Advice tailored to your needs

Australian expertise for every stage of event planning and operational delivery.

I provide practical, independent advice on a retainer, project fee or daily rate basis.

Clients can tailor their own Downunder Advantage, with many choosing to kickoff our engagement with an Event Environment Briefing per below.

EVENT ENVIRONMENT BRIEFING

For: Australian organisations
(senior leadership/boards)

Understand the host opportunity; and positioning early to capture demand across the event cycle.

  • Commercial opportunity assessment

  • Positioning early to capture opportunity across the event-cycle

  • Critical timelines for decisions, and decision-maker matrix

  • When and where demand will emerge in the host region

  • Aligning strategy with realistic deliverables and timelines.

For: International delegations
(operations & procurement leads)

The Australian event landscape; and
how our environment effects operational delivery.

  • Event decentralisation impact, and infrastructure constraints

  • How location, climate, politics and logistics will effect the event

  • Risk assessment of event campaign

  • Critical timelines for decisions, and decision-maker matrix

  • Budget implications & mitigation.

EARLY PLANNING ADVISORY

Wide ranging support to ensure your planing get off the mark efficiently.

  • Clarify event locations, partners, and delivery models

  • Decision-making timeline and how to avoid potentiak bottlenecks

  • Defining campaign objectives and specific requirements needed to achieve them.

Often leads to more defined project-based advice.

Engagement: Daily rate.

PROJECT-BASED ADVISORY

Advice provided on a project scope with clear timelines and deliverables agreed by all parties.

  • Pre-Games training camp assessment and selection

  • Procurement agreements for additional training venues, accomodation, local suppliers and ground transport.

  • Facilitation host city partnerships

  • Operational planning audit, local procurement supply.

Engagement: Fixed scope, fixed fee

LONG-TERM ADVISORY

Retainer service to provide oversight of Australian campaign for both international & domestic clients

  • Stakeholder Navigation: Guiding you through the complex layers of government and organizing committee structures.

  • Ongoing Monitoring: Tracking organising committee releases and infrastructure changes so that you are provided with key information without the unnecessary noise.

  • Regular One-on-One updates: Tailored updates on impactful information and set tasks and goals for each month to ensure you obtain what is most important to you.

Engagement: Monthly retainer with minimum exclusive days.

ON-THE GROUND ACCESS

Local presence for international clients that activates on demand during key planning phases.

  • Planning Visit management including accompanying client on tour of host region and agenda planning.

  • Site visits and inspections of accommodation & facilities

  • Coordination and representation on your behalf at meetings.

  • Rapid response to pivot plans as curveballs are thrown or plans need to be changed (hello Covid/Zika etc)

  • Sustainable planning solution to limit long-haul transit and carbon impact.

    Engagement: Daily rate

My Commercial Terms

To support a global client base, all work begins with a defined Scope of Work to ensure budget certainty.

Currency Flexibility: Invoices issued in AUD, USD, or EUR.

Direct Delivery: You deal only with me. No junior staff, no overheads, just senior expertise.