Delegate Connect announces two new hires as forecast improves for Australia

Delegate Connect, an event technology company based in Melbourne, Australia, has announced two new hires. Bernadette Panton joins from AIME organiser Talk2Media, where she was the show’s hosted buyer manager. In her new role Panton will lead industry engagement in the Asia Pacific region for Delegate Connect. James Morritt also joins from EventsCase, where he was previously business development manager and enterprise executive. In his new role Morritt will lead business development in the UK and Europe. Delegate Connect managing director Jordan Walsh commented: “The future of events is hybrid and virtual, and the industry is responding rapidly to that change. “We are thrilled to be welcoming Bernadette to our team, and look forward to deploying her formidable talent and experience in our mission to create the future of events, today. Bernadette is held in universally high regard across the Asia-Pacific meetings, incentives, conferences and events ecosystem and she will be uniquely placed in this role to drive the transformation of our industry as the world shifts to hybrid and virtual events.” On the appointment of Morritt, Walsh added: “To deliver quality, seamless and profitable virtual and hybrid events for our customers we are ensuring that our team is the best qualified and most knowledgeable virtual and hybrid events team globally. James’ role is a pivotal part of that venture.”