Sydney

Sydney's expertise and international brand add a new dimension to global events. 

Sydney offers many attributes as a major event destination:

• major sports, business and cultural events programmed throughout the year in one of the world's most appealing and culturally-diverse destinations
• a beautiful and global harbour city with one of the world's best climates
• management excellence in the planning and delivery of safe, enjoyable and memorable events
• world class sporting, business, media, communications and cultural infrastructure
• expertise in partnerships to leverage benefits from major events
• a highly educated and multilingual workforce in which 160 languages are spoken.

Sydney has been host city for major business, arts, cultural, entertainment and lifestyle events, such as:

• the "best ever" 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Rugby World Cup 2003
• Forbes Global CEO Conference 2005
• APEC Economic Leaders Meeting 2007
• World Youth Day 2008
• Sydney 2009 World Masters Games
• major international conferences and exhibitions.