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Welcome to King's Regional Society of Australia and New Zealand

Meet the Chair, James Smith (OK 1995)

James (He/Him) left Kings in 1995, and after a gap year working as a laboratory technician at an international school in Switzerland, read Electrical Engineering at the University of Warwick, graduating in 1999. Post graduation, he commenced work at the BBC, undertaking a number of roles, mostly within the technical project management and engineering operations areas. In 2010 he left the BBC to take up a role within the venue technology team at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, managing the procurement and contract management of all venue technology within the Olympic venues. He returned to the world of broadcasting at SkyTV and the BBC prior to moving to Australia in 2016 to work on the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Following this he was appointed the Head of Technology at both the 2018 Invictus Games and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup as well as carrying out a role within the Queensland Government delivering capital investment projects for the Courts Service. More recently he was appointed as the Chief Information Officer of the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games, until the Victoria State Government withdrew its support for the event; he is now the Director of Court Technology Services within the Queensland Government.James lives with his husband of 11 years in Brisbane, Australia. 

Regional Society Goals

Our Regional Societies aim to unite the King's community internationally, providing the opportunity for our alumni to make new connections, cultivate meaningful relationships, have career related discussions, and attend events and get-togethers in cities around the globe where our alumni live and work.

Our Regional Societies are run by alumni for alumni – King’s College School works closely with a team of volunteers who stage events globally to connect alumni.

King's Australia + New Zealand Regional Society was established in 2024 and is staging its first event in Sydney in November.

Volunteer testimonials from across our community

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Contact this Regional Society to find out about living and working in Australia and New Zealand, about get-togethers taking place locally, or to find out about volunteering.

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