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  April Allderdice
Co-founder and CEO of MicroEnergy Credits, Seattle, USA

Click to watch April speak on  Carbon Trading exposed 
  Matthew Bond 
International Development Engineer specialising in water, sanitation & hygiene, and rural energy

Click to watch Mathew speak on Stand up against poverty
  Clarissa Brocklehurst
Chief of Water, Environment and Sanitation, UNICEF

Click to watch Clarissa speak on If water is life, what do we do when it runs out?
Associate Professor Lisa Cameron
Director, Asian Economics Centre, University of Melbourne

Click to watch Lisa speak on What responsibilities do Australians owe the global poor?
  Ruangkhao Ryce Chanchai
Policy Analyst, UN Millennium Campaign, Asia
   
Sri Chander
Asia-Pacific Regional Health Advisor, World Vision

Click to watch Sri speak on  Why are the most vulnerable forgotten? 
  Professor Ann Capling
School of Social and Political Sciences, Melbourne University

Click to watch Prof Capling speak on The Millennium Development Goals: where are we up to?
Hilary Charlesworth AM
Internationally renowned commentator on international law and human rights

Click to watch Hilary speak on How women can change the world
  Alan Coulthard
Principal Infrastructure Adviser, AusAID

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Tim Costello
Chief Executive, World Vision Australia

Click to watch Tim speak on  Will the world be able to feed itself in 2050?
                                                     The Millennium Development Goals: where are we up to?
                                                     Growing cities, growing slums?
                                                     What responsibilites do Australians owe the global poor?
Ermelinda Da Costa Monteiro 
Midwife and Maternal Health Trainer, East Timor

Click to watch Ermelinda speak on Why are the most vulnerable forgotten? 
  Paul Deany
CBM Australia and Australian Disability & Development Consortium

Click to watch Paul speak on Inclusion:World Development and Disability 
  Jacqui De Lacy
Assistant Director General, Food Security, Sustainable Development Group,  AusAID
 
 Click to watch Jcqui speak on Will the world be able to feed itself in 2050?
Emele Duituturaga
Pacific Islands gender and development specialist

Click to watch Emele speak on What needs to change for women to get a fair go
                                                         Beyond Paradise
  Trevor Duke 
Director of the Centre for International Child Health at the University of Melbourne

Click to watch Trevor speak on Why are the most vulnerable forgotten?
  Andre Dzikus
Chief of Water and Sanitation, UN-HABITAT

Click to watch Andre speak on If water is life, what do we do when it runs out?
  Professor Robyn Eckersley
School of Social and Political Sciences, UniMelb

Click to watch Prof. Eckersley speak on Can the Developping World Survive Climate Change?
 

Matthew Friedman
Regional Project Manager, United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region, Bangkok

Click to watch Mathew speak on Workers or Slaves? Human Trafficking and World Poverty

  Daisy Gardener
Economic Justice Advocacy Officer, Oxfam Australia

Click to watch Daisy speak on We all need food- but do we all get it?
  Professor Katherine Gibson
Economic Geographer, Research School of Pacific & Asian Studies, ANU

Click to watch Prof. Gibson speak on New Partnerships in Development
Deepa Gupta
Executive Director, Indian Youth Climate Network

Click to watch Deepa speak on  The Human Face of Climate Change
  Professor Stephen Howes
Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University

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  Bruce Jenks
Assistant Secretary-General & Director, Partnerships Bureau, UNDP

Click to watch Bruce speak on New Partnerships in Development
Frank Jotzo
Deputy Director, ANU Climate Change Institute and Economic Advisor to the Garnaut Review 

Click to watch Frank speak on The Human Face of Climate Change
Kankelay 
Sierra Leonean refugee women’s choir

Click to wtach Kankelay perform during the How women can change the world forum
Kavisha Mazella
ARIA award-winning Singer, Songwriter, Choir Leader

Click to watch Kavisha perform during the How women can change the world forum
  Duncan Kerr, SC MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs

Click to watch Duncan speak on Workers or Slaves? Human Trafficking and World Poverty
  Professor Madhu Kishwar
Senior Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi

Click to watch Prof Kishwar speak on Growing cities, Growing Slums?
  Pauline Komolong
Oxfam water engineer, Papua New Guinea

Click to watch Pauline speak on If water is life, what do we do when it runs out?

Rudo Kwaramba
National Director, World Vision Uganda and star of Millionaires Mission TV series

Click to watch Rudo speak on Ending poverty in Africa - what can Australia do?
  David Lansley
Senior Economist, World vision Australia, specialising in the food crisis in developing countries

Click to watch David speak on Is food only for those who can afford it?
  Dr Carmen Lawrence
Professorial Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, UWA and first woman state premier in Australia

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  Ego Lemos
One of East Timor’s leading musicians and permaculturists

Click to watch Ego Lemos' performance at the Women of the World Forum
  Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo
Disability Advisor to the East Asia and the Pacific region and the South Asia region World Bank

Click to watch Charlotte speak onInclusion: World Development & Disability
Sam Makinda 
Professor of Politics and International Studies, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Murdoch University
 
  Richard Marles MP
Member for Corio

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  Farhad Mazhar
Managing Director, Policy Research for Development Alternative, Bangladesh

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  Bob McMullan, MP
Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance

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                                                                       Beyond Paradise
                                                                       What responsibilities do Australians owe the global poor?
 
Sally Moyle
Gender Advisor, AusAID

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Patricia Mulhall
Secretary of UNANIMA International and Brigidine nun

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Sophia Murphy
Senior Advisor, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Click to watch Sophia speak on Will the World be able to feed itself in 2050?
Julia Newton-Howes
CEO, CARE Australia

Click to watch Julia speak on Women of the World
 
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
South Africa’s first female Deputy President

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Sue Ndwala 
Maternal and Child Health Advisor, World Vision Australia

Click to watch Sue speak on Why are the most vulnerable forgotten?
 
Melissa Parke
Federal Member for Fremantle, former UN Human Rights Lawyer

Click to watch Melissa speak on Ending poverty in Africa - what can Australia do?
 
Dr Brett Parris
Chief Economist, World Vision Australia

Click to watch Dr. Parris speak on  Can the Developing World Survive Climate Change?
 
Dr Graeme Pearman
Monash Uni, noted multiple award winning scientist and advisor to Al Gore on An
Inconvenient Truth

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Minar Pimple
Deputy Dir. & Head of Asia Regional Office, UN Millennium Campaign

Click to watch Minar speak on Does aid work?
Rini Poespoprodjo
Paediatrician, Health Worker and Researcher, Papua, Indonesia

Click to watch Rini speak on Stand up against poverty
Dr Alice Pollard
specialist in gender and development, and one of the Solomon Islands’ most prominent women leaders

Click to watch Dr. Pollard speak on Is food only for those who can afford it?
Jesse Poulton
World Vision Youth Ambassador for Victoria

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Ipul Powaseu
Executive Officer, National Research Institute, PNG and campaigner for rights for people with disabilities

Click to watch Ipul speak on Stand up against poverty
Murray Proctor
Australia’s Ambassador for HIV and AIDS

Click to watch Murray speak on The Millennium Development Goals: where are we up to?
 
Akka Rimon
Senior Asst Secretary, Ministry of Education, Republic of Kiribati

 Click to watch Aka speak on The Human Face of Climate Change
Paul Ronalds
Deputy CEO, World Vision Australia

Click to watch Paul speak on Does aid work?
John Roskam
Executive Director, Institute for Public Affairs

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Rudely Interrupted
Disabled Rock Band

Click to watch Rudely Interrupted's performance at the Inclusion: World Development & Disability Forum
 
George Savvides
Managing Director, Medibank Private and Board Member of World Vision International

Click to watch George speak on New Partnerships in Development
Professor Jason Sharman 
Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University

 
Peter Singer
World-renowned ethicist and author of the Life you can Save

Click to watch Peter speak on What responsibilities do Australians owe the global poor?
Claire Slatter
Development Expert, Fiji

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Jane Sloane
Executive Director, International Women’s Development Agency

Click to watch Jane speak on How women can change the world
Jaehyang So
Manager of the Water and Sanitation Program, World Bank

Click to watch Jaehyang speak on If water is life, what do we do when it runs out?
TraceySpicer
Broadcaster and Journalist

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Dr Susu Thatun
Child Protection and Trafficking specialist, UNICEF, New York

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Sigrid Thornton
Actress

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Peter Versegi
ADG, Office of Development Effectiveness, AusAID

Click to watch Peter speak on Does aid work?
 
Martijn Wilder
Partner and Head of Global Climate Change Team, Baker & McKenzie

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Juliet Willetts
Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS

Click to watch Juliet speak on Does aid work?

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