Our Culture

Our philosophy is simple – utilise our extensive Australian and Asia Pacific event experience to deliver unique successful events by consulting, advising and strategizing with our clients as partners.

This enables us to create, design, build and manage unique events, delivered flawlessly.

We welcome the opportunity to become part of your team – integrating our strategy and execution formula, while using the language and tone existing within your company culture and event message.

Partnership builds trust, trust assists teamwork, teamwork creates success!

 

What We Do

Corventus is a bespoke Technical Production and Creative Event Agency.

We design and deliver events, conferences, exhibitions, meetings, gala dinners and special projects from concept to completion.

We provide first-class technical, creative and event solutions to the corporate, tourism, government and association market segments throughout Australia and the Asia Pacific region.

 

What We Believe In

Partnering with clients and providing open, honest and transparent communication, this creates a trust that builds long-term relationships.

To truly understand our client’s needs, we first understand their company culture, event vision and key objectives.

We strive to exceed customer expectations and to deliver a flawless event experience from conception to completion for everyone involved.

 

Who We Are

Corventus is a team of seriously experienced Australian event professionals that have each worked in the event industry for a minimum of 15 years.

We come from a technical, theatrical, venue and creative event’s background extremely passionate about what we do and how we do it.

We do not believe in transferring or bouncing clients from person to person throughout the event journey and strongly believe that the client should have one main point of contact from conception to completion.

About Us

Our experience transcends culture, unifies and provides the critical
link between you, your guests, suppliers and the event.

Corventus Leadership Team

 

Patrick Mist

Executive Producer | Director

Patrick has over 20 years experience in the events industry across Asia Pacific, EMEA and North America. He has worked as an advisor to executives on many high profile events for enterprise level clients.

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Patrick has over 20 years experience in the events industry across Asia Pacific, EMEA and North America. He has worked as an advisor to executives on many high profile events for enterprise level clients. Most often the sole contact for large accounts, providing a level of delivery superseding expectations, whilst keeping projects within expected delivery times and on budget.

Patrick’s event and production experience covers a career history including hospitality, technical production, video production, creative event design, production management, content and executive level management. He is a truly dedicated professional whom is constantly available to his clients and has a reputation of delivering flawless events.

Business | Production Management Skills

  • Producer | Production management | Budget management | Leadership | Strategist | Business development | Stakeholder management | Bid management | Consulting expert
  • Creating and managing high level event budgets along side P & L’s
  • Creative production, set, lighting and exhibition design
  • Excellent problem analysis skills, able to recognise and predict hidden complexities in events
  • Proven ability to lead, mentor and motivate high performance teams

Technical Skills

  • Advanced level CAD design (vectorworks).
  • Proficient user of all Microsoft office products
  • High level IT networking knowledge (constructing complex network/internet schematics for large exhibitions and conferences)
  • High level communication skills setting clients expectations around events and associated budgets/outcomes
  • Experienced creative event production designer through set and 3d modeling design. CAD skills utilised for creative environment, set, lighting and exhibition design

Specialties: Event Management, Technical Producer, Account Director, Event Producer, Project Manager, Creative Technical Solutions, Showcall, Show Director

 

Anthony Lee

Events Operations Manager

Anthony is a dynamic professional with over 20 years’ experience in operations management. He is an adept negotiator with excellent communication skills, truly caring about the client partner experience and is exceptional in reaching agreements through collaborative processes.

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Anthony is a dynamic professional with over 20 years’ experience in operations management. He is an adept negotiator with excellent communication skills, truly caring about the client partner experience and is exceptional in reaching agreements through collaborative processes.

For over a decade, Anthony managed a diverse team overseeing the day to day needs of the business including corporate events, travel, and IT. He is solution driven and passionate about the delivery of first class client service and keeping the creative energy of Corventus flowing.

As an Operations Manager, Anthony works closely with fellow Senior Leadership team members to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of services to the client.  He is concerned with ensuring the smooth running of both the strategic and daily operations of the business. The focus encompasses project management, business upgrades, finance, supply chain management, logistics, marketing etc. The aim of which is to enhance the experience of working with Corventus.

Anthony has worked as a Barristers Clark and a Paralegal with a prominent Sydney law firm. He studied at the Legal Practitioners Admission Board covering the subjects Legal Institutions, Contracts, Torts, Real Property and Criminal Law.

An avid musician, Anthony played in live concerts with his band as well as coordinated sound and talent at a popular Sydney music venue.

These formative years gave the perfect foundation and inspiration for his current position in the event industry.

Corventus Core Team

 

Matthew Russell

Technical Director + Producer

Matthew has a passion for live events as proven by his commitment and drive over the past 15 years. Throughout Matthews career, he has operated, produced and delivered thousands of events to an extremely high standard including roadshows, product launches, sales kickoffs and conferences across the Asia Pacific.

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With just 15 years in the industry, Matt’s drive and deep passion for live events has seen him become one of Australia’s and Asia’s finest Technical Directors and Show Callers.

Matt has extensive knowledge of all things technical and event production related. He is well respected not only for his technical management and directional credits. He has also designed and operated video and audio systems, is a qualified rigger and CAD designer.

Matt is requested time and time again by return clients trusting no one else with their event.  Matthew’s attention to detail and performance under pressure puts any client at ease.

Matt has produced and delivered countless large scale and bespoke conferences, events, roadshows, product launches and sales kickoffs across Australia and the Asia Pacific to the highest of standards.

 

Paul Whitby

Lighting Designer + Director

An extremely client focused professional, Paul has worked in the corporate events and entertainment industry for over 25 years. A specialist lighting designer, programmer, operator, technical director, stage maneger, production manager and rigger.

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An extremely client-focused professional, Paul is currently one of the most sought-after craftsmen in his field. He has worked in the corporate events and entertainment industry for over 25 years.

A craftsman and specialist lighting designer & programmer, Paul’s lighting designs are simply stunning utilising his years of experience in theatre and television to produce a kaleidoscope of lighting designs and scenes that guests are always in awe of.

Paul has provided lighting designs for theatre, conference, exhibitions, television and sporting events for countless events throughout Australia, Asia, China, India, Japan and the USA.

Whether it is for a small group for an intermit dinner or an event for 20,000 people, Paul’s is one of those rare individuals who can cross cultural boundaries and understand what the client wants to see.   Paul is also a respected Technical Director, Stage Manager and rigger.

One of his greatest passions is his dedication to exceeding both client and guest’s expectations leaving nothing left to chance.

 

Gary Fleming

Audio Design + Engineer

Gary is, without doubt, one of the elite professional audio designers and operators in the Australian and the Asia Pacific region. With a career in the industry that spans over three decades, Gary has designed and operated audio systems for the corporate, event, theatre, arena and music industry.

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Gary is, without doubt, one of the elite professional audio designers and operators in the Australian and the Asia Pacific region. With a career in the industry that spans over three decades, Gary has designed and operated audio systems for the corporate, event, theatre, arena and music industry.

Whether a large conference or convention, a small VIP gala dinner, a symphony orchestra, or a major rock or pop concert, Gary engineers and operates his designs to suit all audiences and demographics.

Gary is a client favourite for always going above and beyond the call of duty. He has the ability to surprise everyone by finding that rare perfect piece of music at exactly the right time.

Operating live sound at events can be one of the most demanding and critical positions to be in. Gary is one of the cool, calm and collected professionals, whose problem-solving abilities are so acute, that if a problem does arise, he is well ahead of it and normally has a solution in progress long before anyone realises the issue exists.

Gary also designs systems for venues, consults for installations and lectures about the industry, instilling the importance of professionalism and technique to the younger generation.

 

Jason Hamner

Vision Design + Engineer

Jason is an outstanding Core professional with over 20 years experience working in both the corporate & entertainment production industry. His roles are varied and include technical direction, project management, high end vision system design & engineering, camera direction & system engineering .

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Jason is an outstanding Core professional with over 20 years experience working in both the corporate & entertainment production industry. His roles are varied and include technical direction, project management, high end vision system design & engineering, camera direction & system engineering .

Jason is a specialist in systems & programs including almost all of the industry systems.

Jason is looking to work on your event and will do everything required to ensure it’s success.

 

Gio Guido

Graphic Designer

One of Australia’s leading graphic designers and multimedia artisans, Gio has gained over 20 years’ experience working within the meeting and events industry producing a wide range of event-related material.

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One of Australia’s leading graphic designers and multimedia artisans, Gio has gained over 20 years’ experience working within the meeting and events industry producing a wide range of event-related material. His extensive knowledge and background in print production, colour management and spatial awareness ensures each project is executed quickly and accurately.

Gio produces content, graphics, logos, event floorplans and first-class renders for Australian and the Asia Pacific Region.

Understanding the client’s needs and designing unique solutions for every project is one of Gio’s many assets. He is also an expert in creatively interpreting large corporate brand guideline documentation and producing event-related collateral and logos to the highest standards.

He is a genius who interprets an event vision delivering a finished product that exceeds expectation which is why clients like Microsoft, HP, HPE, Intel and Telstra use his services.

Sydney + Hong Kong