Advisory board
George Wang
Mr Wang is the founding Executive Chairman of AIMS Financial group. Established in 1991, AIMS Financial Group is a diversified financial services and investment group, active in the areas of mortgage lending, securitisation, investment banking, funds management, property investment, private equity, venture capital and high-tech investment. AIMS Financial Group also owns the Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX).
Mr Wang is also a patron of the Taronga Foundation which is affiliated with the Taronga Zoo based in Sydney, Australia which operates wildlife conservation programs.
Mr Wang is the Chairman of AIMS APAC REIT which is listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX-ST). He is also the Executive Director of the Sydney Stock Exchange.
Mr Wang holds a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering from Donghua University, China.
Kevin Magee
Kevin Magee is an Adjunct Fellow at the Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI) and a former Australian ambassador with a 34‐year career at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He served as the Australian Representative in Taipei (2011–2014), Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (2008–2011), Consul-General in Guangzhou (2003–2007), Deputy Head of Mission in Moscow (2001–2003), among other diplomatic roles.
Throughout his career, Kevin led initiatives focused on China and Russia and played a key role in establishing the National Foundation for Australia China Relations, serving as its interim CEO. His deep interest in Asia began in 1985–86 during his first visit to China, where he taught conversational English and later studied Mandarin in Beijing and Taipei.
His research interests include Australia–China bilateral relations, Cross Taiwan Strait relations, and China’s ties with the Middle East and Russia. Kevin holds a B.A. (Hons) and LLB from Monash University, and he has been recognized as a distinguished alumni by both Monash University and the Taipei Language Institute.
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