a number of senior roles working across cultural, sporting and busi- ness event strategy and operations, including director, events at tour- ism and Events Queensland and consultancy roles to State, Territory and Local Governments on event and tourism strategies.
WHILST IN Australia, Julie worked on a number of major sporting and cultural events including the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the ICC Cricket World Cup, World Rugby Sevens and the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair. Julie said: “Glasgow is one of the
world’s great cities – its people, its heritage and its ambition combine to create a unique and compelling opportunity for events. “Having worked closely with the
city and partners over a decade ago in my previous role at EventScot- land, it’s been fantastic to watch Glasgow grow so significantly in stature on the global stage since. “I’m excited to be returning to
Scotland for this new challenge, building on the great work already being done by Glasgow Life and its
“JULIE’S APPOINTMENT COMES AT A TIME WHEN WE NEED AN EXCEPTIONAL HEAD OF EVENTS WHO CAN WORK WITH DRIVE, CREATIVITY, PASSION AND ENERGY TO PROMOTE THE VISION AND VALUES OF GLASGOW LIFE AND ITS PARTNERS”
Billy Garrett, director of sport and events
partners and helping to harness the collective creativity, knowledge and expertise of the communi- ties and industry that are working together to transform the city.” As head of events, Julie will lead
a talented team of event profes- sionals and work closely with partners and industry to optimise the economic, marketing and community value of events, further enhancing Glasgow’s reputation as a global events powerhouse.
BILLY GARRETT, director of sport and events at Glasgow Life, said: “Over the last 20 years Glasgow, together with its partners, has built an enviable reputation for deliver- ing world-class festivals and major events. “Named the world’s leading
festival and event destination at the World Travel Awards in 2019 and as European Capital of Sport for 2023, we are renowned for hosting spectacular sporting and cultural events which draw visitors from across the globe and have emerged as one of the key players on the international stage.
“In the last two years alone we’ve
hosted the first-ever European Championships which saw over half a million spectators, our annual spectacular Celtic Connections which repeatedly draws more than 130,000 attendances and the hugely successful 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships when we welcomed almost 21,000 fans to Emirates Arena over three fantastic days of competition. “Yet we are not a city to rest
on our laurels and applaud our own success. Julie’s appointment comes at a time when we need an exceptional Head of Events who can work with drive, creativity, passion and energy to promote the vision and values of Glasgow Life and its partners as we continue to develop our reputation on the international event stage.” In 2018/19, more than one million
attendances were recorded across a variety of high-profile Major Events delivered or supported by Glasgow Life breaking new ground in terms of creative and experiential event delivery while supporting key city strategies and economic growth. n
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