--- title: The Biggest Bang in Brisbane - Xerocon South Delivers description: "Xerocon South: the biggest accounting conference, full of engagement & community buzz across the accounting, bookkeeping, software eco-system and Xero cohorts." image: https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/hubfs/Events/Xerocon_South_16/Xerocon_South_Xero_app_partner_of_the_year_2016_award_Spotlight_Reporting.jpg --- [![Return to homepage](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/hubfs/Brand_attributes/spotlight%20reporting%20logo.svg "Return to homepage")](https://www.spotlightreporting.com/) - [Solutions](https://spotlightreporting.com/our-solutions/) - [Product](http://spotlightreporting.com/product/) - [Pricing](http://spotlightreporting.com/pricing/) - [Resources](http://spotlightreporting.com/resources/) - [Our team](http://spotlightreporting.com/our-team/) - [Blog](http://blog.spotlightreporting.com) - [Free trial](http://go.spotlightreporting.com/Member/Signup) [Login](https://go.spotlightreporting.com/Member/Login?ReturnUrl=%2f) # Blog Keep up to date with all industry news, special events and thought leadership # The Biggest Bang in Brisbane - Xerocon South Delivers Posted by [Richard Francis](http://blog.spotlightreporting.com/author/richard-francis) on 13 Sep 2016 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   It's been a hell of a ride from the first Xerocon in 2010 with fifty accountants and a handful of Xero employees getting drunk in a vineyard near Rod Drury’s house. To the 17th and biggest instalment yet in a huge conference centre in the heart of Brisbane and featuring a cast of 2,300 accountants, bookkeepers, software peeps and Xeroes. As CEO of Spotlight Reporting, a former '[Xero](https://www.xero.com/)' and very early Xero accounting partner, I’ve been lucky enough to have a front row seat. Brisbane was not only a thrilling new combination of Kiwi, Australia and Asia, it presented the best traits of an industry conference. There was innovation and vision in spades - just check out [Rod Drury’s keynote](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU-JGdUkVeQ). With nods to six centuries of tradition, the data landscape of the present and the connected, predictive and AI-driven financial and business web of the future. There was engagement, collaboration and community buzz across the accounting, bookkeeping, software eco-system and Xero cohorts. There were of course sessions galore (including a [great session with Steph Hinds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQTjFc7MrDE)), deals done, drinks downed and even a few awards.  Our Australian Director of Sales, Jason Forbes captured some great highlights of [Xerocon South in this video](https://vimeo.com/182473633).   ### App Partner of the Year, 2016 At the awards dinner we were thrilled to be named [2016’s App Partner of the Year](https://www.xero.com/blog/2016/09/2016-xerocon-south-award-winners/). Given the scale and depth of [Xero’s App Eco-system](https://www.xero.com/nz/marketplace/app-function/s/reporting/1?orderBy=LISTING_FEATURES), this was truly humbling and such a great affirmation for me and the team that our hard work is paying off.  ![Xerocon\_South\_Xero\_app\_partner\_of\_the\_year\_2016\_award\_Spotlight\_Reporting.jpg](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Events/Xerocon_South_16/Xerocon_South_Xero_app_partner_of_the_year_2016_award_Spotlight_Reporting.jpg?width=750&height=480&name=Xerocon_South_Xero_app_partner_of_the_year_2016_award_Spotlight_Reporting.jpg) Coming on the heels of our recent NZD [$5 million capital raise](http://blog.spotlightreporting.com/spotlight-reporting-secure-5-million-in-new-capital-raise), it really has been a great month for Spotlight Reporting. 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