Key components of AIME

Silke Calder on stage at AIME 2026

Knowledge Monday

Monday 15 February 2027

Featuring inspirational keynote speakers and multi-stream learning sessions, giving attendees the tools to enhance their event experience. Two networking sessions are also included in the Knowledge Program.

Business Events professionals at the AIME 2026 Welcome Event

Welcome Event

Monday 15 February 2027

Our much-anticipated Welcome Event brings together buyers and exhibitors to celebrate the vibrant business events community with great food, drink and entertainment. We will reveal the venue closer to the time!

Hosted buyer meeting with exhibitor at AIME Asia Pacific trade show

Trade Show & Meetings

Tuesday 16 & Wednesday 17 February 2027

The trade show is where meetings take place between buyers and exhibitors. The AIME Ideas Academy on the Floor offers attendees practical advice and insights.

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Your host city - Melbourne

Ariel Image of Melbourne CBD

Experience Melbourne

Melbourne is Australia’s capital of the unexpected. Attend AIME, extend your stay and unearth what Melbourne has to offer.

The city leads the way in events, arts, culture, sport and infrastructure, and boasts a year-round calendar of annual events, festivals and shows, underpinned with a rich multicultural history and a food haven for exploration.

Photo credit: Tourism Australia

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Plan an event in Melbourne

Explore everything Melbourne has to offer during AIME and discover why it’s the ideal location for your next event.

The Melbourne Convention Bureau is here to help with a suite of complimentary event planning tools you need to make event planning seamless and fun, from digital assets to sample itineraries and checklists.

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Owned by: MCB

Melbourne Convention Bureau

Managed by: Talk2 Media & Events

Talk2 Media & Events

Venue Partner: MCEC

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AIME - Where the business events world meets in Asia Pacific

AIME is Asia Pacific’s largest and longest running business events exhibition and learning platform. It connects a global community of business event professionals with industry suppliers.

AIME 2027 will play host to 25,000+ meetings between 800+ exhibitors and 1,600+ vetted buyers. We pride ourselves on the quality of these meetings, we use a seamless blend of human expertise and cutting-edge artificial intelligence to accurately match exhibitors and buyers. 

We are an UFI approved event and our attendee figures are audited by AMAA, with 5,000 attendees at AIME 2026.

Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) is owned by Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) and managed by Talk2 Media & Events. Our Venue Partner is the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre (MCEC).