 

Welcome to the fastest growing network of Global Australians. Advance is a community for the one million Australians living overseas.We are pleased to provide opportunities for members across Asia and help you grow your network globally. In 2010, Advance Asia will focus on 3 core areas, highlighted by our members as being of most relevance:
>Women in leadership >Sustainability of resources - human and energy >Breaking down the cultural barriers in business relationships.
We connect Australians and alumni of Australia by providing global connections, through marketing programs and with local collaborations and networking.
Please contact our Asia Office if you want to get involved!
We look forward to helping you ‘Advance yourself’ on the world stage.
Alison Harbert
Manager, Advance Asia
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Advance Asia Advisory Group Melanie Brock: Managing Director, Agenda, Tokyo George Cheung: Managing Director, Reisner Corp, Beijing Ros Coffey: Managing Director, Human Resources, Nomura, Hong Kong Peter Flavel: Global Head, The Standard Chartered Private Bank, Singapore Mina Guli: Chief Investment Officer, Peony Capital, Beijing Michelle Guthrie: Chair, Plan International, Hong Kong Andrew Macintosh: General Manager, National Australia Bank, Hong Kong Serafina Maiorano: Chief Executive Officer, Advance, New York Barry Plews: Creative Producer, Reckless Moments, Shanghai Shoba Purushothaman: Entrepreneur, Mumbai
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Advance Emerging Leaders India Summit 2010 3 - 4 May 2010, New Delhi, India
The Advance Emerging Leaders India Summit, held in New Delhi on 3-4 May, was a great success with thought leaders travelling from across India and around the world to form recommendations for the future of the Australian-Indian relationship.
The Summit coincided with the Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean’s visit to India and High Commissioner Peter Varghese and Minister Crean hosted a reception to mark the opening of the Advance Summit. [More...]

Advanced ideas from the Advance Emerging Leaders India Summit During the Summit, Advance spoke to a number of delegates on the opportunities and challenges for the Australian-India relationship. Hear insights from Geoffrey Conaghan (Commissioner to India, Victorian Government) and Mohan Krishnamoorthy (CEO, IITB-Monash Research Academy) with more to come soon.
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An Advance-d step to boost trade ties of India, Australia, The Financial Express - New Delhi: The largest global network of Australians and alumni abroad, ‘Advance’, on Tuesday launched its India Chapter, which is expected to provide opportunities to improve the Indo-Australian bilateral trade as well as advise both the governments to further strengthen ties. [More...] Solar-Gem Wins 2010 Australian Innovation Shoot Out in Silicon Valley
Solar-Gem, one of the New South Wales state finalists, took top honors at this year’s G’Day USA Australian Innovation Shoot Out in Silicon Valley on January 20. Solar-Gem CEO Khimji Vaghjiani was named “Australian Innovator of the Year” by the judging panel who was impressed with Solar-Gem’s innovative off-grid lighting and electricity system that can bring low-cost power to remote and poverty-stricken areas of the world. [More...]
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Margaret Khursigara
Joint Country Manager
Pinpoint India
Mumbai-based Margaret Khursigara, Joint Country Manager for Pinpoint India, is developing bespoke customer loyalty programs for global and Indian banks. Margaret shares some of her secrets on getting things done in India.
Gaurav Gupta
Associate Partner
Dalberg Asia
Mumbai-based Gaurav Gupta, Associate Partner at Dalberg Asia and Director of The Green Livelihoods Centre, manages a portfolio of businesses in Australia and India. Read his full story here.
Shoba Purushothaman
Entrepreneur
Shoba has recently relocated to Mumbai from New York, after studying at Monash University. Read her story here.
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