Helen Brewer started her prolific career as Ops Manager for a member foundation responsible in planning 30 conferences per year; she also undertook extensive convention centre consultancies throughout southern Africa and founded the MICE Academy where she designs, plans and facilitates educational training programmes. She has served on several boards including as a Durban ICC Board Director, as SAACI National Chairperson and a member of the SATSA Board and an EGF Founding Member.