Gary Chan

Gary Chan commenced a professional career in Medical Sciences & Health Sector Development over fifteen years, then co-founded and operated a private commercial service company to deliver specialist pathology services, and by 1995, reformed this company to a sole partner consultancy practice, as a concept developer for projects in China, in the field of health and healthcare, and food-based projects involving the formation and structure of joint venture and cooperative agreements.

From 2000 – 2005, he acted as a Strategic Advisor, to two healthcare companies in South East Asia, in product production and marketing, biotech investment advisory and project concepts in residential aged care and medical tourism, followed by placements in Europe for strategic advisory in health and medical technology and methodology (cloud-based information systems and collaborative observation).  Specialising in the establishment of cross-border joint ventures, partnerships and cooperation, he engaged in early-stage project concepts for cross-border collaborations in health, health education, medical tourism, and location-based needs analysis.

From 2005 onwards to date, Gary’s expertise was applied to programs and projects where health is a component for consideration, and with a particular focus in the areas poverty, displacement, equity, conflict, land degradation and politico-economic impacts, and conflict resolution, peace-building, cross-cultural and cross-border cooperation, advocacy and policy. Integrated strategic thinking has been applied to the fields of economic development, education, food security and health, for strategic engagement with stakeholders in community, community-based organisations, international NGOs, and governments.

Across all engagements, projects, concept development phases, consideration for culture as a nuanced approach in collaborations has been primary. This is underpinned by an extensive background in professional arts management practice, creating opportunities to collaborate with artists, arts representatives, arts institutions, arts educators, cultural communities, and cultural practitioners. Contacts are across Australia, and internationally East Asia, South East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and Middle East, Europe, Africa, South America, Pacific Islands, and New Zealand.

• UNESCO – participating in program development for culture and the arts
• United Nations Development Program – community development programs in Palestine
• UN Volunteers – projects in Nepal, Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, South Africa
• EU Erasmus and Mobility – project development  for cultural collaborations

International diplomatic sector cultural sections to China, Japan, Indonesia, Chile, USA, Great Britain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy.