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Sample of Speakers

Confirmed OVERSEAS speakers include:

BELGIUM

Georges Bingen Head of Unit – Strategy and Policy, Directorate-General for Research, European Commission

CANADA

Carmen Charette Senior Vice-President, Canada Foundation for Innovation
Robert Hanlon Chief Operating Officer, Ottawa Health Research Institute

FRANCE

Dr Nina Kancewicz-Hoffman Scientific Secretary in the CEO Unit, European Science Foundation

KOREA

Dr Byung-in Choe Director, Office of Strategic Planning & Policy and Chief, International Affairs Division, Samsung Medical Centre

NEW ZEALAND

Professor Richard Bedford Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Waikato

SOUTH AFRICA

Professor Cheryl de la Rey Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), University of Cape Town, South Africa

UNITED KINGDOM

Dr Ian Carter Director of Research, University of Liverpool
Professor Chris Caswill Visiting Professor, Department of Politics, University of Exeter
Professor Peter Holmes Pro Vice-Principal and formerly Vice-Principal Research, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Dr John Kirkland Deputy Secretary-General (Development), Association of Commonwealth Universities
Dr David Lynn Head of Strategic Planning & Policy, The Wellcome Trust

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dr Christine Boesz Inspector General, National Science Foundation
Lynne Chronister Vice-Chancellor for Research, University of California, Davis
Sandra Nordahl SRA, Manager, Sponsored Research Administration, San Diego State University Research Foundation
Bill Schweri Director, Office of Federal Relations, University of Kentucky
Ada Sue Selwitz Director, Office of Integrity, University of Kentucky
Dr Marjorie Speers Executive Director, Association for Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc.

Confirmed AUSTRALIAN speakers include:

Professor Ian Frazer 2006 Australian of the Year and Director, Centre for Immunology and Cancer Research, The University of Queensland
Professor Peter Andrews Queensland Chief Scientist
Dr Bruce Cornell Chief Scientist, Ambri Ltd
Professor Edwina Cornish Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Monash University
Dr Miriam Goodwin Senior Advisor Science Policy, ANSTO
Professor Jennifer Graves L’Oréal-UNESCO 2006 Awards for Women in Science – Laureate for Asia Pacific & Director, ARC Centre for Kangaroo Genomics, Head, Comparative Genomics Research Group, Research School of Biological Sciences, The Australian National University
Dr Neil Hamilton Executive Director, Forum for European-Australian Science & Technology Co-operation
Leanne Harvey Branch Manager, Research Systems Branch, Innovation and Research Systems Group, DEST
Professor John Hay Vice-Chancellor, The University of Queensland
Dr Richard Head Director Preventative Health Flagship, CSIRO
Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Director, Centre for Marine Studies, The University of Queensland
Professor Peter Høj Chief Executive, Australian Research Council
Professor Gary Jones Chief Executive Officer, CRC EWater
Tania Kearsley Senior Associate, FAL-Commercial and Technology Lawyers
Professor Alan Lawson Director, The Graduate School, The University of Queensland
Dr Simon Longstaff Executive Director, St James Ethics Centre
Jane Lowther Director, Knowledge Teams International Pty Ltd
Professor John Mattick Federation Fellow, formerly Director, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
Professor Julie Owens Obstetrics and Gynaecology Medical School, University of Adelaide
Peter Roberts Senior Journalist, The Australian Financial Review
Dr Ron Sandland Deputy Chief Executive, CSIRO
Dr Roland Scollay Chief Executive Officer, Metabolic Pharmaceuticals
Professor Arun Sharma Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Queensland University of Technology
Dr Glen Swafford Director, Research and Innovation, The University of Melbourne
Dr Mandy Thomas Executive Director, Humanities and Creative Arts, Australian Research Council
Peter Thompson Director, Centre for Leadership and the Australian Broadcasting Commission
Dr Frank Vari Project Team Leader – Clinical Trials, Mater Medical Research Institute
Mike Woods Commissioner, Productivity Commission
Dr Sarah Winch Director of Nursing Research, Princess Alexandra Hospital

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