Conference
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Rob Harris
With over 25 years of experience in event management research, education, and training, including 15 years as the Director of the Australian Centre for Event Management, University of Technology, Sydney.
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Upon leaving his university position in 2017, Dr. Harris established
“Event Training Australia” (an Asia Pacific Institute for Events Management Centre of Excellence) as a vehicle through which to continue his work in the field of events management.
Dr. Harris has undertaken research projects, or developed and delivered courses for numerous organisations, including: The United Nations, Bank of China, Cooperative Centre for Sustainable Tourism, Marketing Institute of Singapore, Austrade and multiple Australian and overseas universities.
Additionally, Dr. Harris is: co-author of the widely used texts and handbook – Festival and Special Event Management, Event Management and the Regional Event Management Handbook; a serving judge for the Australian Event Awards and an assessor for Destination NSW’s regional event grants. Dr Harris is also a member of the editorial boards of several international refereed event management journals, an Adjunct Fellow, University of Technology, Sydney and an Adjunct Professor at Taylor’s University, Malaysia. In 2019 he was appointed a Professional Fellow of the Asia Pacific Institute for Events Management.