Tom Schieffer, who was recently appointed American Ambassador to Australia, addresses the Kellogg Alumni Club of Australia in August. More than 100 people attended.

Melbourne, Australia

The Kellogg Alumni Club of Australia held its sixth annual discussion forum Aug. 15 in Melbourne at The Australian Club. The guest speaker was the recently appointed American ambassador to Australia, Tom Schieffer. Total attendance numbered in excess of 100 people, including alumni of Amos Tuck (Dartmouth), Columbia, Harvard, IMD, INSEAD, London Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford, University of Chicago and the Wharton School.

Guests for the evening also included the acting American Consul-General to Melbourne, George Brazier; chairman of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, John Ralph; President of the Worldwide Presidents Organisation, Chris Murphy, and his wife, Carmi; and Brian Mallon, executive director of the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.