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Meet our Global Connectors
Queensland Global Connect is our flagship ambassador program designed to elevate and celebrate the work, achievements and contributions of outstanding Queenslanders and Queensland advocates in international markets.
Inspiring global investment in Queensland
Queensland Global Connectors will inspire others worldwide and highlight the immense range of opportunities to trade, invest, study and partner with Queensland across diverse sectors.
They will share their individual journeys and experiences of Queensland as it relates to their industries and connections with international markets.
Your ambassadors for export and trade success
Global Connect is an initiative of the Queensland Trade and Investment Strategy 2022-2032, with the objective of amplifying Queensland’s global business brand on the runway to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
This impressive group of Global Connectors are exceptional achievers in their own fields and great supporters of Queensland. Each are a perfect fit for the Global Connect community contributing to the value of an international Team Queensland.
Professor Masakazu Sugiyama
Director Research Centre for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo and Queensland's Special Hydrogen Envoy in Japan.
Japan
Hiroyuki Sakai
Iron Chef and Owner Chef, Chairperson, Sakai Shokuhin Co Ltd.
Japan
Takeshi Takada
Co-Founder and Executive Producer, Alt.vfx.
Australia/Japan
Kerrin McNeil
Co-Founder, Good Apples Pictures.
Australia/Japan
John Buchanan
Director Buchanan Success Coaching Pty Ltd and former Australian cricket coach.
Australia/India
Ravin Mirchandani
Chairman Ador Powertron Ltd, Acusensus Ltd and Quench EV Chargers.
India
Heidi Dugan
Founding Director CEO, Arete Group, Influencer and TV host and Chair, Australian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.
China
Josephine Orgill
Partner HFL Advisors Ltd and Chair, Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong
Dr Scott Patterson
Vice President Biomarker Sciences & Diagnostics, Gilead Sciences, Inc.
United States of America
Neeti Mehta Shukla
Co-Founder and Social Impact Officer, Automation Anywhere.
United States of America
Russell Woruba
Deputy Secretary, Digital Government, PNG Department of Information and Communications Technology.
Papua New Guinea
Dr Raijieli Taga
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources.
Fiji
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