The Office Professionals BIG Event (OPBE) was created and managed by the Absolute Events & Marketing (AEM) team.  Four successful events ran from 2010 to 2013.  As we got really busy with AEM clients we had to pause the OPBE events.

OPBE events were created to provide much-needed professional development and networking opportunities for Brisbane office professionals.

Through the event (usually a breakfast or half day event), there were opportunities for building new networks, learning about products or services from the range of exhibitors and, equally as important, hearing from and engaging with quality speakers.

Some topics and speakers included:

• Kelly Baker-Jamieson, Managing Director, Edible Blooms
  • Delivering Fresh Ideas – The Seeds Behind The Bloom
• Rachael Bermingham, Author of 4 Ingredients and Savvy – Ingredients for Success
  • Savvy Ingredients To Success
• Steven Bradbury OAM
  • Last Man (or Woman!) Standing
• Vicki Bennett
  • Successful Strategies For Your Career
• Claire Broughton, General Manager, Adcorp Marketing Communications
  • From an EA to a GM – Learning As You Go
• Robyn Henderson, Networking To Win
  • Be Seen, Get Known, Move Ahead
  • Writing for Busy People
  • Tech Tips Productivity Forum
• Alastair Lynch, Director, Healthy Business (and former Captain of the AFL Brisbane Lions)
  • Healthy Living, Healthy Working
• Velia Nicholls, Director, Courage to Speak
  • Speak Up! Speak Out!
  • Juggling Priorities Successfully
• Vanessa Stott, EA to the Deputy Chief, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences and AIOP Office Professional Of The Year (2012)
  • A Day in The Life of A Career Office Professional
• Alison Triffett, Director, Style Counsel
  • Making Unforgettable First Impressions
• Janelle Van De Velde, President Shared Services, Linc Energy
  • From EA to President – Climbing the Ladder of Success
• Susan Harris, Director, Absolute Events & Marketing
  • Tech Tips Productivity Forum

As we look at our 2026 event schedule, we are assessing the interest in recommencing these events.

If you are potentially interested in being involved, please email team@absoluteeventsandmarketing.com.au to express your interest.

We are also keen to hear about what topics and speakers would be of interest to you.

Attendee Feedback

Will certainly go back to my workplace and have more people attend next year. Very enjoyable morning!

Lots of fun. Beautiful venue, great prizes, THANK YOU. PS Alastair Lynch was an awesome speaker!

Thanks Absolute Events & Marketing for creating such a fun and informative morning.

Amazing speakers. Very inspirational! Great suggestions and strategies

The speakers were inspirational and refreshingly different. Thank you for the opportunity

Excellent. Can’t wait to attend again. I will recommend OPBE to all my friends and colleagues

Key benefits received:

• Advice from key speaker
• Great products and services from the exhibitors
• Information on apps
• Inspiration
• Learning new things
• Meeting and networking with peers
• Networking with other office professionals
• Tech tips session