14 Jan 08 How Stanford has the future all wrapped up article published in the SMH by Janine Perrett.
17 Dec 07 Meet Dean Bob Joss, Professor Baba Shiv, and 30 MBA Students participating in the Australia Study Trip
Where: Cargo Bar on King Street Wharf, Sydney
When: 6-8pm, Monday December 17
Cocktails and light snacks.  No RSVP required. Stanford GSB contact: Derek Webster (webster_derek@gsb.stanford.edu)
17 Dec 07 Female Stanford Alumns Networking Luncheon Event. Stanford GSB & Telstra Networking Luncheon featuring a panel discussion and Q&A with Stanford Associate Professor of Marketing Baba Shiv and several leading Australian-based female executives. Event open to female Stanford Alums and current Stanford MBAs studying in Australia. For information, please contact Angela.Martinkus@team.telstra.com.
10 Dec 07 There is a small lunch (7 places available) to host Suzanne Abel from Stanford’s Haas Center for Public Service on Monday 10 December. The lunch will be at Baia San Marco - Shop 110 Cockle Bay Wharf Darling Park. Suzanne is an anthropologist, with extensive field experience. Her background and current role are at http://haas.stanford.edu/index.php/item/574
If you are interested in joining – email Greg Joffe on greg.joffe@nousgroup.com.au.
28 Nov 07 SAA Annual Dinner featuring Andrew Cummins Event
8 Oct 07 Philanthropy in Australia. Christopher Thorn of Goldman Sachs JB Were presented an overview of the development of Philanthropy in Australia and some key strategies for success in embarking on philanthropic activities.
25 Sept 07 Private Equity -- A Roundtable Event Invitation (Tuesday, 25 September, 5pm to 7pm.)
15 Aug 07 The Stanford Australia Association Entrepreneur’s Series has assembled a unique group of speakers for their next event -- start up CEOs who have built truly global businesses from day one.
July 07 Various upcoming non-SAA organised event information is contained in the July 07 newsletter (available here.)
29/11/2006 Annual Dinner and AGM featuring Roger Corbett
31/10/2006

Stanford Entrepreneurship Seminar Series Event : Looking at Intrapreneurship - the Stanford Australia Association, together with The NSW Department of State and Regional Development, Finsia and the Australian Stock Exchange, hosted a seminar and moderated discussion on how to create and foster a culture of entrepreneurship/innovation in the large enterprise. Panellists included Chris Roberts, CEO of Cochlear, Michael Carapiet, Co-Head of Corporate Finance, Macquarie Bank and William Barnett, Thomas M. Siebel Professor of Business Leadership, Strategy and Organisations at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

17/10/2006 Stanford Executive Forum
14/9/2006 Stanford Social Innovation Series Premiere Event - given the importance of the non-profit sector to Australia and the depth of knowledge at Stanford, the Stanford Australia Association was pleased to host the first in a series of events aimed at investigating the challenges and opportunities presented when trying to create social benefit.
21/9/2006 Stanford GSB Information Evening -the Stanford Australia Association was pleased to assist the Stanford Graduate School of Business by hosting an information evening where prospective applicants to the GSB could meet alumni and hear first hand how their experience helped shaped their lives.
26/7/2006 Everything you ever wanted to know about global warming and climate change - but didn't know who to ask, featuring Stanford's Prof. Stephen H. Schneider
2/5/2006

The War on Terrorism: a Path to Democracy or a New Crusade?  The Consul General of the United States of America, Stephen T. Smith and Monica E. McKnight, in conjunction with The Stanford Australia Association, hosted a moderated discussion on "The War on Terrorism: a Path to Democracy or a New Crusade?"  The committee would like to thank the Consul General, the speakers, and the attendees for a wonderful evening.  

15/3/2006

STANFORD ENTREPRENEURS CHAT SERIES: Breakfast with Google. The first Entrepreneurship and Innovation Series event of 2006, featuring Google's Sukhinder Singh Cassidy and Lars Rasmussen, was a great success. 

 

The Stanford Australia Association enables all graduates,students, academics, and faculty of Stanford University, either living or travelling in Australia, to continue the experience that began with their time at Stanford.

We currently serve over 600 members across Australia (these members are from a variety of backgrounds and range from PhDs and degree holders to those who have completed short courses or executive education programs.)

The association is run by a committee of Australian Alumni, with the goal of providing members with an opportunity to develop valuable associations with each other in an enjoyable collegiate atmosphere, a forum for continuous learning, and a link back to Stanford University. SAA committe elections are held annually and the committee currently consists of Mike Zimmerman (President), Kelly-Bayer Rosmarin (Vice President), Ian Clarke (Treasurer), James Hole (Secretary), Trent Roberts (Alumni Database), David Fite, Donald Gibson, Melanie Kansil, Hugh Morrow, Tony Surtees, John Walton, and Greg Joffe.

If you have both a Stanford and an Australian connection, then you should be part of the Stanford Australia Association Mailing List.  To subscribe to the SAA mailing list and database, please click the "subscribe now" below and complete the on-line application form.

Scholarship Announcement: Stanford Australia Foundation announces 2008 Non-Profit Scholarship is awarded to Joe Collins, Executive Chairman of the Children’s Cancer Institute Australia. Click here for full details.

The Stanford Australia Association created the Entrepreneurs Series for the benefit of Australian alumni and those friends in the broader business community. We intend to foster a new level of insight and dialogue about world’s best practise entrepreneurship and innovation from an Australian base, leveraging the experiences and resources of the global Stanford network. Click here for the Entrepreneurship Series web page.
The Stanford Australia Association now refers its members to the official Stanford Alumni Association (SAA) web site located at http://www.stanfordalumni.org.  This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date database available and allows Stanford Alumni to perform web-based searches to locate other Stanford Alumni in their region.

Please contact the SAA using email by clicking here, or at the following postal address:
c/o Michael Zimmerman
Level 4, 19 Harris Street
Pyrmont, NSW 2009
Australia


Stanford Australia Association it is incorporated in the state of New South Wales, Australia and is an alumni-run organisation with no direct association to Stanford University. The liability of its members is limited. Copyright 2007 Stanford Australia Association.