About AFIC
The Australian Festival Industry Conference (AFIC) is Asia Pacific’s leading industry marketplace for festival management personnel who deliver quality music, arts and culture, food and drink, ideas and sporting festivals. The event features a conference program, trade show and networking events.
Founded in 2019 by Carlina Ericson, AFIC was launched as a dedicated and exclusive industry event aimed at servicing the 200,000+ Australian festival industry professionals that produce quality festivals across Australia and the Asia Pacific.
AFIC is a chance for organisers to learn, share and network with industry colleagues, whilst meeting and connecting with industry suppliers, grant providers and educational institutions.
AFIC’s Aim & Purpose
AFIC’s aim is to service the thousands of professionals that make up today’s Australian festival landscape, spanning across:
- Music festivals
- Arts & cultural festivals: including comedy, film, writing, photography, visual art, performing arts, multi-cultural, etc.
- Food & drink festivals: including wine, beer, cider, spirits, non-alcoholic, etc
- Intellectual & ideas festivals: i.e. TEDx, All About Women, etc. Also includes sustainability festivals.
- Sporting festivals
AFIC provides industry professionals with a conference-style platform to:
- Discuss and form a “collective voice” key issues facing the industry
- Learn about the latest innovative developments and best-practices
- Exchange information, ideas and case studies from festivals occurring across Australia
- Become empowered to further develop the quality of Australian festivals
- Network with fellow industry professionals
Delegates will have the opportunity to hear from some of the industry’s most experienced and successful professionals on topics such as:
- Legislative changes
- Operational developments (i.e. site planning, traffic management)
- Marketing
- Technological event management advancements
- Human resource & volunteer management strategies
- Destination management strategies
- And more…