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Jun 02 2010

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The Wheeler Centre’s “Festival of Intolerance” rolls on with the announcement of even more speakers – but not a sceptic in sight:

New Speakers for the Deakins [aka “The Festival of Intolerance”]

Today we announce the final speakers joining the Deakins Lecture series.

Professor John Daley from the Grattan Institute brings more than 20 years of experience in policy and corporate roles from ANZ banking to University of Oxford. He joins the Greening Capitalism panel looking at how big business can adjust to climate change. Also confirmed for Greening Capitalism, investment specialist Ian Gibson founded Attunga Capital to invest in niche industries currently managing in excess of $200 million in assets.

Signing up for Politics of Climate Change, Labor Parliamentarian Mark Dreyfus is used to controversy having previously litigated in the High Court in the Stolen Generation case. Managing director of Origin Energy Grant King brings more than 15 years of experience working in oil, gas and electricity to out Futute Energy Solutions panel.

Finally Order of Australia recipient Professor Rob Adams brings his insights on how our cities will need to be redesigned for the future of climate change in Innovating the Cities.

Source: The Wheeler Centre’s Dailies

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