Guests
This included Official WorldSkills Delegates from WorldSkills' 36 member countries and their VIP Guests including those listed below. Most Official Delegates are not listed below and you can find their list and their contact details at the WorldSkills Secretariat website.
In the excitement of the day, only 60 or so business cards were collected, so the list below does not reflect the total extent of participation on the day. Discusssion between participants stimulated worthwhile and substantial ideas and outcomes about the role WorldSkills can plan in improving training outcomes and the appeal of trades for young people.
| COUNTRY | FIRST NAME | SURNAME | ORGANISATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Ken | Boston, AO | Department of Education and Training, NSW |
| Australia | Bob | Puffett, AM | WorldSkills Australia |
| Australia | Moira | Scollay | Australian National Training Authority |
| Australia | Sandra | Yates | NSW TAFE Commission Board |
| Austria | Peter | Kranzlmayr | WorldSkills Austria |
| Brazil | Max H G | Schrappe | National service for Industrial Apprenticeship (SENAI-SP) |
| Canada | Terry | Cooke MEd | The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology |
| Canada | Julie | Di Lorenzo | Diamante Development Corporation |
| Canada | Margo | Dobbin | Skills Canada |
| Canada | Raymonde | Folco, M.P. | Office of the Minister of Human Resources Development |
| Canada | John | Gilgain | Houser, Henry and Syron
LLP Barristers & Solicitors |
| Canada | Peter | Gilgan, CA | The Mattamy Corporation |
| Canada | Duncan | MacRae | Skills / Compétences Canada |
| Canada | Gail | Smyth | Skills Competences Canada - Ontario |
| Canada | Henry | Storgaard | GPC International |
| Finland | Ritva | Haveri | Tampere College |
| Finland | Timo | Lankinen | Skills Finland Ministry of Education |
| Finland | Jyrki | Lempinen | Jyväskylän Vocational Education |
| Finland | Juhani | Nieminen, Ph.D. | Skills Finland |
| Finland | Hannu | Reinilä | Seinäjoki Polytechnic |
| Finland | Jorma | Sonninen, MSc (Econ) | Skills Finland |
| France | Alain | Borjon | Les Compagnons du Devoir |
| France | Marie-Therese | Geffroy | Comite Francais des Olympiades des Metiers |
| France | Josiane | Jarrige | Comite Francais des Olympiades des Metiers |
| Germany | Claudia | Anwender (MBA) | FESTO Didactic GmbH & Co. |
| Germany | Michael | Böffel | IHK Pfalz |
| Germany | De-Ing. Nader | Imani | FESTO Didactic GmbH & Co. |
| Hawaii | Leon | Richards | Office of Instructional
Services, Kapi'olani Community College University of Hawai'i |
| Iran | Parviz | Imani | Ministry of Labour &
Social Affairs Technical & Vocational Training Organization |
| Korea | Lee | Hak Hee | Korea Committee / IVTO |
| Korea | Joong | Kim, Ph. D. | Festo Korea Co. Ltd. |
| Korea | Jung-Woo | Yi | Human Resources
Development Service of Korea (HRD Korea) The Ministry of Labour |
| Malaysia | Pang Chau | Leong | Ministry of Works |
| Netherlands | Els | de Waard | Stichting Beroepenpromotie Nederland / Dutch Skills |
| Netherlands | W. | Melles | Melles Consult |
| The Netherlands | S.P. (Sander) | van den Eijnden | Ministry of Education,
Culture and Science Directorate of Vocational and Adult Education |
| Norway | Thordis | Eriksen | Municipality of Oslo, Vocational Training Committee |
| Norway | Kjell I | Grue | Confederation of Norwegian Business & Industry |
| Norway | A.F.A.M | van der Leest | Metaalunie |
| Philippines | Ruben A | Banaag | Rotary International
District 3810, Philippines Cybencarl Publishing Corp. |
| Philippines | Rolando V | de la Torre | TESDA |
| Philippines | Dominador V | ILAGAN | Gokongwei Brothers
Foundation Inc. Technical Training Centre |
| Philippines | Dionisio G. | Magpantay (DGM), CPA | DGM Foundation Inc. Civil Relations Service, Armed Forces of the Philippines |
| Portugal | Paula Cristina Agapito | Agapito Barbas | Instituto Do Emprego E Formacao Profissional |
| Singapore | Toh | Ser Khoon | Singapore Polytechnic |
| Singapore | Law | Song Seng | Institute of Technical Education |
| Singapore | Kwek-Tan | Yee Hua | Institute of Technical Education |
| Sweden | Dennis | Beijbom | Kinnarps AB |
| Sweden | Per | Borg | Swedigh Forest Industries Federation, The Employers' Association of the Swedish Wood Products Industry, The Federation of Swedish Forestry and Agricultural Employers |
| Sweden | Fredrik | Gunnarsson | International Programme Office for Education and Training |
| Sweden | Tommy | Hellström | Svenskt Näringsliv |
| Sweden | Stefan | Johansson | FESTO AB |
| Sweden | Ray | Olsson | Industrial Workers' Union |
| Sweden | Leif | Schelin | Verkstads Industrier |
| Sweden | Boo | Sjögren | Internationella Programkontoret för utbildningsomrädet |
| Sweden | Fredrik | Wikström | National Agency for Education |
| Taiwan R.O.C. | Tsong-Ming | Lin, Ph.D. | National Yunlin University of Science and Technology |
| Thailand | Surin | Chiravisit | Department of Skill
Development Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare |
| Thailand | Yun | Kim, Ph.D. | Thai Skills Development
Project Utah State University / Consortium for International Development |
| Thailand | Preecha | Srithunya | Thai Skills Development
Project Department of Skill Development Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare |
| Tunisia | Orkhan | Turki | El Eslek Sa |
| United Arab Emirates | Anan M. | Al Najjar | Juma Al Majid Est. Engineering Projects and Supplies Division |
| United Kingdom | Linda | Ammon CBE | UK Skills |
| United Kingdom | Leslie | Morphy | The Prince's Trust |
| USA | Michael | Gengler | Fluke Networks Inc. |
| USA | Phillip L | Wescott | Fluke Corporation |
| USA | Larry | Wilson, APR | Fluke Corporation |
| Venezuela | Ginette | Angulo | National Institute for Educational Cooperation (INCE) |
| Venezuela | Milagros | Martinez | National Institute for Educational Cooperation (INCE) |