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Annette Shun Wah

Annette Shun Wah is a freelance actor, writer and broadcaster. She has presented and produced numerous television programs for the ABC and SBS. A former contributor to the Sydney Morning Herald, Annette's writing has been published in various anthologies, including Growing Up Asian in Australia (2008); Family Journeys (2008); and Come Away With Me (2004). Her book, Banquet - Ten Courses to Harmony, co-written with Greg Aitkin, won Bronze at the 1999 World Food Media Awards. She is known for her interest in Chinese Australian history and researching her own family’s roots in Australia. She was nominated for an AFI Award for her performance in Australia's first foreign language feature film, Floating Life (dir. Clara Law). Annette serves on Theatre 4a's advisory board, and is also on the board of the Sydney Writers' Festival.

Bob McKercher

Professor Bob McKercher received his PhD in from the University of Melbourne. A tourism academic since 1990, Professor McKercher currently works in the School of Tourism and Hotel Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Professor McKercher has received a number of awards recognizing his excellence in teaching and research into cultural tourism. As well as extensive experience in Australia and the Canadian tourism industries, Bob has worked in close consultation with the Hong Kong Tourism Board, the United Nations World Tourism Organization, and has worked on the editorial boards of many leading tourism research journals. Bob has published on a wide range of topics including cultural tourism, regional tourism, tourism marketing and education and nature-based tourism. His most recent publications include his Hong Kong: The Asia and the Pacific Intra-regional Outbound Series (2006), and Cultural Tourism: The Partnership between Tourism and Cultural Heritage Management (2002).