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Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. | Wikinews has news related to this article: Carnival protest in Sydney The 2005 Forbes Global CEO Conference was held from August 30 to September 1, 2005, at the Sydney Opera House, in Sydney, Australia. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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The Forbes website described the conference attendees as "senior figures from the world's leading companies and institutions will discuss the best ways to nurture and capitalize on innovation and reveal the latest global trends."
Attendees
The conference had around 350 attendees, including Australian Prime Minister John Howard, former New South Wales Premier Bob Carr, and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. The current (25th) Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard (sitting, fifth from left), with his Cabinet, 1999 The office of Prime Minister is in practice the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
John Howard The Honourable John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939), is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, coming to office on 11 March 1996 and winning re-election in 1998, 2001 and 2004. ...
Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ...
Hon Bob Carr Robert John Carr (born 1947), Australian politician, was Premier of New South Wales from 25 March 1995 to 3 August 2005. ...
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Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis Rudy Giuliani III KBE (born May 28, 1944) served as the Mayor of New York City from January 1, 1994 through December 31, 2001. ...
In the weeks before the conference, it was reported in the media that George Bush Snr would be attending, however this was later found to be a hoax propagated by the protest group 30A Network. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States (1989–1993). ...
Protest  Police line in front of breached section of barricade A large protest was held to coincide with the conference. The protest assembled at 5pm in Customs Square, near Circular Quay, with about 1,000 people listening to numerous speeches. The protestors then marched along the Quay to the barricades that had been set up to prevent public access to the Opera House forecourt.
A small number of protestors started rocking one of the barricades, causing it to collapse. A number of arrests were made, and the protest continued in a peaceful fashion until 9:30pm.
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