Beat Knoblauch

(Incumbent)

Place of Residence:

Sydney, NSW

Profession:

Company Director, Financial & Business Consultant

Interests:

Current political debate about affairs in Switzerland and Australia. Worldwide geopolitics. Keen Interest in History. Collector of early views of Sydney and Australian Aboriginal art. Follower of all matters concerning Swiss Abroad and active participation in CSA debates.

https://knoblauch.com.au

Swiss community connection and/or involvement:

Past President Swiss University Graduates in Australia
Past President & Vice President Swiss-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Vice President Swiss Community Care Society
Speaker and Participant on various Seminars in Switzerland and Australia on Migration and Direct Investment (via Austrade)
Attaché to Swiss Paralympic Team, Sydney, 2000

Profile/Motivation:

I follow EU-Switzerland Bilateral Agreements II, migration and social issues, policies of political parties. My collection of Sydney Views has been shown in Sydney Museums. My Aboriginal Collection shown Lugano 2015.

Past Convenor Swiss University Graduates. Past President of Swiss Chamber of Commerce. 2012 elected delegate to Council Swiss Abroad. Regular attendance at CSA meetings. Swiss Attaché 2000 Paralympics, Sydney. Vice President Swiss Community Care Society.

Fighting for Electronic Voting Rights, access to Swiss banking, promote the value- added function by Swiss Abroad.

Currently lobbing CSA to provide digitization software for all Swiss Clubs to preserve heritage. Suggested to create fund to subsidies participation in Swiss Youth Camps by Swiss-Australia children. Proposal to Swiss Clubs in Australia to engage Youth Co-ordinator to foster closer relationships between the youth in Australia and Switzerland. Continue support for umbrella organisation in Australian in order to have strong voice in Berne. Initiated bi-annual Oceania Swiss Club Presidents Meetings.