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The Gold Coast venue for the BBNA Exchange 2027 at golden hour, with ocean views and sophisticated professionals arriving
The Annual Gathering · October 2027

The BBNA Exchange 2027

Where Australia's dealmakers do business.

Location
Gold Coast, QLD
Venue announced Q4 2026
Dates
October 2027
Three-day working programme
Format
Invitation only
BBNA members and confirmed applicants
Impact
B1G1 Impact Update
Why 2027 Matters

Australia's business broker network — 20 years established, 100+ members, thousands of settled deals — gathers as one for the first time.

2027 is the year BBNA and The Platform meet the room. The first full year of the network operating as one — shared buyer pool, shared comparables, shared standards — and the first Exchange where every member is in the same place at the same time.

Not a hotel-ballroom trade show. Not a conference of sponsors and speakers. A working gathering of the operators actually doing the work — sharing what they've learned, what's working, and what's next.

The Three Days

A programme designed by brokers, for brokers.

Day 01
Arrival & The State of the Network
  • Welcome dinner overlooking the Pacific
  • State of the Network — CEO address on the year that was
  • Buyer pool intelligence: what's moving, what's stuck, what's next
  • Off-the-record peer conversation on market conditions
Day 03
Growth, Departure & What Next
  • Regional breakouts: state-based deal flow and referral protocols
  • Rising broker sessions — mentorship in small groups
  • Closing keynote and network commitments for the year ahead
  • Departure lunch
Included in BBNA Membership

Every BBNA member has a reserved seat.

The BBNA Exchange is not a paid add-on. It is the members-only annual gathering that comes with every BBNA membership — full three-day programme, all working sessions, and the awards dinner.

  • All working sessions and keynotes
  • Welcome and awards dinners
  • Peer-only conversations under Chatham House rules
  • Direct access to the CIM-PRO product team behind The Platform
Launch Applicants

Priority access to the inaugural Platform Exchange.

Launch applicants — approved before 1 January 2027 — receive priority accommodation allocation and speaker-slot consideration for the 2027 Exchange. This is the room where the standard for the next decade gets set. Being there matters.

  • Priority venue accommodation allocation
  • Speaker-slot consideration for regional and rising-broker sessions
  • Private welcome reception for approved applicants
  • Direct dialogue with BBNA leadership and The Platform team
Day Three · Closing Session

The Impact Update.
What a year of the network made possible.

Every BBNA membership contributes $120 a year to B1G1 — the Business For Good movement. On the final morning of the Exchange, the whole network sits down together to see what the year's giving actually did.

Projected · Exchange 2027
If the network reaches 150 members by October 2027, one year of BBNA giving unlocks:
$18,000
flowing directly to global impact projects, 100% to cause
36,000
days of access to clean water for families in need
18,000
nourishing meals given to children globally
9,000
trees planted in reforestation projects

Projected figures based on 150 members and B1G1's illustrative impact rates. Actual project mix voted on annually by the membership.

The Impact Reveal

The year's numbers, projects funded, and lives touched — shown in the room, on the screen, together. Not a slide in a deck; a moment in the programme.

The Members' Vote

Members choose the impact mix for the year ahead — education, meals, water, forest protection, or a specific B1G1 project of the membership's choosing.

The Compact, Renewed

Every attending member signs the year's Compact page — a physical record that a network of independent brokers stood together and gave, together, for another year.

“The deals we close pay for the lives we live. What we do together — that's what the industry remembers us for.”

Why the Gold Coast

A working week that feels like a retreat.

The Gold Coast in October offers the best conditions on the Australian east coast — warm spring days, ocean views, world-class venues, and direct flights from every capital city. Members arrive rested and leave sharper.

Weather
22–27°C
October averages — Gold Coast spring, warm days and cool evenings
Direct flights
Every capital
Under 90 minutes from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
Venue
Announced Q4
Members-only preview 30 days before public confirmation
Accommodation
Group rate
Negotiated on-venue rate for all confirmed attendees
Who Attends

The Exchange is a professional gathering of BBNA brokers.

Attendance is reserved for brokers within the BBNA network. If you're a licensed business broker interested in joining the network before 1 January 2027, we're currently accepting applications.