading professional conference organising companies (PCOs), is about to expand its operation and open a new office in central Wellington. With existing offices in Auckland and Christchurch, the Conference Innovators (CI) team manages conference and convention work throughout New Zealand and Australia for a range of clients representing business, industry and government agencies as well as health and education sector providers. According to Director Tracey Thomas, a Wellington office will enable the company to expand its client base and business by having a strong, dedicated and ongoing presence in the capital.

“The Wellington office will complement our Auckland and Christchurch operations. We have numerous Wellington-based clients and undertake a lot of work in the city with members of our team and our conference clients hosting conferences there every year. Whilst this is easy - we can, and do, work anywhere - it will be great to have a permanent base in Wellington. It will enable us to expand our stable of conferences and liaise with industry personnel and clients more readily on an ongoing basis,” Mr Thomas says.

Raewyn Tse will be leading the Conference Innovators Cuba Street office. Raewyn has a long history of working within the Wellington conference and event market sector and has worked closely with the CI team over the past 8 years.

Her most recent role was as Senior Sales Development Manager for Positively Wellington Venues (PWV). Raewyn has held a number of key positions for PWV and has extensive knowledge of the industry and the region, Raewyn has established strong relationships with contacts, clients and industry representatives in Wellington and throughout Australasia. She brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, expertise and enthusiasm to her new role.

“We are really excited by the imminent opening of the office and especially pleased to have Raewyn at the helm. Her personality and skill will bring a whole new dimension to the conference activity we manage in the region, now and in the future,” Mr Thomas says.

Raewyn is looking forward to continuing to work closely with organisations like Business Events Wellington, the Australasian Society of Association Executives and Tourism New Zealand to secure and deliver successful and memorable business events with the invaluable support and backing of the Conference Innovators name and reputation.

Conference Innovators was founded in 1994 by highly respected conference planner extraordinaire Megan O’Brien. From humble beginnings, the company has established a formidable reputation for delivering professional conferences, conventions, symposia, seminars, trade shows, meetings and exhibitions for New Zealand, as well as international companies, organisations and government departments. CI established an Auckland office in 2007.

The original mission statement; to provide clients with a professional, high quality, personalised service has not changed over the past 20+ years and the return of many repeat clients year after year is testimony to the success of the CI team in delivering on their promise to create exceptional events.  

Media Statement for Immediate Release

The decision to open a Wellington office has been in the planning phase for some time and Tracey Thomas says the timing is ideal now to implement the expansion strategy.

“We pride ourselves on our reputation as New Zealand’s leading conference organising company and the many enduring relationships we have with our clients. Opening an office in Wellington is further commitment to our promise to deliver exceptional service to that loyal and valued clientele. We look forward to working alongside Raewyn as we expand our business and have every confidence that our existing clients as well as new ones will welcome the CI presence in the central city.”

The office at 43 Cuba Street will open Monday 31 October.

For further information contact:

Tracey Thomas

021 344443

tracey@conference.co.nz

Raewyn Tse

021 911 053

raewyn@conference.co.nz

Wellington office contact details:

43 Cuba Street

Wellington 6011

+64 4 894 3939