The FACTS Summit & Expo has hit three milestones in the past week, announcing its 100th confirmed speaker, 100th exhibitor and 1,000th registered delegate, ahead of this year’s event on November 25-26 ,2025 at ICC Sydney.
Described as “the
meeting place for the business travel and events community in Australasia”,
FACTS 2025 brings together leaders from corporate travel procurement, business
events, aviation, travel payments and technology to explore the industry’s most
dynamic year yet.
FACTS Co-founder Derek
Sadubin said the triple milestone reflects the growing importance of
collaboration and innovation across the corporate travel sector.
“Hitting 100
speakers, 100 exhibitors and 1,000 delegates milestones in the past week shows
there’s a big appetite for fresh thinking and practical dialogue across our
business travel and events community. It’s proof that travel, events, and
aviation are not just bouncing back - they’re reinventing themselves. We can’t
wait to welcome our industry to what’s become Australia’s largest business
travel and events expo and summits in just four weeks’ time.”
The 100-strong speaker
lineup includes industry heavyweights and innovators from across Australia and
the region, including:
- Cam Wallace, Chief Executive Officer,
Qantas International and Freight
- Suzanne Neufang, CEO, Global Business
Travel Association
- Tony Fernandes, CEO, AirAsia Group
- Simon Baptist, Principal Economist Asia
Pacific, Visa
- Melissa Elf, Global COO, and MD ANZ,
Flight Centre Corporate
- Simon Hickey, CEO, Western Sydney Airport
- Jo Sully, CEO Australia & New Zealand,
Corporate Travel Management
- Roger Sharp, Chair, Technology Queenstown
- Massimo Morin Global Head of Travel, AWS
Travel & Hospitality
Each of these speakers
brings deep expertise on topics ranging including:
- The future of aviation and new energy
- Corporate travel sustainability and
climate alignment
- Procurement reimagined: dynamic sourcing
and value creation
- The rise of travel technology and
data-driven program management
FACTS 2025 will also feature Australia’s largest dedicated Business Travel & Events Expo, showcasing over 100 providers of travel technology, hotels, airlines, meetings, and sustainability solutions shaping the future of corporate travel.
It’ll be a vibrant
marketplace for travel procurement, meetings & events buyers and industry
to connect. Big hitters in the FACTS Expo include, Accor Pacific, Amadeus,
American Express, American Express Global Business Travel, AWS, Corporate
Travel Management, Cvent, Destination NSW, Enterprise, Europcar, FCM Travel,
Marriott, Mastercard, NAB, Qantas, SAP Concur, Singapore Airlines, Uber for
Business, Virgin Australia, Visa, Webjet Business Travel, Westpac and many
more.
As the countdown
continues, the FACTS team is preparing for record attendance and a vibrant
program of keynotes, debates, and networking sessions across the two-day
event. -TradeArabia News Service