Bidding for an international conference - Business Events Wellington

Hosting an international conference is an opportunity to showcase New Zealand's strengths on a global stage. It can also bring the world’s thought leaders to Wellington. International conferences provide economic benefits for the country, while host organisations can gain reputational, financial, and knowledge benefits.

Benefits of bidding for a conference

Hosting a conference in Wellington has many benefits for you and your New Zealand colleagues.

Build a global profile: Establish your sector internationally and share knowledge and learnings.
Tap into new connections: Forge new research collaborations, business networks and trade opportunities, plus training and development opportunities.
Provide a global perspective: Expose your community to critical thinking from around the world. Provide a platform to empower your future leaders.
Showcase expertise: Enhance awareness of research programmes to secure new funding.
Influence policy and change: Engage in informed discussions that can shape policy. Open up the potential to drive social, environmental, and cultural change.
Attract talent: Showcase New Zealand to global industry talent as a great place to work and live.

Delegates attend the RANZCOG ASM at Tākina.

Four people in business dress are served by a waiter wearing black. They stand on the balcony of Tākina, looking out over Wellington.

WaterNZ spread exhibition booths across 2 levels of Tākina for its conference.

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How to bid for and host a conference

Bidding for and hosting international meetings can seem complex. Business Events Wellington (BEW) is there to support you every step of the way. The BEW team work with Tourism New Zealand’s Conference Assistance Programme to navigate the bidding process. This ensures that overseas conferences are successfully hosted in Wellington.

Engage with the Conference Assistance Programme

Determine financial feasibility

Commit to bidding

Prepare the bid

Presenting the bid, if applicable

Announcing the successful bid

Planning the conference

“The Business Events Wellington team believed in us from the start and never doubted our dream to make this happen.”

Zahra Champion, BIOTechNZ executive director, Life Sciences Summit, Wellington

How Business Events Wellington can help with a bid

Business Events Wellington offers free and impartial advice. The team can help with the initial planning process, through to finding venues and accommodation. They can also recommend incredible delegate experiences.

At the financial feasibility stage

At the bid preparation stage

At the bid presentation stage

At the conference planning stage

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Why Wellington

Compact, connected and creative, New Zealand’s capital offers everything you need to make your next conference impactful.

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Support for your event

Business Events Wellington offers free and impartial advice from the initial planning process through to finding venues and accommodation, or recommending delegate experiences.