2017
Graduation speakers and speeches
Autumn
Peter Bradd
CEO, Beanstalk Factory
Ceremony: 2 May 2017, 10:30am - UTS Business School
Biography and Speech
Lionel King
Senior Vice President Intellectual Property Strategy, ResMed Ltd
Ceremony: 2 May 2017, 2:00pm - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Science
Biography and Speech
Katherine Woodthorpe
Chair, Fishburners
Ceremony: 2 May 2017, 5:30pm - Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, Faculty of Law
Biography and Speech
Gene Sherman AM
Director, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
Ceremony: 3 May 2017, 10:30am - Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
Biography and Speech
Glen Boreham AM
Non-Executive Director, Cochlear Limited
Ceremony: 3 May 2017, 2:00pm - Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Biography and Speech
Craig Roy
Deputy Chief Executive, CSIRO
Ceremony: 3 May 2017, 5:30pm - Faculty of Science
Biography and Speech
Ian James Watt AC
Chairman, BAE Systems Australia
Ceremony: 4 May 2017, 10:30am - Faculty of Law, Faculty of Health
Biography and Speech
Mark Scott AO
Secretary, NSW Department of Education
Ceremony: 4 May 2017, 2:00pm - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Biography and Speech
Ian Oppermann
CEO and Chief Data Scientist, NSW Data Analytics Centre
Ceremony: 4 May 2017, 5:30pm - Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Faculty of Health
Biography and Speech
Rob Lynch
Emeritus Professor, UTS
Ceremony: 5 May 2017, 10:30am - UTS Business School, Faculty of Health
Biography and Speech
William Smart
Creative Director, Smart Design Studio
Ceremony: 5 May 2017, 2:00pm - Institute for Sustainable Futures, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
Biography and Speech
Susannah Eliott
CEO, Australian Science Media Centre
Ceremony: 8 May 2017, 10:30am - Faculty of Science
Biography and Speech
Sally Redman AO
CEO, Sax Institute
Ceremony: 8 May 2017, 2:00pm - Faculty of Health, Graduate School of Health
Biography and Speech
Luca Belgiomo-Nettis AM
Managing director, Prisma Investment Pty Ltd
Ceremony: 8 May 2017, 5:30pm - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, Graduate School of Health
Biography and Speech
Frances Hughes ONZM
CEO, International Council of Nurses
Ceremony: 9 May 2017, 10:30am - Faculty of Health
Biography and Speech
Hilda Clune
Chief Information Officer, PwC Australia
Ceremony: 9 May 2017, 2:00pm - Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Biography and Speech
Matthew Favier
Director, Australian Institute of Sport
Ceremony: 9 May 2017, 5:30pm - UTS Business School
Biography and Speech
Jenny Brockie
Presenter, ‘Insight’ SBS
Ceremony: 11 May 2017, 10:30am - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Biography and Speech
Brian Wilson AO
Deputy Chancellor, UTS
Ceremony: 11 May 2017, 2:00pm - UTS Business
Biography and Speech
Peter Bailey
CEO and Chair, Arup Australasia
Ceremony: 11 May 2017, 5:30pm - Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
Biography and Speech
Joanna Knott OAM
Co-founder & Chair, SpinalCure Australia
Ceremony: 12 May 2017, 10:30am - Faculty of Health
Biography and Speech
Craig Lambert
Founder, Slingshot
Ceremony: 12 May 2017, 2:00pm - UTS Business School
Biography and Speech
Sean Gordon
CEO, Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council
Ceremony: 15 May 2017, 10:30am - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
Biography and Speech
Damon Rees
Government Chief Information and Digital Officer, Department of Finance, Services and Innovation
Ceremony: 15 May 2017, 2:00pm - UTS Business School, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Biography and Speech
Spring
Wendy Machin
Chair, Customer Owned Banking Association
Ceremony: 9 October 2017, 10.30am - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UTS Business School
Biography and Speech
Jacqui Cross
Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, NSW Ministry of Health
Ceremony: 9 October 2017, 2.00pm - Faculty of Health, Graduate School of Health, UTS Business School
Biography and Speech
Bill Gladstone
Interim Dean, UTS Faculty of Science
Ceremony: 10 October 2017, 10.30am - Faculty of Science
Biography and Speech
George Koukis
Chairman, IXL S.A
Ceremony: 10 October 2017, 2.00pm - UTS Business School
Biography and Speech
Steve Vamos
Non-Executive Director, Telstra
Ceremony: 10 October 2017, 5.30pm - Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, UTS Business School
Biography and Speech
Richard White
CEO & Founder, WiseTech Global
Ceremony: 12 October 2017, 10.30am - Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Biography and Speech
Tim Soutphommasane
Race Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission
Ceremony: 12 October 2017, 2.00pm - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Biography and Speech
Narelle Kennedy AM
Managing Director, The Kennedy Company
Ceremony: 12 October 2017, 5.30pm - UTS Business School
Biography and Speech
John McGuire
Chief Innovation Officer, Aurecon
Ceremony: 13 October 2017, 10.30am - Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Biography and Speech
Kim Crestani
Founder and Director, Order Architects
Ceremony: 13 October 2017, 2.00pm - Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
Biography and Speech
Michael Sexton SC
NSW Solicitor General
Ceremony: 16 October 2017, 10.30am - Faculty of Law, Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Biography and Speech
Peter Booth
Chair of the Board of Directors, Activate UTS
Ceremony: 16 October 2017, 2.00pm - UTS Business School
Biography and Speech
