22nd January 2015THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

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How do we work together to embrace the Asian Century to drive Australia’s competitiveness?“

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AGENDA !09:00 – 09:30 Registration 09:30 – 09:45 Welcome Speech 09:45 – 10:00 Introduction to Key Partners 10:00 – 11:00 Australia’s Competitiveness Panel 11:00 – 11:30 Networking Break 11:30 – 12:30 Workshop Round 1 12:30 – 01:30 Networking Lunch 01:30 – 02:30 Workshop Round 2 02:30 – 04:30 Topic Space: Led by NAB Banker 04:30 – 05:00 Closing Speech

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On the 22nd of January, the Australia Youth to Business Forum drives Australian young leaders towards a purpose that is relevant to Australia today. That purpose is to put Australia’s competitiveness in the spotlight, creating meaningful dialogue between top Australian business leaders and young students. The two main topics are 1) the required leadership competencies Australian youth need to be more competitive and 2) how we build an innovative country through asian markets. !For businesses, this is a great opportunity to learn about youth perspectives and to engage and recruit young leaders who have he skills and desire to make an impact wherever they work. Together we can address the question: !How do youth and business leaders work together to drive Australia’s competitiveness?

Richard Broinowski is a retired diplomat. He was posted to Tokyo, Rangoon, Tehran and Manila, before becoming Austral ian Ambassador to Vietnam (1983-85), Republic of Korea (1987-89), and Mexico, the Central American Republics and Cuba (1994-97). He took time out from DFAT to be General Manager of Radio Australia in the early 1990s. !On retirement, Richard became an Adjunct Professor in Media Studies at the University of Canberra, then University of Sydney. He began a successful program initially funded by the Myer Foundation, to send promising young media students to work as journalists in Asian newsrooms. !Now funded principally by country councils associated with DFAT, the program extends to newsrooms in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur, and has involved over 150 students, many now professional journalists in Australia and abroad.

Introduction: Forum Chair

Richard Broinowski President of Australia Institute of International Affairs NSW !

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Clive Stiff!Chairman & CEO Unilever, Australia & New Zealand!!Before joining Unilever, Clive had various positions at executive level in Switzerland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Belgium and France. Now the Unilever Australia & New Zealand business that Clive leads has an annual turnover of €1bn.

Jenny McGregor!Founding CEO of Asialink & ExecutiveDirector of Asia Education Foundation!Under her leadership Asialink has become Australia's largest non-government centre for the promotion of Australia-Asia relations, with activities spanning education, the arts, leadership, health, and corporate and public programs. Ms McGregor is also a member of the Asialink Taskforce for an Asia Capable Workforce, a 2014 Fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs and makes regular media appearances.

Introduction: Keynote Panelists

Sue Kench Managing Partner, Australia, for King & Wood Mallesons!Prior to her appointment, Sue was Managing Partner for the firm's Real Estate, Construction and Infrastructure sector and Real Estate, Construction and Environmental Law practice group. Sue was also a member of the firm’s Board for three years (2010-2012) and co-chaired the firm’s Partners’  Admissions Committee (2005-2012). Asia Pacific Legal 500 2013 described Sue as ‘one of 'the best all-round property lawyers in Australia’.

Mei Kok!National President of AIESEC in Australia!!Mei Kok is the current National President for AIESEC in Australia. She started in AIESEC in the University of Western Australia in 2011 where she worked for 2 years before working as the National Director of Business Marketing for AIESEC in Singapore at the start of 2013. After that she served as the National Director for Business Development and subsequently was elected as National President in 2014-15. Mei is most passionate about inspiring young Australians to be more competitive to drive Australia's future.

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Workshop Coordinators New Law School Annexe SR 346 (Level 3) 11:30 - 12:30

Chartered AccountantsRob WardHead of Leadership and Advocacy, Chartered AccountantsAustralia & New Zealand!!As Head of Leadership and Advocacy Australia and New Zealand, Rob is responsible for leading the Institute’s policy team across a wide range of disciplines that impact businesses and the broader economy.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and has over 40 years’ experience; working in practice, in regulation, and in various board roles. Prior to joining the Institute Rob was the PwC worldwide audit leader which covered 78,000 people across 148 countries.

He has been Chairman of the Australian Public Policy Committee and a board member of the Public Interest Oversight Board based in Madrid, the body charged with the independent oversight of the development of international standards of auditing, ethics and education.

Rob has a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting, Finance and Systems from the University of New South Wales and was admitted as a Member of the Order of Australia in 2005.

New Law School Annexe SR 444 (Level 4) 11:30 - 12:30

Anthony BuattiTeach For Australia’s Recruitment and Advocacy Team !After having completed the Teach For America program as an Associate teaching for two years in Arizona Anthony had the opportunity to move back to Washington, DC to recruit more advocates in the fight for educational equity. During his time in the program, where he earned his M.Ed. in education from Arizona State University, he saw that educational disadvantage is the most pressing issue facing society and that tomorrow’s leaders can make an impact today in the life outcomes of students that society says should not succeed. !In Washington Anthony was given the chance to lead Teach For America’s recruitment efforts and after 4 years he was prepared to come join Teach For Australia. Based in Melbourne he seeks to enable Teach For Australia surge into its second five years of existence by helping changemakers from throughout Australia understand that fighting for educational equity as a TFA Associate can be the best leadership development for them and the country.

Teach For Australia

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New Law School Annexe SR 442 (Level 4) 11:30 - 12:30

Westpac

Mark KennedyDirector!!Mark has extensive corporate and consumer brand experience in a wide range of categories, across multiple continents and regions. He has particular experience in Asia, living and working in the region for over 10 years. He has held senior marketing roles at Nestle and SAB Miller, as well as being the Global Head of Strategy for Landor Associates and Managing Director for two major design firms. At Added Value, Mark is responsible for solving brand, design and business strategy problems for our clients.

Mark will be facilitating the workshop with Hannah Krijnen and Samantha Kimber.

Mei Ling HoMarketing and Communications Manager!!Mei-Ling Ho has fifteen years experience in marketing, communications and strategy across the corporate and not-for-profit sectors, including senior roles with The Centre for Social Impact, The Australian Charities Fund, United Way Sydney, Diageo Australia and Nestlé Australia. She currently is Marketing and Communications Manager for the Westpac Bicentennial Foundation that aims to fund 100 scholarships and awards every year in perpetuity to Australians from all walks of life who have the potential to shape Australia’s future.

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Sophie NestelEmerging Talent Programs Manager!!Sophie joined Coles in 2011 as a Supermarket Operations Graduate working in a number of Coles Supermarket stores across Melbourne. During this time, Sophie held various roles in Store Operations prior to taking on the role of Project Manager to the Group General Manager of Supermarket Operations and later in Supply Chain. As Project Manager, Sophie was involved in a vast range of activity including strategy, team member engagement, new store openings, and communications. This breadth of experience uncovered Sophie’s passion for talent, engagement and culture shaping her journey into the talent team in 2014.

Sophie’s current role spans three pillars of emerging talent – internship programs, our graduate program and early career talent. With each of these at various stages of maturity, Sophie’s role is to strategically shape and execute these programs to bring the best and brightest talent to Coles.

New Law School Annexe SR 442 (Level 4) 1:30 - 2:30

Coles

UnileverMadelyn GohAssistant Brand Manager ANZ - LYNX!!Madelyn joined Unilever as part of the global graduate program back in 2013 and is currently based in Sydney where her focus is on brand building for LYNX in ANZ. She has developed her career in Personal Care, the largest category in Unilever. Prior to moving to Sydney, she had global brand development experience in Singapore looking after the brand Closeup in Oral Care for key markets such as Brazil, Nigeria and India. When in Closeup, she looked at landing market development opportunities in Nigeria to help improve their oral care regime and developed the first global mobile activation for the brand that was deployed in 2014. Madelyn’s current role with LYNX is heavily focused on landing global innovations with brilliant execution fit for the ANZ cluster and take the brand through its strategic journey to become the modern day male grooming brand for its target beyond the Deos category.

New Law School Annexe SR 444 (Level 4) 1:30 - 2:30

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Topic Space: Innovative ways to do business with Asia Judy HendricksSenior Business Banker and Asia Advisory Council member of National Australia Bank !Judy started working in Asian Business Banking market since 2007 and has banked many top performing and successful Asian businesses in Australia. Previous to NAB, Judy spent five years with China Xinhua New Agency, the government official news media broadcaster dealing with Asia-Pacific International News broadcasting. Judy graduated from Fudan University, Shanghai, China; University of Technology, Sydney and Australian Institute of Company Directors. She has lived and worked in Asia and Australia and has deep understanding of the culture and business mindsets. She now dedicates herself in promoting culture exchange with aim to support business partnership and cooperation between two cultures.

Jingmin QianCorporate Advisor with expertise on China !Jingmin is a non-executive director and interim chairman of the ASX listed Golden Cross Resources, a director and board secretary of CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Society of Sydney, an advisory committee member of Loscam Australia and Macquarie University’s Department of Marketing and Management, and an Executive Committee Member of the Australia China Business Council NSW.

Lisa GoodhandCompany Director with expertise on Online Innovation !Lisa is a sole director of China Blueprint Pty Ltd, award-winning company that specialises in import, export and online marketing to China. she has studied, lived and worked in China. Her fluency in Chinese language paved the way for a career in international law enforcement and trade, hands-on experience that enables her to provide clients with valuable insider knowledge gained over more than two decades.

Option 1: Public Transport !There are many buses near Central Station departing from Stand D at Railway Square, George Street that go to University of Sydney. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!For the following bus routes 412, 413, 436, 438, 439, 440, 461, 480, 483, M10 alight at the bus stop: Parramatta Road near University Avenue !After alighting, head into the campus and turn left at the intersection of University Avenue and University Pl, walk straight ahead along Eastern Avenue until you reach the Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre on your left hand side (see above map).

Directions to Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre

For the following bus routes 422, 423, 426, 428, L23, L28, M30 alight at the bus stop: City Road near Butlin Avenue !After alighting, cross the road towards University of Sydney, walk straight ahead until you see Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre on your right hand side. It should be the second building on the right (see above map) !!Option 2: Parking There is available parking at University of Sydney. These are located: Shepherd Street carpark

$24 flat rate (valid to 6am on the next morning) $4 hourly rate (to maximum $24

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