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PRE CONFERENCE TOURS

Great Ocean Road Adventure
Tropical Far North Queensland Escape
Sydney Stop Over

THURSDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER 2002

All Day Business & Trade Information Services as pre arranged with Austrade/DIIRD via your registration confirmation
16.00 – 18.00 Registration

07.00 – 15.30

Sanctuary Lakes - Golf Tournament

18:00 - 20.00 Victorian Government Welcome Reception at the Melbourne Museum - hosted by The Hon. John Brumby MP - Treasurer, Minister for Innovation, and Minister for State & Regional Development.

FRIDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 2002

All Day Business & Trade Information Services,
as pre arranged with Austrade/DIIRD via your registration confirmation
07.30 – 18.00 Registration

08.30 – 09.30

Opening Ceremony

His Excellency the Right Reverend Dr Peter Hollingworth AC OBE, Governor General of Australia (Univ. of Melbourne Alumnus)

Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud, Chief Minister of Sarawak (Univ. of Adelaide Alumnus)

John So, Lord Mayor of Melbourne

Chair - The Hon. John Button, Chairman, AUIAC 2002 (Univ. of Melbourne Alumnus)

09.30 – 11.00

Tensions in the Global Village

Dr Chandra Muzaffar, President of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST)

Ms Pera Wells, Deputy Secretary General, World Fed. Of UN Associations (Univ. of
Melbourne Alumna)

The Hon Gareth Evans, President, International Crisis Group (Univ. of Melbourne Alumnus)

Chair - Mr. Don Mercer, Chancellor, RMIT

11.00 – 11.30

Morning Tea

11.30 – 13.00

Challenges of the Global Economy

Dr Narongchai Akrasanee, Former Thai Minister of Commerce/Present Chair of Seranee Holdings Co Ltd

Mr. Phil Ruthven, Economist & Futurist (Univ. of NSW Alumnus)

Chair - Professor Peter Darvall, Vice-Chancellor and President, Monash University

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch sponsored by City of Melbourne
14.00 – 15.30

Cities and Urban Environments in the 21st Century - Part One

Mr. Jan Gehl, Senior Lecturer of Urban Design, Danish Academy of Fine Art

Chair - Mr. James Button, Deputy Editor, The Age (Univ. of Melbourne Alumnus)

Taking Risks - Tales from Venture Capitalists

Mr. Asgari Stephens, CEO, Intelligent Capital, Malaysia (Univ. of Melbourne Alumnus)

Mr William Ferris AO
Executive Chairman
Castle Harlan Australian Mezzanine Partners Pty Limited (University of Sydney Alumnus)

Mr. Barry Moignard, CEO, Davstoc Group (Swinburne Alumnus)

Chair - Cr. Irene Goonan, City of Melbourne

Communities in the Asia Pacific

Dr John Carroll, Sociology, LaTrobe University (Univ. of Melbourne Alumnus)

YB Datuk (Dr) Effendi Norwawi, Minister for Agriculture, Malaysia
(Univ. of Tasmania Alumnus)

His Excellency Uch Kim An, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Cambodia (Univ. of Adelaide Alumnus)

Chair - Professor James McWha, Vice Chancellor, Adelaide University

15.30 – 16.00 Afternoon Tea
16.00 – 17.00

Cities and Urban Environments in the 21st Century - Part Two

Ms. Julie Eizenberg, Principal, Koning Eizenberg Architecture, USA (Univ. of Melbourne Alumna)

Prof William Mitchell, Dean Architecture, M.I.T (Univ. of Melbourne Alumnus)

Chair - Mr. James Button, Deputy Editor, The Age (Univ. of Melbourne Alumnus)

Perspectives on International Development

Mr Cyrus Talati,
Senior Representative, World Bank

Mr. Paul Kelly, International Editor, The Australian (Univ. of Sydney Alumnus)

Chair - Professor Ruth Dunkin, Vice Chancellor, RMIT University

17.00 – 18.00 Networking Opportunity in Exhibition Area sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
19.00 – 23.30 Convention Dinner - The Regent Theatre sponsored by Hutchison Telecoms.

SATURDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER 2002

All Day Business & Trade Information Services as pre arranged with Austrade/DIIRD via your registration confirmation
07.30 – 18.00 Registration

09.00 – 10.30

Challenges of the Global Community

Dr James Moody, 2001 Australian Young Achiever of the Year (QUT Alumnus)

Dr Tikki Pang, Director, Research Policy & Cooperation, World Health Organisation (ANU Alumnus)

Mr. Dato Ir. Lee Yee Cheong AO, President, World Federation of Engineering Organisations (Univ. of Adelaide Alumnus)

Chair - Professor Ross Milbourne, Vice Chancellor, University of Technology Sydney

10.30 – 11.00

Morning Tea

11.00 – 12.30

Let Me Entertain You

Mr. Bob Isherwood, Worldwide Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising (RMIT Alumnus)

Chair - Lionel Ward

 

The Earth -Friends and Enemies

Mr. Peter Mullins, CEO, Greenpeace Australia Pacific (Univ. of Adelaide Alumnus)

Ms. Diana Patterson, Chair, Mt Buller Alpine Resort Management Board (Univ. of Melbourne Alumna)

Chair - Cr Kate Redwood, City of Melbourne

12.30 – 13.30

Lunch sponsored by City of Melbourne

13.30 – 14.30

Venture Capital, Science, Technology and Business

Prof Peter Doherty, Nobel Prize Laureate in Medicine (Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Melbourne).

Chair - Professor Sally Walker, Acting Vice-Chancellor, Melbourne University

14.30 – 15.30

Education & Intellectual Capital

Dr Peter Shergold, Secretary, Dept. of Education, Science and Training

Dr John Yu, Chancellor, University of NSW (Univ. of Sydney Alumnus)

Chair - Ms. Lindy Hyam, Chief Executive, IDP Education Australia

Laboratory to Listing

Dr. Jim Fox, CEO, Vision Systems (Univ. of Melbourne Alumnus)

Dr. Geoff Brooke, CEO, Rothchild Bioscience Managers Ltd
(Univ. of Melbourne Alumnus)

Chair - Professor Murray Gillin, Emeritus Professor Swinburne Univ.

Corporate Citizenship

Dr. Rob Kelley, Director, Centre for Philanthropy (Univ. of Melbourne Alumnus)

Mr. Chris Gillman, CEO, Reputation Quest

Chair - Professor David Birch, Deakin University

 

15.30 – 16.00 Afternoon Tea
16.00 – 17.00

Closing Ceremony and hand-over to 2004 AUIAC - Hong Kong
The Hon. John Button, Chairman, AUIAC 202 (Univ. of Melbourne Alumnus)
Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri(Dr) Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud, Chief Minister of Sarawak

17.30 – 18.30 Networking Opportunity in Exhibition Area sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
19.00 - 23.00 Fellowship Night sponsored by Department of Science, Training and Education

POST CONFERENCE TOURS

Snowfield Experience or the Great Ocean Road Adventure
Tropical Far North Queensland Escape
Sydney Stop Over

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