Speakers Overview

This year’s festival features 19 events with 65 speakers and performers. All events will also be streamed live online.

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Anderson, Ian

Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development at The University of Melbourne

Speaks Tue, June 14th
Baker, Mark

School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies at Monash University

Speaks Thu, June 16th
Batterham, Phil

University of Melbourne

Speaks Tue, June 14th
Birch, Tony

Speaks Fri, June 17th
Blainey, Geoffrey

University of Melbourne

Speaks Wed, June 15th
Bonyhady, Tim

Australian National University

Speaks Fri, June 17th
Brown, Nicholas

Australian National University (ANU)

Speaks Wed, June 15th
Burke, Janine

Monash University

Speaks Fri, June 17th
Camilleri, Joseph

Centre for Dialogue at La Trobe University

Speaks Thu, June 16th
Cannadine, David

Princeton University

Speaks Tue, June 14th
Chambers, Paul

The Australian Wine Research Institute

Speaks Tue, June 14th
Chazan, Naomi

School of Government and Society at the Academic College of Tel-Aviv-Yaffo

Speaks Thu, June 16th
Clark, Timothy

UC Berkeley, USA

Speaks Fri, June 17th
Colley, Linda

Princeton University

Speaks Wed, June 15th
Cory, Suzanne

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Speaks Tue, June 14th
Crabbe, Chris Wallace

The Australian Centre, University of Melbourne

Speaks Fri, June 17th
Darian-Smith, Kate

The University of Melbourne

Speaks Wed, June 15th
Davidson, Jim

University of Melbourne

Speaks Wed, June 15th
Davis, Glyn

The University of Melbourne

Speaks
Delany, Max

Monash University

Speaks Sat, June 18th
Dennis, Liz

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)

Speaks Tue, June 14th
Evans, Gareth

Australian National University

Speaks Wed, June 15th
Hage, Ghassan

The University of Melbourne

Speaks Thu, June 16th
Hankamer, Ben

Institute of Molecular Bioscience at the University of Queensland

Speaks Tue, June 14th
Hattam, Katherine

Speaks Sat, June 18th
Hayes, Siri

Speaks Sat, June 18th
Hayes, Vanessa M

J Craig Venter Institute

Speaks Tue, June 14th
Hilton, Douglas

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI)

Speaks Tue, June 14th
Hirst, John

La Trobe University

Speaks Wed, June 15th
Hoffmann, Ary

Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research

Speaks Fri, June 17th
Jeffrey, Robin

Institute of South Asian Studies and the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore.

Speaks Thu, June 16th
Keneally, Thomas

Speaks Thu, June 16th
Kingston, Beverley

Speaks Wed, June 15th
Lawford-Wolf, Ningali

Speaks Fri, June 17th
Le, Hung

Speaks Fri, June 17th
Looby, Mic

Speaks Fri, June 17th
Macintyre, Stuart

The University of Melbourne

Speaks Wed, June 15th
Makdisi, Saree

The University of California

Speaks Thu, June 16th
Mattoo, Amitabh

Australia India Institute

Speaks Thu, June 16th
Maynard, Ricky

Speaks
McAuliffe, Chris

The University of Melbourne

Speaks Fri, June 17th
McCalman, Iain

University of Sydney

Speaks Wed, June 15th
McCaughey, Patrick

The University of Melbourne

Speaks Sat, June 18th
Monaghan, Dr. Paul

University of Melbourne.

Speaks Thu, June 16th
Murray, Shane

Monash University

Speaks Fri, June 17th
Neighbour, Sally

The Australian

Speaks Thu, June 16th
Nicholson, Tom

Faculty of Art and Design at Monash University

Speaks Sat, June 18th
Nicholson, Peter

The Australian

Speaks Fri, June 17th
Ormella, Raquel

Speaks Sat, June 18th
Ridley, Matt

Speaks Mon, June 13th
Roush, Rick

The University of Melbourne

Speaks Fri, June 17th
Saint, Robert

The University of Melbourne

Speaks Tue, June 14th
Schultz, Julianne

Griffith Review

Speaks Fri, June 17th
Senbergs, Jan

Speaks Sat, June 18th
Siwes, Darren

Speaks Sat, June 18th
Skene, Loane

The University of Melbourne

Speaks Tue, June 14th
Snedden, Christopher

Asia Calling

Speaks Thu, June 16th
Stork, Nigel

The University of Melbourne

Speaks Fri, June 17th
Swinn, Louise

Sleepers

Speaks Fri, June 17th
Taylor, Rebe

The Australian Centre at The University of Melbourne

Speaks Wed, June 15th
Wainwright, Brandon

The University of Queensland

Speaks Tue, June 14th
Weisbrot, David

Macquarie University

Speaks Tue, June 14th
Williamson, Bob

The University of Melbourne and Monash University

Speaks Tue, June 14th
Wolseley, John

Speaks Sat, June 18th
Yasmeen, Samina

The University of Western Australia

Speaks Thu, June 16th

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Festival of Ideas

The pursuit of identity Landscape, History and Genetics

University of Melbourne

June 13-18 2011 Secure free tickets

16 June

India, Pakistan and Afghanistan

Debate

How can peace be assured between these conflicting national identities and states?

Chair: Amitabh Mattoo, Director of the Australia India Institute

Thu, 16th of June 2011
01:30 – 03:00 pm
Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre

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Speakers

Amitabh Mattoo (Chair)

Australia India Institute

Director

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Christopher Snedden

Asia Calling

Politico-Strategic Analyst

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Sally Neighbour

The Australian

Journalist and Author

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Robin Jeffrey

Institute of South Asian Studies and the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore.

Visiting Research Professor

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Samina Yasmeen

The University of Western Australia

Director of Centre for Muslim States and Societies and lectures in Political Science and International Relations in the School of Social and Cultural Studies

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Debate

Speakers

Amitabh Mattoo (Chair)

Christopher Snedden

Sally Neighbour

Robin Jeffrey

Samina Yasmeen