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TUESDAY , OCTOBER 11 6.30PM RED CARPET COCKTAILS 7.30PM DINNER
ENTERTAINMENT
Simon Kuestenmacher
Ben Whittington

GALA DINNER

TUESDAY , OCTOBER 11 6.30PM RED CARPET COCKTAILS 7.30PM DINNER

The Australian Almond Conference Gala Dinner is one of the highlights of the entire conference , with the extravagant affair giving attendees the chance to be wined , dined and entertained . The dinner is an opportunity for everyone to come together , have a great time and celebrate the industry . Features of the night include , a Hall of Fame inductee , entertainment by Simon Kuestenmacher and musician Ben Whittington , plus the chance to taste test an almond liqueur spritzer .

ENTERTAINMENT

Simon Kuestenmacher

The Demographics Group
Simon Kuestenmacher is a Co-Founder of The Demographics Group . Together with Bernard Salt , the group provides specialist advice on demographic , consumer , and social trends to business and government . Simon holds degrees in human and urban geography from leading universities in Germany and Australia ; he writes a weekly column for The New Daily and a monthly column for The Australian newspaper . In his spare time Simon has authored three books on maps and runs what is by now the world ' s largest Twitter account dedicated to maps and data . His social media posts reach over 25 million people every month . Simon ranks as one of the world ' s top 10 influencers in data .

Ben Whittington

The Gala Dinner attendees will be dancing in their seats when Ben Whittington graces the stage . He is the lead singer and guitarist for That 90 ’ s Show band at The Adelaide Fringe , with every show without fail selling out . Ben is a long time solo and duo artist from Adelaide , a frequent featuring artist at Finn McCools , The Arkaba , Coopers Ale House , The Highway , The District at Sky City . He was the supporting artist for Reese Mastin tour this year and in the process of recording his first album of his own originals . Ben ’ s musical stylings are sure to get the party started at the alwayspopular dinner .
Gala dinner sponsored by E . E . Muir & Sons
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