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THE HON MARTIN FERGUSON AM MP
Federal Minister for Tourism / Commonwealth of Australia
Martin was born in Sydney in 1953 and was educated at St Patrick's, Strathfield. He has a Bachelor of Economics degree (Hons) from Sydney University. Martin was elected to Federal Parliament as the Member for Batman in 1996 and served continuously as a Shadow Minister until the election of the Labor Government on 3 December 2007. Previously, Martin was President of the Australian ...
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DATO’ ONG HONG PENG
Secretary General, Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia / Chairman of the UNWTO Commission for East Asia and the Pacific
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BARRIE GOLDSMITH
Principal / Australian Travel & Tourism Lawyers
Barrie Goldsmith is one of Australia’s preeminent travel and tourism lawyers. www.australiantravelandtourismlawyers.com.au Barrie is a Past President of the Australia-Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a Past Vice-President of the Australia-Korea Chamber of Commerce and ...
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DR PHIL CAMERON
Director of International Law Center and Distinguished Foreign Professor / Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, School of Law (SIFT)
Dr. Cameron is a law professor and education administrator, and is a Director of International Law Center and Distinguished Foreign Professor at Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, School of Law (SIFT). He has clerked for several years at Anolik Law Office in San Francisco, and works in Tokyo, Beijing, Bangkok, and Europe. He specializes in internet, intellectual property, ...
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DR FUBIN YANG
Professor and Dean / School of Law and Politics in Beijing International Studies University (BISU)
Dr. Fubin Yang is a professor and dean of School of Law and Politics in Beijing International Studies University (BISU). He teaches Legal Philosophy and other subjects and from 2004 is particularly interested in Tourism and Travel Law research. He is also the director of Center for Tourism and Travel Law in BISU and the chief-editor of Treatise of Tourism and Travel Law (series in ...
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MICHELLE SINDLER
Chief Executive Officer of Australian International Disputes Centre (AIDC) / Sydney Secretary-General of Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA)
Michelle is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian International Disputes Centre in Sydney and she is also the Secretary-General of ACICA, the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, Australia’s only international arbitral institution. Michelle’s experience and background are in international dispute resolution, particularly international arbitration and ...
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Pearl Dreier
Chief Legal Counsel / RACV
Pearl has been Chief Legal Counsel at RACV since 1995, having also served as Company Secretary from 1996 to 1998.
She has worked in small business in South Africa and been a prosecutor and advocate (barrister) in the criminal jurisdiction and managed complex insurance matters and litigation. Pearl also lectured for a number of years in Corporate Governance at Swinburne University.
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Eloise Curry
Head of Legal / Jetstar Australia
Eloise Curry is Head of Legal – Jetstar Australia, within the Qantas Legal Department. Eloise enjoys a broad and lively practice including general commercial, consumer law, IT and IP as well as specialised aviation law. Eloise’s practice is particularly focused on the Jetstar Group’s expansion in Asia. Prior to Eloise’s in-house position, Eloise was a Senior ...
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Sean Simmons
General Counsel & Company Secretary / Wotif Group
Sean is General Counsel & Company Secretary at Wotif Group (ASX:WTF). Wotif Group operates a number of online travel agencies including Wotif.com, lastminute.com.au and Asia Web Direct. Sean ...
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Masaru Sasaki
Head of Legal / JTB Corp Group Headquarters, Japan
Masaru Sasaki is the Head of the Legal at JTB Corp Group Headquarters - Japan's largest travel agency. Masaru has worked in the travel industry for 30 years, gaining vast experience in managing cross-culture and cross-country disputes, negotiating M&A agreements and advising senior management on major international company policies. Before taking his present position, ...
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ALEX POLASTRI
Founder and Managing Partner / P & A Asia
Alessio (Alex) is the founder and Managing Partner of both Phnom Penh and Yangon offices at P & A Asia. He holds a LLB (University of Milan - Faculty of Law) and a LLM in Corporate and Financial Services (National University of Singapore). Before founding P&A Asia in 2011, Alessio worked for approximately 2 years in a well-regarded law firm in Cambodia. ...
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Aaron Desange
Senior Vice President, Investment Sales / Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
Aaron is Senior Vice President of the Investment Sales division of Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, Aaron is responsible for hotel transaction assignments across the region with a particular focus on Western Australia. Aaron has extensive experience in the hotel and broader real estate industry in valuation and advisory roles. Prior to joining Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Singapore in June ...
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Doreen Jaeger-Soong
Chairman & Managing Director / Hughes-Castell (Hong Kong) Limited
Born and educated in Hong Kong, Doreen majored in Psychology at Occidental College in California. She joined Hughes-Castell in 1991 and is currently the Managing Director of the company. After a management buy-out in 2011, Doreen became the owner and company Chairman. Doreen has extensive experience in the legal industry in Asia and has close connections with Fortune 500 companies, ...
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Julie Miehe
Managing Director / Oceanie Lawyers
Julie is a French-Australian qualified lawyer with experience in major Australian law firms. She specialises in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and energy and resources projects. She advises and acts for Australian and foreign corporations in relation to their investments and operations in Australia and the Pacific Islands including New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Papua New ...
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Juni Dani
Senior Legal Counsel / Budidjaja & Associates
Juni Dani has advised numerous domestic and international investors on various business structures in relation to a number of investment & joint ventures projects and on legal issues pertaining to corporate merger, acquisition, dissolution and liquidation; industrial relations; aviation; shipping; insurance; and natural resources sectors. She has also gained extensive experience from ...
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CHIA KIM HUAT
Executive Committee Partner, Head of Corporate & Capital Markets / Rajah & Tann LLP
Chia Kim Huat has extensive experience in capital market, public and private mergers and acquisitions, cross-border joint ventures and private equity investments, both in Singapore and the region. He travels regularly in the Asia-Pacific region advising clients on a wide range of matters, including direct investments and infrastructure projects in China, major acquisitions in Korea, joint ...
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Professor Hugh Wilkins
Head, School of Marketing, Tourism & Leisure Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
Hugh Wilkins joined Edith Cowan University in 2011 as Professor and as the Head of the School of Marketing, Tourism & Leisure. Previously he had been at Griffith University in Queensland where he worked since 1996. During his period at Griffith University he had a number of roles including a period as Head, School of Tourism & Hotel Management and more recently as Director Offshore ...
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