7.00am-8.30am

Registration and welcome coffee

8.45am – 10am

Opening Session

Opening Remarks by Session Chair

Voula Messimeri

Chairperson, FECCA

Welcome address

Davor Perovic

Interim Chairperson, Multicultural Council of Tasmania

Address by

THE HON. MICHELLE O’BYRNE MHA

Tasmanian Minister for Community Development

OFFICIAL OPENING ADDRESS

The Hon. Kevin Andrews MP

Federal Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

10am – 10.20am

MORNING TEA

10.20 – 11.15am

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

MR. KHOA DO

Film Director, educator and Young Australian of the Year 2005

11.30am-12.45pm

Concurrent Abstract Breakout Sessions

(See relevant web page for abstract details)

11.30am-12.45pm

POLICY ROUNDTABLE -1

‘Diversity in a Global Context: The Australian Experience’

PANELISTS

Tim Harcourt
Chief Economist, Australian Trade Commission

Serap Ozdemir
Windermere Child and Family Services

Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM
Director, Equity and Diversity, University of Western Sydney

Andrew Johnson

Director, Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)

Snr Const. Joseph Herrech & Snr Const. James Waterson

Victoria Police

12.45pm-1.15pm

LUNCH

1.30pm-2.30pm

PLENARY SESSION 1

TONY BURKE MP

Shadow Minister for Immigration, Integration and Citizenship

Representing the Leader of the Opposition, Kevin Rudd MP

COMMISSIONER TOM CALMA

National Race Discrimination Commissioner

Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission

2.30pm-3.30pm

PANEL SESSION A - ‘Issues of Immigration and Citizenship’

PANELISTS

Professor Hûrriyet Babacan
Institute for Community, Ethnicity and Policy Alternatives (ICEPA)

Senator The Hon Eric Abetz
Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation

Stefan Romaniw OAM
Executive Director, Community Languages Australia

Laurie Ferguson MP

Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs

3.30pm-3.45pm

AFTERNOON TEA

3.45pm-4.45pm

Concurrent Abstract Breakout Sessions

(See relevant web page for abstract details)

3.45pm-4.45pm

POLICY ROUNDTABLE - 2

‘Empowerment and Inclusion – Women’s Issues in a Diverse Australia’

PANELISTS

Patrizia Torelli
National Manager, Participation Services, Cricket Australia

Melba Marginson
Executive Officer, Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women's Coalition

Leila Alloush
Manager, Victorian Arabic Social Services

Dr Adele Murdolo

Executive Director, Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health

3.45pm-4.45pm

POLICY ROUNDTABLE - 3

‘Issues of Diversity in Ageing’

PANELISTS

Senator Jan McLucas
Shadow Minister for Ageing, Disability and Carers

Ian Yates AM
Executive Director, Council for the Ageing

Joan Hughes
Chief Executive Officer, Carers Australia

Glenn Rees
National Executive Director, Alzheimer’s Australia

Ljubica Petrov
Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing

4.45pm-5.45pm

PANEL SESSION B - ‘EMPOWERMENT AND INCLUSION’

PANELISTS

Dr. Berhan Ahmed
Director, African Think Tank Inc

Professor Des Cahill
Convenor, World Conference of Religions for Peace (Australia)

Diana Qian
Executive Director, Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW

Paul Power
Chief Executive Officer, Refugee Council of Australia

Silma Ihram

Vice President, Muslim Women’s National Network Australia

7pm for 7.30pm

OFFICIAL CONGRESS DINNER

Derwent Room, Wrest Point

8.15am – 8.40am

morning coffee

8.45am – 10.15am

PLENARY SESSION 2

Senator Bob Brown
Leader of the Australian Greens

Professor John Nieuwenhuysen AM
Director of the Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements

Shaun Brown
Managing Director, SBS

10.15am-10.30am

MORNING TEA

10.30am-11.45am

Concurrent Abstract Breakout Sessions

(See relevant web page for abstract details)

10.30am-11.45am

POLICY ROUNDTABLE - 4

‘The Voices of the Future: Youth Issues in a Diverse Australia’

PANELISTS

Lisa Singh MHA
State Member for Denison

Dr Geoff Holloway
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY)

Tanya Plibersek MP
Shadow Minister for Human Services, Housing, Youth and Women

Abeselom Nega
Chair, Federation of African Communities' Councils

10.30am-11.45am

POLICY ROUNDTABLE - 5

‘Issues of Diversity and Health in Australia’

PANELISTS

Senator Lyn Allison
Leader of the Australian Democrats, Democrats spokesperson on Health

Associate Professor Nicholas Procter
University of South Australia
Eugenia Tsoulis

Executive Director, Migrant Resource Centre of South Australia

Hannah Baird
National Prescribing Service

11.45am-12.45pm

PANEL SESSION C - ‘MULTICULTURALISM AND THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT’

PANELISTS

Janet Ong
Multicultural Tasmania Stepan Kerkyasharian AM
Chairperson, Community Relations Commission for a multicultural NSW Arthur Maudlin
Manager, Community Relations, Multicultural Affairs Queensland Commissioner Joe Caputo
Victorian Multicultural Commission Ellis Griffiths

A/Executive Director, Office of Multicultural Interests WA

Commissioner Maria Barredo

South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission

12.45pm-1.30pm

LUNCH

1.30-2.30pm

PANEL SESSION D - ‘SETTLEMENT SERVICES’

PANELISTS

Gail Ker
Director, A.C.C.E.S Services Inc

Senator Ursula Stephens
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition

(Social and Community Affairs)

Eric Chalmers
Chief Executive of KidSafe ACT

Michael Martinez

Chief Executive Officer, Diversitat

Dr. Melika Yassin Sheikh-Eldin

Manager Settlement Partnerships, AMES Community and

Settlement Services

2.30pm-3.45pm

Concurrent Abstract Breakout Sessions

(See relevant web page for abstract details)

2.30pm-3.30pm

POLICY ROUNDTABLE 6

‘Migration and Movement: Issues of the Environment and Sustainability’

PANELISTS

Dr Elaine Stratford
School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania
Denise Boyd

Campaigns Director, Australian Conservation Foundation

Senator Christine Milne

Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania

3.30pm –3.45pm

AFTERNOON TEA

3.45pm – 4.15pm

SUMMARY AND CLOSE OF CONGRESS