Business icons from Queensland's past and present will be welcomed into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame 2015 Induction Dinner on Thursday, July 30.
WHAT: Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame 2015 Induction Dinner
WHEN: Thursday, July 30, 6.30pm
WHERE: Plaza Ballroom, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
The annual event, now in its seventh year, sees six of the state's business icons honoured with induction into the Hall of Fame at a gala dinner at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.
The Hall of Fame, located at State Library of Queensland and preserved in perpetuity online, last year inducted Brisbane's first businessman John Williams; corset pioneer Sarah Jenyns; celebrated philanthropist Sir Vincent Fairfax; iconic institution the Bank of Queensland; vital peak motoring organisation the RACQ; and family-run meat processing empire Teys Australia.
This year's inductees, to be announced at the dinner, will be recognised for their diverse contributions to the economic and social development of Queensland.
The Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame is a joint initiative involving QUT Business School, State Library of Queensland and the Queensland Library Foundation.
Tickets are on sale from Monday May 18 (from $165pp, $1550 per table of 10 - early bird prices) and can be purchased here http://wired.ivvy.com/event/FMHOF/
For more information visit www.leaders.slq.qld.gov.au or contact qldhalloffame@qut.edu.au
An embargoed list of inductees will be available closer to the dinner.
Twitter: follow #qldhof
Media contact:
Rob Kidd, QUT Media, 07 3138 1841, rj.kidd@qut.edu.au
After hours, Rose Trapnell, 0407 585 901
