Meet some Ambassadors


Ambassadors are leaders in their field of expertise and work closely with Business Events Sydney (BESydney) to secure events for the city. They are a vital part of raising the profile of Sydney as an international event destination.


Ambassadors are chosen from a wide range of disciplines including the medicine, science, agriculture, arts, business, university and government sectors.


Read our Ambassador profiles by clicking on their name below.

 

  • Ms Johanna Adriaanse - Senior Lecturer, University of Technology, Sydney
    International Working Group on Women and Sport, 2010
  • Professor Mark Baker - Professor of Proteomics, Macquarie University
    9th Annual World Congress of the Human Proteome Organisation, 2010
  • Dr Noel Barton AM - Managing Director, Sunoba Pty Ltd
    International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2003
  • Dr Graeme Batley - Chief Research Scientist, Centre for Environmental Contaminants Research, CSIRO
    5th World Congress of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2008
  • Mr Bill Bowtell AO - Pacific Friends of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
    4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention
  • Professor John Boyages - Director, Macquarie Cancer Institute and Professor of Breast Oncology
    Sydney International Breast Cancer Congress 2012
  • Professor Attila Brungs - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Technology Sydney 
  • Professor William Carroll - Head of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth
    18th World Congress of Neurology, 2005
  • Professor Jeremy Chapman OAM - Director, Renal and Urology Unit, Westmead Hospital
    XXII International Congress of the Transplantation Society, 2008
    12th Congress of the International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement (ISODP)
    9th International Donor Registry Conference 2012
  • Professor Andrew Cheetham - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Western Sydney
  • Mr Sean Clancy - Bid leader
    Global Leadership Conference of the Young Presidents Organisation (YPO) and World Presidents Organisation (WPO), 2008
  • Professor David Cooper AO - Director, National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of New South Wales
    International AIDS Society Congress on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, 2007
  • Professor John Daly - Dean, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney
  • Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte - CEO, National Information and Communications Technology Australia (NICTA)
    Robotics Science and Systems (RSS) Conference, 2012
  • Dr Elizabeth Farrell AM - Head of the Menopause Unit, Monash Medical Centre
    4th Scientific Meeting of the Asia Pacific Menopause Federation, 2010
  • Professor John Fletcher -  Associate Dean of Surgical Sciences, University of Sydney
    World Congress of the International Union of Angiology 2014
  • Dr Elliot Gilbert - Project Leader, Bragg Institute ANSTO
    XV International Conference on Small Angle Scattering, 2012
  • Mr Paul Harcombe - Chief Surveyor, Land and Property Management Authority, New South Wales
    International Federation of Surveyors Congress, 2010 
  • Dr Caroline Hong - CEO, SME Association of Australia
    12th World Congress of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 2009
  • Professor Levon Khachigian - Director, Centre for Vascular Research, University of New South Wales
    XX Congress of International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2005 and the International Vascular Biology Meeting, 2008
  • Dr William Lynch - Urologist, St George Medical Centre
    Congress Organising Committee, Societe Internationale D’Urologie
  • Mr Luc Maene - Director General, International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA)
    International Fertilizer Association Annual Conference, 2015
  • Professor Peter Maitz AM - Medical Director, Burns Unit, Concord Hospital
    Congress of the International Society for Burn Injuries
  • Professor Frank Martin AM - Former Head, Department of Ophthalmology, The Children’s Hospital, Westmead
    XXIX International Congress of Ophthalmology, 2002 
  • Professor Emeritus Ron McCallum AO - Professor Emeritus, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
    XIX World Congress of the International Society for Labour and Social Security Law, 2009 
  • Mr Ian McDonnell - Senior Lecturer, School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism, University of Technology, Sydney
    Australian Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference, 2007 
  • Professor Paul Munroe - Director, Electron Microscope Unit (EMU), University of New South Wales
    International Microscopy Congress
  • Monica Persson - CEO Audiology Australia
    XXXII World Congress of Audiology
  • Professor Jim Piper - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Macquarie University
  • Professor Deo Prasad - Program Director, Master of Built Environment, University of New South Wales
    International Solar Energy Society Congress, 2013 
  • Professor Simon Ringer - Director, Australian Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, University of Sydney
    International Microscopy Congress
  • Professor Farzad Safaei - Professor of Telecommunications Engineering and Managing Director of ICT Research Institute, University of Wollongong
    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Communications, 2014
  • Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla - Director of Sustainable Materials Research and Technology at the University of New South Wales
    International Symposium on Sustainable Ironmaking, 2006
  • Dr David Schell - Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at The Westmead Children's Hospital
    World Congress of Pediatric Critical Care, 2011
  • Professor Susan Scott - The Australian National University
    18th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation and the 7th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves
  • Dr Diane Sheehan - Australian Veterinary Association
  • Sarah Stewart - International Business Development Manager, Touch Media Shanghai
  • Mr Panos Tzivanidis - Head of Travel and Conferences for  Union of European Football Association (UEFA)
  • Professor Richard Walsh - Adjunct Associate Professor Anaesthesia, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
    World Congress of Anaesthesiologists, 1996
  • Dr Ian Watson - Orthodontist
    Scientific Program Committee, 7th International Orthodontic Congress, 2010
  • Mr Ben Watts - Chairman of the World Sheep and Wool Council
    World Wool and Sheep Congress

 

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