Punthill Caroline Springs Conference Room

Veriu Group is investing in its conference spaces to capitalise on the return of corporate events and in-person meetings.

Veriu and Punthill branded properties in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria have been specifically designed to accommodate and cater for a variety of corporate conference requirements.

The newly-built Punthill Caroline Springs features a conference space that can accommodate up to 110 delegates with floor to ceiling windows offering views of Spring Lake. The space can also be divided into two comfortable-sized rooms to suit different style and sized events. An adjacent breakout area is also available.

Also at Veriu Queen Victoria Market, scheduled to open later this year, there will be three conference rooms and a dedicated conference lobby or breakout area. The property will also include a huge outdoor terrace/deck facing Queen Victoria Market – a key partner which can support bespoke market or foodie experience for delegates.

Veriu’s Little Bourke Conference Room

Veriu Group Director of Operations, Kyle Kaya, said it’s an important for the business to support the return of MICE tourism after a challenging two years.

“After so long not meeting face-to-face, we’re seeing many companies returning to in-person meetings and conferences and enjoying the benefits of having team members together to discuss work and reconnect on a personal level,” Kaya said.

“There’s an energy that comes with face-to-face meetings and our clients regularly comment that they didn’t realise how much they missed it until they attended an in-person meeting. It’s the ad hoc discussions, generation of ideas and building of relationships that happen when you meet in person that are so beneficial to teams.

Punthill Knox Conference Room

“With recruitment and retention being such a challenging issue currently, employers are also realising that potential employees are looking at how a company’s business is conducted when selecting an employer. Having the opportunity to meet colleagues and customers face to face is extremely important for many employees.”

All conference spaces include a 75-inch TV monitor as well as webcam and speakers to support remote participation of speakers.

According to event production company Encore, virtual technology, which was embraced by many businesses during the pandemic, will continue to play an important role in events into the future.

COVID forced us into the virtual world, we had to quickly adapt to delivering events from multiple locations simultaneously and all connected at a scale we’d never seen before,” Encore Head of Production, Andrew Priddle, told HM.

“The methods and technology used to connect locations or beam in a remote presenter are now here to stay.”