Category Archives: Australia

Rajat Ganguly, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Asian Security & International Affairs: Insights on Asian Geopolitics & Security

Shift from early ambitions in law to deep interest in international relations during the 1980s.
Influences: The Non-Aligned Movement, major geopolitical events in India (e.g., 1971 Bangladesh War, Operation Blue Star).

Paul Smith, Founder, Future Directors; Author, ‘Right Seat Right Table’

Paul is the founder of Future Directors. He’s also known as a board futurist.
He’s the author of two books titled Right Seat Right Table and The Artificially Intelligent Boardroom.

Tim Buckley, Director, Climate Energy Finance, Australia

Tim Buckley is a director of Climate Energy Finance (CEF) and has 30 years of financial market experience covering the Australian, Asian, and global equity markets from both a buy and sell side perspective.

Kylie Hendriks, Registered Nurse, Auditor and Director of Safeguard Consulting

Kylie is a clinical nurse with over 25 years in the healthcare sector both private and public.
Kylie is a qualified Lead Assessor and NDIS Assessor, and holds a Bachelor of Nursing with postgraduate qualifications in perioperative nursing, and holds APHRA registration.

Prof Andrew Blakers, Professor, The Australian National University

Andrew Blakers is a professor at the Australian National University.
His career has been directed towards mitigating climate change through the replacement of fossil fuels with solar energy.

Utkarsh Narang, Learning Consultant, Executive Coach, Facilitator, and Content Creator

Utkarsh is the learning facilitator and executive coach.
He is also a content creator, from being a physiotherapist to filming and editing 400 hours of content for Columbia Business School professor to scaling a startup and leading sales, he now helps individuals and teams outperform themselves.

Prof. Arif Hassan | Organisational Psychologist, Professor, Consultant

Dr. Hassan is an organisational psychologist, a professor, an education specialist, a researcher, and a consultant.
He has published five books and nearly 70 articles.