Advisory board

Alice Cawte

Advisory board member

Alice is Assistant Secretary of the China Economic and Engagement Branch for the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade.

Annette Shun Wah

Advisory board member

Annette is a writer, broadcaster, actor, producer and theatre-maker. She currently serves on the board of Sydney Theatre Company, the advisory board of the Australia China Institute of Arts and Culture (ACIAC) at Western Sydney University, and is a member of the Asian Producers Platform.

Brian P. Schmidt AC FAA FRS

Advisory board member, ANU Vice-Chancellor or his representative (ex-officio)

Professor Schmidt is the 12th Vice-Chancellor of The Australian National University (ANU).

David Olsson

Advisory board member

David is a lawyer and business leader with many years’ experience working in China and the Asian region. He is an international director of King & Wood Mallesons, National President of the Australia China Business Council and a New Colombo Business Champion.

Deena Shiff

Advisory board chair

Deena is currently the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Marley Spoon AG (asx:mmm); a non-executive director on the boards of Appen (asx:apx) and ProMedicus (asx:pme), on the boards of Opera Australia and Infrastructure Australia and is the Chair of the Government’s Australian Broadband Advisory Council.

Helen Sullivan

Advisory Board Member

Helen Sullivan is a public policy researcher, teacher, advisor, and senior university leader. She is the Dean of the College of Asia and the Pacific at the ANU.

Jieh-Yung Lo

Advisory board member

Jieh-Yung Lo is a writer and policy adviser. As a Chinese-Australian, Jieh-Yung spent many years advocating on behalf of Chinese-Australian communities and often served as a leading voice on social and political issues facing Chinese-Australians.