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His Royal Highness Raja Dr Nazrin Shah
Professor Richard Bedford, University of Waikato
Professor Sanjukta Dasgupta, Calcutta University
Professor Stephanie Fahey, Monash University
Professor Lim Teck Ghee, University College Sedaya International, Malaysia
Sir James Gobbo AC CVO, Australian Multicultural Foundation
Professor Graeme Hugo, University of Adelaide
Mr Jerald Joseph, Commonwealth Foundation, Malaysia
Professor Kee Pokong, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Ms Bala Thakrar, Asian Foundation for Philanthropy
Dr Kris Rampasad, Communications and Literary Consultant, Trinidad and Tabago
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Keynote address
His Royal Highness Raja Dr Nazrin Shah
Opening Comments
Sir James Gobbo AC CVO
Australian Multicultural Foundation
Dr Mark Collins
Commonwealth Foundation
Mr Ravindra Kumar
The Statesman India
Session 1: General Perspectives and Overview
Professor Graeme Hugo
University of Adelaide
Professor Kee Pookong
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Session 2: Social Cohesion and Inclusion
Dr Howard Duncan
Metropolis project, Canada
Rev Dr Hermen Shastri
Council of Churches of Malaysia
Dr Kris Rampersad
Communications and Literary Consultant, Trinidad and Tabago
Mr Jerald Joseph
Commonwealth Foundation, Malaysia
Session 3: Education Diasporas
Welcome and introduction by Chair
Associate Professor Dr Ong Puay Liu
Mr Sam Rajappa
The Statesman
Professor Richard Bedford
University of Waikato
Professor Stephanie Fahey
Monash University
Session 4: Realising People’s Potential
Professor Sanjukta Dasgupta
Calcutta University
Ms Bala Thakrar
Asian Foundation for Philanthropy
Dr Lim Teck Ghee
University College Sedaya International, Malaysia
Session 5: Diasporas – Where to Next?
Panel members:
Mr Ravindra Kumar
Mr Andrew Firmin
Professor Kee Pookong |
5th Diversity Matters Conference: Diasporas and the Commonwealth