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Speed Dating on Hamilton Island: The Weapons Manufacturers Meet the Miners

The Cairns Post in September published the following list of participants to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation Hamilton Island Junket conducted last May around the time of their $444 million windfall.

It’s wasn’t only the Finance and Fossil Fuels folk but the Merchants of Death were present too: Boeing, Aecom and GE.

Climate and Militarism – two sides of the same coin – rooted in extractivism.

It’s a speed dating weekend, where relationships are made and deals done. In the topic of your choice. While pretending its about “Save the Reef”. Was that Captain America where the evil ones were the good ones were the evil ones??? Or Austin Powers??

Only the scientists present would have been confused enough to think it was about science.

One, who wasn’t there, can be heard on the ABC Hamish Macdonald soon after convinced that the BRF was committed to great science – their projects were all, at last, being funded.

 

Chairman’s Panel Weekend
Qualia, Hamilton Island QLD
18-20 May, 2018

Attendee List:

Dr John Schubert AO- Chairman of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation

Ms Anna Marsden- Managing Director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation

Ms Julianne Alroe- CEO of Brisbane Aiport Corporation

Mr Todd Bettley- Chief Executive (AUS & NZ) AECOM

Mr Darryl Cuzzubbo- Group Executive & President (Australia Pacific & Asia) Orlea

Ms Maureen Dougherty- President of Boeing Australia, NZ and South Pacific

Dr Matthew Dunbabin- Principal Research Fellow QUT (Autonomous Systems)

Mr Steven Fitzgerald- Chairman of Affirmative Investment Management

Mr Richard Fitzpatrick- Director of Photography for Biopixel

Ms Theresa Fyffe- Executive Director of Projects & Partnerships for the Great Barrier Reef Foundation

Dr Ruth Gates- Research Professor and Director for Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology

Mr John Gunn- Board Director for the Great Barrier Reef Foundation

Mr Andrew Harding- CEO Aurizon

Dr Paul Hardisty- CEO Australian Institute of Marine Science

Ms Amanda Hicks- Partner KPMG Aculty for KPMG Australia

Ms Lori Hogan- Director of Corporate Development for the Great Barrier Reef Foundation

Prof Karen Hussey- Director for Faculty of Centre for Policy Futures at University of QLD

Mr Alan Joyce AC- Managing Director and Group CEO at Qantas Airways Limited

Mr Mike Kane- CEO Boral Limited

Mr Grant King- President of the Business Council of Australia

Ms Wendy King- President (Australia East) for ConocoPhillips Australia

Ms Katie Lahey- Executive Chairman (Australia) for Korn Ferry

Dr Larry Marshall- Chief Executive for CSIRO

Mr Jeremy Maycock- Chairman for Port of Brisbane

Ms Amanda McCluskey- Head of Sustainable Funds Group and Chair for Stewart Investors

Mr Jason Pellegrino- Managing Director of Google Australia

Dr Russell Reichelt- Chairman for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Mr Steven Sargeant- Director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation

Mr Brian Sheahan- Executive Chairman for Morgans Financial Ltd

Mr Bevan Slattery- Executive Director at Superloop

Mr Phillip Strachan- Director for Queensland Rail

Mr Jon Sutton- Managing Director & CEO at Bank of Queensland

Mr Paul Uren- CEO (Australia & NZ) at JP Morgan

Prof Madeleine Van Oppen- Senior Principal Research Scientist and Chair in Marine Biology at University of Melbourne and Australian Institute of Marine Science

Ms Olivia Wirth- Group Executive Brand, Marketing & Corporate Affairs at Qantas Airways Limited

Ms Karen Wood- Chairman at BHP Billiton Foundation

Mr Max York- CEO at GE Australia Pty Ltd

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