Heidi Yaqi Han

Heidi Yaqi Han JP is an Advisory Board member at the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS:ACRI).

She is a former journalist, community leader, and Head of Marketing and Communications of eBest pty ltd.

Born in China and educated in New Zealand and Australia, she is an experienced multicultural media and communication professional in Australia, excelling as a bilingual journalist and specialist in cross-cultural communications. She has over a decade of impactful experience in community media, SBS, The Australian, and consultancy roles for major CALD marketing campaigns, events, and cultural policy. She has worked with organisations including the City of Sydney, Cultural Perspectives, and NSW Health, and with advertising and PR agencies such as Publicis and M&C Saatchi. She was a fellow of the Asialink Leadership Program and the Dr John Yu Fellowship and served as a committee member for the Australian Chinese Charity Foundation for over 12 years. Currently, she is a committee member of Chinese Australian Forum and Vice-president of the Australia Shandong Association.