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Keynote speaker I John Eales

Saturday, October 26, 2024
9:08 AM - 9:55 AM
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John Eales

Keynote address

Biography

John Eales debuted for the Wallabies in 1991 and captained the side from 1996 until the end of his test career in 2001. He participated in two successful World Cup campaigns, captaining the latter in 1999, and led Australia through three Bledisloe Cup, two Tri- Nations and Australia’s only series victory against the British and Irish Lions. In 20 tests against the All Blacks he was on the winning side 11 times, and also won 6 of his 11 tests against them as captain. He has been inducted into the Sports Australia Hall of Fame, the World Rugby Hall of Fame, and the Australia Institute of Sport’s Best of the Best. In 1999 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to the community and rugby. In his business career, John has been an executive, a Director and an investor in numerous businesses. He was the founder of the Mettle Group – a consultancy in leadership and culture, is the Chair of ASX listed Trajan Group Holdings, and sits on the boards of Flight Centre Travel Group, and Magellan Financial Group. He is also the author of books, “Learning from Legends – Sport” and “Learning from Legends – Business”.
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