DevelopingEM

What DevelopingEM does

DevelopingEM is an Australian-registered not-for-profit (Developing EM Ltd, founded 2011, headquartered in Kiama, NSW) that delivers biennial international emergency medicine and critical care conferences in regions where emergency medicine is rapidly developing. Its core product is the DevelopingEM Conference — a multi-day event combining scientific plenary sessions (Trauma, Paediatrics, Adult EM and Critical Care, International EM) with hands-on workshops in ultrasound, radiology, ECG, paediatrics, EMS management, and emergency nursing. The organization has held eight conferences since 2012 across Cuba (2013, 2015), Brazil (2014), Sri Lanka (2016), Fiji (2018), Colombia (2020), and Australia (2022), with the next event scheduled for Saint Lucia in November 2026.

The business model is event-driven and community-led. Approximately 90–95% of income derives from international delegate registration fees (AUD 1,800 per full delegate in 2022), with the balance from mission-aligned sponsors including EM:RAP GO, ACEM Foundation, The Pacific Community, and government grants. The organization explicitly refuses medical industry sponsorship and operates with an unpaid management team (Co-Directors Lee Fineberg, Sanj Fernando, Mark Newcombe, and Lisa Charles for 2026). International delegate fees are systematically cross-subsidized to fund complimentary registrations, travel, and accommodation for regional clinicians from resource-limited settings — over 800 such delegates have been sponsored since 2011.

The organization has no proprietary technology product. Distribution is via the developingem.com website, Cvent registration platform, social media channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, X, YouTube), and archived conference content hosted on Dropbox and Vimeo. Strategic partners include Alfred Health (founding academic partner), Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, iSimulate, Stony Brook University, and various financial underwriters. The 2022 Darwin event attracted 234 in-person and 61 online delegates from 20+ countries, establishing the scale baseline for future events.

Name

DevelopingEM

Legal name

Developing EM Ltd

Website

https://developingem.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DevelopingEM is an Australian not-for-profit that runs biennial international emergency medicine conferences in regions where EM is rapidly developing, using international delegate fees to subsidize attendance for regional clinicians from resource-limited settings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education and Conference Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical, Scientific & Healthcare Congress Organizers (THAHACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Medical Congresses (MPAGAGAF), Medical & Health Sciences Congresses (THAHAJAA)

Keywords

• Emergency medicine education
• Medical conference services
• Critical care training
• Professional medical development
• Healthcare education events

Headquarters

HQ city

Kiama

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Conference Delegate Registration Fees: Primary revenue stream. Approximately 90-95% of income comes from international delegate registration fees. For a full delegate paying AUD 1800 (2020/2022), the breakdown is: AUD 990 venue costs, AUD 450 administrative costs, AUD 126 planning meetings, AUD 90 marketing, AUD 36 IT support, with remaining funds supporting regional delegate attendance.
2. Sponsorship and Donations: The organization accepts sponsorship and donations to support regional delegate attendance. However, DevelopingEM explicitly does not receive any financial support from pharmaceutical or medical device industry operators (no medical industry sponsorship). Support comes from organizations like EM:RAP GO, ACEM Foundation, The Pacific Community, and others for specific delegate support programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

DevelopingEM organizes biennial international emergency medicine conferences held in regions where emergency medicine is rapidly developing, featuring scientific plenary sessions and hands-on workshops across emergency medicine, critical care, paediatrics, trauma, ultrasound, radiology, ECG, EMS, and emergency nursing. International delegate registration fees fund subsidized attendance for regional clinicians from resource-limited settings. The organization also maintains digital archives of conference presentations for ongoing education.

Product overview

DevelopingEM is a not-for-profit international emergency medicine conference organization established in 2011 that delivers annual conferences in regions where emergency medicine is rapidly developing. The core offering is the DevelopingEM Conference, a multi-day event featuring scientific plenary sessions (Trauma, Paediatrics, Adult EM and Critical Care, EM in the Caribbean, International EM tracks) combined with optional hands-on workshops (Advanced Ultrasound, Radiology Interpretation, ECG Interpretation, Paeds BASIC, EMS Management, Emergency Nursing, and Regional EM Leaders Forum). The conference model funds regional delegate attendance subsidies through international delegate registrations, with no medical industry sponsorship. The organization also maintains digital archives of presentation materials from all past conferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DevelopingEM Conference A multi-day biennial international emergency medicine conference featuring scientific plenary sessions (Trauma, Paediatrics, Adult EM and Critical Care, EM in the Caribbean, International EM tracks), hands-on workshops, professional development activities, and networking events for emergency medicine, critical care, paediatrics, ultrasound, radiology, ECG, EMS, trauma, and emergency nursing clinicians from around the world.
• Advanced Emergency Ultrasound Workshop Two-day hands-on ultrasound training workshop covering fundamentals to advanced cardiac and shock assessment, procedural ultrasound, MSK, soft tissue, DVT, ocular, and pregnancy ultrasound applications for emergency medicine clinicians.
• Paeds BASIC Workshop Paediatric emergency medicine workshop providing training in paediatric emergency assessment and care skills for clinicians treating children in emergency settings.
• Radiology Interpretation Workshop Emergency imaging interpretation workshop covering X-rays, CT brain, CT chest/abdomen, and ultrasound for emergency settings with a focus on avoiding missed injuries and cognitive errors.
• EMS Management Workshop Full-day workshop focusing on EMS system structure, governance, leadership, education, dispatch systems, prehospital-to-ED handover, and quality improvement for pre-hospital and emergency medicine clinicians.
• Emergency Nursing Workshop Workshop for emergency nursing staff covering Post Triage Nursing Assessment (HIRAID) and strategies for leading change in emergency care.
• ECG Interpretation Workshop ECG interpretation workshop covering syncope evaluation, chest pain, ACS, conduction disorders, pre-excitation syndromes, and interactive case-based learning for emergency clinicians.
• Regional EM Leaders Forum Forum bringing together regional Caribbean EM leaders for discussion on collaboration and system improvement in emergency medicine within the host region.
• Conference Presentation Archives Digital archives of conference presentations from past DevelopingEM events including slides, videos, and audio recordings hosted on Dropbox, providing ongoing educational access to conference content.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 800 sponsored delegate attendances over 9 events since 2011
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018ISLHD employs one of the Co-Directors of DevelopingEM (Mark Newcombe). The most recent accreditation of emergency medicine services in the ISLHD region recognized DevelopingEM's work since 2011. This recognition led to formalized support by ISLHD for DevelopingEM, with plans to collaborate with ISLHD and the University of Wollongong to expand reach.
• Alfred HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Alfred Health is known for offering the best emergency and acute care in Australia. The Alfred Emergency & Trauma Centre (E&TC) is the busiest trauma centre in Australasia with the highest level of academic output of any emergency department in Australasia. Alfred Health staff (including Ann-Maree Guirguis, Sarah Jones, Arjun Bhogal, James Cameron) support DevelopingEM conference planning. The organization's event management partner is ECT Alfred.
• iSimulateminorStrategic or Co-development PartneriSimulate uses mobile technology to create simulation training products. iSimulate has supported DevelopingEM from the outset and each year works with DevelopingEM to provide devices to promote simulation training to regional centres.
• Stony Brook University HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA major tertiary care centre in eastern Long Island, New York, USA. The academic Department of Emergency Medicine in the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University provides a home for faculty and residents to learn, teach, and pursue research. Has been involved in DevelopingEM conferences as faculty.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM): ICEM is the premier international EM conference held biennially under IFEM auspices. It is a direct peer in delivering global emergency medicine congresses, though typically larger and hosted in major metropolitan hubs rather than developing regions.
• African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFEM): AFEM similarly advances emergency medicine in developing regions across Africa through conferences, training, and advocacy. It is a close peer in mission (developing-region EM education) and event-driven delivery, though Africa-focused rather than Caribbean/Pacific.
• EMRAP / EM:RAP GO: EMRAP provides emergency medicine educational content and is also a financial supporter of DevelopingEM. Both serve the global EM clinician community with continuing education, though EMRAP is primarily subscription-based digital content while DevelopingEM is event-based.

Others

• Alfred Health Emergency & Trauma Centre: Alfred Health is the institutional host and event-management partner for DevelopingEM conferences. It is included as an OTHERS peer given its role as an enabling healthcare institution rather than a competing conference organizer.

Broad incumbents

• American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP): ACEP is the largest US EM professional society, organizing the annual ACEP Scientific Assembly. It is a broader incumbent running a major commercial EM congress and competes for international faculty and delegate attention.
• International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM): IFEM is the global federation representing EM societies worldwide and organizes/curates international emergency medicine congresses. It is a broader incumbent in the same international EM education space, operating through member societies rather than direct delegate-funded conferences.
• Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM): ACEM is the regional EM professional body that accredits DevelopingEM's CPD activities and supports regional delegate funding. It runs its own scientific meetings and is a structural incumbent in Australasian EM education.
• Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM): RCEM is the UK EM professional body that runs annual scientific conferences and CPD programs. It is a comparable broader incumbent in EM clinician education, though focused on UK/mature-market practice.

Emerging players

• Social Media and Critical Care (SMACC): SMACC was a well-known critical-care and emergency medicine conference that built a digital-first community around EM/ICU education. Although it ceased operations, it remains a relevant historical peer in the social/community-driven EM conference model.
• Emergency Medicine Association of Tanzania (EMAT): EMAT is a developing-country EM professional body that organizes regional conferences and training. It is an emerging peer with a similar focus on building EM capacity in resource-limited settings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/developingem
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@developingem7484
• Facebookfacebook.com/developingem
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/developingem-pl

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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