An independent Commercial & Business Management consultant (associated with Deloitte, Bain & Co and 4Global PLC), providing counsel to institutional investors and international real estate developers in the Middle East, supporting organisers of global events, and advising teams working on major event bids.▪️Advising a leading Qatari leisure industry investor and real estate developer on a Design-Build-Finance-Operate contract for a new state-of-the-art recording studio and luxury development in the Maldives. This involves identifying, evaluating and managing partnership opportunities, analysing market trends, developing commercial and operating strategies for success and preparing comprehensive investment assessments, reports, and business cases for the Investment Committee and Board.▪️Collaborating with a specialist research group at Bain & Co responsible for high-impact future foresight research initiative to stay informed of emerging trends, identifying emerging issues, developing evidence-based options and implementation strategies that align with global best practices. I provide subject matter expertise in strategic planning to develop and implement research methodologies, conduct market analysis and trend analysis.▪️Providing professional advice to senior teams working on bids to host major events in the Middle East. Preparing comprehensive investment assessments, Board reports and presentations in collaboration with asset owners, business cases for the Investment Committee and Board.

Management consultant, strategic advisor and project director, specialising in the sports, entertainment and audience experience. Proficient in project management, budget analysis & tracking, coordinating and communicating with a range of complex stakeholder groups.Project experience includes:▪️Guest Experience: advised on the design and development of a strategy to create value for stakeholders through process innovation and management. Identifying opportunities for improvement in existing products, services, processes and procedures, to ensure guest experience became the driving force behind decision-making for a leading UAE government ministry.▪️Business Transformation: advised on organisational design and operationalisation of a new operating model and guest experience framework at the Federal Authority for Protocol & Strategic Narrative. Creating improvement of operational capabilities focusing on people, plans, tools & systems.

Staging the FIFA World Cup is a highly complex operation, involving years of preparation. Through the process of hosting a World Cup, each organising committee, host city and host country learns a lot about how to successfully organise and deliver a major international event.Recognising the benefits of retaining this information and using it to assist future organising committees within Qatar, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy initiated a knowledge transfer and reporting program, thereby enabling future Organising Committees to benefit from the years of experience acquired from hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup.▪️ Advised the Host Country on the creation of the Qatar 2022 Transfer of Knowledge (TOK) program.▪️ Designed the post tournament evaluation process, to capture the key learning from the Tournament and identify opportunities to enhance the next major events within Qatar, including Formula One and the Asian Cup 2023. ▪️ Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders and delivery partners, including Qatar 2022 Local Organising Committee, Ashghal, Mowasalat, Qatar Rail, Accor, Qatar Airways, Hamad International Airport, Port Authorities etc., to coordinate debriefing workshops and provide partners the opportunity to actively exchange ideas and learn about how organisations and staff approached the World Cup and what they learnt.▪️ Created an integrated digital platform of services and documentation, to assist future organisers in their preparations, while also aiding the transfer of knowledge from one organiser to another.▪️ Provided a variety of benefits, including a meaningful legacy in Qatar and the wider region, using the power of football to promote sustainable economic, education and social development. Developing knowledge initiatives and enabling improved environmental sustainability and worker welfare practices to be introduced into Qatar’s major events industry.

▪️Readiness & Assurance: provided independent and unbiased insight and analysis of client processes, systems, policies and procedures, at both an operational and strategic level.▪️Risk Management: consulting on business risk and performance improvement to a wide range of clients in the sports, entertainment and events industries. Key projects include risk and contingency planning for the FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022.

We United. We Acted. We Delivered.▪️ COP28 UAE welcomed c. 200 Head of States and world leaders, over 80,000 delegates, observes and participants from ~200 countries and almost a million visits to Expo City Dubai.▪️ COP28 UAE was an incredible and record-breaking summit for global climate action, with some amazing achievements, including 200 nations signing of the UAE Consensus, the first-ever call to move away from fossil fuels.

Engaged to provide strategic and operational planning to the Expo 2023 Organising Bureau in the development of the masterplan and operational plans for Expo 2023 Doha and the Al Bidda Park legacy. ▪️Strategic Advisory: led development of the Operational Masterplan, Operating Budget, Commercial Strategy, Procurement & Supply Chain Strategy and Visitor Experience Strategy.▪️Operational Planning: led development of the Concept of Operations, Functional Plans and Client Journey & Service Planning. Revision of the Operating Budget in line with a revised $250M budget. Produced a list of required RFPs and tender documents.▪️Stakeholder Engagement: work was undertaken in close cooperation with the client body, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment and the Public Works Authority.

Galway 2020, European Capital of Culture, the largest transformational change to happen in Ireland in a generation. A cultural engagement and development programme which spanned both city and county and consisted of 154 projects, 1,982 events, spread across 365 days.The objectives of the European Capital of Culture, under the Creative Europe Programme, have been defined as follows: to safeguard and promote the diversity of cultures in Europe and to highlight the common features they share as well as to increase citizens' sense of belonging to a common cultural area, on the one hand, and to foster the contribution of culture to the long-term development of areas in accordance with their respective strategies and priorities.

An independent consutant providing strategic guidance and operational support to a portfolio of international clients, including consumer brands, sporting organisations, host cities, rights holders, and premium venues. Providing clients unique and creative solutions, to their unique business problems, across the sports, entertainment and tourism sector. Past clients and projects include:▪️ Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games: Advised the City of Paris (Ville de Paris) during their and negotiations with the Organising Committee for the Olympic Game (OCOG) on the development of the Host City Venue Use Agreement for Paris based competition and non-competition venues.▪️NEOM Sports Sector: Advised on the operationalisation of the NEOM Sports Strategy, organisational design, governance & C3 strategy and structures, compliance, engagement and risk management.▪️ UK Department for International Trade (DIT): Advised on a $1.2Bn USD sports infrastructure and regeneration project, under a UK-Peru Government 2 Government agreement in Latin America. ▪️ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLP (LATAM)▪️ Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games▪️ Lima 2019 Pan and ParaPan American Games www.alangrady.org

DIT is a core part of the UK Government’s overseas engagement, activity and diplomacy; primarily responsible for promoting UK trade and investment. DIT brings together policy, promotion and financial expertise to break down barriers to trade and investment, helping UK businesses to succeed around the world. The UK–Peru Government to Government Agreements offer UK business unprecedented investment and growth opportunities in Peru, helping to create tens of thousands of jobs.▪️Worked closely with trade and investment experts within the Capital Investment team and Embassy staff working across five diplomatic missions to coordinate and execute investor roadshows and trade missions.▪️Built and maintained corporate relationships. Developed trust and business relationships with senior management teams across government and industry, successfully pitching roadshow and investor opportunities on behalf of the UK government.

The UK Delivery Team, Peru’s primary delivery partner in the planning and delivery of the XVIII Pan American Games and VI Parapan American Games, Lima 2019.▪️Advised the Peruvian Government in matter of sports infrastructure, venue planning and operations, and major event legacy.▪️Supported the integrated programme delivery and operational readiness of the third largest sporting event in the world.

Graduated summa cum laude, with a first class honour (1:1) or 4.0 GPA (US equivalent), from a 24 month AMBA accredited, globally-recognised Executive MBA programme, designed for experienced professionals looking to update & enhance their professional skill-sets and transform their approach to real-world businesses challenges.With over 45 years of experience in MBA provision, the MBA at the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) provides candidates with the knowledge, transferable skills and confidence required for innovative and effective management and leadership. This is achieved by integrating academically rigorous and challenging real-world business education with industry engagement and global learning.Modules taken include;Applied Leadership Development, Business Consulting, Business Strategy, Organisational Management, Corporate Finance, Accounting Financial & Management, Business Negotiations, Corporate Governance, Enterprise Architecture Management and Business Information Systems www.nuigalway.ie/mba

An independent consultant, part of a Deloitte led consortium providing strategic consulting services to the Organising Committee of the the XVIII Pan American Games, Lima 2019, a division of the Peruvian Government. Involved at all phases of this multi-million-dollar corporate strategy and business planning project. Including the design and development of the Infrastructure and Operational Masterplan, Business Model and Delivery Model for an ambitious $1.2Bn USD Public Private Partnership (PPP) sports infrastructure program, comprising of 23 competition and 33 non-competitions venues. www.lima2019.org

Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and commonly known as Rio 2016, was a major international multi-sport event celebrated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Servicing over 11,000 athletes from 205 National Olympic Committees, with sporting events taking place across eighteen existing, nine newly constructed and seven temporary venues. Responsible for overseeing activities across the Copacabana Cluster, which included sports such as Canoeing, Cycling, Rowing, Swimming, Triathlon, Marathon and Beach Volleyball.www.rio2016.com

▪️Responsible for leading the strategic planning across a cluster of 10 competition and non-competition venues, hosting a variety of sports. ▪️Led and supported a team of Venue Managers through the integrated venue planning and event planning processes.▪️Responsible for leading the Operational Planning and Delivery of the Road Events programme, including Triathlon, Road Cycling, and Time Trial. www.baku2015.com

The London Legacy Development Corporation is the public sector, not-for-profit organisation responsible for the long-term planning, development, management and maintenance of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and its facilities after the London 2012 Olympic Games.www.londonlegacy.co.uk

Performed a key role in the design, development, execution and evaluation of a largely diverse and highly successful programme of major events and aligning these events with the strategies, policies and procedures of the LLDC across the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Olympic Stadium.www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk

Responsibility for operational readiness and overall event delivery, catering for 7 sports, in three venues on the Olympic Park, [Velodrome, BMX and the Basketball Arena].www.London2012.com

An independent consultant providing specialised marketing, communications and management consultancy services to the sports, entertainment and creative industries. Working primarily with marketing agencies, event management companies, event promoters, corporate clients, local authorities and governmental agencies. Providing clients with a turnkey solution and access to leading industry professionals, specialising in strategic planning, market analysis, event planning, project management and operational delivery.Clients included, - Football Association of Ireland (FAI)- Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU)- AEG Live- Winter Wonderland - Brand Events (now IMG)

Ireland's largest entertainment and event management agency, supplying premium services to global advertising and experiential agencies, and international technology companies, including Google, Dell, SAP, and GE Capital. Specialising in the production and management of major events, commercial projects, plus marketing and communications strategies. Delivering over 300 activities per annum, including world-class experiential marketing events for worldwide clients such as Sony Playstation, Universal Pictures, "Coca-Cola", Calvin Ayre [bodog] and more.www.grooveyard.ie

Responsible for overseeing all aspects of organising and presenting live events, taking care of everything from booking talent and securing venues to setting ticket prices and marketing. Worked with artists such as Akon, Ke$ha, LMFAO, Alexis Jordon, Tinie Tempah, T-Pain, and venues such as the POD, O2 Arena, and Odyssey Arena. ▪️Collaborated with record labels (Universal, Sony & Atlantic), agents (CAA, WMA & Primary Talent) and worked with artists and management to plan and organise tours and shows. ▪️Researched artists, approach artist management, submit offers, book & confirm shows and organise shows. ▪️Spear-heading the design and production of all marketing / promotional material as well as negotiating and booking in all press and media coverage with radio, newspaper print, online and offline advertising, poster & fliers etc.