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Congress Australia History 

With over 20 years of experience, Congress Australia is a leading provider of simultaneous interpretation and conferencing solutions, trusted by the events industry across Australia and the Asia-Pacific.

Congress Australia Technical Producers

2000 - 2004

Acquisition & Foundations

 

  • 2000: Congress Rental is established following the acquisition of Philips’ conference-systems rental business in Australia.​

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  • Early operations rely on Philips discussion systems and infrared interpretation technology.​

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  • The company focuses on simultaneous interpretation, conference microphones, government forums, and multilingual corporate meetings.

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Infrared equipment

2005 - 2010

Transition to Bosch & National Growth 

 

  • Congress Rental transitions from Philips technology to Bosch Congress Rental systems (DCN and Integrus).​

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  • Establishes a long-term strategic partnership with Bosch.​

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  • Experiences strong growth across Australia, supporting major government and corporate events.​

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  • Singapore operations begin, marking the initial stages of regional expansion.

2011 - 2015

Regional Capability & Growing International Reputation 

 

  • Congress Rental becomes a recognised Bosch congress-system specialist in the Asia-Pacific region.​

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  • Supports high-profile diplomatic, government, and multinational events.​

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  • Introduces scalable operational processes and standardised equipment packages for regional deployment.

G20 Plenary Leaders Obama and Cameron
33rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits 2018

2016 - 2019

Singapore Maturation & APAC Integration

 

  • Singapore develops into a regional operational hub for multilingual and government-level events.

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  • Australia and Singapore integrate inventory, logistics, and technical operations.

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  • New Zealand and Indonesia (Bali/Jakarta) commence operations, extending APAC coverage.

2020 - 2021

Pandemic Response & Remote Interpretation

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  • COVID-19 drives a rapid shift to virtual and hybrid event models.

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  • Congress Rental expands into Remote Simultaneous Interpretation (RSI) and virtual workflows.

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  • Cross-border cooperation strengthens between Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, and Indonesia.

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2022 - 2023

Return of Live Events & Hybrid Innovation

 

  • Rebranded to Congress to better reflect our expanded range of services. â€‹

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  • Major in-person events return across Australia, Indonesia (Bali), and New Zealand.

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  • Congress delivers hybrid solutions integrating in-room Bosch systems with remote platforms.

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  • Invests further in Bosch Dicentis, IP-based systems, and expanded network capabilities.

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  • Philippines operations commence, enhancing regional support.

2024

AI Language Strategy & Client-Centric Positioning

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  • Launch of a forward-looking AI Language Strategy to complement human interpreters.

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  • Focus on AI captioning, translation, onsite AI interpretation, and voice-to-voice demos.

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  • Adopts a holistic interpretation model offering booths with interpreters, RSI, and AI solutions.

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  • Positions Congress as a trusted advisor guiding clients to the best-fit interpretation method.

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26th ASEAN chiefs of army multilateral meeting

2025

Expansion Vision, Modernisation & Key Account Growth

 

  • Enhances video, microphone, and presentation capabilities for hybrid and remote participation.

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  • Explores Japan expansion with a Tokyo-based staffing concept.

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  • Strengthens APAC collaboration through partner markets.

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  • Expands key account relationships, supporting global repeat clients wherever events are held.

Talk to our producers

Interested in learning more about Simultaneous Interpretation Systems for your next event?

Sebastian Ennis

Sebastian Ennis

Head of Production

Kevin Song

Kevin Song

Business Development Specialist

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