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Alhasan Kaabous Alzaabi

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Alhasan Kaabous Alzaabi

Vice President of Operations, Farah Experiences

Alhasan Kaabous Alzaabi has served as the Vice President of Operations at Abu Dhabi-based Farah Experiences since 2017, overseeing the operations across all of Yas Island’s theme parks: Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Yas Waterworld, and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi.

STRONG Pilates recognises outstanding achievements and unveils new equipment innovations

STRONG Pilates recognises outstanding achievements and unveils new equipment innovations STRONG Pilates, the world-first Pilates and cardio-infused fitness franchise, held its annual…

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Nov 15, 2024 Fitness / Technology / Wellness /

 
 

Singapore Tourism Board unveils initiatives to elevate its sustainability journey

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has unveiled two pioneering initiatives to accelerate its sustainability journey and support the Singapore Green Plan 2030. The first is the Global…

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Nov 15, 2024 Attractions / Environment / Events / Tourism /

 
 

AALARA to host members event at 2024 IAAPA Expo

The Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association (AALARA) is to host a networking event for its members and other Australians attending next week’s at the IAAPA…

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Nov 15, 2024 Attractions / Entertainment / Tourism / Waterparks /

 
 

Ferrari World to host Ferrari HP Esports Series 2024 Grand Final

This year’s Ferrari HP Esports Series 2024 Grand Final will be held for the first time at Ferrari World Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on 5th December 2024, bringing together the world’s…

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Bursary and Scholarship award winners announced at Venue Management School graduation

The Graduation Dinner concluding the Venue Management Association’s 2024 Venue Management School and Leadership Institute program has announced the recipients of the initiative’s…

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Nov 14, 2024 Arts / Education / Entertainment / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Women’s Asian Cup 2026 to provide important spotlight for women’s sport

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup 2026 will see Australia host matches in Perth, Gold Coast and Sydney from 1st to 21st March 2026. This event follows Australia…

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Nov 14, 2024 Events / Sport /

 
 

Inaugural Gold Coast X-Golf franchise opens

The Gold Coast’s inaugural X-Golf franchise has opened in Ashmore – marking the 30th location of X-Golf to open in Australia. The first indoor golf venue of its kind on the Gold…

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Nov 14, 2024 Attractions / Entertainment / Golf / Retail /

 
 
 
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Kunal Sawhney

Chief Executive, Kalkine Group

An entrepreneur with revolutionary ideas, Kunal Sawhney is a financial professional with wealth of knowledge in equities who aims to transform the delivery of equity research through tech-driven digital platforms

With his knowledge, skillset, and overarching vision, Sawhney established Kalkine (a business that is based on Digitally Powered Architecture and Extensive Data Science led Premium Research) that has become one of the fastest growing equity market research firms across Australia in 2014; and subsequently, in other emerging and developed markets.

Sawhney’s entrepreneurial and commercial skills backed by the passion to establish a tech-empowered research platform, helped in building Kalkine’s global presence across diverse geographies - Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Further, the plans for the US launch in 2021, have set the premise for attaining an all-encompassing client reach for Kalkine’s Subscription and Media Operations.

With a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Technology, Sydney; Sawhney’s business acumen has enabled his brainchild, Kalkine, help clients navigate through equity related matters in a proficient and seamless manner.

Sawhney is featured regularly on CNBC, Sky Business, Biz News, Daily Mail, Yahoo Finance, KCBS Radio (Audacy), Bloomberg, Sydney Morning Herald, Global Banking and Financial Review and many more.

Click here to visit the Kalkine website.

Katherine Elmy

Customer Relationship Manager, Fitness Australia

Katherine Elmy is a highly enthusiastic, creative professional who is determined to support organisations enhance their brand awareness, online presence and revenue stream.

Leveraging off marketing qualifications and solid experience, Katherine has demonstrated tremendous success in developing, implementing and managing digital marketing strategies across a number of social media platforms, mobile APPs and websites. She is able to anticipate change by keeping abreast of emerging trends while making sound decisions to establish new industry benchmarks and maintain an industry leader.

Yvette Audet

Senior Consultant at Otium Planning Group and IAKS Australasian Ambassador

Yvette Audet is a Senior Consultant at Otium Planning Group and Australasian Ambassador for the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS).

She also posts to the Sporting Mum Blog page.

Click here to view Yvette's profile on LinkedIn.

Joe Cusmano

An experinced airline and travel industry professional, Joe has over 25 years international airline sales experience of which 18 have been in senior positions in Australia, North Africa and Europe, Middle East and Thailand.

Committed to sharing news and personal experiences, he explains that, post-COVID, "once I resume travelling with people that like me are nomads by nature and love to travel, (I will) provide you with as much advice and tips to make your travel experience a memorable one."

Click here to visit his website.

Ben Gallizzi

Ben Gallizzi, Senior Content Editor, uSwitch.com

Energy expert Ben Gallizzi is money.co.uk's authority on all things energy, making sure all energy content on the site is kept 100% accurate and up to date.

Kevin Wilson

PhD Student, Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Kevin Wilson has worked in recreational programming for approximately 10 years and has a passion for recreational sport, leadership development and community. His research interests include sport participation, sport and recreation facilities, program outcomes and campus recreation. Over the last two years, he's served as a member of the NIRSA Canada Leadership Team. For his PhD, he'd like to conduct research in the Campus Recreation space to help better understand how post-secondary institutions and campus recreation professionals can understand and meet students' changing needs.

Manuscripts In Review
Wilson, K. E. S., & Millar, P. (IJSMM-303252). Investigating the sport participation legacy of a major event: The case of one multi-use sport facility. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing.

Wilson, K. E. S., & Millar, P. (RSJ.2020-0028). Examining the impact of participant benefits and service quality on intramural program satisfaction and student retention. Recreational Sports Journal.