Speakers

KCSJ, MSc (Eng), Master of Technology Management (E-Business) Dai qualified as a Civil and Structural Engineer working on projects in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Great Britain. He managed consulting offices for major engineering consultants in Australia and was the General Manager for a design and construct company in Indonesia.

He joined the Rotary Club of Nerang in 1979. He was President of the Rotary Club of Ashgrove The Gap and is a Past District Governor of District 9600. In 2016 he represented the district at the Rotary Council on Legislation in Chicago. He spent 5 years as the campaign manager for the partnership between RAWCS and the Global Fund together with organising a two-day congress on malaria in Melbourne in 2023.

As a young budding engineer, he spent time with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and was impressed with the development of this source of energy for production of electricity. He will explain, in simple terms, how nuclear power works and the alternative solutions available. A brief review of the world uptake of nuclear generation will be followed by an open discussion on the relevance and acceptance of this energy source.

Julie Kempton who is a Registered Nurse, began practice in mental health in 1992. She worked in acute adult inpatient services and child and youth mental health before completing an MBA and moving into senior administration. Julie later served as a Principal Policy Officer for Mental Health advising on statewide mental health policy within the Office of the Chief Health Officer (Qld Health). In 2016, Julie joined Australian Catholic University, teaching mental health across nursing, midwifery, and paramedicine programs

Julie will be our connection to the 10^th of October, “World Mental Health Day” and Rotary “Lift the Lid on Mental Health”.

David Muir AM is a solicitor of 40 years’ experience, largely in liability and professional indemnity law, and Chair of the Clem Jones Group of companies. A self-described “boy from the bush”, David’s commitment to service has shaped a distinguished career in law, philanthropy and community leadership. He is a founding director of Crime Stoppers Queensland and Foodbank Queensland, a Member of the Accountability Round Table, and Chair of Real Republic Australia since 2008. He is an AM and a Knight of Grace of the Order of Saint John. David is also a campaigner for voluntary assisted dying and author of The Long Reach of Service: From Longreach to Legacy

David will speak on his extensive service and philanthropic work including the Clem Jones Foundation’s support of medical research at the Queensland Brain Institute to combat dementia, at Griffith University to support spinal repair and curing blindness from macular degeneration at Bond University.