The Speakers of 2017
MR. TONY SHEEHAN
Deputy Secretary DFAT International Security, Humanitarian and Consular Group.
H.E PROF. JOYCE KIKAFUNDA
Uganda’s High Commissioner to Australia.
HON. SEN. LINDA REYNOLDS CSC
Minister for Defence, Australia.
HON. ROGER COOK MLA
Deputy Premier of WA Minister for Health and Mental Health
H.E MR ISAIYA KABIRA
High Commissioner of Kenya to Australia, Dean of African HoMs, Canberra
HON. KATE DOUST MLC
President of the Legislative Council and Member for South Metropolitan Region
HON. Dr SITHEMBISO NYONI MP
Zimbabwe's Minister of Women's Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development
H.E MS ALISON CHARTRES
Australia’s High Commissioner to Kenya, accred. to Tanzania, Uganda.
H.E EDWIN N. ADJEI
Ghana’s High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand
H.E MS. GITA KAMATH
Australia’s High Commissioner to South Africa.
H.E MS BRONTE MOULES
Australia's Ambassador to Zimbabwe.
H.E AMB BELLO KAZAURE HUSSEINI
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Australia
H.E MR PETER DOYLE
Ambassador of Australia to Ethiopia (TBC)
STEPHEN SCOURFIELD
Travel Editor, The West Australian.
DR. CASTA TUNGARAZA MAICD
Chair of the Advisory Group on Australia-Africa Relations (AGAAR)
MALINI RAJ GAICD SF FIN
Head of Strategy, MulticulturalCommunity Banking, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
DIANNE TIPPING
Chair, Export Council of Australia.
KYM FULLGRABE
Senior Trade Commissioner, Australian Trade and Investment Commission (AUSTRADE)
NKANDU BELTZ
MVP Finance Associate and Founding Director of Beltz Mining
BRENDA ROBBINS
Barrister, Sir Clifford Grant Chambers
MURTHY VENKATESWAREN
CEO, Sanitas Medics & Diagnostics Hospital & Health Care, Tanzania
MS ALIAA ABOU EL NAGA
Deputy Head of Mission Egyptian Embassy in Canberra
DOUG VERLEY
MVP, Finance Managing Partner.
BASIL LENZO
Chair, the Geraldton Fishermen’s Co-operative (GFC) Board
DR JULIAN BOLLETER
A/Director Australian Urban Design Research
Centre, University of Western Australia
GEOFF IRVINE
Rio Tinto Strategic Account Manager for Rockwell Automation
CHARITY CHIHI
Founder and Director of Culture Space Mental Health
PATRICK KEDEMOS
Director, Avanguard Capital.
TERRY HEALY MLA
Member for Southern River, Co-Convenor, Parliamentary friends of Africa
HON. MICHAEL MISCHIN MLC
Member for North Metropolitan Region, Co-Convenor, Parliamentary Friends of Africa