Entertainment - Celebrity Speakers Forum

The Celebrity Speakers Forum, officially adjoining the 'World Expo on Stage' program, gave the Exposition a venue for the world's leading scientists, heroes, explorers, academics, journalists and authors to discuss matters vitally important to 1988 - and future - Earth.

Over seven evenings spaced throughout the Expo at the nearby Concert Hall of the Queensland Performing Arts Complex, students and adults could enjoy these eminent panel forums for the mere cost of $5.00 and $10.00 per ticket, as well as ask questions at the end.

Organised by UniQuest Conference Systems, it is hoped that the official transcript of these fora shall be made a part of the Foundation Expo '88 web-site in the near future - keep tuned!

The Fora were:

20 June 1988 Modern-Day Adventure and Exploration
Chairman: Simon Balderstone, Journalist and Scientific Author
Speakers: Dr Arlene Blum - American Adventurer
Tim Macartney-Snape - Adventurer
Robert Swan - British Antarctic Explorer
26 June 1988 Technology and Sport
Chairman: Dr Ian Jobling, Chairman of The Oceania Olympic Authority
Speakers: Professor John Lucas - Associate Director of the U.S. Olympic Academy
John Landy - Australian Athlete
Dr Frank Pyke - President of the Australian Sport Association
Diane Jones-Konihowski
20 July 1988 Technology and its effect on the Social Fabric of Society
Chairman: Sir James Killen, Barrister and former Liberal Minister
Speakers: The Honourable Gough Whitlam - former Prime Minister of Australia
Mr S K Jain - International Labour Office (Geneva)
Mr K E Ejiri - President - Mitsui
Sir Ronald Trotter - Chairman - Fletcher Challenge (New Zealand)
15 August 1988 The Role of Technology in the Exploration of Earth and Space
Chairman: Professor Brian Wilson, Australian Physicist and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Queensland
Speakers: Sir Edmund Hillary - Mountaineer, Explorer, and Author
Mr James Irwin - American Astronaut
Dr Patrick Moore - British Astronomer and Author
28 August 1988 The Marine Environment, Marine Archaeology, Technology and Leisure
Chairman: Mr Graeme Kelleher, Chairman of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Speakers: Dr Margaret Rule - British Marine Archaeologist
Jean-Michel Cousteau - Producer of Adeventure and Marine Films
Dr Kenton Miller - World President - International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
19 September 1988 Michelangelo's Return to Glory : The Restoration of the Vatican
Speaker: Dr Walter Persagati - Secretary and Treasurer of the Vatican Museums
3 October 1988 Advances in Technology and their influence on Longevity, Post-Retirement, and Leisure
Chaiman: The Honourable Sir Walter Campbell, Governor of Queensland
Speakers: The Right Honourable Sir Zelman Cowen - former Governor General of Australia
Dr Percival McCormack
Professor Michel Philibert - President of the French Society of Gerontology