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Australia Unlimited 2010 Summit
30 June & 1 July 2010, Melbourne

Peninsula, Central Pier, 161 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands, VIC 3008

 

If you wish to register, please fill in the fields below and a registration form will be sent to you by email; invitationtoparticipate

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The Global Foundation is delighted to announce the following update regarding our Australia Unlimited 2010 Summit;

The official Invitation to Participate including details of the program is now available.

The Summit is a rare opportunity to consider future directions for Australia in a global context with contributions from eminent global and national leaders including representatives from major and emerging economies.

We are delighted that the Summit continues to build such strong support within the Australian community. This will be a unique opportunity to exchange views on the future with leading Australians. Contributors at the Summit include:

  • HE Ms Quentin Bryce AC, Governor-General of Australia
  • Professor David de Kretser AC, Governor of Victoria
  • The Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of Australia
  • The Hon Tony Abbott MP, Leader of the Opposition
  • The Hon Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance and Deregulation
  • The Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Minister for Population
  • Right Reverend Dr Peter Hollingworth AC OBE, former Governor-General of Australia
  • Major General Mike Jeffery AC AO (Mil) CVO MC (Retd), former Governor-General of Australia
  • Mr Tim Besley AC, Patron, The Global Foundation
  • Mr George Polites AC CMG MBE, Patron, The Global Foundation
  • Professor Emeritus Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE, Patron, The Global Foundation
  • The Hon Warwick Smith AM, Chairman, The Global Foundation
  • Lt General John Sanderson AC, Chairman of The Advisory Council, The Global Foundation
  • Mr Fergus Ryan, Deputy Chairman of The Advisory Council, The Global Foundation


Ms Maria Atkinson, Global Head of Sustainability, Lend Lease Corporation Limited; Mr Howard Bamsey, Deputy Secretary (Special Envoy on Climate Change), Department of Climate Change; Mr Russell Board, General Manager - Australia / New Zealand, GHD Pty Ltd; Prof Frank Brennan SJ AO, Public Policy Institute, Australian Catholic University; Mr John Connor, Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Institute; Rev Tim Costello AO, Chief Executive Officer, World Vision Australia; Mr David Crombie, President, National Farmers Federation; HE Mr David Daly, Ambassador, Delegation of the European Commission; Sir Rod Eddington, Chairman, Infrastructure Australia; Professor Stephanie Fahey, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement), Monash University; HE Mr Michel Filhol, Ambassador, Embassy of France; Right Reverend Dr Philip Freier, Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, Anglican Church; Mr Danny Gilbert AM, Managing Partner, Gilbert & Tobin; Mr Peter Goode, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Transfield Services; Mr Rob Grant, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Hydro; Mr Murray Green, Director, ABC International; Mr Peter Harris, Secretary, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy; Ms Elaine Henry OAM, Chief Executive Officer, The Smith Family; Ms Lindy Hume, Festival Director and Chief Executive, Sydney Festival; Most Rev Denis J Hart DD, Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Catholic Church; HE Mr Zhang Junsai, Ambassador, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China; Dr Brian Keating, Director, CSIRO Sustainable Agriculture Flagship, CSIRO; Mr Gerry Lawson, Chairman, SunRice Australia; Mr Graeme Liebelt, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Orica Limited; Mr Michael Luscombe, Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director, Woolworths Limited; Mr Peter Margin, Chief Executive Officer, Goodman Fielder; Mr Ken Matthews AO, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The National Water Commission; Mr Ian McCubbin, National china business Leader – Partner, Norton Rose; Mr David Miles, Chairman, Innovation Australia; Ms Sam Mostyn, Director of The Institute for Sustainable Solutions, The University of Sydney; Dr Selena Ng, Director, Asia-Pacific Business Development, AREVA; Mr Ian Noble, Lead Climate Change Specialist, Environment Department, The World Bank; Professor Andrew O’Neil, Director, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University; Mr Cameron O’Reilly, Executive Director, Energy Retailers Association; Mr Anthony Pratt, Executive Chairman, Visy Industries; Dr Peter Shergold AC, Macquarie Group Foundation Professor, Centre for Social Impact, The University of New South Wales; HE Mrs Sujatha Singh, High Commissioner, High Commission of India; Mr David Thodey, Chief Executive Officer, Telstra Corporation Limited; Mr Michael Thurston, U.S. Consul General, American Consulate in Melbourne; Ms Patricia Turner AO, Chief Executive Officer, National Indigenous Television; Mr Rob Ward AM, Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers; Mr Zhou Wenzhong, Secretary General, Boao Forum for Asia; Former Chinese Ambassador to the United States; Mr Talal Yassine, Chief Commercial Officer, Better Place Australia; Mr Peter Yates, Director, Allco Equity Partners Management Pty Limited;


 
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