Economy of the future

The 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games are set to deliver $8.1 billion to Queensland, including a $4.6 billion economic boost to tourism and trade. UQ experts are working with industry to support this legacy.

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UQ experts

Mega events, tourism and innovation

• Professor Brent Ritchie – School of Business
• Professor Ryan Ko – School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and UQ Cyber
• Associate Professor Judith Mair – School of Business
• Professor Tim Kastelle – Andrew Liveris Academy for Innovation and Leadership
• Associate Professor Monica Chien – School of Business
• Professor Damian Hine – Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
• Professor Martie-Louise Verreynne – School of Business, Economics and Law
• Associate Professor Sheranne Fairley – School of Business, Economics and Law
• Dr Sam MacAulay – School of Business

Workforce and economic impact

• Professor Wojtek Tomaszewski – Institute for Social Science Research
• Professor John Quiggin – School of Economics
• Professor Luke Connelly – Centre for the Business and Economics of Health
• Emeritus Professor John Mangan – School of Business
• Professor Haitham Tuffaha – Centre for the Business and Economics of Health
• Professor Brenda Gannon - School of Economics

Key organisational units

• Andrew N. Liveris Academy for Innovation and Leadership
• UQ Ventures

Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

• Australian Institute for Business and Economics
• Centre for the Business and Economics of Health

Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

• Centre for Policy Futures

School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

• Centre for Energy Data innovation
• UQ Cyber