UAC 2021

Networking Session

Network Partners

Our network partners are here to engage with our audience, driven by ASEAN and Australia youth and future leaders. Our partners come from a diverse range of organisations from government organisations to NGOs who are incredibly passionate about promoting a brighter future for ASEAN, and are ready to share their insights and answer your questions. Come to our online networking sessions for opportunities to personally connect, learn about, and discuss with professionals in the field.

Networking Session 1 (1 October 2021, 14:45 - 15:30 AEST)

Pasha Rayan

Co-founder and CTO at Forage

Peter McKenna

Co-Founder at Guru Advantage

Duco van Breemen

CEO at Haymarket HQ

Nancy Schneider

Content and Communications Manager at Australian Institute of International Affairs

Dr Bryce Wakefield

National Executive Director at Australian Institute of International Affairs

Michael Growder

Head of the Trade Diversification Branch at our High Commission in Kuala Lumpur

Dr. David Engel

Head of Indonesia Program Austrlian Strategic Policy Institute

Networking Session 2 (1 October 2021, 19:30 - 21:00 AEST)

Global Leaders Summit

Networking Session 3 (2 October 2021, 13:25 - 14:10 AEST)

Prof. Melissa Crouch

Professor and Associate Dean Research
at UNSW Faculty of Law and Justice

S. Wibisono

President of Indonesian
Diaspora Network Australia

Andrew Rowell

Director, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning
at Investing in Women

Mr. Maurice Cheong

Portfolio Head for ACCA Australia,
New Zealand and Singapore

Mr. Aaron Saw

Head of Policy and Technical
for ACCA Maritime Southeast Asia

Networking Session 4 (2 October 2021, 16:15 - 17:00 AEST)

Gubera Kumar

Country President
at AIESEC in Singapore

Tan Siow Ming

Chief Risk Officer
for PwC Malaysia

Giulia Ajmone Marsan

Director of Strategy and Partnership
of ERIA

Jennifer Min

Innovation Hub Director
for ASEAN-Australia
Strategic Youth Partnership

Mukund Narayanamurti

General Manager -
ASEAN Australia Trade
and Investment Commission

Mr. Gil Gonzales

Executive Director
of the ASEAN
Business Advisory Council

Our Network Partners

Tips

Networking Session Overview

Virtual meet-and-greets with professionals! Our networking session provides an opportunity for you to personally engage with professionals (also known as our network partners) and have valuable discussions to enhance your insights of the topics covered by our conference. Our topics include: Socio-cultural, Economics, Politics, Careers in Asia and Skills Development. Each of our network partners will be covering one of the topics listed above in their respective breakout rooms.

Our diverse range of network partners are incredibly passionate about promoting a brighter future for ASEAN, and are ready to share their insights and answer your questions in this year’s networking sessions! These sessions will be held on Samaaro over the two days of UAC 2021, each 45 minutes long.

10 minutes → Hear directly from the network partner how their organisation engages with Southeast Asia, and how you can too!
25 minutes →Chat with representatives in a 25 minute Q&A