David Higgins

Since 2004, David has played a leading role 
in establishing many of the Asia Pacific region’s most iconic events and was a driving force behind creating the award-winning NRL Auckland Nines, guiding the project from concept through to a 90,000-ticket sell out in its first year.

David played a pivotal role in establishing New Zealand’s pay per view sports television market, with Duco Events’ 2009 David Tua versus Shane Cameron boxing match holding a world record in terms of pay per view uptake as a percentage of population, while the top four pay per view events in New Zealand history have all been Duco Events promotions.

Possessing an extensive network of relationships and an unrivalled understanding of the commercial environment, David is recognised as one of the region’s leading event promoters and has raised several million dollars for charitable causes while hosting major speaking events headlined by the likes of Richard Branson, Andre Agassi, Al Gore and Sir Bob Geldof.