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ENGAGE WITH CHINESE INVESTORSREFINE YOUR CHINA STRATEGY

BECOME CHINA ACTIVE

WWW.ABF.EVENTS | [email protected] | 03 8689 9898

AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2015

Australia & China

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ACBW 2015 - Australia• SYDNEY - AUGUST• MELBOURNE - MARCH• BRISBANE - JULY• ADELAIDE - JULY• HOBART - APRIL

ACBW 2015 - China• GUANGZHOU - MAY• HONG KONG - MAY

AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK (ACBW) 2015ACBW 2015 provides enterprises engaged or about to enter the China market with a series of high profile forums showcases networking and business matching functions, case studies and workshops. Over one hundred high profile industry leaders, keynote speakers, China experts and government representatives from Australia, China and Asia will attend the 2015 forum series across Australia & China.

ACBW 2015 will host over 4000 delegates and VIPs in Australia as well as a large business delegation to China in May. ACBW 2015 will also host high net worth and business delegates from China and Australia, and present forums in Mandarin as well as English.

ACBW 2015 will be presented in the following cities: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Guangzhou & Hong Kong

• THE MAJOR NATIONAL SINO-AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS FORUM, TARGETED TO THE SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE SECTOR

• NOW IN ITS 8TH YEAR, ACBW IS THE ONLY FORUM PRESENTED NATIONALLY IN FIVE CITIES IN AUSTRALIA AND CHINA-GUANGZHOU & HONG KONG

GUANGZHOU

HONG KONG

BRISBANE

SYDNEY

MELBOURNEADELAIDE

HOBART

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What's New in 2015?

• ACBW continues its success,taking in Brisbane, Adelaide & Hobart for the 1st Time

• Alibaba Co-Hosts Guangzhou China Business Mission

• Hong Kong has been added to ACBW 2015 China

• 100+ Leading Industry Speakers

• 6000+ Delegates expected to attend

DR KEN CATO AOChairmanCato Brand Partners

DOMINIC TRINDADEConsul-General, Australian Consulate-General Guangzhou

THE HON. MALCOLM TURNBULL MPMinister for Communications

SANDRA CHIPCHASECEO Destination NSW

ALAN OSTERGroup Chief EconomistNational Australia Bank

THE HON. ANDREW STONER MPDeputy Premier, NSW

JULIE-ANNE NICHOLSSenior Trade Commissioner, Austrade Guangzhou, Deputy Consul-General, Australian Consulate-General Guangzhou

Alan KohlerFinancial JournalistEureka Report

CHER JONESTrade and Investment Commissioner for South China and Hong Kong, NSW Government

H.E. CONSUL GENERAL LI HUAXINConsulate-General of the People’s Republic of China, Sydney

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functions 4

cities4000+ delegates

100 + speakers

AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2014 - EVENT REVIEW

THE AIM OF AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK IS TO CREATE A CREDIBLE BUSINESS PLATFORM FOR SMES & MID MARKET ENTERPRISES TO ENGAGE ACROSS AUSTRALIA &

CHINA AND TO DEVELOP SUSTANABLE COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIPS.

RAY EVANSFounder & CEOAustralian Business Forum

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DELEGATES PROFILE - BASED ON ACBW 2014

55.6% FIRST TIME

ATTENDANCE

44.4% REPEAT

ATTENDANCE

13.7%

9.7%

10.0%

9.2%

4.5%

9.2%

3.1%

AGRIBUSINESS

TOURISM

HEALTH

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

EDUCATION

LEGAL GOVERNMENT

INDUSTRIES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Head of Primary, Institutional Banking Bank of New Zealand

Associate Director China Desk/Global Trade Finance Commonwealth Bank

Business Development Executive Western Union

General Manager China Banking & Country Head NAB

Head of Financial Services AMP

Head of International Customer Services Bank of Melbourne

FOOD & AGRIBUSINESS

Managing Director Bellamys Organic

CEO Tatura Milk

General Manager of Export McCain Foods

Director Agribusiness Association of Australia

Managing Director Freedom Foods

TOURISM

Strategic Partnerships Manager Flight Centre

CEO Destination NSW

Country Head-Australia China Southern Airlines

Senior Marketing Manager Air New Zealand

Communications Manager Queensland Tourism Industry Council

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SENIOR MANAGEMENT

CORPORATESMEGOVERNMENT/ INDUSTRY

COMPANY SIZE

MIDDLE MANAGEMENT

38%

21%

44%

43%

44%

13%

ASSOCIATE LEVEL

ACCOUNTING & LEGAL

Business Development Manager Herbert Smith Freehills

Director PWC

Director Cross-Border Business Pitcher Partners

Senior Account Director CMAX Advisory

Partner Holding Redlich

IT SERVICES

Marketing Manager Australia & New Zealand - Inter-national

Telstra

Business Development Manager - Corporate (Region: South East Asia & APAC)

CSC Global

Director Digital IQ

CIO Asia Pacific Digital

Metro Business Director CSG

GOVERNMENT/INDUSTRY

CEO Austrade

NSW State Manager AusIndustry

Director-Major Economic Projects Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries Northern Territory

Executive Officer-Victoria DFAT

Manager-China Desk Trade & Investment Queensland

DELEGATES PROFILE - BASED ON ACBW 2014

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ACBW 2015-AUSTRALIAMELBOURNE, SYDNEY

BRISBANE-HOBART-ADELAIDE

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AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2015MELBOURNE, MARCH -TWO DAY FORUMSYDNEY, AUGUST - TWO DAY FORUM

DAY 1 PROGRAM

ACBW 2015 FORUMSession 1: 10.00pm-12.30pm/Session 2: 2.30pm-5.30pmA staple of Australia China BusinessWeek, the ACBW 2015 English Forum offers insights into the ambiguous, complex and volatile environment of the Chinese market and provides case studies of Australian enterprises currently engaged with China.

ACBW 2015 CHINESE FORUM (普通话)10.00am-12.30pmPresented in Mandarin, the Chinese Forum is designed for local and overseas Chinese investors and entrepreneurs looking for business opportunities. At the Investment Showcase, Australians showcase high-quality business and investment projects from leading industries such as property, education, healthcare and agriculture.

ACBW 2015 LUNCHEON12.30pm-2.15pmThe highlight of Australia China Business Week 2015, the ACBW 2015 luncheon is a high-profile event linking Australian businesses with the most important leaders within the Australia-China space. With the keynote address to be given by Australia Post StarTrack Express CEO- Ahmed Fahour, this is an event not to be missed.

DAY 2 PROGRAM

ACBW 2015 BREAKFAST8.00am-9.30amProvides an in-depth review of China’s economy and reform in 2015, as well as forecasting future trends, challenges and opportunities for SMEs. It is also a networking opportunity for SMEs who are engaging with the China market to meet and engage with their Chinese counterparts.

ACBW 2015 AGRIBUSINESS FORUM10.00am-1.00pmThis forum will focus on how Australian business in the Food/Agribusiness sector can develop their products within the China market.

ACBW 2015 PATHWAYS TO CHINA FORUM & WORKSHOPS2.00pm-5.15pmPathways to China Forum provides in-depth information and first hand knowledge from industry leaders and China specialists to help you understand the steps your business needs to take to be successful in China.

ACBW 2015 MIX AT SIX NETWORKING FUNCTION5.30pm-7.00pmThe established Mix-at-Six business networking function, allows delegates to forge strong personal relationships with delegates and people across various industry sectors, from both Australia and China.

* Subject to change

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AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2015BRISBANE-ADELAIDE-HOBART KEY FACTS

PROGRAM

10.00am-1.00pm

ACBW 2015 AGRIBUSINESS FORUMOffers insights into the ambiguous, complex and volatile environment of Chinese market and provides actual experiences of Australian enterprises currently engaging with China to help delegates refine their business strategies.

12.30pm-2.30pm

ACBW 2015 LUNCHEONBusiness function hosting senior Chinese and Australian Government representatives, leaders from the business communities together with top executives and industry leaders.

3.00pm-5.15pm

ACBW 2015 FORUMOffers insights into the ambiguous, complex and volatile environment of Chinese market and provides actual experiences of Australian enterprises currently engaging with China to help delegates refine their business strategies.

6.00pm-8.00pm

ACBW 2015 MIX AT SIX NETWORKING FUNCTIONEstablished business networking function, forging strong personal relationships with delegates people across various industry sectors in both Australia and China.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA FACT FILE

• Population 1.67 Million • Gross State Product- $91 Billion AUD• Advanced Manufacturing-Over 30% of Australia’s Manufacturing

Capacity• Wine-Exported 62% of Australia’s Wine, valued at $1.3 Billion AUD

QUEENSLAND FACT FILE

• Population: 4.61 Million• Gross State Product: $283.6 Billion • 3rd Largest City in Australia-Brisbane 2.2 Million • Tourism-Contributed 8.4 Billion AUD-Fuelled by Chinese Demand

TASMANIA FACT FILE

• Population- 513,400 • Gross State Product- $27.2 Billion AUD• Food –Premium Dairy, Seafood and Produce Exports• Lowest cost of doing business in Australia• HIgh interests form Chinese investors across agribusiness platform

* Subject to change

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ACBW 2015-CHINAGUANGZHOUHONG KONG

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AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2015GUANGZHOU-HONG KONG, 25-29 MAY

OVERVIEWNow in its 3rd year- ACBW 2015 expands to include Hong Kong, with a delegation also being led to tier-1 city Guangzhou. ACBW allows Australian Startups, Small and Medium enterprises the opportunity to gain information and network with Chinese business and High Net-Worth investors.

ACBW 2015 China Business Mission will take place from the 25-29th of May and include networking functions with Alibaba and Austrade, along with attendance at the annual AustCham Gala Awards dinner, to be held in Hong Kong on the 28th of May.

GUANGZHOU 25TH MAY

Welcome Drinks

GUANGZHOU 26TH MAY

Forum Session 1

Investment Showcase Session 1

AustCham Networking Session

ACBW 2015 Workshops

* Subject to change

GUANGZHOU 26TH MAY

Investment Showcase Session 2

Keynote Luncheon

HONG KONG 28TH MAY

Forum Session 2

AustCham Australia-China Gala Awards Dinner

HONG KONG 29TH MAY

Forum Session 3

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The ABF Magazine serves an important audience, connected within the Australia-China space. The ABF Digital Magazine is a quarterly magazine, distributed to a network of over 20,000 subscribers. The ABF Print Magazine will be release in March & August 2015 to an audience of 50,000 in both Australia & China. Release of the ABF Digital & Print Magazine corresponds with ABF’s event calendar to capitalise on readership.

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Dr Ken Cato AOChairman, Cato Brand Partners

Mark HawthorneSenior Editor,The Age

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NAB is proud to sponsor Australia-China Business Week – a showcase of tools, resources and networks to get more out of your China strategy. The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP will present the Australia-China Business Week 2014 keynote address.

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In 2014 there’s more opportunities in China for Australian businesses to talk about.

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Expert speakers from The People’s Republic of China, University of Sydney, China UnionPay, Australia China Business Council, AustCham HK, AustCham China, China Spectator and NAB. Australian business case studies including Jurlique, StarTrack and Dick Smith.

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014

22 BUSINESSDAY NEWS

AgribusinessHopes foreign cashwill trigger further deals

Fund pours millions into dairy farms

Production drive: Australian milk output has fallen about 20 per cent in 10 years. Photo: Craig Sillitoe

Jared Lynch

A Scandinavian pension fund haspoured $20 million into Australiandairy farms to help lift stagnantlocal milk production.Australia’s biggest milk pro-

cessor, Murray Goulburn, sourcedthe cash that has bought nine dairyfarms, which have been leased tothe farmer-owned co-operative.Gary Helou, Murray Goulburn’s

managing director, said the invest-ment had added about 30 millionlitres to the co-operative’s milksupply, which is about 39 per centof the national pool.He hopes the foreign cash will

trigger more deals in Australianagriculture, which domestic fundshave traditionally shied away frombecause of the risks associatedwith primary production.Mr Helou said Asia’s fast-

growing middle class, which is ex-pected to grow to 3.2 billion by2030, had made agriculture moreappealing. International pensionfunds, particularly in the US andEurope, have beenmore inclined toinvest in farms.‘‘The superannuation funds are

interested in the sector,’’ Mr Helousaid. ‘‘They like the concept of Aus-tralian and New Zealand milk go-ing into Asia.’’Fairfax Media reported last year

that European super funds were

looking for a 5 per cent return fromthe Murray Goulburn program aswell as capital growth. The farmsare sublet through the co-operativeto ‘‘accomplished farmers’’.Marcus Elgin, executive chair-

man at Australian AgribusinessGroup, sourced the overseas cashon behalf of Murray Goulburn, buthe declined to comment on the pro-gram’s details, citing commercial inconfidence.‘‘I won’t take you through the de-

tails of the transaction because we

will like to do more of these and wethink it’s much more to our advant-age not to excite the market toomuch about what we are doing,’’ MrElgin said.‘‘So I’m not really interested in

blowing the horn on that side of thatequation.’’Murray Goulburn’s executive

general manager of shareholder re-lations, Robert Poole, said despitethe Scandinavian interest, attract-ing capital from superannuationfunds for agriculture projects con-

tinued to be difficult. ‘‘I think agri-culture will successfully attractmore and more non-farm capitalbut companies like Murray Goul-burn are going to have to work hardto facilitate that,’’ Mr Poole said.‘‘Wedidn’t necessarilywant to go

into this avenue but we could seethat if we were going to grow milksupply and attract capital weneeded to be a party . . . and as a co-op we were well placed to linkequity to farmers.’’Milk processors are employing a

range of strategies to boost milkproduction, which has fallen about20 per cent in the past decade fromabout 11.2 billion to 9 billion litres ayear.Lino Saputo jnr, chief executive

of Canadian dairy company Saputo,which owns 88 per cent of Warr-nambool Cheese and Butter, hascalled on farmers to increase theirherds to step up production, sayingtheWCB will process all their milk.‘‘Whatwe are trying to do inAus-

tralia is appeal to the dairy farmersand say, ‘Look, we can be a goodhome for yourmilk. If you choose toincrease your herd size and you’reproducingmoremilk, wewill put onthe infrastructure to process thatmilk’,’’ Mr Saputo said.But he did notmention any finan-

cial incentives such as farm gateprice increases or investment re-bates to encourage farmers to liftproduction.Fonterra, the world’s biggest

dairy exporter, has said it will helpfarmers develop a business planand co-fund the expansion of theirbusiness to boost production.The New Zealand co-operative

said it would help fund the buyingor leasing of neighbouring proper-ties,more cows to increase herds orupdate farm equipment. In return afarmer has to enter a three to five-year supply contract, depending onthe investment.

4 News Tuesday26August2014TheAustralianFinancialReview | www.afr.com

PhillipCooreyChiefpoliticalcorrespondent

Pleas by solar andwind companies toleave the Renewable Energy Targetuntouchedhavefallenondeafearswiththe government deciding to proceedwithaphasingdownofthescheme.While a final position will not be

announceduntil nextmonth,TheAus-tralian Financial Review understandsthe intent is to cut the scheme harderthan a compromise scenario that wasbeing pursued by the EnvironmentMinister,GregHunt.The end result will be closer to the

abolition scenario advocated by PrimeMinister Tony Abbott which wouldend the scheme by closing it to newentrants and grandfathering existinglargescaleprojects.Seeking to overcome the cabinet

split,MrHunt,MrAbbottandIndustryMinister Ian Macfarlanemet on Sun-daytodiscussapolicypositiontobeputto the bureaucracy for analysis andthentothecabinetforafinaldecision.The government is being guided by

the findings of the review into theRET conducted by businessman DickWarburton, a person the industry hasargued is ill-suited to the task becauseheisaclimate-changesceptic.The guiding principles of the final

decisionwillbe tobalance investorriskwith the impact of the RET on house-hold and business power bills. MrAbbottclaimstheREThashadasignifi-cant impact onpower prices. The gov-ernment’sownmodellingshowswhiletheREThasadded$40ayeartoaveragehousehold power bill, prices will falloverthemediumtermasmorerenewa-bleenergyisproduced.Theindustry isrampingupitswarn-

ings that any dilution of the currentschemewill not only jeopardisemorethan$11billionintherenewableenergyinvestment pipeline, but create abroader sovereign risk perceptionforAustralia.

Philip Green, the London-basedpartner of the Children’s InvestmentMaster Fund (TCI),whichhas a 33percent stake in renewable energy com-pany Infigen, said the issue was being

watched closely. “Sovereign risk hasalreadyincreasedinAustraliagiventhemedia coverage of the carbon debateand now the RET. Sovereign risk willincreasemore if the stories about cutsto theRETare confirmed,’’ he said in astatement.“This comes at a cost to the nation

throughhigher capital costs as it seeksfutureinvestmentininfrastructure.“TheAustralianREThad strong bi-

partisan political support [includingfromthecurrentprimeminister]. Itcantake a long time to restore trust and insomecases this is only achievedwithachangeinleadership/policy/party.”Under theRET, apolicywhichhith-

ertohadbipartisansupport,20percentof Australian’s energy production by2020 would come from renewablesources.Basedonearlierpredictionsofpower production in 2020, this 20 percent targetwascalculatedatanannualproductionof41,000gigawatthours.But the 2020 production total has

beendowngradedfollowingthedeclineof themanufacturing sector, includingautomotiveandaluminium.Consequently, 20 per cent of the

revised production target is 27,000GWh.This is the “real 20per cent” sce-narioforwhichMrHuntisadvocating.Under the push by Mr Abbott,

renewableenergyoutputwouldbe fro-zen at current levels of about16,000GWh.Any proposed change faces a near

impossiblepassage through theParlia-ment with Labor and the Greensopposed to any alteration, while ClivePalmer says he will not allow anychange unless Mr Abbott goes tothe next election in 2016 and winsamandate.

CoalitionfailstobudgeonRETpruning

KeypointsCompromiseonRETcuts,pursuedbyGregHunt,looks tohavebeenscotched.

Industrywarns thatchangesmay threatenmorethan$11b in renewableenergy investment.

Tuesday, the first dayback.Absent aresuch measures as the proposed fueltaxincrease, theabolitionoftheminingtax and eight associated spendingmeasures and a proposed increasetothePharmaceuticalBenefitsSchemeco-payment, all of which are costingthe government lost revenue thisfinancialyear.An increasingly anxious business

sector is watching events closely andsaid it was time to consider the prob-lemscreatedbythebudgetimpasse.“The priority now is to get some

agreement on the consequences offailing to address Australia’s fiscalproblems and a time frame forresolving them,” Business Council ofAustralia chief executive Jenni-ferWestacottsaid.“Fiscal resilience is an essential part

of building a productive and competi-tive economy. Every dollar we spendpayingtheinterestonournationaldebtis a dollar we don’t have to spend onsomethingproductive.”AgricultureMinisterBarnaby Joyce

issuetheSenateabluntwarning.“If you’re trying to turn the finances

ofournationaround, therearegoingtobeharddecisions tobemadeand ifwedon’t,wegobroke.,”hesaid.On Sunday, Finance Minister

Frompage 1 Mathias Cormann said unless spend-ing was brought under control, it wasinevitable that taxeswouldhave to riseif thebudgetweretobebalanced.This was perceived as a threat

by Labor, the Greens and the Senatecrossbenchers.ThePalmerUniteParty, the support

ofwhich is critical, hadmetonSundayand leader Clive Palmer told The Aus-tralian Financial Review it has notchanged itsmind on themany budgetmeasuresitopposed.PUP Senator Glenn Lazarus con-

firmedthiswithastatementlashingoutat Senator Cormann and thegovernment, saying he “would not bebullied into agreeing to budgetmeasures which are unfair, cruelandunnecessary”.“This is simply another hollow and

desperate threat on the part of a veryarrogant and out-of-touchAbbott gov-ernmenttopushthroughharshbudgetmeasures so they can fund their ownpetprograms,”SenatorLazarussaid.“Iwas voted in to look after thepeo-

ple of Australia, not to take basic sup-port away from pensioners and hard-workingAustralians.“I think it would be political suicide

for the Abbott government if theydid try and introduce more taxes tothe Australian public and I can’t seethathappening.”LikeMrPalmerbeforehim,Senator

Lazarus said Australians did not votefor the more harsh budget meas-ures last year and “if the Abbott

government wants proof of this, theyshouldgobacktothepolls”.He advocated income tax cuts to

stimulate theeconomyandsingledoutfor specific disdain the proposals toapply a Medicare co-payment andderegulate theuniversity sector,whichwouldcause the cost of adegree to spi-ral. “Education is one of the mostimportant assets in our society andweshouldbemaking itmoreaccessible toour people, not making it moreexpensiveanddifficult toaccess,”Sena-torLazarussaid.Coalition MPs, especially those in

marginal seats, preparing for theresumption of Parliament weredespairing at the performance of theirseniorcolleaguesoverthewinter.Most singled out for criticismwere

Treasurer JoeHockey forhis“poorpeo-ple don’t drive-cars” statement, aswellasAttorney-GeneralGeorgeBrandis.Opposition leader Bill Shorten said

thefactthegovernmentwasnowfocus-ing on strategy emphasised that thebudgetwasalostcause.“Down the hall, they are having

another political strategy meeting totalkabout thebudgetmessage,”he toldtheshadowcabinet.“They’re bringing in consultants to

tell themnot to insult Australians – orperhaps explain to Joe Hockey whatpoorpeoplelooklike.“Thegovernment simplydoesn’t get

it.Theydon’thaveasalesproblemwiththeir budget, they’ve got an unfairnessproblemwiththeirbudget.”

‘Nomoreideology,’cabinettold

BCA chief Jennifer Westacott says the government’s priority is to solve fiscal issues. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/CHRISTOPHER PEARCE

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