Executive Roundtable Melbourne:
Membership Growth & Engagement – Priorities for 2026
As associations look toward 2026, growth, engagement, and member value remain top of mind. This end-of-year roundtable brings association executives together to share experiences, compare approaches, and discuss what’s next for the sector.
Building on the conversations held throughout 2025, this session will look ahead to the key themes and priorities guiding association strategy in the year ahead. Drawing on insights from the 2025 Membership Performance Benchmark Report (iMIS by ASI) and the Association CEO Index 2024 (AuSAE with Bespoken), it’s an open, forward-focused discussion designed to help leaders refine their priorities for the year ahead.
What We’ll Cover:
- Building momentum for 2026 – refining strategies to strengthen acquisition, engagement, and retention.
- Enhancing the member experience – reducing friction, improving value delivery, and personalising interactions.
- Leadership alignment for long-term success – ensuring strategic priorities support membership sustainability.
Join your peers for a practical discussion to close out the year and shape your membership and engagement priorities for 2026.
Our hosts:
- Paul Ramsbottom, Managing Director at ASI
- Andrew Wilton, Performance Improvement Leader at ASI
The roundtable will be hosted by ASI, the developers of iMIS. ASI is a proud AuSAE Premium Alliance Partner.
Event details:
Date: Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Time: 8am to 10am AEDT
Venue: Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street
A light breakfast included. (please advise of special diets)
Who should attend: Association leaders who are seeking to achieve sustainable membership growth and improved association’s performance through the implementation of a digital transformation strategy and looking to learn from their Association peers. Attendees receive 1.5 ASAE CAE credits.*
*ASI is proud to be a CAE Approved Provider. As a CAE Approved Provider educational program related to the CAE exam content outline, this event may be applied for 1.5 credits toward your CAE application or renewal professional development requirements. For more information about the CAE credential or Approved Provider program, please visit www.asaecenter.org/cae.
Meet our Host & Facilitator
Paul Ramsbottom, Managing Director at Advanced Solutions International (ASI)
Over the last 30+ years Paul has worked with more professional bodies, industry associations, charities and fundraisers than most people would gather in several lifetimes. He is passionate about helping Not-For-Profits and Associations reach their goals, through adopting new and innovative solutions to help them run more efficiently. He is Managing Director of ASI Asia-Pacific which has more than 600 Not-For-Profit clients in the region. Paul enjoys working everyday with great staff and great clients and is rewarded by seeing great things ASI clients do in and around the community and knowing that ASI is able to contribute to that.
Proudly Sponsored By:
Advanced Solutions International (ASI) is a leading global provider of cloud software and services for associations and non-profits. ASI helps clients digitally transform, streamline operations, and grow revenue through industry expertise, best-practice advice, and high-quality solutions. Its portfolio of solutions includes iMIS for association and non-profit management, TopClass LMS for learning management, OpenWater for application and review management, and Clowder for year-round mobile app management. www.advsol.com/solutions
