Details of talks given by Sally Smith
Sally Smith is a journalist and light hearted, entertaining writer who has worked for various publications and media including the Daily Mail and BBC News in England and ABC News in Australia. She was named Business Writer of the Year, has a Churchill Fellowship and is an established author with books published by Pelham Books, Rigby Books and The History Press. She has spent a lifetime involved in women’s aviation including as a member of both the British parachute and the Australian ballooning team, and was the founder of the world’s first all-girl parachute display team, British women’s freefall (style) parachute champion, second overall female at the World Ballooning Championships and a commercial balloon pilot. Along with aviation, Sally has always been keen on travel, visiting over 70 countries and has worked in major cities around the world from Cairo to Singapore and Tokyo to Perth, Western Australia.