The IAC is complex, with many stakeholders and moving parts. AOG mastered these complexities superbly. The absolute success of the Congress was founded on the trust and sense of teamwork that developed between the LOC and AOG …. Anne-Marie has a gift for recruiting excellent staff members who work exceptionally well as a team because of the culture she has fostered inside AOG. That the AOG team simply carried on during the Congress in AMQ’s (Anne-Marie Quinn) absence due to illness is compelling evidence of the quality of the AOG staff, as individuals and as a team – awesome to observe and humbling to be a part of. IAC2017 stretched all of us personally and organisationally. We rose to the challenge and delivered a stunning event. To every single AOG employee, please accept my heartfelt thanks and congratulations. You stand tall as fine people and a fine team!! As the Congress recedes into our memories, and we all move to other projects, I will always value our friendship and will also miss you all! Brett Biddington Chief Executive Officer, IAC 2017