CEO of the Australian Olympic Committee and director of the organising committee for Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics, Matt Carroll AM, will share the stage with the former CEO of the Sydney Organising Committee for the 2000 Olympics, Sandy Hollway AO at the Australian Event Symposium on Wednesday afternoon.
Facilitated by Event Awards judging panel co-chair and recent Tourism and Events Queensland board member, Brenda LaPorte, the pair will deep dive into some big questions for Brisbane’s Games.
Carroll and Hollway will explore the lessons learned from Sydney 2000 and Paris 2024, how the events industry can prepare now for Brisbane 2032, potential legacies from the Games, how Brisbane can differentiate itself from past Olympics, how Brisbane’s Games can be an event for both locals and international visitors and whether Olympic infrastructure is on track in the city, given the shuffling of venue plans this year.
“This will be a very exciting session for the events industry to hear insights from two of the most influential people in Australia’s last and upcoming Olympic Games,” says Australian Event Awards and Symposium managing director, Ian Steigrad.
“With the Paris Games still fresh in our minds and plans for Brisbane 3032 advancing, this will be a unique opportunity to take stock of what’s come before and to share thoughts on what we can do now to make the most of this once-in-a-generation opportunity for Australia and its events industry.
“This plenary represents a moment in time that cannot be repeated. We’re privileged to be able to host it at the Australian Event Symposium.
“We always envisaged that the symposium would provide a forum for discussion about the future of our industry and how we can collaborate to grow our already-strong industry even further. This session really hits that mark.”
Other Australian Event Symposium sessions set to take place on Wednesday will cover event risk, event engagement, event design, digital marketing for events and the technology transforming the events industry.
The symposium takes place at Le Montage in Sydney and leads into the Australian Event Awards in the evening, which will declare the best work in the Australian industry across a variety of categories, from 85 shortlisted nominees.
Registrations and tickets for both the symposium and awards are still available.
