Venues and Social Events

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Welcome back to the Emerald City, dear friends!

We can’t wait to see you again and enjoy a day full of old and new friends expanding connections, growing, learning, collaborating and socialising.

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Welcome Networking Event – ACAPULCO EL VISTA, Quarter Bar

Wednesday, 6 May, 6:00 – 9:00pm – 61 Macquarie Street, Sydney

Kindly sponsored by Lead Lists

The true beginning of our exclusive Leaders retreat, friends old and new will toast to a great couple of days at the Welcome Networking Event, with thanks to our new sponsor, Lead Lists.

Capturing the golden-era spirit of 1960s Acapulco, Acapulco El Vista, Quarter Bar is polished Latin glamour with a glittering Circular Quay backdrop, perfect for Hollywood starlets, international glitterati, and of course, our Leaders Forum delegates.

El Vista marks the second collaboration between The Maybe Group and Accor’s new in-house hospitality arm Table For, and also Table For’s second project with chef Giovanni Pilu (Pilu at Freshwater) who leads the kitchen with a menu built on Mexican and South American coastal flavours.

For Stefano Catino, Co-Founder and Director of The Maybe Group, the brief was clear, “Acapulco in the 1960s was electric: effortless glamour, late nights, big energy and a culture built on rhythm and connection. El Vista distils that feeling and brings it to Sydney’s harbour, with food, music and cocktails that feel alive with story and soul.”  

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Leaders Forum Conference – EY

Kindly sponsored by EY

Thursday 7 May, 8:00am – 5:20pm

Leaders Forum delegates will immerse themselves in the 2025 program at the swish guest surroundings of Level 35 of 200 George Street, with thanks to our venue sponsor EY Studio+.

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Conference Networking Drinks – EY

Thursday, 7 May, 5:30 – 7:00pm

Conference Networking drinks will follow a full day of inspiring and thought-provoking presentations at the EY bar. With stunning views over Sydney Harbour, delegates will debrief their favourite takeaways from the day over a well-earned drink as they whet their appetite for dinner. Thank you Dynata for your ongoing support of our post conference hydration!

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Conference Dinner – Bentley Restaurant and Bar

Thursday, 7 May, 7:30pm, 27 O’Connell Street, Sydney

The jewel in the crown of the Forum is the Conference dinner – this year brought to us from the incredible team at Bentley Restaurant and Bar and longstanding Forum sponsor, GiftPay.  

Classy and contemporary, the Bentley and its founders, co-owners chef Brent Savage and Sommelier Nick Hildebrandt, have a deserved reputation for excellence in food, wine-matching and service, which has earned them a swag of industry awards, including two hats in the prestigious Good Food Guide Awards.

A stalwart of the Sydney dining scene for two decades, Bentley Restaurant & Bar, is a culinary treasure prized for its contemporary and inspired menu.  

Brent Savage is one of Australia’s most respected and influential chefs, with a reputation for exciting, cutting-edge food, clever technique and a unique mastery of flavour and texture. He has twice been awarded the Good Food Guide Chef of the Year (2005 and 2015) and is the author of the cookbook Bentley: Contemporary Cuisine.

Nick Hildebrandt is a leading Sydney restaurateur and sommelier. Hildebrandt is arguably Australia’s most awarded sommelier having been named sommelier of the year twice by Gourmet Traveller and twice by the Sydney Morning Herald. His celebrated wine lists have also collected several awards.

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