The ASE 2020 Project
Great events take people on a journey. But what about the journey that the people involved in our industry have taken? During the 2020-21 lockdown I’m chatting with people who have made a career in our industry and asking them to share their story. Subscribe to the series via your favourite podcast app or you can come to this page for the next episode. Visit https://www.specialevents.com.au for more interviews, news and opinion about the Australian event industry. You might enjoy each episode with a cup of coffee and for the price of that cup of coffee you can support this podcast series - just go to https://www.specialevents.com.au/support
The ASE 2020 Project
Ep 15b: Sandy Hollway AO – Former CEO of SOCOG
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Trevor Connell / Sandy Hollway
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Season 1
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Episode 15
In the second half of this interview Sandy reflects on the highlights of the Sydney Olympics (including that heart stopping cauldron moment).
Post Olympics, Sandy kept in touch with the event industry as a head of the judging panel for the Australian Event Awards and has maintained his passion for indigenous issues and indigenous arts in particular.
To wrap up the interview Sandy shares his thoughts on the recovery process for the arts and events industries over the next few years.