Company Profile
Resourceful Events is the events and conference division of Aspermont Limited, Australia's leading print and Internet publisher to the mining, oil & gas and related sectors. Aspermont publications and online newsletters include;


Global Profile
ASPERMONT PUBLISHING LTD
Aspermont Ltd is Australia's leading print and Internet publisher to the mining, oil & gas and related sectors. The Company's products are sector leaders through quality of content and highly competitive pricing. The Company has successfully integrated print publishing with on-line news services with strong growth in revenues being achieved.

Aspermont's corporate objective is to continue to improve print profitability within Australia and to drive future earnings growth through the expansion of Internet publishing into related trade areas and sectors.

The combined expertise of Aspermont Publishing and Resourceful Events provides our customers and clients with the confidence that their investment in our events is supported by one of the most complete media partnerships within the Australasian resources and investment-commodity sectors.


Team Profile
The team at Resourceful Events brings energy and enthusiasm to it's events. Our clients benefit from a broad range of talent and experience across a multitude related business and media backgrounds.

Kerry Stevenson Managing Director

Kerry's background includes working in sales and marketing and head hunting in the USA and Australia. In London she worked in advertising and saw the opportunity to expand agency offerings by setting up The 195 Company (since bought by JWT) to give clients the added benefit of event management within the advertising agency. In 1994 she developed News World, an international conference and exhibition for the international broadcast new industry. Returning to Sydney in 2004 Kerry started up Resourceful Events to run the mining conference now known as Excellence in Mining and Exploration. As Managing Director of Resourceful Events Kerry aims to bring a new conference model to the Australian business and investment community.


Steve Horsley Sales, Sponsorship and Operations Manager

Steve has spent his professional working life in the events industry. Steve has produced over 1,500 events from exhibitions to live concerts and events, theatre, and sporting events. Some of his career highlights include producing private events for President Bill Clinton, the Dalai Lama and Queen Elizabeth, work with the Super 14 rugby franchise, the Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Games and the America’s Cup.

Over the last 7 years, Steve has worked exclusively in B2B and B2C business events with the two of the world’s leading exhibition companies – Reed Exhibitions and dmg world media.


Julie Shiels Sales Executive

Julie comes to Resourceful Events with 25 years experience in the Television Commercial Production industry and has focused on organization and communication through running her own business.

With a change of career focus 3 years ago to the Events industry, Julie worked as Sales Manager for dmg world media on National Home Shows. With a love of creating solid relationships with clients Julie is now focusing on new industries to build events in the Biotechnology, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors with Resouceful Events.


Polly Hitman Event Logistics Manager

Polly Hitman has had more than 5 years experience in events management. Graduating in media and event management Polly began her career with Murdoch Magazines working in PR for the consumer division. She spent 2 years in the UK running seminars for a property investment company. Following her time in the UK Polly returned to Sydney where she worked for Reed Business Information managing awards programs and events for 12 of Reed’s publications. Polly’s passion for event management and logistics shows through in her commitment to detail in all her events. She brings her experience with her to Resourceful Events where she is in charge of logistics across all company events.


Gill Elphinston Events Assistant

Gill has recently joined Resourceful Events as Events Assistant. Gill graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations from the University of Canberra. In 2007 Gill spent time traveling around Europe and gained 6 months experience at an events company in London. Gill’s passion for organization and eye for detail has drawn her to the field of events management.


Sophie Sipsma Project Manager

Sophie has enjoyed over 3 years working in the events industry in the UK. After a year coordinating events at a conference and exhibition venue, she made the transition to producing B2B conference programs. Managing a portfolio of global events in niche technologies, she has had experience producing events for European, American and Asian markets. Sophie is responsible for identifying new business opportunities for Resourceful Events and developing these concepts into industry-leading events. 


Karen Redfern Event Administrator

Karen recently joined Resourceful Events as an event administrator.  Karen graduated in 2007 with a degree in tourism and a graduate diploma in events management.  During her graduate studies Karen participated in the organisation of numerous events on the Sunshine Coast before returning to Sydney.  Karen's keen focus on outcomes and strong organisational skills are of particular value in events management. 


 


Photos courtesy
Gillianne Tedder Photography