- Business events in Adelaide over winter have delivered a $114 million boost for South Australia
Adelaide has seen a strong winter business events calendar which generated more than $114 million in economic impact, according to the latest figures from Business Events Adelaide.
The first major business event in the city’s winter schedule was HORT Connections, which returned to Adelaide for the second time in three years and drove more than $20 million in economic impact.
Held at the Adelaide Convention Centre, the conference utilised 12,000 square metres of exhibition space and welcomed more than 3,900 delegates and over 220 exhibitors.
July saw the arrival of LambEx2026, which attracted over 1,450 delegates – the largest attendance in the conference’s history. This was followed by the Australian Medical Students’ Association National Conference, which gathered more than 800 of the next generation of medical professionals.
Inter-Noise 2026 brought 928 delegates to Adelaide in August, whilst the biennial Wounds Australia Conference 2026 delivered almost 1,000 visitors in the same month.
Business Events Adelaide CEO Damien Kitto said they are continuing to see strong strategic alignment between Adelaide’s business events offering and South Australia’s economic strengths.
“To have those five business events combine to contribute more than $44 million to the South Australian economy is significant,” Kitto said.
“But it is also encouraging when we look at the bigger picture and reflect on the wide variety of business events – in terms of both scope and industry strengths – that we have welcomed to the state throughout winter.”
The city is also looking ahead to a busy spring season, with the Undersea Technology Summit set to bring 2,000 global delegates to Adelaide in November.
“Our upcoming schedule shows no signs of slowing down,” said Kitto.
