Australia-China Economic Relations – What Lies Ahead?

Wednesday 11th September, 

HSBC Executive Dinner, National Gallery of Australia- Gandel Hall

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6:00 pm Registration & pre-dinner drinks Networking – Garden area outside Gandel Hall

6:45 pm -6:50 pm Welcome and Housekeeping MC David Speers, ABC’s national political lead

6:50 pm-7:00 pm Introductory remarks David Olsson AM National President ACBC

7:00 pm-7:05 pm Welcome from Sponsor
Antony Shaw, CEO Australia & NZ, HSBC

7:05 pm DFAT host welcome Hon Tim Watts, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs

7:10 pm Dinner service starts Featuring Australian Rock Lobster & matching Penfolds wines

8:20 pm-8:40 pm CEO KEYNOTE Kellie Parker, Chief Executive, Australia, Rio Tinto

9:00 pm PANEL A shared table: Trade, Taste & Partnerships

• Adam Liaw, Presenter, SBS (confirmed)
• Tom King, Managing Director Penfolds
• Andrew Rado, Managing Director and CIO, Longreach Maris
• Leith Teakle, GM Member Services, Geraldton Fishermen’s Co-operative GFC

9:45 pm Speakers thank you, King & Wood Mallesons representative

9:50 pm-9.55 pm Closing Remarks Tom Parker National CEO Australia China Business Council

10:30 pm Event close

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Thursday 12 September

Canberra Networking Day Program

Main Committee Room, Parliament House

8:30 am-9:00 am Registration

9:00 am – 9:05 am WELCOME
MC David Speers, ABC’s national political lead

9:05 am-9:20 am INTRODUCTION
What lies ahead: capability, opportunity and ambition
David Olsson, National President ACBC

9:20 am-9:50 am KEYNOTE SPEECH
Senator Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs TBC

9:50 am-10:10 am KEYNOTE SPEECH
Senator the Hon Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism

10:10 am-10:30 am OPPOSITION RESPONSE
Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Hon Kevin Hogan, Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism

10:30 am -11:00 am KEYNOTE SPEECH
HE Xiao Qian, Chinese Ambassador to Australia

11:00 am -11:15 am KEYNOTE SPEECH
Hon Peter Dutton Leader of the Opposition

11:15 am-11:30 am
Morning Tea

11:30 am – 12:00 pm SESSION 1: KEYNOTE
Economic Update: Reading China’s economic tea leaves
Economist TBC

12:.00 pm- 12:30 pm SESSION 2: KEYNOTE
Building our capabilities for future prosperity
Professor Barney Glover, AO, Commissioner, Jobs and Skills Australia

12:30 pm-1:00 pm SESSION 2a: LAUNCH
ACBC China Capability Program
Gary Cowan, CEO of the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations
Marina Go, Chair, Adore Beauty, NFACR
Tom Parker, National CEO Australia China Business Council

1:00 pm-1:45 pm
Networking Lunch

1:45 pm-2:30 pm SESSION 3: PANEL
Accelerating collaboration for a net zero future
Speakers TBC including representatives from:
Smart Energy Council of Australia
Clean Energy Finance
ANU

2:30 pm-3:15 pm SESSION 4: PANEL
Reimagining the Region: How new networks of influence, finance, trade and innovation are shaping Australia’s economy

• Moderator: Dr Benjamin Herscovitch, ANU, Research Fellow ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance
• George Mina, Deputy Secretary, Trade and Investment, DFAT
• Paul Bloxham, Chief Economist. HSBC Australia & NZ, and Global Commodities

3:15 pm–3:30 pm Afternoon tea

3:30 pm-4:15 pm SESSION 5: PANEL
On the Ground in China: Insights from Australian Business

• Moderator Jingmin Qian, Vice President, ACBC
• Vaughan Barber, Chairman, Austcham China
• Simon Woods, CEO, Austcham Shanghai
• Josephine Orgill, Director, HFL Advisors / Austcham HK Chair
• Daniel Boyer, Deputy CEO, Austrade (TBC)

4:15 pm-5:00 pm SESSION 6: PANEL
Beyond the bamboo ceiling & GeNXT
Engaging with Australia’s Chinese diaspora as a competitive advantage for economic growth with China

• Moderator, Helen Zhi Dent, Partner, China Business Practice, KPMG
• Geraldine Chin Moody, Chair, ANU Centre of Asian-Australian Leadership
• Eric Gao, Founder & CEO, Boman Group
• Dr Jade Little, Chair ACYD or James Tang, Executive Director ACYD

5:15 pm-5:30 pm Closing remarks
David Olsson, National President ACBC

5:30 pm Transportation to Chinese Embassy

Cocktail Reception, Chinese Embassy
5:45 pm-7:00 pm Cocktail reception at Chinese Embassy

Remarks by:
HE Xiao Qian, Chinese Ambassador to Australia
David Olsson, National President ACBC

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