Canadian business delegation to Avalon airshow and roadshow in March 2025

Date: March 17 to March 28, 2025
Venue: Roadshow
Location: Wellington (New Zealand), Brisbane, Adelaide, and Melbourne, and Geelong (Australia), Australia
Target Audience: Aerospace, aviation, and defence service and product suppliers
Sector: Aerospace, Defence and security, Information and communications technologies, Infrastructure, Professional services, Transportation

Event description

Avalon 2025: Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition will be held from March 25 to 30, at Avalon airport in Geelong, Victoria.

• What: Avalon airshow and roadshow
• Where: Roadshow - Wellington (New Zealand), Brisbane, Adelaide, and Melbourne, and Geelong (Australia)
• When: March 17-28, 2025

Following the success of the Trade Commissioner Service business delegation at Avalon Airshow in 2023, we are pleased to again lead a Canadian business delegation to the Avalon 2025 edition. The TCS in Canberra and New Zealand will be implemented with partners from the provincial governments of Ontario, Quebec and Alberta, as well as associations.

For the 2025 business delegation edition, our program will include a roadshow the week prior to the Avalon international tradeshow in New Zealand, in two major aerospace and defence Australian cities:

• Monday March 17 and Tuesday March 18: Wellington, New Zealand
• Wednesday March 19: Brisbane, Australia
• Thursday March 20 and Friday March 21: Adelaide, Australia
• Saturday March 22 and Sunday March 23: free time
• Monday March 24 to Friday March 28: Melbourne, Australia

The Avalon airshow is the largest Southern hemisphere global business, defence, and aviation event, attracting senior aerospace, defence and civil aviation industry, military, and government decision-makers from around the world.

Register to attend

• Register your interest now to learn about the Canadian business delegation to the Avalon 2025 Airshow and the roadshow.
• The Canberra trade team is starting the recruitment early. We invite you to register your details to remain up to date with the developments of the program efforts and our recruitment drive.
• Contact Carolyne Huber (carolyne.huber@international.gc.ca), Trade Commissioner for aerospace and defence, with your questions and comments.

Why your organization should participate

• Develop a first-hand understanding of the opportunities and challenges of doing business in foreign markets
• Gain insights and market intelligence
• Increase visibility of your product or service
• Meet academic or research entities
• Meet key commercial entities, industry players, and potential buyers, investors and/or partners
• Meet key regulatory bodies
• Participate in networking events
• Participate in pre-organized business to business meetings
• Pitch your product /service to selected audiences
• Receive on-the-ground assistance from the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service

Trade Commissioner(s) involvement

Activities organized by the Trade Commissioner Service

• Business-to-business meetings
• Pavilion/exhibit
• Product pitch to select audiences
• Site visits

Trade Commissioner, Carolyne Huber (carolyne.huber@international.gc.ca) covers aerospace, defence, security, and ocean technologies for Australia. She can provide information on this sector and other local events that you are considering, as well as advice on business development in the region. The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service offers services free of charge to Canadian exporters and companies that meet our client criteria.