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Cameron Adams
Cameron Adams
Co-Founder / Chief Product Officer
Canva
Matthew Addison
Matthew Addison
Chair
COSBOA
Jane Angel
Jane Angel
CEO
Council of Australasian University Librarians
Mike Baird
The Hon Mike Baird
CEO
Susan McKinnon Foundation
Virginia Barbour
Professor Virginia Barbour
Editor-in-Chief
Medical Journal of Australia
Sarah Bendall
Ms Sarah Bendall
First Assistant Ombudsman
National Student Ombudsman
Katherine Bennell-Pegg
Katherine Bennell-Pegg
Australian Astronaut
Australian Space Agency
Rufus Black
Rufus Black
Vice-Chancellor
University of Tasmania
Bran Black
Bran Black
Chief Executive
Business Council of Australia
Scott Bowman
Professor Scott Bowman AO
Vice-Chancellor and President
Charles Darwin University
Kathy Bowrey
Professor Kathy Bowrey
Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice
UNSW
Rebekah Brown
Professor Rebekah Brown
Interim Vice-Chancellor
ANU
Attila Brungs
Professor Attila Brungs VC, President
VC, President
UNSW Kensington
Alec Cameron
Professor Alec Cameron
Vice-Chancellor and President
RMIT University
Susan Carland
Dr Susan Carland
Deputy Research Director — Impact, Engagement, and Enterprise, School of Social Sciences; Chief Investigator, Campus Cohesion program
Monash University
Amit Chakma
Professor Amit Chakma
Vice-Chancellor
University of Western Australia
Ian Chubb
Professor Ian Chubb
Retired
Angela Colantuono
Angela Colantuono
President and Managing Director, ANZ
SAP Australia
Melissa Conley Tyler
Ms Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA
Executive Director
Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue (AP4D)
Kate Cornick
Dr Kate Cornick
CEO LaunchVic and Panel Member SERD
LaunchVic Ltd
David Crosbie
David Crosbie
CEO
Community Council for Australia
Gwilym Croucher
Associate Professor Gwilym Croucher
Deputy Director and Associate Professor in Higher Education Policy and Management
Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
Michael Crowley
Michael Crowley
Managing Director
Meat and Livestock Australia
Andrew Deeks
Andrew Deeks
Vice Chancellor & President
Murdoch University
Jane Den Hollander
Emeritus Professor Jane Den Hollander AO
Wayne Denning
Wayne Denning
Managing Director
Carbon Creative
Richard Denniss
Richard Denniss
Co-Chief Executive Officer
The Australian Institute
Adriano Di Pietro
Dr Adriano Di Pietro
CEO
AMSL Aero
Christopher Downs
Dr Christopher Downs
Director
Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA)
Chris Eigeland
Mr Chris Eigeland
CEO
Go1
Mark Esposito
Dr Mark Esposito
Carolyn Evans
Professor Carolyn Evans
Vice-Chancellor and President
Griffith University
Theo Farrell
Professor Theo Farrell
Vice-Chancellor
La Trobe University
Verity Firth
Professor. the Hon. Verity Firth AM
Vice-President Societal Impact, Equity and Engagement
UNSW Sydney
Kate Fitz-Gibbon
Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon
Professor
Monash University
Nick Fowler
Dr Nick Fowler
Chief Academic Officer
Elsevier
Bronwyn Fox
Prof Bronwyn Fox AO
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise)
UNSW Sydney
Lucy Franzmann
Lucy Franzmann
Chief Financial Officer
The University of Melbourne
Sanara Galhenage
Sanara Galhenage
Inaugral President of Swinburne Student Association | Advocacy Advisor
Swinburne Student Association
Jesse Gardner-Russell
Jesse Gardner-Russell
National President
Council of Australian Postgrad Association
Cassandra Goldie
Dr Cassandra Goldie AO
CEO
Australian Council of Social Science
David Gruen
Dr David Gruen AO
Australian Statistician
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Vanessa Guthrie
Dr Vanessa Guthrie AO
Chancellor
Curtin University
Julie Hare
Julie Hare
Education Editor
The Financial Review
Tony Haymet
Professor Tony Haymet
Australia's Chief Scientist
Harlene Hayne
Professor Harlene Hayne
Vice-Chancellor
Curtin University
Sarimah Hellyer
Sarimah Hellyer
Chief Executive Officer and Director of Regional Development
Regional Development Australia – Murray Inc
Braden Hill
Professor Braden Hill
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student, Equity and Indigenous)
Edith Cowan University
Julian Hill
The Hon Julian Hill MP
Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs and Assistant Minister for International Education
Kevin Hogan
The Hon Kevin Hogan MP
Shadow Minister for Trade, Investment and Tourism
Federal Parliament
Leanne Holt
Professor Leanne Holt
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Indigenous
UNSW
Amy Hunter
Amy Hunter
Executive Director, Research Business Development and Commercialisation
Deakin University
Elanor Huntington
Professor Elanor Huntington
Deputy Chief Executive
CSIRO
Peter Hurley
Professor Peter Hurley
Director, Mitchell Institute
Victoria University
Bjorn Jarvis
Bjorn Jarvis
Assistant Secretary, Workforce Futures
Jobs and Skills Australia
Don Klinger
Professor Don Klinger
Deputy Vice Chancellor Education
Murdoch University
Nick Klomp
Professor Nick Klomp
Vice-Chancellor and President
CQUniversity
Adele Lausberg
Dr Adele Lausberg
Executive Director, Student Accommodation
Property Council
Betty Leask
Professor Betty Leask
Professor Emerita School of Education
La Trobe University
Dave Lemphers
Dave Lemphers
Co-Founder
Maincode