World’s leading
festival for business
and creativity.

Pause Fest is an independent, industry-driven movement with a mission to bring diverse intelligence together to fuel the next generation forward.

We’ve been described as 'Innovation Capital', 'Octoberfest for business' and 'Woodstock for digital natives’. In 2020, we welcomed over 9,000 attendees and 10,000 online live viewers with over 50 media outlets from across the world.

In fact, over the course of nine years, our event has seen 80,000 movers, shakers and creative change-makers come through its doors.

Past speakers

Featuring

City of Melbourne

Sally Capp

Lord Mayor

Women in Tech

Ayumi Moore Aoki

Founding President

Atlassian

Alastair Simpson

Head of Design; Platform, Growth, Trello & Confluence

Canva

Tiffany Tai

General Manager (Enterprise) & Head of Business Operations

Xero

Steve Vamos

CEO

OzHarvest

Ronni Kahn

CEO & Founder

Fjord

Prue Jones

Design & Creative Director

Culture Amp

Didier Elzinga

Founder and CEO

SEE MORE SPEAKERS

TICKETS

Tickets are limited. Buy now.

Pause Fest is the world’s leading festival for business and creativity. Pause Fest 2021 takes place between 3-5 Feb 2021 at Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre. Ticketing structure has changed for 2021 to cater for a better experience, please read the full breakdown here.

Super Early BirdSOLD OUT
Autumn Sprint7 MAR - 29 MAY
Winter Chill30 MAY - 28 AUG
Spring Chicken29 AUG - 2 OCT
Early Bird3 OCT - 20 NOV
Full Price21 NOV - 29 JAN
Late Bird30 JAN - 5 FEB

NEW SENSATION

NETWORKER

$345

$295

Access to:
Tech Garden Expo
Networking Space
Networking App
Biz Speed Dating
All Parties

BUY

Build your network.
For anyone looking for new experiences, connections, mentors, new talent, clients, investors and parties.

Inclusions: NETWORKING

EXPLORER

$495$395

Access to:
Tech Garden Expo
Networking Space
Networking App
Biz Speed Dating
All Parties
Walking Talks
Speaker Sessions & Panels

BUY

Get down to business.
For companies or pros looking to learn, consume and expand their horizons via our awesome speaker lineup. Content you simply cannot Google!

Inclusions:NETWORKING
& KEYNOTES

ALL ACCESS

PLATINUM

$895$795

All benefits of EXPLORER and access to:
VIP Gala Dinner
Priority Access to Workshops
Exclusive Access to Side Events*
Event Report & Trends

BUY

Premium experience.
An opportunity to meet like minded executives, network, and fully immerse yourself in all the magic that Pause Fest has to offer!

Inclutions:NETWORKING,
KEYNOTES & VIP

SHARABLE

EXPLORER+

$1,195$945

Access to:
Tech Garden Expo
Networking Space
Networking App
Biz Speed Dating
All Parties
Walking Talks
Speaker Sessions & Panels

BUY

Flexible for teams.
For companies looking to send teams in and out to soak up all the wisdom. This is 3-ON-1 ticket option, That's one person per day. It's super effective!

Inclutions:NETWORKING
& KEYNOTES

READ ABOUT THE NEW TICKET BENEFITS IN HERE

SPEAK TO US ABOUT GROUP TICKET DEALS

APPLY FOR PRESS PASS

Press and blog passes are on an invitation basis only. You'll need to have minimum 100,000 monthly readership or 30,000 followers.

STARTUP HELPLINE

Are you an early stage startup and need support with your ticket? We have only 200 tickets at flat fee of $150 available by application only. Available from November.