An Evening in Beijing with a Former Matilda’s Star

In a World Cup year for soccer and with the Women's Asian Cup coming up in Australia in March, this will be a huge twelve months for footy connections between China and Australia and there are many events planned. However, this will be the big one to kick things off!

2026年是足球盛事之年：男足世界杯将激情上演，女足亚洲杯也将在3月于澳大利亚拉开战幕。未来一年，无疑是中澳足球交流的"大年"。在众多计划开展的活动中，本次活动将作为开篇重头戏，率先点燃沟通与合作的热情。

AustCham China is pleased to welcome Grace Gill and Football Australia to the Chinese capital for a special event with the support of the Australian Embassy in China.

在中国澳大利亚驻华大使馆的支持下，中国澳大利亚商会诚邀您相聚北京，参加与前澳大利亚女足国家队成员Grace Gill女士的特别交流活动，聆听她分享非凡的足球人生。

We also extend our sincere thanks to Uscom China for their generous support of this event.

我们同时也向优思康对本次活动的大力支持表示诚挚感谢。

Grace has lived football, from the intensity as an Australian international player performing on the global stage to the thrill of becoming a national sports broadcaster interpreting the game for millions. In her keynote address, Grace will share reflections on:

Grace Gill的人生与足球密不可分——她曾是驰骋国际赛场的澳大利亚国脚，亲身感受过顶级赛事的激烈与荣光；如今，她转型成为备受瞩目的国家体育解说员，为数百万观众解读赛场风云。在这次活动中，她将从以下几个方面分享她的思考：

• her playing career and life on the pitch
• her personal transition from athlete to journalist
• leadership, visibility and trust in public roles
• the future of football in China and Australia
• 赛场内外的生涯故事：回顾职业球员的独特经历与感悟。
• 从运动员到媒体人的转型之路：分享身份转换背后的挑战与成长。
• 公众人物的角色与担当：探讨领导力、公众关注度与信任的建立。
• 中澳足球的明日图景：展望两国足球未来发展的机遇与方向。

Then BBC China Correspondent Stephen McDonell will lead a conversation (firing in some of his own questions) but come along armed with your own questions too as this will be an engaging, wide-ranging, open, fun, discussion with input from those at the dinner.

在主题演讲之后，BBC驻华记者Stephen McDonell先生将主持一场深度对话。他不仅会抛出自己的问题，也欢迎您带着思考前来。我们期待这将是一次内容丰富、坦诚开放、充满趣味的交流，所有到场嘉宾的见解都将融入其中。

This is an evening about people, leadership and connection — with footy as the starting point.

这不仅是一场关于足球的活动，更是关于人物、领导力与联结的深度对话——足球，正是这场对话的完美起点。