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Nomination and Selection Process

Participants have been selected after a comprehensive search and nomination process to form the highest potential influence group after taking into account an appropriate, reasonable balance and weighting of sector, gender, geographical spread and philosophical disposition.

The participants emanate from business, government and non-government organisations and a wide range of sectors, however each person has been invited to the Forum as an individual and not as a representative of his or her organisation/sector.

Participants have been chosen from various areas, including:

There is a list of participants available under the Forum Program section of this website. Each person has provided a biography and their view on the future of Australia. Participants have been invited as individuals, not as representatives of their sectors or their organisations. The views expressed in their statements are those of the individual participant. Except where the participant specifically states to the contrary, those views do not represent the views of any business organisation with which the participant may be associated.

Final recommendations were made by a group comprising the Forum Management Committee and independent community representatives including: Mr Tim Costello AO, Chief Executive Officer of World Vision Australia, Mr Don Henry, Executive Director of the Australian Conservation Foundation, Ms Wendy McCarthy AO, Chancellor of the University of Canberra, Ms Katie Lahey, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia and Ms Barbara Livesey, Chief Executive Officer of Reconciliation Australia.