Testimonials

National Sales Awards Incentive, Queenstown

QT Amazing Race:

It's hard to know how such an event will go and whether you will please everyone, but our team finished the Amazing Race thrilled with the experiences they had had, and the opportunities to experience so much of Queenstown in such a short timeframe. The race, and particularly the luge and the jet boating were voted by many to be the best part of our three day event. A big thank you to Malcolm and Vicky for being so flexible, organised and calm under pressure. It was a relief to leave our team in such capable hands.

Winter to Spring - Progressive Themed Dinner:

A marquee can be a tricky venue for a gala dinner, it is such a blank canvas, and you can end up feeling like you are at a wedding reception. QT were able to transform the venue into a completely magical experience - the winter to spring theme they created was stunning and continued to surprise throughout the evening. Their local knowledge was also invaluable when it came to choosing local providers like the band, which our group loved. The whole experience was faultless and made our guests feel very special.

Emma Tankersley
National Sales Awards Incentive

NZ Airport Association Conference, 31st October - 1st November 2011, Wellington

In our lead sponsor and Awards Dinner host role I have found your support and organisation excellent - we have received good value and exposure as lead sponsor, and our many wishes have been answered. The organising and theming of the Awards Dinner event each year has been outstanding and imaginative, and we have received many congratulations from attendees this year.

John Marsh
General Manager - Airports Geotechnical
Becca Infrastructure LTD

Coffee Culture NZ, Team Building, August 2011, Queenstown

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you and your team for all your efforts yesterday afternoon. All of our guys had a blast and loved each of the tasks they had to complete, there were a few ‘first time jumpers’ in the pack so they’ll be taking away just a little more than the others. It was so smoothly run, with a good element of professionalism but a whole bunch of fun also. We’ll certainly be recommending you to others.

Krisite Fogarty
Coffee Culture NZ

Winter Wonderland Theme - B&D Dealers Conference, July 23rd 2011, Queenstown

I wanted to thank you and your entire team for making our conference possible, it was the most amazing setup, and all who attended said it was the best yet.

Stacey-lee Smith
Trade Marketing Manager
B&D Doors

ASBTE April 2011, New Zealand

We organised the 21st ASBTE conference using Queenstown Event Management as the PCO. Queenstown Event Management being on site in Queenstown were the logical choice for our conference and were superb in their offering of advice and planning and booking of events. This conference was a huge success due in part to their excellent running of the event together with the beautiful natural backdrop scenery of the Queenstown Remarkables. As a result of this wonderful service, the conference ran smoothly with everyone remarking what an enjoyable meeting it was. The icing on the cake was the fact that we came in under budget. I would certainly recommend Malcolm and Vicky as PCOs for professional society conferences and would use them again should we host a conference at a future date in Queenstown.

Dr George J. Dias, B.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.
ASBTE

NZ Airport Association Conference, October 2010, Queenstown

Queenstown Event Management’s ‘service is a one stop shop from initiation, establishment of a conference website, hotel bookings, food and beverage requirements, on line registration including desk manning, conference room set up including audio, signage, theming and awards dinner entertainment.

QTEM’s virtual organizing, coordinating and reporting is of such a standard that a conference could be organized in any part of NZ or overseas, year on year, with the associated continuity and cost effectiveness that makes these events a success.’

Chris Read
General Manager Aeronautical
Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd

Sony Computer Entertainment Conference, August 2010, Queenstown

‘Being located in Sydney and working with the Queenstown Event Management team in Queenstown was never an issue or problem, the communication, follow up, management and pre-planning was exceptional. There was never a time when we felt unsure or apprehensive about any aspects of the conference prior to it commencing.

We were given a wide variety of various options for activities, conference theming, accommodation and entertainment. All options were creative, well thought through and the delegate demographic was taken into consideration.

Their attention to detail and enthusiasm was apparent from the minute we landed in Queenstown to the time we left. We were kept on schedule, all requests were addressed promptly and professionally. They worked as a strong structured team this in turn made our conference run smoothly, on budget and without incident.’

Deborah Baird
Sony Computer Entertainment Australia

Winter Games August 2009, New Zealand

‘Malcolm Blakey from Queenstown Event Management was contracted to be part of the management team during the 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games during 2009. In this role he was responsible for the planning and management of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Festival Social Program and Patron’s Club.

From early 2009, when he first started working with the Winter Games, I have found Malcolm to always be professional, dependable, enthusiastic, and committed. His dedication to this new event was evident every time we were in contact, and this enthusiasm came across in a number of new ideas and initiatives.

Malcolm has a solid understanding of budgeting and event sponsorship and his commitment to this part of his role contributed greatly to the content and success of the social festival program and official ceremonies.

I would highly recommend Malcolm Blakey to any organization looking for a dedicated and skilled Event Manager.’

Sir Eion Edgar
Chairman
100% Pure NZ WINTERGAMES

ZOLVIX® Global Launch, January 2009, Queenstown

‘In early 2008 Novartis Animal Health invited Queenstown Event management to be the event organizers in location for the global launch of our new medicine Zolvix. The launch of Zolvix took place on the 30 March to 2nd April 2009 in Queenstown.

As a global and landmark event for the animal health industry the planning and execution of the program was of highest priority for Novartis Animal Health. Queenstown Event Management proved to be a highly professional and extremely capable event organizing team. Of particular note was the ability to take initiatives and control of the planning, this was important due to the remote venue to Switzerland. Our event team visited Queenstown on 3 occasions totaling 10 days prior to the launch over a period of 1 year. The rest of the work was completely devolved to QT Events. All venues: hotels, facilities, press arrangements, transport and demonstration sites were located by QT Events. The subsequent in launch activity at each site was expertly coordinated in association with the Novartis team who developed full confidence in the Queenstown Event Management.

The execution of the event was near perfect. The delegates consisted of key New Zealand customers and international VIP delegates who witnessed “the most impressive product launch in the history of animal health”. During launch it was clear that the skill of the Queenstown Event Management team was in delivery even when the minor last minute “disasters” occur and the plan has to move to plan B, C or D, this was managed with consummate ease with no issues being obvious to the delegates and company top management who observed a perfect event.

When compared with companies offering similar services around the globe Novartis Animal Health has not found a company that betters the service given by Queenstown Event Management. There are many larger event companies that match the service but at greater cost and many that do not compete at the level of execution.’

Arthur Redpath
Global Head
Cattle and Sheep Category
Novartis Animal Health Inc