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
    Chair, International Working Group on Women and Sport, 2010
  • Professor Mark Baker - Professor of Proteomics, Macquarie University
    Chair, 9th Annual World Congress of the Human Proteome Organisation, 2010
  • Dr Noel Barton AM - Managing Director, Sunoba Pty Ltd
    Director, International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2003
  • Dr Graeme Batley - Chief Research Scientist, Centre for Environmental Contaminants Research, CSIRO
    Chair, 5th World Congress of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2008
  • Mr Bill Bowtell AO - Director, HIV/AIDS Project, Lowy Institute for International Policy
    Convenor, Bioscience Outreach Symposium, 2007
  • Professor Ian Caterson AM - Director, Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, Sydney
    Co-Chair, International Congress on Obesity, 2006
  • Professor Jeremy Chapman OAM - Director, Renal and Urology Unit, Westmead Hospital
    Chair, XXII International Congress of the Transplantation Society, 2008
  • Mr Sean Clancy - Bid leader
    Chair, 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
    Chair, 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
  • Dr Elizabeth Farrell AM - Head of the Menopause Unit, Monash Medical Centre
    Chair, 4th Scientific Meeting of the Asia Pacific Menopause Federation, 2010
  • Mr Paul Harcombe - Chief Surveyor, Land and Property Management Authority, NSW
    Congress Director, International Federation of Surveyors Congress, 2010 
  • Mr Mark Hollands - Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers' Association
  • Dr Caroline Hong - Former Chief Executive Officer, Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
    Congress Leader, 12th World Congress of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 2009
  • Professor Levon Khachigian - Director, Centre for Vascular Research, UNSW
    Treasurer of XX Congress of International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2005; Chair of International Vascular Biology Meeting, 2008
  • Dr William Lynch - Urologist, St George Medical Centre
    Chair, Congress Organising Committee, Societe Internationale D’Urologie
  • Mr Luc Maene - Director General, International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA)
  • Professor Peter Maitz AM - Burns Unit, Concord Hospital
  • Professor Frank Martin AM - Former Head, Department of Ophthalmology, The Children’s Hospital, Westmead
    Chair, XXIX International Congress of Ophthalmology, 2002 
  • Professor Emeritus Ron McCallum AO - President, Australian Labour Law Association
    President, 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
    Chairman, 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
    Bid Leader, XXXII World Congress of Audiology
  • Professor Deo Prasad - Program Director, Master of Built Environment, University of New South Wales
    Bid Leader, 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 & 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
    CoChair, World Congress of Pediatric Critical Care 2011
  • Professor Susan Scott - Leading Researcher, 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 - Director of Development, Shanghai, for the Australia China Alumni Association
  • Dr Ian Watson - Orthodontist
    Chair, Scientific Program Committee, 7th International Orthodontic Congress, 2010
  • Associate Professor Richard Widmer - Director, Dental Department, The Children’s Hospital, Westmead
    Chair, International Association of Paediatric Dentistry Congress, 2005 

 

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