Last week over 200 bp dealers and retailers from across Australia and New Zealand met in Bali for the bp DARC 2025 conference. With a focus on resetting perspectives an impressive line up of experts, partners and suppliers combined to deliver a conference whose focus was on arming bp dealers and retailers with business knowledge and tools to help them protect and grow their businesses today and be ready for the business of tomorrow.
The conference portion of event opened with MC and Event Facilitator Nick Cain‘s visceral and entertaining reminder that we get more out of experiences when we stand up, lean in and fearlessly use our voices, and this is never more true than at a conference…but that a fresh perspective often needs us to press pause and reset ourselves as people so we can unlock solutions and innovation in our businesses.
In his address bp Australia CEO Paul Auge summed up the focus of bp with a clear goal of “Leading the future of mobility by being chosen by customers and trusted by partners”.
Following the first of the conference sessions the delegates enjoyed the Welcome Function as the sunset over the water and down to some serious networking at the Dare Iced Coffee Dinner presented by Bega Cheese Limited .
Detailed business and structured networking sessions on Day 2 included a dynamic expo space that changed with every break and a Supplier Takeover luncheon presented by Lactalis Australia.
While the official conference element was done for the day the networking and learning continued at the V Refresh Dinner presented by Suntory Oceania , where delegates got a birds eye view from the stunning Puri Bhagwan. After dark the delegates danced the night away at the PepsiCo afterparty.
Day 3 of the event was another full on conference, workshop, focus meeting and expo day.Detailed business and structured networking sessions on Day 2 included a dynamic expo space that changed with every break and a Supplier Takeover luncheon presented by Unilever Magnum.
After a third full on day of conference and workshop sessions the networking and learning continued at the iconic Le Bleu Beachclub at a very Social Dinner presented by Mondelēz International , where delegates had one eye on the sunset and one eye on the screen streaming the State of Origin and the fun continued at the afterDARC after party presented by Red Bull.
Day four saw delegates explore Bali and focus on personal reset with an immersive experience at OMMA presented by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.
Dinner done the only thing left to do was announce the location for DARC 2026…and the winner is London!
Delegates left the event energised, informed and refreshed to get back to their businesses for another year.
Elisha Radwanowski BCom(HRM&IR)
ACAPMA
Learning and exploring done it was time for the bp DARC 2025 delegates to get to the serious business of recognition and relaxation at the sparkling Asahi Beverages Gala Dinner at a glittering beachside event in stunning surrounds.