It's only eight years until the torch will be passed on to Brisbane. The countdown is on: Are we prepared? What are the challenges? What is the politics involved? And how important is children participating in sport to ensure that the games have a future?Presented at the Bond Business Leaders Forum, Bond University.SpeakersIan ChestermanPresident of the Australian Olympic CommitteePat HowardFormer rugby international player and coach for the Leicester Tigers; Executive General Manager of Strategy, Insights & Innovation at the Australian Sports CommissionPatrick JohnsonKaanju man from Far North Queensland, Olympian, Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist in the 4x 100 metres relay; board member for the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee; Chair of Australian Olympic Committee Indigenous Advisory CouncilElia HillDirector, Commercial Opportunities and Investment, at the Queensland Department of Tourism and SportWilliam Tuffley (host)Partner, Business Services at the audit and accounting consultancy BDO Australia
It's only eight years until the torch will be passed on to Brisbane. The countdown is on: Are we prepared? What are the challenges? What is the politics involved? And how important is children participating in sport to ensure that the games have a future? Presented at the Bond Business Leaders Forum, Bond University. Speakers Ian Chesterman President of the Australian Olympic Committee Pat Howard Former rugby international player and coach for the Leicester Tigers; Executive General Manager of Strategy, Insights & Innovation at the Australian Sports Commission Patrick Johnson Kaanju man from Far North Queensland, Olympian, Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist in the 4x 100 metres relay; board member for the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee; Chair of Australian Olympic Committee Indigenous Advisory Council Elia Hill Director, Commercial Opportunities and Investment, at the Queensland Department of Tourism and Sport William Tuffley (host) Partner, Business Services at the audit and accounting consultancy BDO Australia