The Australasian Hospitality and Gaming (AHG) Expo, presented by TAB, MAX & SKY, celebrates its 10th birthday in 2025 – and there is so much to look forward to. Expect the return of expo favourites, plus a few new additions. Like, the Discovery Deck.
The brand new ‘Discovery Deck’ will be adding to the excitement at the 2025 AHG Expo. Aiming to further enhance visitor experience, this special speakers’ stage will be a place to discuss key industry trends and advancements, innovations, technology and business development.
Presentations on the Discovery Deck will occur on Day One of the expo (Wednesday March 12) in the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre hall. Each expert speaker will share a 20-minute presentation, followed by a further 10 minutes to answer audience questions.
Here’s who you can expect to hear from…
How To Future-Proof Clubs with Smart Strategies
Andrew O’Connell, Altis Architecture
Join Andrew as he walks you through the process of creating a successful club. Starting with strategic planning, venue positioning and understanding future business trends, you will then learn how to create venues that are profitable, sustainable, attract a wider demographic and are built for long-term success.
The Art of Kitchen Management – Finding Control and Transparency on Your Costs
Andrew Briese, Quantaco
We keep hearing that the past few years have been challenging for the hospitality industry, but does this have to continue? From purchasing and portion control to make-or-buy decisions, food cost percentages and the importance of stocktaking, Andrew will show you easy ways to gain control and transparency over your kitchen costs. Join him in mastering the art of kitchen management to ensure your business thrives.
Future-Proofing Your Venue by Unlocking Property Assets for Long-Term Success
Anna Porter, Urbanite
Clubs, hotels and accommodation venues are evolving beyond their traditional hospitality and gaming focus by strategically leveraging their property assets to create thriving community precincts. To remain relevant and profitable in the next decade – and beyond – venues must adopt a proactive approach to property planning. Anna’s an insightful presentation will unpack how smart clubs are diversifying their offerings and future-proofing their assets. Learn how to develop a master plan that aligns with your market’s needs, avoids common pitfalls and unlocks new revenue streams.
Harnessing Visas & Migration for a Competitive Business Advantage
Presented by Abigail of YouSolved
This presentation will clarify the often complicated and overwhelming skilled visa program, highlighting which visas businesses should consider in order to maximise talent attraction. It will provide strategies and insights on minimizing risk while enhancing talent and candidate retention for long-term success. Attracting skilled talent and reducing employee turnover are significant challenges for many regional hospitality businesses. This session will offer effective strategies to address these issues, helping businesses reduce the high costs of employee turnover and the impact of expensive roster gaps.
Best Practice Facial Recognition Technology in Harm Minimisation
Presented by Ken Burrows of Vix Vizion
Vix Vizion – an Australian-based team of customer-focused specialists – will take the stage to discuss user experiences, efficiencies and compliance obligations. Their world-leading technology is at the forefront of providing fast, accurate and robust video analytics and facial recognition solutions for use in security, responsible gaming, retail, student wellbeing, health/aged care, transit and access control applications.
Keen to come along? Make sure you register as a visitor for the 2025 AHG Expo, taking place on Wednesday March 12 and Thursday March 13. It’s free to register, though you must be working in a hospitality venue – that’s a club, pub, casino, restaurant, café, stadium, school/hospital canteen or any other hospitality-related venue, as well as industry associations, government and support bodies – to attend.
