Daniel Stuk is a Senior Legal Counsel with Tennis Australia, who successfully ran the 2021 Australian Open during a global pandemic. Daniel speaks of the logistical and legal challenges he faced in running a sporting event with spectators during the Covid-19 crisis; and, the personal and professional lessons learned from this experience.

Topics

1:01 - Role at Tennis Australia
3:15 - The complications of running a sporting event during the Covid-19 pandemic
5:56 - Managing athletes at the event
8:11 - Legal issues that arose
11:40 - Lessons his organisation learnt from the experience
14:19 - Collaboration between stakeholders and the importance of building relationships
17:40 - Technical requirements to bring spectators back
25:59 - What does the future hold for Tennis Australia
27:06 - How to stay motivated both professionally and personally

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