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MAJOR EVENT SPONSORS www.ceda.com.au WA's Asian engagement strategy launch Keynote speaker: The Hon. Peter Tinley AM MLA, WA Minister for Asian Engagement; Housing; Veterans Issues; Youth, Government of Western Australia Friday 30 August 2019, 11.30am to 2.00pm BelleVue Ballroom 2, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre

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MAJOR EVENT SPONSORS

www.ceda.com.au

WA's Asian engagement strategy launch

Keynote speaker: The Hon. Peter Tinley AM MLA, WA Minister for Asian Engagement; Housing; Veterans Issues; Youth, Government of Western Australia

Friday 30 August 2019, 11.30am to 2.00pm

BelleVue Ballroom 2, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre

agenda

11.30am Registrations

12.00pm Welcome and introduction

Paula Rogers

State Director, CEDA

12.10pm Keynote address

The Hon. Peter Tinley AM MLA

Minister for Asian Engagement; Housing; Veterans Issues;

Youth, Government of Western Australia

12.30pm Lunch

1.10pm Facilitated panel discussion with Mukund Narayanamurti,

Chief Executive Officer, Asialink Business

Jennifer Mathews, Deputy Director General, Department

of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Matthew Braysher, Head of Business Financial Markets

WA, Westpac

Kate Longhurst, State Director, Department of Foreign

Affairs and Trade

Thea Kurniawan, Founder, TEDxUWA

1.55pm Vote of thanks and closing comments

Paula Rogers

State Director, CEDA

2.00pm Event close

CEDA will be tweeting from

this event using

#EngagingAsia

Join the conversation and

follow us on Twitter

@ceda_news

sponsor

Major Event Sponsor

Asialink Business

Twitter: @asiacapable

Asialink Business is Australia’s National Centre for Asia Capability. Asialink

Business provides tailored solutions to help businesses seize the potential of

diverse Asian markets and equips organisations in all sectors to become Asia

ready by developing the critical skills, knowledge and networks needed to

engage with the complexities of the region.

Asialink Business have been members of CEDA since 2017.

www.asialinkbusiness.com.au

sponsor

Major Event Sponsor

Westpac

Twitter: @Westpac

Westpac’s Asian presence has been established since 1971, with branches

in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Mumbai and a representative

office in Jakarta.

Westpac was the first Australian Bank into China, with their representative

office opening in Beijing in 1982. Their aim is to partner with their customers

to seamlessly connect them to the increasing trade, capital and people flows

in the region. Westpac partners with their corporate and institutional

customers to provide expertise in foreign exchange, debt and global capital

markets, trade finance and transactional banking.

Westpac have been members of CEDA since 2009.

www.westpac.com.au

CEDA will be tweeting from

this event using

#EngagingAsia

Join the conversation and

follow us on Twitter

@ceda_news

keynote speaker

The Hon. Peter Tinley AM MLA

Minister for Asian Engagement; Housing; Veterans

Issues; Youth, Government of Western Australia

Twitter: @TinleyMLA

Minister Tinley spent 25 years in the Army, 17 of which were with the Special

Air Service Regiment. In 2003, Peter’s service was recognised with his

appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

In 2009 Peter re-entered public service as a member of the Western

Australian Parliament, following a successful by-election campaign, and was

sworn in as the Member for Willagee on the 10 February 2010. During 2012,

Peter was WA Labor’s Shadow Minister for Planning, Housing, and Local Jobs

and in July of 2015, Peter was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow

Minister for Asian Engagement, Trade, Science and Lands.

Following Labor’s win in the 2017 State Election, Peter was sworn in as the

Minister for Housing; Veterans Issues; and Youth on 22 March 2017. In a

Cabinet reshuffle on 13 December 2018, the Asian Engagement portfolio was

added to his ministerial responsibilities.

panellist

Matthew Braysher

Head of Business Financial Markets WA, Westpac

Twitter: @Westpac

Matthew heads up Westpac’s Business Financial Markets teams in WA, SA &

NT, based in Perth. He has 30 years of banking experience primarily in

delivering client outcomes in financial markets but has also led Corporate

banking teams in WA and SA and has had experience in all business banking

client segments.

CEDA will be tweeting from

this event using

#EngagingAsia

Join the conversation and

follow us on Twitter

@ceda_news

panellist

Thea Kurniawan

Founder, TEDxUWA

Thea Kurniawan wears many hats. Professionally, she is a Program

Management Consultant at Ernst & Young and has experience working in

various industries including engineering, mining, oil & gas, health, and FMCG

in Indonesia and Australia.

Outside of work, Thea is an active volunteer with organisations such as

Millennium Kids Inc., an environmental advocacy group that enables

thousands of young people to have their say about the environment, leading

to hundreds of inspiring youth-led initiatives that have contributed significantly

to the environment in WA and beyond. More recently, Millennium Kids have

identified various issues are being shared with our Indonesian neighbours and

this has led to partnerships with sustainability groups in Jakarta and

Sumbawa. The organisation provides pathways for Australian and Indonesian

youth to travel and share learnings on how communities have developed

innovative solutions to save the environment in their respective countries.

Growing up in Asia and Australia, Thea strongly believes in the importance of

bridging the gap between countries, cultures and people.

Thea is also the founder TEDxUWA, WA’s first and only fully youth-run TEDx

event that aims to showcase the ideas of the Australian community and

beyond. TEDxUWA events reach over 500 live audiences across Australia

and over 400,000 people globally with their inspirational and multidisciplinary

talks published on YouTube. Thea leads her team to continuously deliver

cutting-edge events that will cater to the global audience and more

importantly, provide accessibility for young people to attend and share their

ideas.

panellist

Kate Longhurst

State Director, Department of Foreign Affairs and

Trade

Twitter: @dfat

Kate Longhurst commenced as Director of the DFAT Western Australia State

Office in December 2018. She is responsible for managing the Department’s

engagement with its diverse stakeholders in Western Australia, across

government, business, academia and civil society.

Kate was Executive Officer to the DFAT Secretary, Frances Adamson, from

January 2017 to September 2018. She has held a number of other positions

in Canberra, including Director of DFAT’s ASEAN and Regional Programs

Section where she coordinated Australia’s engagement with ASEAN and

oversaw Australia’s regional aid investments.

Kate served in the Political Section at the Australian Embassy in Washington

D.C. during the Obama Administration, with reporting responsibility for U.S.

engagement in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. She spent a year on exchange

to the U.S. Department of State in 2011-12, working on the U.S. ‘rebalance’

strategy and the East Asia Summit. Her first posting was to Belgrade, Serbia.

Kate is from Perth, Western Australia. She has a Bachelor of Law and a

Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Australia and a Bachelor of

Arts (Honours) in Political Science from the University of Melbourne.

CEDA will be tweeting from

this event using

#EngagingAsia

Join the conversation and

follow us on Twitter

@ceda_news

panellist

Jennifer Mathews

Deputy Director General, Department of Jobs,

Tourism, Science and Innovation

Jennifer Mathews joined the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and

Innovation in September 2017 and is currently the Deputy Director General,

formally the Commissioner in Indonesia.

She was the Director General of the former Department of Local Government

and Communities. She has also served with the Commonwealth Government

for more than 25 years. This included roles as State Manager of the Australian

Trade Commission and State Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs

and Trade in Western Australia.

Jennifer has also held a number of senior management and policy positions

with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra and overseas,

including as First Secretary, Trade and Economic section within the Australian

Embassy in Jakarta. She has a legal background and has worked as a lawyer

and trade law consultant in Melbourne and Jakarta.

facilitator

Mukund Narayanamurti

Chief Executive Officer, Asialink Business

Twitter: @asiacapable

As the CEO of Asialink Business, Mukund is leading the organisation's

mandate from the Australian Federal Government (Department of Industry,

Innovation & Science), the Myer Foundation and the University of Melbourne,

to create an Asia capable workforce in Australia through the delivery of best

in class capability development programs, applied research and market

insights focused on Australia's engagement with Asia.

Mukund built his experience at KPMG facilitating engagement between

Australia and Asia in sectors including energy and resources, banking,

agribusiness, education and information technology.

Please note attendee names are provided to aid networking and should not be added to mailing lists without permission from the individual.

corporate tables

CEDA would like to thank the following members for hosting a corporate table

at today’s event.

Asialink Business Commonwealth Bank of

Australia

Department of Jobs,

Tourism, Science and

Innovation

Department of the

Premier and Cabinet

MinterEllison Murdoch University National Australia Bank Rio Tinto

Westpac Woodside

attendees

Mike Allen Director Yanchep Sun City Pty Ltd

Keith Anthonisz Director Malaysia Australia Connect

Gemma Antonakis Operations Manager Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Megan Anwyl CEDA Individual Trustee

Suzanne Ardagh Director - Board Advisory Services Lester Blades

Brendan Augustin Director General Government and International Relations Manager Woodside Energy

Rebecca Ball Executive Director-Invest and Trade Western Australia Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Andrew Barker Manager, R&D Tax RSM

Travis Beasley Director Strategic Communications and Stakeholder Relations Landgate

Angela Beechey Marketing Manager Study Perth

Justine Bell-Morris Sales Manager - WA Garuda Indonesia

Neville Bent Media officer staff Parliament of Western Australia

Cale Black Consultant Newgate Communications

Michael Blakiston Partner - Energy + Resources Gilbert + Tobin

Joe Bontempo Manager, International Education WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Matthew Braysher Head of Business Financial Markets WA Westpac

Martin Brezger Director Moerk Water Solutions

Rebecca Brown Director General WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Karen Brown National Director Cannings Purple

Bradley Brown Sales Director, Government (Central West - WA/SA/NT), Business and Government Australia Post

Samantha Buchanan GM Business Development Woodside Energy

Damian Burton General Manager WA, Solid Waste Services Cleanaway

Matt Caddy Senior Associate MinterEllison

Janet Campbell Business Analyst Rio Tinto

Steve Capewell General Manager Operatons Services Group Water Corporation

Michael Carter President - Western Australia Chapter Australia India Business Council

John Catlin Commissioner, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Wen-Shien Chai Partner Moore Stephens

Dantu Charandasi Consul General of India Consulate-General of India

Peter Chong Associate Director, China Practice KPMG

Helen Clark Editor - Energy News Bulletin Aspermont

Chris Clark Deputy Director General - Resources and Project Facilitation WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Please note attendee names are provided to aid networking and should not be added to mailing lists without permission from the individual.

James Clarke Chief Executive Officer LH Global

Mathew Clarke President Hong Kong Australia Business Association

Dr Lisa Cluett Communications and Outreach Director Perth USAsia Centre

Maria Coate Principal International School of Western Australia

Mark Colin-Thome Event Assistant CEDA

Jacky Connolly Vice President of People and Global Capability Woodside Energy

Fiona Considine Events Manager Perth USAsia Centre

Celia Cornwell Associate Dean, Engagement & International Development Murdoch University

Stuart Crockett Commissioner, China WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Shelby Crookes Chief Operating Officer Perth USAsia Centre

James Curtis Chief Executive Officer Football West

Tracey Curtis Membership Coordinator CEDA

Emily Davies Digital Communications Officer Perth USAsia Centre

Edward Day Account Director - Government (Western Australia) Australia Post

Holly Dodd Principal Advisor, Communications Projects, Communities & Communications Rio Tinto

Zhihua Dong Consult-General of China Consulate General of People's Republic of China in Perth

Brett Dorney General Manager Organisational Services North Metropolitan TAFE

Fay Duda Honorary Consul of the Republic of Korea CEDA Individual Non Members

John Duffy Senior Media Advisor, the Hon. Peter Tinley Parliament of Western Australia

Sherry Duhe Executive Vice President and CFO Woodside Energy

Terry Durant Managing Director South Metropolitan TAFE

Stephen Eadie Manager, Inclusion WA Department of Communities

Prof Wendell Ela Professor Murdoch University

Janet Er Senior Relationship Manager Westpac

Rosalyn Fares Event Coordinator CEDA

Nicole Fasana Country Manager (Europe, Middle East, Africa) WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Michael Feakes International Engagement Officer City of Perth

Elizabeth Fells Director, Federal-State Relations WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Gordon Flake Chief Executive Officer, Perth USAsia Centre The University of Western Australia

Brooke Fowles Project Manager, Organisational Reform Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Kim Giddens Principal Policy Advisor Office of Minister Tinley

Michael Gillis Managing Director/Philippine Consul General Castleglen Filipino Foods

Michael Gillis Honorary Consult of the Phillippines Consulate of the Philippines

Tony Girgis Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Brownes Dairy

Walter Gomes Manager Strategic Projects (Asian Business Councils) WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

John Goodlad Honorary Consult of Columbia Consulate of Colombia

Paul Graham Chief Executive Officer Keystart

Toby Grayson Finance Manager Group Reporting Woodside Energy

Tom Griffiths Director South West Group

Terry Grose CEDA Individual Trustee

Melissa Guo Accountant Hanking Gold Mining Alliance

Dr Yvonne Haigh School of Business and Governance Murdoch University

Mike Hales Partner MinterEllison

Adam Handley President Australia China Business Council National Board

Simon Harcombe Senior Manager RSM

Abhijith Harikumar Student Ambassador StudyPerth

Vanessa Harvey Director Strategy, Research and Initiatives WA Department of Communities

Darryl Healey Director of Sales & Marketing Pan Pacific Hotels Group

Stacey Hearn Policy Advisor, Office of the Premier Parliament of Western Australia

Prof Chad Hewitt Director Murdoch Biosecurity Research Centre Murdoch University

Michelle Hoad Managing Director North Metropolitan TAFE

Cathy Hood Senior Market Growth Manager MinterEllison

Tina Jackson Account Director, Government and Public Sector EY

Hidio Jackson Joint Company Secretary Hastings Technology Metals

Ian Johnson Policy Advisor to Minister for Tourism Tourism Western Australia

Stephanie Juszkiewicz Aviation Business Development Manager Perth Airport

Wayde Keyser Chair, State Leadership Council WA National Australia Bank

Daniel Knowles Area Manager - WA Metro South Australia Post

Reuben Kooperman Honorary Consul-General of Thailand Royal Thai Consulate-General

Bhavesh Kotecha Chief Executive Officer Transmin

Katie Lalor Business engagement and outreach Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Russell Lamb Manager Infrastructure Markets Water Corporation

Peter Le President Asian Business Alliance

Lisa Leitch Executive Officer Perth USAsia Centre

Adam Levin Partner, Corporate Commercial Jackson McDonald

Chuxiong Li Student Ambassador StudyPerth

Eugene Lim Treasurer Singapore Chamber of Commerce

Janet Lin President Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce

Gary Llewellyn Corporate Account Manager Business News Western Australia

Mitch Loan Director, Corporate Development Alcoa of Australia

Kate Longhurst State Director Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

I-Lyn Loo Manager - Primary Industries Trade WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Juan Lu Country Manager (China) WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Barbara Lung Deputy Director, International Student Recruitment Curtin University

Ruth Lyall GM People & Global Capability Woodside Energy

Ruihao Lyu Consul Consulate General of People's Republic of China in Perth

Jessica Machin Executive Director West Australian Ballet

Andrew Mackin GM Strategic Financial Management Woodside Energy

Hasta Mahatara Student Ambassador StudyPerth

Nilesh Makwana Chief Executive Officer Illuminance Solutions

Please note attendee names are provided to aid networking and should not be added to mailing lists without permission from the individual.

Tim Marney Principal Nous Group

Blair Marsh General Manager Training Services South Metropolitan TAFE

Jason Masters Specialist Indigenous Development Rio Tinto

Jennifer Mathews Deputy Director General, Strategy and International Engagement WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Tanya Matthews Corporate Affairs Vacation Student Woodside Energy

Steven McDougall Interim Manager Economic Development City of Perth

Gary McGrath General Manager, Corporate Financial Services Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Matthew Mckenzie Journalist Business News Western Australia

Conor McLaughlin Project Officer The ASEAN-Australia Strategic Youth Partnership

Rebecca McNicol Browse Commercial Manager Woodside Energy

Brendan McShanag Principal Policy Adviser Parliament of Western Australia

Brenda Micale General Manager Training Services South Metropolitan TAFE

Gerard Moody Director Mainsheet Capital

David Morgan President Western Australia Vietnam Business Council

Grant Morisey Chief Financial Officer Transmin

David Morris Operations Manager, Business Customer Network Australia Post

Mukund Narayanamurti Chief Executive Officer Asialink Business

Henry Ng Vice-President Chinese Chamber of Commerce

Kevin Ngan Senior Private Banker ANZ Banking Group

Justin Nguyen Marketing Intern StudyPerth

Lauren Okely Manager PwC Australia

Trevor Olsson GM People & Global Capability Woodside Energy

Joshua Ong Relationship Director - Asian Banking Westpac

Jeff Ong Eurowide Group

Lenda Oshalem Associate Partner Newgate Australia

Lindsay O'Sullivan Chief Operating Officer Keystart

Said Padshah Policy Advisor, Officer of Minister Papalia Parliament of Western Australia

Dave Palmer General Manager Commercial, AAR Commercial, Land Access & Tenure Rio Tinto

Jamie Parravicini Government Relations Specialist BHP

Phil Payne Executive Director StudyPerth

Maria Perez Director - AIM WA International Australian Institute of Management

John Poulsen Principal People, Passion & Performance

Mark Pownall Chief Executive Officer Business News Western Australia

John Prevost Partner MinterEllison

Nada Raphael Special Counsel MinterEllison

Val Raubenheimer Vice President, Corporate Relations and Development Curtin University

Emily Readhead Director PwC Australia

Amanda Reid Partner GRA Partners

Sherryn Rietdyk Community, Sales and Marketing Manager Golden Group

Fiona Roche Deputy Director General, Industry, Science and Innovation WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Paula Rogers State Director CEDA

Lee Rossetto Partner MinterEllison

Assoc Prof John Ruprecht Director, Water-Energy-Waste Research Centre Murdoch University

Erin Sanders International Engagement Officer City of Perth

Romolo Santoro Chief Financial Officer Ocean Grown

Ian Satchwell Senior Fellow Perth USAsia Centre

Julia Scott President Australia Indonesia Business Council

Trish Scully A/Director, Strategy and Planning Landgate

Hugo Seymour Research Analyst Perth USAsia Center

Brendon Sim Chief Executive Officer BEEMS CO PTY LTD

Dilawar Singh President International Business Council of Australia

Gary Smith Chancellor Murdoch University

Prof Stephen Smith Board Member Perth USAsia Center

Diane Smith-Gander AO Chair Elect CEDA

Xiuli Song Principal Adviser - Comms & Events Rio Tinto

Edward Souti Senior Consultant Nous Group

Simone Spencer Executive Director - Strategy and International Engagement WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Kyle Springer Program Manager Perth USAsia Centre

Kwai Steinohrt Associate Director CEDA

David Sun Managing Director Sinosteel Australia

Toru Suzuki Consul-General of Japan

Nobu Suzuki Director, Japan Practice KPMG

Georgie Sweeting General Manager gtmedia

Corey Swindells Event Assistant CEDA

Hiromi Takahashi StudyPerth

Joachim Tan Treasurer Singapore Chamber of Commerce

Ngor Tan Country Manager (India, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia) WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Ross Taylor President Indonesia Institute

Larissa Taylor Chief Executive Officer Grain Industry Association of WA

Alison Terry Group Manager Corporate Affairs and Joint Company Secretary Fortescue Metals Group

Phil Thick General Manager Tianqi Lithium Kwinana Pty Ltd

The Hon Peter Tinley AM Minister for Housing; Veterans Issues; Youth Minister for Housing; Veterans Issues; Youth; Asian Engagement

Dewi Tobing Consul-General of Indonesia Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia

David Tomasi Managing Partner Moore Stephens

Dione Tonts Manager Industry Development WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Bill Townsend Acting Vice President Corporate Coordination INPEX Ichthys

Please note attendee names are provided to aid networking and should not be added to mailing lists without permission from the individual.

Phil Turtle National President Asialink Business

Naveen Unni Managing Partner, Perth McKinsey & Company

Donna Vecchio General Manager WA and SA, Consumer and Community Australia Post

Jodie Wallace Director Service Delivery Operations WA Department of Training and Workforce Development

Dale Watson Photographer Energy Images

Celina Watt Regional Communications Manager Rio Tinto

Susanne Webster Manager - Membership & Business Development The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia

Julie Whitlock Associate Director Murdoch University

William William Student Ambassador StudyPerth

Jeff Wilson Research Director Perth USAsia Centre

Hayley Winchcombe Founder & Chair The ASEAN-Australia Strategic Youth Partnership

Kim Wood Manager International Offshore Business South Metropolitan TAFE

Ben Wood Membership and Marketing Services Advisor CEDA

Andreas Wyder Partner PwC Australia

Haohang Xu Consular Consulate General of People's Republic of China in Perth

Yu Young Chairman Australia Korea Business Council

Kristie Young Director, Perth Markets Business Development Lead PwC Australia

Daniel Zador Partner Herbert Smith Freehills

John Zuvich Chief Dealer Debt Markets and Liquidty, Financial Markets Western Australian Treasury Corporation

notes

CEDA WA: September 2019

2019 Vice Chancellor’s Panel

DATE Wednesday 4 September 2019, 12.00pm – 2.00pm VENUE State Reception Centre, Kings Park

SPEAKERS Prof Selma Alliex, Pro Vice Chancellor & Head of Fremantle

Campus, University of Notre Dame; Prof Stephen Chapman, Vice

Chancellor and President, ECU; Prof Dawn Freshwater, Vice Chancellor,

UWA; Prof Eeva Leinonen, Vice Chancellor, Murdoch University; Prof

Deborah Terry AO, Vice Chancellor, Curtin University

EVENT OVERVIEW The annual CEDA WA Vice-Chancellor’s panel returns to examine drivers of our higher education sector and priorities to enhance graduate outcomes, research strengths, greater collaboration with industry and overall competitiveness.

Sponsored by CEDA member: UniSuper

State of the Nation 2019

DATE Thursday 19 September 2019 & Friday 20 September 2019 VENUE Parliament House, Canberra SPEAKERS The Hon. Julia Gillard AC, Chair, beyondblue and former Prime Minister of Australia; Jean-Sébastien Jacques, Chief Executive, Rio Tinto; Romilly Madew AO, Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Australia

EVENT OVERVIEW In a new term of Government, CEDA’s annual State of the Nation convenes to examine the key issues impacting Australia’s continued economic, social and environmental prosperity. In its 40th year, the conference brings together the best policy minds from politics and the public service, business and industry, academia and community organisations, for open discussions with a senior cross-sector audience in Parliament House Canberra. Sponsored by CEDA members: First State Super and Stellar

International competitiveness: economic driver for WA

DATE Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 12.00pm – 2.00pm VENUE Grand River Ballroom, Pan Pacific Perth SPEAKERS Bronwyn Barnes, Chair, Legend Media Group; Phil Thick,

General Manager, Tianqi Lithium; Jimmy Wilson, Chief Executive Officer,

CBH Group

EVENT OVERVIEW CEDA brings together leaders across agriculture, resources and education to examine and discuss WA’s competitiveness on the global stage. CBH Chief Executive Officer Jimmy Wilson will keynote the event providing his insights around innovation, transformation, productivity and supply chain best practice. Our panel discussion will explore how WA industries compare to their international counterparts, major and emerging markets trends, where WA currently excels and where there is room for growth.

Sponsorship opportunities available

CEDA contact: Rosie Fares, Event Coordinator

Phone: 08 6104 7104 Email: [email protected]

about CEDA

CEDA is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation. CEDA

identifies policy issues that matter for Australia’s future and pursue solutions that

deliver better economic, social and environmental outcomes for Australia.

CEDA's cross-sector membership spans every state and territory and includes

more than 780 of Australia's leading businesses, community organisations,

government departments and academic institutions.

Membership

Organisations join CEDA because CEDA delivers exposure to high level thought

leadership, timely briefings on issues of economic importance, access to

networking and brand reach through sponsorship and hosting opportunities. In

addition to high profile public events, CEDA also delivers regular member only

events for employees of member organisations and exclusive Trustee only

boardroom briefings for senior executives from member organisations. These

provide a unique opportunity for peer-to-peer knowledge exchange and for

speakers and attendees to talk candidly on issues.

Research and policy

CEDA’s only agenda is to pursue good public policy to progress Australia’s

economic and social development. Since 1960 CEDA has produced more than

3000 publications, research reports and articles highlighting emerging issues and

directions in a diverse range of policy areas. Research in 2019 will focus on

Australia’s long-term budget position, the effects of temporary migration, a survey

of Australian businesses on their approach to economic development, and new

approaches to addressing entrenched disadvantage.

For more information on CEDA membership, research and events please

contact:

Paula Rogers, State Director

08 6104 7101

[email protected]

Ben Wood, Membership Advisor

08 6104 7105

[email protected]

Tracey Curtis, Membership & Copland

Leadership Program Coordinator

08 6104 7103

[email protected]

Kwai Steinohrt, Associate Director

08 6104 7102

[email protected]

Rosie Fares, Events Coordinator

08 6104 7104

[email protected]

www.ceda.com.au