Join us at 1830hrs on Wednesday 4 May as Gordon Bray hosts an evening with a stellar line-up of elite athletes to discuss what inspires them to give their all, give back and never give up.

The panel includes three-time Paralympic champion Kurt Fearnley, Rolex Sydney Hobart veteran Adrienne Cahalan, former Wallabies star Dean Mumm, and endurance athlete Rupert Guinness (a long-time member of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Media Team).

A percentage of proceeds from ticket sales will go towards Rupert’s 2022 Race Across America, during which he will cycle 4,900kms over 12 days to raise awareness for mental health.

The panel will provide insight into their illustrious careers, including their varied experiences of persisting through adversity.

Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions of the sports stars, with food and drink available.

About the panel

• Kurt Fearnley OAM is a three-time Paralympic champion, four-time world champion and two-time Commonwealth champion. He has won marathons around the world, including in New York, Chicago and London. In 2009, Kurt crawled the Kokoda Track to raise awareness of men’s health. He also crewed on the Line Honours winning yacht Investec LOYAL in the 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
• Adrienne Cahalan OAM has competed in 29 Sydney Hobarts. She navigated Wild Oats XI to five Line Honours victories, including two trebles (Line Honours, Overall and race record). She has six Sydney Hobart Line Honours wins to her name. On the maxi-catamaran Cheyenne in 2004, she broke the non-stop Round the World Record as navigator. In 2019, Adrienne was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) and inducted into the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame.
• Dean Mumm is a former captain of the Wallabies, playing 56 Tests for Australia and making more than 100 appearances for the NSW Waratahs. He is also an Australian ambassador for Borne, a medical research charity studying the causes of premature birth. In 2012 while playing for English club Exeter, Dean and his wife Sarah lost their first child, daughter Sophie, to premature birth. 18 months later, their son Henry died nine days after birth from an infection. In April 2018, he walked to the North Pole to raise awareness of premature birth and helped raise over £750,000 in support of Borne’s research.
• Rupert Guinness is a writer, author of 15 books and ultra-distance cyclist. He has covered 31 Tours de France, four Olympic Games and sports events around the world. He is part of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Media Team. In June, Rupert will embark on the Race Across America, aiming to travel 4,900kms from Oceanside, California to Annapolis, Maryland in just 12 days.