Head of Events, Foundry APAC
Region Covered: India, Korea, Japan, ASEAN, Australia & New Zealand
Role Overview
Foundry is seeking an experienced and highly capable Head of Events, APAC to lead its regional event portfolio and teams across Asia-Pacific. This senior leadership role is responsible for the strategy, planning, delivery, and commercial performance of Foundry's market-leading conferences and awards programs across multiple countries and cultures.
The successful candidate will be a talented communications, strategy, and operations leader, with a strong background in large-scale conference production, regional team leadership, and stakeholder management. This role is critical to maintaining and growing Foundry's reputation for high-quality, influential technology events across the APAC region.
Key Responsibilities
Regional Leadership & Strategy
- Own and execute the APAC events strategy in alignment with Foundry's global objectives.
- Provide senior leadership to distributed event teams across India, Korea, Japan, ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Act as the regional escalation point for operational, commercial, and delivery challenges.
Event Portfolio Management
- Oversee the end-to-end planning and execution of Foundry's flagship conferences and awards programs, including but not limited to:
- CIO & CSO Awards - Singapore, Japan, and Korea
- EDGE Reseller News Innovation Awards - Australia
- WIICTA Awards & related events - Australia and New Zealand
- Custom dinners and roundtables in each market for senior IT and Channel leaders
- Ensure consistent quality, brand alignment, and audience experience across all events.
Commercial & Financial Accountability
- Own regional event budgets and P&L performance.
- Drive profitability through effective cost management, pricing strategies, and delivery efficiencies.
- Partner closely with sales, marketing, and editorial teams to maximize revenue opportunities and sponsorship value.
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop regional event managers and production teams.
- Foster a high-performance, collaborative culture across geographically dispersed teams.
- Support workforce planning, capability development, and succession planning within the events function.
Stakeholder & Partner Management
- Build strong relationships with senior Foundry stakeholders, sponsors, speakers, venues, and external partners.
- Represent Foundry professionally with C-level executives, industry leaders, and advisory boards.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with editorial, sales, marketing, and operations teams.
Operational Excellence
- Establish scalable processes, timelines, and delivery frameworks to support a complex regional calendar.
- Ensure compliance with local regulations, risk management, and health & safety standards.
- Drive innovation in event formats, content delivery, and audience engagement.
Skills, Experience & Capabilities
Essential Skills & Experience
- Senior-level experience leading large-scale conferences, awards programs, or live events across multiple markets.
- Proven ability to manage regional or multi-country teams.
- Strong communications and executive presence, with the ability to engage confidently with senior leaders and sponsors.
- Demonstrated expertise in event strategy, operations, and financial management.
- Experience working across diverse cultures and markets within Asia-Pacific.
- High level of organizational discipline, attention to detail, and delivery focus.
Desirable Attributes
- Background in technology, media, B2B conferences, or professional services events.
- Experience with awards programs and high-profile executive conferences.
- Strong change leadership and continuous improvement mindset.
Success Measures
- Consistent, high-quality delivery of Foundry's APAC events portfolio.
- Strong financial performance against regional budgets and revenue targets.
- High engagement and satisfaction from sponsors, attendees, and internal stakeholders.
- Development of a capable, motivated regional events team.
- Continued growth and reputation of Foundry's flagship events across APAC.
