Advisory board
Anthony Aspden
Advisory board member
Anthony is Assistant Secretary in the East Asia Outreach Branch for the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade.
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.
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.
Jean Chun Oi
Advisory board member
Jean C. Oi is the William Haas Professor on Chinese Politics in the department of political science and a Senior Fellow of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University.
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.
Louise Edwards
Advisory board chair
Louise Edwards is Scientia Professor of Chinese History. She publishes on women and gender in China and Asia.
Neil Thompson
Advisory board member
Neil Thompson is a non-executive director and corporate advisor with extensive experience in executive roles in Australia, Asia, Europe and the US.
