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Ali Lord

CEO, HeadBox Australia

Ali Lord grew up on a Queensland cattle station, a world away from her life now - being CEO of national event technology company, HeadBox Australia.

Ali has over 16 years of experience in the events industry, both venue and client-side in Australia and London. In her previous role as Head of Events at Dentsu, the third-largest media company globally, she managed more than 200 events per year across the UK and Ireland. During her time in this role, Ali recognised she needed more support and was introduced to HeadBox. She quickly saw the incredible efficiencies that the platform and HeadBox team brought to her role. Her partnership with HeadBox continued to evolve and this is when Ali decided she would love to introduce HeadBox’s innovative products and services to the Australian market.

In 2021 Ali courageously launched an events technology company amidst a global pandemic and against all odds, HeadBox quickly expanded. Fast forward to 2024, Ali leads a team of 25 and HeadBox works with Australia’s largest hospitality groups and supports some of the world’s largest organisations to carry out their annual events programs.

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