BEYOND THE GAME WITH THE British & Irish LIONS

Business Sydney, in partnership with the Irish Consulate General and the British Consulate General in Sydney were proud to host an exclusive reception celebrating the British & Irish Lions Rugby tour with the NSW Minister for Sport, the Hon. Steve Kamper MP.

Our MC for this fantastic reception was Sally Loane AM, Chair of Destination NSW and former Non-Executive Director on the NSW Waratahs board, the first woman to serve on the board in the club’s history.

The Irish Consul General in NSW, Rosie Keane introduced the Hon. Steve Kamper MP for his keynote address.

Minister Kamper spoke about how major sporting events were an economic powerhouse for Sydney and NSW and how the British & Irish Lions Tour was estimated to pump $410million into the Aussie economy — with Sydney taking a major slice.

Following the Minister's address, the audience were entertained by a spirited Q&A featuring former British and Irish Rugby Internationals;

•    Alex Cuthbert (Wales)

•    Rory Lawson (Scotland)

•    Ollie Phillips (England)

•    Simon Zebo (Ireland)

Ed Kitt, Deputy Consul-General, British Consulate in Sydney gave remarks on behalf of the British Consulate and Paula Martin, Executive Director Regional NSW & Visitor Economy, Business NSW rounded out the formalities.  

The guests also enjoyed great networking, British and Irish whisky tasting and demonstrations from British and Irish technology companies, Swoop Funding Australia, LearnUpon, Yao Technology and Ebury.