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 ASEAN meeting held in Sydney in 2018.

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.

Erica Zarins

Senior Project Manager

Since first joining Touchpoint in 2011, Erica has played an integral role in the delivery of all of Touchpoint’s large-scale world events including CHOGM, G20 and APEC. Erica is a specialist in the EventsAir platform with an applied focus on event delivery solutions, accreditation management, and systems training. As a Senior Project Manager, Erica draws on her passion for events, technology, and her experience within the sector to provide clients with tailored, consultative service to support their vision and deliver successful events.

Brooke McClune

Senior Project Manager

Brooke has over ten 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.

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.

Holly Barnett

Senior Project Coordinator

Holly brings her logistical experience from running events and campaigns across the sporting and hospitality industries, to create detail-oriented project plans and processes, whilst supporting Project Managers in day-to-day management and delivery of virtual and onsite events.