AJF Board Member Mr Doug Hall AM speaking with guest

AJF Board Member Mr Doug Hall AM with Mr Michael Laverty and Mr Henry Kalaf from Tropfest

AJF Board Member Mr Tim Lester and Mr Mikio Tanuma, Country head, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in Australia

AJF Board member, Mr Tim Lester

AJF Board Member Mr Tim Lester and AJF Chair Mr Murray McLean AO

AJF Board Member Tim Lester addressing guests

AJF Board Members Dr Chiaki Ajioka and Mr Doug Hall AM

AJF Board members Dr Chiaki Ajoika, Mr Doug Hall AM, Ms Melanie Brock, Profesor Kate Darian-Smith and Mr Tim Lester

AJF Chair Mr Murray McLean AO

Dr Luke Nottage, University of Sydney, Mr Kevin Pringle, Partner at Gadens and AJF Chair Mr Murray McLean

AJF Chair Mr Murray McLean AO, AJF Board members Professor Darian-Smith and Tim Lester with guests Mr Shoma Kubo and Ms Diane Vukelic and AJF Board member Melanie Brock

Dr Mari Velonaki, Director, Creative Robotics, College of Fine Arts, University of Sydney

Dr Riley Lee of TaikOz and Ms Majella Thomas, University of Sydney Media and Communications Department

Dylan Curnow and guests

Dylan Curnow of Isabella a Capella choir, Lismore

Guests at the AJF Reception in Sydney

Mr Bruce Gosper, CEO Austrade and AJF Chair Mr Murray McLean AO

Mr David Jacobs, Mr Shuichi Hirano, Managing Director of JETRO, Mr Bob Seidler AM, Chairman & CEO Hunter Phillip Japan and Mr Mikio Tanuma

Mr Masato Takaoka, Consul-General, New South Wales Consulate-General of Japan

Mr David Jacobs, CEO of the Australia Japan Business Cooperation Committee, Mr Peter Grey, Co-Chair Japan Business Group of Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Ms Kathryn Hunyor of Art Waku Waku

Mr Murray McLean AO and the Honourable Patricia Forsythe, Executive Director, Sydney Business Chamber

Mr Nao Endo, Director, The Japan Foundation in Sydney with guest

Mr Peter Rowe, DFAT, Ms Virgina Greville, former Director, NSW DFAT State Office, Mr Masato Takaoka, Professor Luke Nottage Mr Robert Seidler AM

Mr Peter Rowe, Mr Masato Takaoka, AJF Chair Mr Murray McLean AO and Mr Tim Lester

Mr Richard Howitt and Dr Chris Baumann of Macquarie University, the Hon Ms Patricia Forsythe and guest

Mr Rob McNeil, Chief Superintendent, NSW Fire Brigade

Ms Beverly Parungao, former AJF media intern and Adjunct Professor Richard Broinowski, University of Sydney

Ms Beverly Parungao

Ms Margo Neale, National Museum of Australia, Professor Sarah Kenderdine, College of Fine Arts, UNSW and AJF Chair Mr Murray McLean AO

Ms Kathryn Hunyor, Director of Art Waku Waku and Mr Peter Grey

Ms Katy Wood and Ellen Dwyer of the Australia Council with guest

Ms Sue Pedley, Dr Chiaki Ajioka, Ms Margo Neale and Ms Vicky Gordon

Ms Tazuko McLaren, Southern Cross University, Mr Marty Thomas of Scouts Australia and Mr Dylan Curnow

Professor David Rye of Creative Robotics Lab, UNSW, Mr Tim Lester, Professor Mari Velonaki, Mr Dylan Curnow, Dr David Silverat, UNSW, Ms Tazuko McLaren and AJF Chair Mr Murray McLean AO

Professor David Rye, Dr Mari Velonaki and Dr David Silverat

Professor Richard Howitt and Dr Chris Baumann