Mr. Phil Ingram, senior trade commissioner with the Australian Trade Commission in China [File photo: tech.QQ.com]

The Olympic Games is the world's largest and most prestigious sporting event. Every four years, athletes gather to compete for the highest rankings in their respective sports, while in the business sector, the Olympics are also being considered a golden time for increasing business exchanges and expanding relationships.

Business Club Australia is such a program. Endorsed by the Australian Olympic Committee, it has a proven track record of turning the excitement and global attention of high profile sporting events, into long-term and profitable business connections. And this year in Beijing, the exclusive Business Club Australia event will bring together Australian and Chinese business representatives to enable them to develop and enhance their business relationships while enjoying this once in a life time experience.

For more on this program and business opportunities facing Chinese and Australian companies before, during and after the Games, Biz China talked to Mr. Phil Ingram, senior trade commissioner with the Australian Trade Commission, and also Commercial Minister of the Australian Embassy here in Beijing.

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That was Mr. Phil Ingram, senior trade commissioner with the Australian Trade Commission in China, talking about a business matching program to be held during the Beijing Olympics.