CULINARY CAPITAL
C se stud V s Well nton On Pl te In the sh dow of the 2008 lob l f n nc l cr s s, Well n ton cre ted new event des ned to boost spend n dur n w nter, showc se the re on’s food nd bever e sector nd to develop cul n r tour sm n the re on V s Well n ton On Pl te w s l unched w th v s on to feed people’s ppet te for l fe b br n n them to ether to sh re d fferent, nsp r n nd provoc t ve cul n r exper ences The econom c mp ct d rectl supported hosp t l t bus nesses nd promoted the extr ord n r l d verse food nd bever e produce nd products th t those bus nesses source from w th n 100 m of Well n ton’s centr l bus ness d str ct The fest v l s m n ed b the Well n ton Cul n r Events Trust nd h s rown to become month-lon event fe tur n cul n r events w th d n n , cr ft beer, bur er nd coct l elements
Vs Welln ton On Pl te, the l r est culn r festv l n the southern hemsphere
VisaWellington On a Plate is a unique and much-loved festival and one that could only happenwith the dedicated support of the city, region and its residents
Sarah Meikle, CEO of Wellington Culinary Trust Events
CREATIVE DIGITAL CAPITAL
C se stud NZGDA Conference Well n ton recentl coll bor ted w th the New Ze l nd G me Developers Assoc t on (NZGDA) n mult - e r p rtnersh p to ncre se nvestment nd row the t lent pool n the cre t ve d t l content sector The NZGDA’s nnu l conference (est bl shed n 2004, nnu l sed n 2012) ttr cts 600-700 dele tes nd w ll, throu h th s p rtnersh p, exp nd ts rem t to ncorpor te the f lm, screen nd nter ct ve med sectors lon s de ts tr d t on l m n content thereb stren then n Well n ton’s pos t on s world le der n these f elds A new publ c focus w ll lso cre te n opportun t for ever d New Ze l nders to le rn bout the v lue of the screen sector, ts potent l nd the p thw s for c reers n th s f eld “Wh n W ll ngton ppro ch d us, w mm d t l s w th pot nt l to mprov cross- ndustr coll bor t ons, co-product ons nd d r ct nv stm nt n our ndustr s, ” s s Chelse R pp, Ch r of NZGDA “W ll ngton s nown s N w Z l nd’s cr t v c p t l nd s l d r n f lm nd nt r ct v m d , wor ng w th W ll ngton ust m d s ns ” In 2023 the conference w ll move to T n , Well n ton’s new convent on nd exh b t on centre scheduled to open m d-2023 Jan Tonkin, of The Conference Company, PCO for the NZGDC Moving the event into Takina will enable further growth andwe expect attendance at the conference to increase signi cantly, both fromwithin NewZealand and o shore. With a exible oor plan and 10,000 sqmof multi-purpose space, Takina will give this event the ability to continue to expand and innovate to create an experience, not just a series of rooms and sessions
T n , Welln ton’s Conventon nd Exhbton Centre, openn n 2023
New Ze l nd G me Developers Conference (Im e NZGDA)
CONTACT
Bus ness Events Well n ton wors w th loc l p rtners, nclud n Tour sm New Ze l nd, to del ver successful ntern t on l conferences
Get n touch w th the Bus ness Events Well n ton te m to d scuss fund n nd support opt ons to help br n our conference to New Ze l nd’s c p t l
For further nform t on, cont ct Irette Ferre r Bus ness Events Well n ton M n er T +64 22 107 1012 E IretteFerre r @well n tonnzcom Well n tonNZcom
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