Hosted in partnership with the University of Melbourne Alumni Relations Office, this event is more than just a catch up with old friends - it is also a unique opportunity to hear from leading Melbourne academics in a panel discussion about 'Healthy Future Cities'. Connect with fellow Melbourne alumni, enjoy dinner with the Alumni Association and learn about trends that will transform cities across Asia and beyond.
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Healthy Future Cities
Cities are struggling as never before to deal with the challenges of rising and relocating populations, inadequate transport and scarcer natural resources. What must be done to ensure our cities have safe and cheap drinking water? How do we provide better transport? And why will sea level rise matter so much? There is hope for major cities, with governments and academics working together to improve living standards. Find out what the future holds, with University of Melbourne academics from three very different disciplines exploring the possibilities that lie ahead.
Professor Peter Scales
Director of Engagement, School of Engineering and Director of the Particulate Fluids Processing Centre
Professor Mark Stevenson
Lecturer in Health Geography (Faculty of Science)
Dr Celia McMichael is a lecturer in the School of Geography, The University of Melbourne, with a teaching focus on health geography. She has a background in health social sciences (geography, anthropology), international development and epidemiology. She completed undergraduate studies at The University of Edinburgh, UK, and postgraduate and doctoral studies at The University of Melbourne, Australia. Celia has conducted applied work in the area of migration and health, including work with the World Health Organization focused on infectious disease prevention among returning refugees in Angola, and with UNFPA addressing displacement and population health in Sri Lanka following the 2004 tsunami. Her academic research has focused on refugee resettlement in Australia and, more recently, environmental change and planned relocation in Fiji. She is an invited member of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Scientific Panel on Migration, Climate and Health.
Moderator: Nazril 'Nash' Idrus (BCom 1996)
Schedule:
5.30pm - Arrival and registration (light refreshments served)
6.15pm -7.15pm - Healthy Future Cities panel (45 min discussion + audience Q&A)
7.30pm - 9.30pm - Alumni Association Annual Dinner (3 course dinner, speeches and entertainment)Healthy Future Cities
PANELLISTS
Professor Peter Scales
Director of Engagement, School of Engineering and Director of the Particulate Fluids Processing Centre
Professor Peter Scales is Director of Engagement in the School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne. He is also Director of the Particulate Fluids Processing Centre, the international co-chair of the Urban Water Group of the Sustainable Water Futures Program of Future Earth and a former Director of the China-Australia Joint Centre on River Basin Management. His research background is in separations science and engineering and on water productivity in our cities and urban environments. Water productivity is the sum of benefits and value we get from water, weighed up against the environmental, recreational and social losses we incur through our water use. Professor Scales has worked across the minerals, water and waste water industries for more than thirty years and in the past five years, has focussed on the key issue of water reuse in our cities, the importance of pollution reduction in our rivers and lakes and how we can improve the value of water in our society. Part of this work is to demonstrate integrated solutions to water supply and waste water treatment that are scalable and easily deployable. He has published in excess of 250 peer reviewed articles, has supervised 30 PhD students to completion, has seven years of industrial experience, holds a number of patents and runs a small consulting company.
Professor Mark Stevenson
Director of the Transport, Health and Urban Design Research Hub and Professor of Urban Transport and Public Health, Melbourne School of Design
Professor Mark Stevenson is a Professor of Urban Transport and Public Health and director of the Transport, Health and Urban Design (THUD) Research Hub at The University of Melbourne, Australia. He is a National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) Fellow, an Honorary Professor in the Peking University Health Science Centre, China and an advisor for injury to the Director General of the World Health Organisation. Prof Stevenson regularly publishes in leading international journals with over 200 peer-reviewed articles, books, book chapters and technical reports. He has procured more than $33 million in competitive research funding including funding from the NHMRC, ARC and US National Institutes of Health.
Prof Stevenson has worked with both Federal and State governments in Australia and internationally on a number of projects to directly influence future transport policy. He is CIA on an ARC-funded Linkage project exploring new opportunities arising from the application of intelligent transport services, with a focus on the use of telematics to enhance road safety management and performance, and in 2016 led a number of seminal papers in a Lancet series on urban design, transport and population health in which 6 cities across the globe were modelled to assess the health impact of sustainable transport policies; the findings were launched at the United Nations.
As director of the Transport, Health and Urban Design (THUD) Research Hub, Prof Stevenson leads a cross-disciplinary research team exploring how the effects of urban form and transportation influence the health of residents in cities. Current research is focused on:
• Initiatives and delivery of innovative, safe and sustainable transport solutions
• The scientific evidence associated with the interface between urban design, transport and population health
• Translating the science to relevant urban, transport and health policies and practice
Dr Celia McMichael
Prof Stevenson has worked with both Federal and State governments in Australia and internationally on a number of projects to directly influence future transport policy. He is CIA on an ARC-funded Linkage project exploring new opportunities arising from the application of intelligent transport services, with a focus on the use of telematics to enhance road safety management and performance, and in 2016 led a number of seminal papers in a Lancet series on urban design, transport and population health in which 6 cities across the globe were modelled to assess the health impact of sustainable transport policies; the findings were launched at the United Nations.
As director of the Transport, Health and Urban Design (THUD) Research Hub, Prof Stevenson leads a cross-disciplinary research team exploring how the effects of urban form and transportation influence the health of residents in cities. Current research is focused on:
• Initiatives and delivery of innovative, safe and sustainable transport solutions
• The scientific evidence associated with the interface between urban design, transport and population health
• Translating the science to relevant urban, transport and health policies and practice
Dr Celia McMichael
Lecturer in Health Geography (Faculty of Science)
Dr Celia McMichael is a lecturer in the School of Geography, The University of Melbourne, with a teaching focus on health geography. She has a background in health social sciences (geography, anthropology), international development and epidemiology. She completed undergraduate studies at The University of Edinburgh, UK, and postgraduate and doctoral studies at The University of Melbourne, Australia. Celia has conducted applied work in the area of migration and health, including work with the World Health Organization focused on infectious disease prevention among returning refugees in Angola, and with UNFPA addressing displacement and population health in Sri Lanka following the 2004 tsunami. Her academic research has focused on refugee resettlement in Australia and, more recently, environmental change and planned relocation in Fiji. She is an invited member of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Scientific Panel on Migration, Climate and Health.
Moderator: Nazril 'Nash' Idrus (BCom 1996)
Nazril "Nash" Idrus has always been a high achiever. At the age of 12, he was named child prodigy “Tokoh Kanak-Kanak Negeri Sembilan” at Hari Kanak-Kanak Sedunia 1986. He spent 5 years at Royal Military College (RMC) where he instilled the values of its alma matter, “Serve To Lead”.
Nash was one of the top 12 contestants in world famous Business Reality-TV program “Apprentice Asia” hosted by Billionaire Tony Fernandes. He also won three years consecutive business awards with ActionCoach Business Coaching. Nash is also a Media Personality and has hosted a number of business & lifestyle genre TV programs.
Nash holds a B.Com Degree from the University of Melbourne. He subsequently spent a few years at KPMG Melbourne. He is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia (ICAA). His corporate exposure includes being in Corporate Finance in Petronas; Financial Analyst at ExxonMobil London; Analyst at HSBC Investment Banking London, before embarking on his own entrepreneurial journey. His dream is to incubate 100 companies to IPO.
Nash was one of the top 12 contestants in world famous Business Reality-TV program “Apprentice Asia” hosted by Billionaire Tony Fernandes. He also won three years consecutive business awards with ActionCoach Business Coaching. Nash is also a Media Personality and has hosted a number of business & lifestyle genre TV programs.
Nash holds a B.Com Degree from the University of Melbourne. He subsequently spent a few years at KPMG Melbourne. He is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia (ICAA). His corporate exposure includes being in Corporate Finance in Petronas; Financial Analyst at ExxonMobil London; Analyst at HSBC Investment Banking London, before embarking on his own entrepreneurial journey. His dream is to incubate 100 companies to IPO.
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