Meet The Team
Chris Buckley
Managing Director
Chris has more than 20 years of event management experience and has worked on hundreds of events across the world in a wide variety of environments including government, corporate and private industry. Chris has an extensive background in service delivery and data management for large-scale global meetings and events. Chris’ track record includes the 2007 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Sydney, four Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings from 2002 through to 2015, the Brisbane G20 meetings and the recent ASEAN meeting held in Sydney in 2018.
Gemma Stevens
Business Development Manager
Gemma’s twelve years’ experience in the events industry spans conferences, exhibitions, film premieres and special events in the corporate and not-for-profit sectors. As Business Manager, Gemma assists clients with tailored solutions, combining her operational events experience with Touchpoint’s integrated service offerings.
Daniel Branik
Technology Manager
Daniel Branik is an IT professional with over 25 years of experience, with 15 of these in the conference and events industry.
An expert in leading and cutting edge conference technology, Daniel has managed IT, AV and on-site at a variety of venues globally.
Daniel is recognised as the expert who drove the development of an industry changing cloud application, eOrganiser which was specially designed to streamline and automate the conference program management lifecycle.
Ann Scaturchio
Registration Manager
Ann has worked in the events industry for over 30 years in the area of registration processing and database management, using the EventsPro and EventsAIR software. As a trainer of the EventsPro software for over ten years, Ann gained insight into a variety of organisations and associations and their use of the software. Ann has worked on a number of high-profile government meetings and her meticulous database management and dedication to her clients, ensures she continues to be highly respected in the industry.
Erica Zarins
Project Manager
Driven by a love of events, Erica has built an eclectic resume of experience spanning nine years in the event meeting industry, including corporate conferencing, music festivals, sporting and cultural events. As Project Manager, Erica specialises in event coordination, accreditation management and onsite solutions.
Kylie Warren
Project Manager
Kylie has nine years event management experience, bringing in a wealth of knowledge and know-how from different aspects within the events industry.
Kylie’s passion for the industry shows in her strong attention to detail to ensure the client’s needs and wants are all catered for. As Project Manager, Kylie works closely with our clients to understand their needs and develop integrated solutions to address their requirements.
Brooke McClune
Project Manager
Brooke has over 8 years of industry experience working on a range of events varying from large scale exhibitions to boutique incentive programs. Brooke’s love of events comes from her passion for organisation, attention to detail and ability to problem solve. She prides herself on the strong relationships she builds with her clients and is more than happy to take on new challenges to ensure the best end solution is always achieved.
Sara Archer
Project Manager
Sara has worked in the meetings industry for over 25 years, managing events from 5,000 to 500 people. Sara has managed over 80 conferences and has worked on some of the most prestigious and industry award winning conferences such as the Royal Australian Navy’s conference, CHOGM 2001, APEC, the Sydney Olympics and DFAT meetings. Sara is a passionate and strategic manager, providing a wealth of experience to all that she is involved in.
