The Australia India Youth Dialogue, the leading youth dialogue between the two countries, met in Melbourne and Sydney for its sixth iteration from 15 – 18 February 2017. AIYD 2017 focused on the overarching theme of innovation, with sub-themes of health, entrepreneurship and skill development. Thirty prominent youth leaders from business, start-ups, sports, NGOs, medical services, higher education, politics and media were selected to take part.
The closed-door discussions involved a candid exchange of insights which produced a range of creative policy ideas to deepen the Australia-India bilateral relationship. The delegation also visited the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne, and undertook a tour of the Tyree Energy Technologies Building at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.
Issues discussed included:
- Health innovation in Australia and India;
- Comparing Australian and Indian start-up ecosystems;
- Maximising impact through investing in social entrepreneurship;
- The challenge of skilling India’s millions and the potential for Australia-India collaboration;
- The role of gender in skill development and the future of work.
The 2017 AIYD continued the group challenge activity introduced at the 2016 dialogue. The winning group aimed to reduce drowning deaths in India through training cooperation with Australian Surf Life Saving Clubs.
The delegation was addressed by Ms Preeti Saran, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, the Hon. Frank McGuire, Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Medical Research, Small Business and Innovation, Ms Manika Jain, Consul General of India in Melbourne, the Hon. Jonathon O’Dea MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the New South Wales Premier and Treasurer, the Hon. Victor Dominello MP, New South Wales Minister for Finance, Services and Property, Mr Barry O’Farrell, former Premier of New South Wales and Deputy Chair of the Australia India Council, Mr B Vanlalvawna, Consul General of India in Sydney, and the Hon. Craig Laundy MP, Assistant Minister for Innovation, Health and Science.
Australian Delegates
Indian Delegates
- DAY 0 - MELBOURNE (Arrival), Wednesday 15 February 2017
- Theme: Innovation - Health, Entrepreneurship, Skills
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2:00pm – 4:00pm
mPavillion
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7:00pm
Town Hall
Speakers:
Preeti Saran,Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, India.
The Hon. Frank McGuire, Parliamentary Secretary for Medical Research and Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Innovation
- DAY 1 - MELBOURNE, Thursday 16 February 2017
- Theme: Health
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9:00am – 10:00am
Moderator:
Danielle Rajendram, Policy Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
Speakers:
John WH Denton AO, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Manika Jain, Consul General of India in Melbourne
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10:00am- 11:00am
Moderator:
Rachel Altman, Manager International Engagement, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria
Speakers:
Suvir Khanchandani, Commercial Manager, Cipla Australia
Sue MacLeman, Chief Executive Officer, MTPConnect Ltd
Dr. James Dromey, Chief Operating Officer, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
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11:10am- 11:30am
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11:30am – 12:30pm
Moderator:
Sid Verma, Corazon Systems
Speakers:
David Mast, IBM
Andrew Lin and Hon Weng Chong, Clinicloud
Patrick Ferguson, Phoria
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12:30pm – 1:15pm
State Library
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2:00pm – 3:30pm
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3:30pm – 5:30pm
Australia India Institute
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7:45pm
Sydney
- DAY 2 SYDNEY, Friday 17th February 2017
- Theme: Entrepreneurship
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9:30am
Speakers:
Belinda Howell, General Manager, Market Development, UTS
Stephen Rutter, Manager Business practice Unit, UTS Business School
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9:40am- 10:40am
Moderator:
Avi Naidu, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Taronga Group
Speakers:
Anup Vikal, Chief Financial Officer, Snapdeal
Topaz Conway, Chair, Springboard Enterprises and Telstra, Advisory Board Member
Patrick Mooney, Chairman, Impact Tech Ventures
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10:40am – 11:00am
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11:00am – 11:20am
Speakers:
Rob Fitzpatrick, CEO, Australian Information Industry Association
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11:20am – 12:20pm
Moderator:
Andrew Sholl, Principal ShollCounsel
Speakers:
Daniel Madhavan, Chief Executive Officer, Impact Investing Australia
Rob Fitzpatrick, CEO, Australian Information Industry Association
Karen Iles, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Tata Consultancy Services
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12:20pm
UTS
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1:20pm – 2:45pm
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2:45pm – 3:30pm
Speakers:
HashChing, Fintech – Mandeep Sodhi
Advanced Navigation, GPS – Chris Shaw
Tot Tok, Childcare – Ankita Mehta
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3:30pm – 4:00pm
Keynote Address:
The Hon. Jonathan O’Dea MP NSW Parliamentary Secretary to Premier and Treasurer
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4:00pm – 4:45pm
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5:30pm – 6:30pm
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6:30pm
UNSW
Address by Veena Sahajwalla, Scientia Professor
- DAY 3 SYDNEY, Saturday 18th February 2017
- Theme: Skills
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10:00am
Speakers:
Professor Philomena Leung, Professor of Accounting and Associate Dean (International and Corporate Engagement), Macquarie University
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10:10 am – 11:20am
Moderator:
Mosiqi Acharya, Digital Content Producer, SBS Radio
Speakers:
Professor C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University and Director, International Institute for Higher Education Research & Capacity Building
Sue Freeman, Director, Australian Retail College India
Tim Beresford, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Vice Chancellor, Macquarie University
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11:20am – 11:30am
Speakers:
Professor Julian Knowles, Associate Dean (International), Faculty of Arts, Macquarie University
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11:30am – 12:00pm
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12:00pm – 1:00pm
Moderator:
Sanushka Seomangal, Special Counsel, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
Speakers:
Nicola Hazell, Head of Diversity & Impact, BlueChilli and Director, She Starts
Dr Muireann Irish, Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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1:00pm
Macquarie
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3.00pm
Speakers:
The Hon Mr Victor Dominello MP, NSW Minister for Finance, Services and Property
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3:20pm – 4:20pm
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7:00pm
Maritime Museum
Speakers:
Barry O’Farrell, Deputy Chair, Australia India Council and Former Premier of New South Wales,
B. Vanlalvawna, Consul General of India in Sydney
The Hon. Craig Laundy MP, Assistant Minister for Minister for Industry, Innovation & Science
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To read more about the dialogue, Please download below the AIYD report for year 2017.