Business tariffsA comparison of business electricity tariffs over time is shown in Figure 31 for small and medium businesses using metropolitan prices obtained from the By-laws. A similar pattern to residential electricity prices is observed for WA businesses across the 2009-2015 period. A general increase in business electricity tariffs is observed, particularly for medium size businesses using more than 50 megawatt hours per annum. These businesses have seen tariffs increase considerably between 2011 and 2012, with the fixed daily charge increasing by 11 cents from 38 to 49 cents per day. Since 2012, prices have risen more steadily. Small businesses (those using less than 50 megawatts per annum) have also seen an increase in prices – a 50 per cent increase between 2009 and 2015 - from 28 to 42 cents.centnationally.forusingcentnationally.

Program

Western Australia’s trade and economic development with Asia

Report Launch - Program

Wednesday 16 September 2015from 7:30am until 9:00amThe Hyatt99 Adelaide Terrace, Perth #tradewithasia

BANKWEST CURTIN ECONOMICS CENTRE

Focus on Western Australia Report Series, No. 5September 2015

TIGER, TIGER, BURNING BRIGHT?

ProgramAbout the Bankwest CurtinEconomics Centre

7:15am Registrations open

7:30am Guests seated and welcomed by MC Gareth ParkerBreakfast is served

7:40am IntroductionAnthony Vella Head of Strategy, Bankwest

7:50am Report LaunchTiger, Tiger, Burning Bright? Western Australia’s trade and economic development with AsiaProfessor Alan Duncan Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre

8:10am Panel Discussion and Q&A facilitated by Gareth ParkerMr Stedman Ellis Chief Operating Officer, Western Region, Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association;Ms Nicky Cusworth Deputy Director General, Strategic Policy, Department of State Development; Ms Stephanie Buckland Chief Executive Officer, Tourism WA;Professor Alan Duncan Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre

8:50am Vote of thanksProfessor Graeme Wright Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Development, Curtin University

Session wrap-up by MC Gareth Parker

9:00am Event ends

The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre is an independent economic and social research organisation located within the Curtin Business School at Curtin University. The centre was established in 2012 through the generous support from Bankwest (a division of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia), with a core mission to examine the key economic and social policy issues that contribute to the sustainability of Western Australia and the wellbeing of WA households.

The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre is the first research organisation of its kind in Western Australia, and draws great strength and credibility from its partnership with Bankwest, Curtin University and the Western Australian government.

The centre brings a unique philosophy to research on the major economic issues facing the state. By bringing together experts from the research, policy and business communities at all stages of the process – from framing and conceptualising research questions, through the conduct of research, to the communication and implementation of research findings – we ensure that our research is relevant, fit for purpose, and makes a genuine difference to the lives of Australians, both in WA and nationally.

The centre is able to capitalise on Curtin University’s reputation for excellence in economic modelling, forecasting, public policy research, trade and industrial economics and spatial sciences. Centre researchers have specific expertise in economic forecasting, quantitative modelling, micro-data analysis and economic and social policy evaluation. The centre also derives great value from its close association with experts from the corporate, business, public and not-for-profit sectors.

Welcome to the launch of the fifth report in the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre’s Focus on Western Australia series: Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright? Western Australia’s trade and economic development with Asia.

There is a general sense of unease with the recent slowdown in China’s economic growth. Large businesses and the state’s finances have suffered as a result. But is China the ‘be all and end all’ of the focus on Western Australia trade policies and objectives?

Our report will examine a number of key questions relating to the composition and direction of trade by West Australian businesses and consumers. These include issues that affect current trading patterns with Asia, and opportunities for enhanced future trade and strengthened economic relationships with China, Japan and other countries in the Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific regions.

This report reminds us that as important as China is to the economic fortunes of the state, it is by no means the state’s only export destination. To focus solely on China would be myopic. There are new partnerships to forge, emerging industries to support, infrastructure bottlenecks to overcome and the ‘WA’ brand to promote.

The report also traces state exports to the regions. It highlights important barriers that regional businesses and residents, together with policymakers, have overcome in their pursuit of efficiency gains and growth. It also outlines what the regions can do to further promote trade.

At this breakfast, assisted by commentary from an outstanding panel of experts: Ms Nicky Cusworth, Deputy Director General, Strategic Policy, Department of State Development; Mr Stedman Ellis, Chief Operating Officer, Western Region, Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association; and Ms Stephanie Buckland, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism WA. We hope to generate discussion among our audience on strategies and steps that can be taken to improve on the current situation.

Please enjoy breakfast and networking with friends, colleagues and new acquaintances. We hope that this report series continues to inform debate and build policy on key issues of importance to the State and the nation.

Welcome from Professor Alan Duncan

Professor Alan DuncanDirector, Bankwest Curtin Economics CentreCurtin Business School, Curtin University

Stedman EllisChief Operating Officer, Western Region, Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association

Stedman manages APPEA’s WA, South Australia and NT advocacy and policy development. He had an extensive career in the resources sector working in senior executive roles in both government and industry responsible for regulation and policy development, stakeholder engagement and advocacy. He gained international experience while working for BHP Billiton in Papua New Guinea and the United States.

Stedman also serves on the boards of several WA research, education and cultural organisations. He has a bachelor of arts from UWA.

Stephanie Buckland Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Western Australia

Stephanie Buckland is the Chief Executive Officer of Tourism Western Australia, the State Government’s economic development agency responsible for getting the conditions right so that the tourism industry in WA can thrive. Tourism WA works in cooperation with other agencies and the private sector to drive tourism demand and develop the supply side of the industry. Tourism WA promotes travel to and within WA through marketing campaigns in cooperation with the industry and develops, attracts and promotes major sporting, cultural and business events. On the supply side, Tourism WA works with other Government agencies and the private sector to facilitate new tourism infrastructure such as hotels, airline routes, caravan parks and attractions. It also plays a role in ensuring that the State’s policies and regulations support private investment in tourism.

Stephanie is a marketing and product management professional and prior to joining Tourism WA, was head of retail marketing for Bankwest, and worked for Pfizer Consumer Healthcare in the USA and Australia. She is a director of the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse, the Deputy Chair of the Scarborough Redevelopment Committee, a board member of the Swan Bells Foundation and a council member of St George’s Anglican Grammar School.

Anthony VellaHead of Strategy, Bankwest

Anthony started his career as a graduate with ANZ and went on to hold roles in relationship management and risk in business banking. After joining the Commonwealth Bank in 2005, Anthony held a variety of senior positions and gained a wealth of experience in global markets and institutional banking.

In 2012 Anthony joined Bankwest as Executive Advisor to the Managing Director before taking on the role of Head of Specialist Sales, managing a national team of Specialists. Anthony was then appointed as Head of Strategy in late 2014, which sees him responsible for leading the formulation and articulation of the Bankwest strategy.

Nicky CusworthDeputy Director General, Strategic Policy, Department of State Development

Nicky Cusworth has been Deputy Director General - Strategic Policy at the Department of State Development since January 2010. Her team provides advice to government on policy issues affecting the Western Australia’s economic development, and analyses local, national and global economic trends affecting the State.

Between 2005 and 2009 Nicky was Director, Macro-economic Policy at the Department of Treasury and Finance. The macro-economic policy division produced the State’s official economic forecasts and provided policy advice and economic analysis to government.

Before joining the public service, she spent 15 years as Chief Economist at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA. Nicky migrated to Australia in 1989. She has a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University.

Paula AlbaStudent Curtin University

Joshua AllsopSales & Account Manager Wood Mackenzie

Sherif AndrawesChairman BDO

Manuel ArapisManager, Cost and Demand Modelling WA Treasury

Suzanne ArdaghInternational Manager AICD

Lydia AtmadjiAdministrative and Finance Officer Curtin University

Essa BahramAcademic Staff Curtin University - Engineering

Susan BarreraLecturer University of Western Australia

Alexander BaxAdvisor State One Stockbroking

Brian Baynam Georgia BevisLegal Adviser Bankwest

Andrew BlandBusiness Development Manager McConnell Dowell

Richard BorozdinGeneral Manager Department of Mines and Petroleum

Jeffrey BremerPrincipal Engineer Jacobs Engineering

Robbie BrethertonBusiness Strategist Bretherton Consulting

Stephanie BucklandChief Executive Officer Tourism Western Australia

Shannon BurdeuManager - Economics & Tax CMEWA

Kelly BurnsECR research fellow Curtin Graduate School of Business

Helen CabaluHead of School School of Economics and Finance, CBS

Gianna CammaranoDirector Policy and New Measures Australian Taxation Office

Rebecca CarmichaelExecutive Adviser Bankwest

Ishwaren CaroopanenManager of External Relations AIESEC in Curtin

Siddier ChambersPhD Candidate John Curtin Institute of Public Policy

Jason ChanExecutive General Manager Bankwest

Cynthia ChanPrincipal Policy Analyst Department of Treasury

Mary ChengGraduate Officer Department of Finance

Dorcas ChiaCompliance Consultant Curtin University

Tony ChongPartner Lavan Legal

Mathew ClarkePresident Hong Kong Australia Business Association WA

Grant Coble-NealForecasting Manager Western Power

Alec ColesChief Executive Officer Western Australian Museum

Paul CollingsStakeholder Relations Advisor Curtin University

Roger CookShadow Minister for Health Australian Labor Party

Geoff CooperDirector of Housing; Business Development Master Builders Association of WA

AttendeesAttendees

as at 10 September 2015

Steve CrawfordVisitor Communications Manager Department of Parks and Wildlife

Charles CrouchStrategic Project Manager Department of Water

Nicky CusworthDeputy Director General, Strategic Policy Department of State Development

Kieron DarcyCEO Next Power

Simon DawkinsDirector OMA

Katrina de HaasCorporate Event Coordinator Curtin University

Branden DekenahDirector Sangoma Consulting

Carol DickPartner Global Possibilities

Michael DockeryResearch Fellow Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre

Amanda DornLicensee Urban Residential

Carol DowseAccreditation & Quality Manager Curtin Business School

Andrew DoyleChief Financial Officer Bankwest

Alan DuncanDirector Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre

Leza DuplockAdministrative Officer JCIPP

Christopher EganTrade Development Officer British Consulate Perth

Stedman EllisChief Operating Officer, Western Region APPEA

Samya FarooqAlum Curtin University

Cowan FinchCOO SES

Sheryll FisherDirector Outback Initiatives

Gordon FlakeCEO Perth USAsia Centre

Sian FlynneDirector, Student Engagement Curtin Business School

Kenya ForsythStudent Penrhos College

Natalia FrancisConsultant Pracsys

Nebojsha FranichEconomist CCI

Paula GadsbyPrincipal Economist CCI

Robbie GasparAdvisor FIFPro Asia

Greg GauntExecutive Chairman of Partners Lavan Legal

John GelavisExecutive Director Housing Industry Association

Lyn GenoniExecutive Director, Economic and Deregulation Department of the Premier and Cabinet

Mark GibberdDirector Curtin Centre for Crop and Disease Management

Chanelle GibbsEvents & Communications Coordinator Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre

Christine GinbeyA/Deputy Director General Department of State Development

Wenona HadinghamPrincipal Policy Officer Department of the Premier and Cabinet

Morag HaliburtonAssociate Clifford Chance

Doug HallPrincipal Consultant Doug Hall

Lucy HalliganPrincipal Policy Officer Department of the Premier and Cabinet

James HammondEconomist CCI

Kumeshini HaripersadBusiness Manager Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre

Anita HathawayCBS Marketing Manager Curtin University

Ricki HewittDirector Management Projects

David HilditchBusiness Manager Curtin University

Nichola HolgateHead of Communication and Public Affairs Bankwest

Benjamin HollowayLawyer Norton Rose Fulbright

Declan HooperStudent Curtin University

Acacia Hosking Solicitor King & Wood Mallesons

Tom HoughtonDirector MBA (Oil & Gas) Curtin University

Georgia IversDirector of Business Development and External Relations AIESEC in Curtin

Susie JacksonPrincipal Jackson Business Consulting

Bradley JollyExecutive Director Department of Local Government and Communities

Lorie JonesPrincipal Consultant PDC

Anaka JonesStrategy Analyst Bankwest

Vetti KakulasBusiness Reporter The Sunday Times

Mia KellyAccountant Curtin University

Ed KellyDistribution Auditor Fletcher Building

Peter KennedyColumnist WA Business News

Daniel KielySenior Economist CCI

Paul KingManaging Director Flores Connect

Alastair KirkbyGraduate Officer Department of Finance

Samuel KitchenStudent University of Western Australia

Eric KohExternal Relations Officer AIESEC in Curtin

Susan Kreemer PickfordGeneral Manager Engineers Australia

Peter LaingPolicy Research Officer Department of Finance

Martin LandauerBusiness Relations Manager Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Irving LaneChair TCFWA Inc

AttendeesAttendees

as at 10 September 2015as at 10 September 2015

Brenton LawsSenior Strategy Analyst Western Power

Viet Duyen LeConsul General Of Viet Nam Consulate General Of Vietnam

Chris Le MessurierBusiness Development Manager Sage Media Group

Roger LeeBusiness Development Manager AIESEC Curtin

Alan LeeState Admin Workforce Reporting Public Sector Commission

Dale LeggettDirector of Policy CCI

Ken LeongSenior Fellow Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre

Denis LeonovDirector TGBA

David LettsHead of Advisory Services W.A. Treasury Corporation

Simon LeunigDeputy Vice-Chancellor International Curtin University

Jules LewinChair Belmont BEC

Marnie LeybourneDirector Operations Department of Mines & Petroleum

Matthew LillyHead of Legal - Bankwest Group Services and CBA Legal WA Bankwest

Eugene LimSenior Vice President Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Western Australia

Jim LimerickDirector Ramelton Consulting

Bonnie LinDirector B2RAINMAKERS

Daniel LinesSenior Royalties Analyst Department of Treasury

Conrad Liveris Andrea LiyanExternal Relations Officer AIESEC in Curtin

Laura LoughnanMarketing Officer Curtin University

David LouwAssociate Curtin University

Ian LoxtonGraduate Department of Finance

Eric LumsdenWAPC Chairman Department of Planning

Joe MagroConsultant brandstradigi

Frank MantovaniMBA student Curtin University

Timothy MarneyMental Health Commissioner Mental Health Commission

Nikhil MathewPrincipal Maple Tree Solutions

Christopher MayfieldDirector Business Development South West Institute of Technology

David McCormickDirector McCormckit Pty Ltd

Michael McLeanDirector Master Builders Association WA

Leah MengLecturer Curtin University

Peter MetcalfeExecutive Director Department of Agriculture and Food, WA

Sarah MewettManager Analytics and Market Intelligence Department of Housing WA

David MichaelResearch Officer Office of Peter Tinley AM

Peter MooreExecutive Director, Strategic Engagement Curtin Business School

Jasmyn Mumme State Representative BPW Australia BPW WA

Vinnet NdlovuResearch Student CGSB

Tom NguyenEngineer GHD

Toan NguyenPhD Student Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre

Julia NicolDirector Public Relations Curtin University

Danny NimbalkerManager, Business Development and Acquisitions LandCorp

David NolanHead of Legal and Government Affairs Bankwest

John NoonanSenior Lecturer Curtin University

Francis NormanDivision President Engineers Australia

Shaun O’BrienPolicy and Research Assistant Department of State Development

Paul O’FarrellGeneral Manager Bankwest

Lynn OlssenGeneral Manager Operations - APAC Snowden Group

Chong-Yee OngCTO Airscope Industries

Dhaval PanchalSr. Finance Officer Curtin University

Raj PandeyResearcher Murdoch University

David ParkerExecutive Manager Corporate Affairs Quadrant Energy

Gareth ParkerState Political Editor The West Australian

Jamie ParraviciniResearch Officer Office of Ben Wyatt MLA

Taylor PattenStudent Penrhos College

Jennifer PeateBusiness Analyst Department of State Development

Michael PeckElectorate Officer Office of David Templeman MLA

Felipe PennaIdentity Research Officer Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Rosetta PetrucciSessional lecturer Curtin Business School

Kim PhanAnalyst and Research Officer Department of Finance

John PhillimoreExecutive Director JCIPP, Curtin University

Joseph PoprzecznyColumnist Western Australian Business News

Alice Pugliese Analyst Department of Treasury

Robert PullellaExecutive Director Access Economic Regulation Authority

Russell QuinnMedia Bankwest

Marie RedmanStakeholder Liaison Curtin University Curtin In The Regions

Brian RettingerSenior Project Manager PM Consultancy

AttendeesAttendees

as at 10 September 2015as at 10 September 2015

Jeanette RobertsDirector Jeanette Roberts Consulting

Iftekhar RobinSessional Academic Curtin University

Kristabel RosarioPrincipal Policy Officer Public Sector Commission

Belal SarwariStudent Curtin University

Jackie SeegersIGIP AIESEC

Jonathan ShackState Manager IODM Pty Ltd

Rohit SharmaRA Curtin University

David SharphamExecutive Manager - Strategy Bankwest

Ruth SheanDirector General Department of Training Workforce Development

Jesvinder SinghStudent Curtin University

Stephen SmithAdvisory Board Independent Representative Lavan Legal

Alexandra SparvellNational Business Development Manager Engineers Australia

Michael StarlingDirector Quantum MC

John StockbridgeDirector SharePoint Factory

Nicole StoffersSenior Project Officer Department of State Development

Kerry StoneMember BPW WA

Peter StuartManaging Director Supply & Allied Services Pty Ltd

Joachim TanTreasurer Singapore Chamber of Commerce (WA)

Alan TapperResearch Fellow JCIPP

Michael TarnVice-Chairman AIBC

Daniel ThomasManager of University Relations AIESEC in Curtin

Robyn TimmsHead of Department Health

Peter Tinley AMShadow Minister for Asian Engagement WA Labor

Tony TravaglionePro Vice-Chancellor Curtin Business School

Malcolm TullProfessor Murdoch University

Phil TurtleDirector Australia Indonesia Business Council

Michael UnderwoodManaging Director Met Recruitment

Anthony VellaHead of Strategy Bankwest

Duc VoAssistant Director Economic Regulation Authority

Bevan WakelamManager Marketing Roy Hill

Louise WangStudent

Rebecca WhiteSenior Policy Officer Department of State Development

Jamie WilliamsonStudent Curtin University

Graeme WishartChairman Council for the National Interest

Susanna WolzMedia Consultant Curtin University

Raymond WongGroup Leasing Agent Strzelecki Group

Angela WongSenior Procurement Officer Department of Finance

Mike WoodAdjunct Prof University of Notre Dame Australia

Ben WoodMembership and Marketing Services Advisor WA CEDA

Graeme WrightDeputy Vice-Chancellor, Research & Development Curtin University

Eliza WrothPO Department of State Development

Jim WyattPrincipal Optimi Digital

Ben Wyatt MLAMember for Victoria Park Australian Labor Party

Ada(Jianfeng) ZhangAssociate Curtin University

Yixiao ZhouLecturer Curtin University

Attendees

as at 10 September 2015

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