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Malcolm Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull is a member of the House of Representatives and is currently Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband. He was Leader of the Opposition from 16 September 2008 to 1 December 2009 and prior to that Shadow Treasurer. Elected to Federal Parliament as the Member for Wentworth in 2004, Malcolm was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister with responsibility for national water policy, and in 2007 appointed to Cabinet as the Minister for Environment and Water Resources. Mr Turnbull graduated from Sydney University with degrees in Arts and Law. He was a Rhodes scholar and completed a further law degree at Oxford. Malcolm worked as a journalist both in Australia and the United Kingdom before he began legal practice in 1980. He successfully defended the former MI5 agent Peter Wright in his efforts to publish his memoirs, Spycatcher. He established his own investment banking firm in 1987 and during that time co-founded a number of Australian companies including OzEmail Ltd, Australia first large Internet service provider. He joined Goldman Sachs & Co in 1997 as Chairman of its Australian business becoming a partner of the global firm in 1998. He is married to Lucy and they have two adult children.
Ian Kiernan AO
Chairman and Founder of Clean Up Australia and Clean Up the World
Ian Kiernan is the founder and Chairman of Clean Up Australia and Clean Up the World – a community based organisation which aims to inspire and work with communities to clean up, fix up and conserve our environment.
Clean Up Australia voices community concerns on the state of the environment and the need for ongoing care, while facilitating the restoration of environmental assets and assisting communities to reduce their environmental footprint. It advocates practical community-based solutions on issues such as extended producer responsibility, container deposit systems, resource re-use, electronics recycling and the adoption of widespread environment-friendly practices.
Clean Up the World partners with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to inspire individuals and communities from every corner of the globe to make their environment a cleaner, healthier place to live. Clean Up the World mobilises an estimated 35 million volunteers from 130 countries annually.
In addition to Chairmanship of Clean Up, Ian is chairman of capital C and is patron of the Central Coast Mariners Football Club, the Australasian Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association, the Sydney Agricultural, Rural and Public Land Trust, the Enviro-Finance Association of Australia, Mens Shed, the Sapphire Coast Discovery Centre in Eden NSW, Spirit Sports Leisure Group Mosman Rowers and the Sydney Flying Squadron.
Ian is also a member of Charles Sturt University Institute for Land, Water and Society Advisory Board.
In 1993, Ian was made a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Global 500 Laureate for leadership in the local and global environment. The prestigious United Nations Environment Programme Sasakawa Environment Prize was awarded to Ian in 1998, while in 1999, the World Association of Girl Guides nominated him for the Building World Citizenship Award.
In recognition of his leadership in the environment and the community both inAustraliaand internationally, Ian was named 1994 Australian of the Year. Ian holds the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) and on Australia Day 1995, he was made an Officer of the Order ofAustralia(AO). Ian was also awarded the prestigious Banksia Foundation Fellowship in the same year.
2003 saw Ian awarded the Centenary Medal and in 2005 the children ofPolandvoted him a Companion of the Order of the Smile.
Ian was awarded a Doctor of Science Honoris Causa by the Universityof New South Walesin March 2006. During that year, he also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Trust of Australia (NSW) and their Conservation Built Heritage for Project under $1 Million award for his restoration work on an 1830’s farmhouse Westham inBathurst.
In 2011, Ian was recognised by Readers Digest as the 4th Most Trusted person inAustralia.
As an avid sailor and Ambassador for the Great Barrier Reef, Ian maintains his love for the sea as patron of a number of sailing groups including ASPECT, Sailors with Disabilities, SCEGGS Redlands and Scots College Youth Sailing Programmes.