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type: "event"
title: "CPA Congress 2027, expected October | accounting.events"
description: "Expected October 2027, Melbourne, dates not announced. CPA Australia's flagship annual congress. Three days of keynotes."
resource: "https://accounting.events/events/cpa-congress/"
tags: ["event", "National professional bodies", "Australia", "2027"]
timestamp: "2026-09-03"
---

# CPA Congress 2027

CPA Congress 2027 is expected in October 2027 in Melbourne, Victoria; the organiser has not published dates, with tickets from AUD 1,949 inc. GST (2026 edition, organiser pricing page).

CPA Australia's flagship annual congress. Three days of keynotes, streams and networking at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

- **When:** October 2027 (expected, not announced by the organiser)
- **Where:** Melbourne, Victoria · Australia
- **Organiser:** CPA Australia
- **Format:** Hybrid
- **Type:** National professional bodies
- **CPD:** 20 (2026 programme)
- **Price:** AUD 1,949 inc. GST (2026 edition, organiser pricing page)
- **Attendance:** 10,000 total planned for 2026 (roughly 9,000 virtual, 1,200 in-person, organiser sponsorship page)
- **Official site:** https://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/career-development/events/conferences-and-events/congress

## Why it matters

CPA Congress is CPA Australia's annual flagship conference for accounting and finance professionals, with a planned 10,000 attendees in 2026, roughly 9,000 joining virtually. It ran over four days in Canberra in 2024, on the Gold Coast from 14-16 October 2025 and at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 20-22 October 2026. As a professional-body event it covers leadership, technology and business strategy for the whole profession, where a vendor event covers one ecosystem.

## Who attends

CPA Australia members and the wider accounting and finance profession, from public practitioners to business finance leaders, drawn from Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the UK. The organiser plans for roughly 9,000 of the 10,000 attendees in 2026 to join virtually.

## Programme

- Main conference programme
- Optional paid masterclasses (3 CPD hours)
- Virtual Live global stream
- OnDemand catch-up library, seven weeks

## Past editions

- 2026: Oct 20-23, 2026; Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre; Theme 'Lead the Outcome'. From AUD 1,949 inc. GST. 1,200 in-person plus ~9,000 virtual delegates; 40+ experts; conference dinner; Hong Kong 29 Oct, Kuala Lumpur 5 Nov legs; virtual live 23 Oct with OnDemand 7 weeks.

Source: https://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/career-development/events/conferences-and-events/congress (checked 2026-09-02)