Confirmed Opening Address Speaker:

His Excellency General The Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, will deliver keynote address on Wednesday, 15 July 2015.

Confirmed Plenary Speakers:

• Prof Scott Holmes, Acting Vice Chancellor, University of Western Sydney


• Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services


• Professor Peter Shergold AC, Chancellor, University of Western Sydney


• Prof Andrew Markus, FASSA, Monash University


• Mr Michael Pezzullo, Secretary, Australian Government Department of Immigration and Border Protection


• Associate Professor Anne Aly, Curtin University


• Deputy Commissioner Nick Kaldas APM, New South Wales Police Force


• Dr Tim Soutphommasane, Race Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission


• Senator the Hon Kim Carr, Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Industry and Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Science


• Mr Michael Ebeid, CEO & Managing Director, Special Broadcasting Service


• Acting Commander Richard Stanford APM, Manager Counter Terrorism Engagement and Operations Support, Australian Federal Police


• Prof Kevin Dunn, Dean, School of Social Sciences & Psychology, University of Western Sydney


• Mr Tim Wilson, Human Rights Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission


• Ms Hanifa Deen, Author and Chair, Institute of Cultural Diversity, Editor, Sultana's Dream


• Prof Farida Fozda, University of Western Australia