Adelaide’s A-list: The names at the top of every guest list in town | Business and politics

What does it take to make Adelaide’s A-list ... and who’s on it? See the names at the top of every guest list in town. Today it’s business and politics.

Which political and business identities are on Adelaide's A-list? Artwork: Katie Grech.

What does it take to make Adelaide’s A-list? And who are the people bypassing the velvet rope to secure express entry to the city’s best events?

Much depends on the event in question, of course, but generally it’s a carefully crafted mix of power, prestige and celebrity, with some social media stars thrown in for good measure.

We’ve narrowed down our selection to six categories: politics and business, sport, fashion, social media influencers and bloggers, radio and TV, and a group of popular names who fit in more than one, or perhaps none, of the previous categories.

But how have we compiled our list? Initially, we surveyed a selection of Adelaide’s leading PR and communication agencies to find out who are their must-invite guests.

Then there’s our first-hand experience from years of attending the biggest soirees in town.

We’ve put together 10 names in each category and ranked them according to the priority they’d be given by an event organiser.

The first category is business and politics, and we’ll roll out the rest throughout this the week.

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