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UNSW staff and students will shape Australia's future when they take part in the Australia 2020 summit.
Published on the 01 Apr 2008
Thirteen staff members and one student from UNSW have been chosen to take part in the Australia 2020 summit, which will help shape Australia's future.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd described the summit, which will be held on April 19 and 20, as "an important initiative to harness the best ideas for building a modern Australia that is ready for the challenges of the 21st century".
Delegates have been put into ten sub-committees, depending on their area of expertise. UNSW staff and students taking part include:
- Professor Frederick Hilmer AO, UNSW Vice-ChancellorFuture Directions for the Australian Economy
- David Gonski, AC, UNSW ChancellorTowards a Creative Australia
- Professor George Williams, Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, Faculty of Law Future of Australian Governance
- Associate Professor Kate Crawford, Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesFuture of Australian Governance
- Professor Michelle Haber, Children's Cancer Institute Australia for Medical ResearchA Long-term National Health Strategy
- Dr Rosemary Stanton, Visiting Fellow in the Faculty of MedicineA Long-term National Health Strategy
- Dr Sarah Maddison, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Options for the Future of Indigenous Australia
- Ms Megan Davis, Indigenous Law Centre in the Faculty of LawOptions for the Future of Indigenous Australia
- Professor Peter Shergold, Centre for Social Impact in the Australian School of BusinessStrengthening Communities, Supporting Families and Social Inclusion
- Professor Julian Disney, Social Justice Project in the Faculty of LawStrengthening Communities, Supporting Families and Social Inclusion
- Associate Professor Alison Ritter, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre in the Faculty of MedicineStrengthening Communities, Supporting Families and Social Inclusion
- Professor Deb Brennan, Social Policy Research Centre, Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesThe Productivity Agenda (education, skills, training, science and innovation)
-Ms Louisa Minney, Manager of International Programs and Policy in the National Centre for HIV Social Research, Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesAustralia's Future Security and Prosperity in a rapidly changing region and world
A number of UNSW alumni have also been selected to take part in the summit.
Nicole Kuepper, a PhD student in the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering has been selected to take part in the 2020 Youth Summit which will be held in Canberra in the lead up to the Australia 2020 summit.