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ConTech2025 – the Ai Group confectionery sector’s premier annual event for the Australasian confectionery industry – will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 6 May. ConTech is curated for a broad range of confectionery and wider food industry professionals.

Source: Ai Group

Ai Group head – Victoria and head of the Confectionery Sector, Tim Piper said it provides an “unparalleled opportunity to engage with industry representatives during the day”.

Registration is open but the early bird registration closes today, 15 April.

“This year ConTech brings ‘a touch of confectionery’, with the support of our principal sponsor, The Manildra Group, and other key industry players. Together, we bring you this stand-out annual event in the confectionery calendar,” Piper said.

As well as a leading speaker line up, there will be a complementary trade display.

Piper encouraged procurement specialists to also attend as there will be suppliers and trade exhibitors also present.

The event dinner will continue with the ‘a touch of confectionery’ theme through the dress code, and comedian Dave O’Neil – a firm lover of confectionery as seen through his podcast with Kittie Flanagan, The Junkies – will entertain the audience.

To register, click here. For the program, click here.

 

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