2020 Economic and Political Overview in Sydney Wednesday 12 February 2020, 10.00am to 2.00pm Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney EVENT MAJOR SPONSORS www.ceda.com.au agenda 09.30am Registrations 10.00am Welcome Melinda Cilento Chief Executive, CEDA Session 1 10.10am Introduction Dr David Orsmond Professor of Economics, Macquarie Business School 10.15am Moderated discussion David Thodey AO Chair, NSW-Federal Financial Relations Review Tanya Smith Principal, Nous Terry Moran AC Chair, Centre for Policy Development 10.45am Q&A session 11.00am Vote of thanks Dr David Orsmond Professor of Economics, Macquarie Business School Session 2 11.05am Introduction David Stone Chief Growth Officer, Stellar 11.10am Presentation Michael Blythe Chief Economist and Managing Director, Commonwealth Bank of Australia 11.25am Presentation Jennifer Hewett National Affairs Columnist, The Australian Financial Review 11.40am Q&A session . agenda 11.55am Vote of thanks David Stone Chief Growth Officer, Stellar Session 3 12.05pm Introduction Penny Burtt Group Chief Executive Officer, Asialink 12.10pm Keynote address The Hon. Kevin Rudd AC Former Prime Minister of Australia 12.35pm Q&A session 12.50pm Vote of thanks Penny Burtt Group Chief Executive Officer, Asialink 12.55pm Lunch Session 4 1.20pm Introduction Melinda Cilento Chief Executive, CEDA 1.25pm Presentation Arturo Bris Professor of Finance, International Institute for Management Development 1.40pm Q&A session CEDA will be tweeting from this event using #EPO2020 1.55pm Vote of Thanks Join the conversation and follow us Melinda Cilento on Twitter @ceda_news Chief Executive, CEDA 2.00pm Close Melinda Cilento Chief Executive, CEDA sponsor Event major sponsor Asialink Business We are experts in helping businesses develop their Asia capability. Mandated by the Australian government to create an Asia capable workforce in Australia, we support organisations across all sectors of the economy with research and advisory, capability development, public forums and events. We provide end-to-end support on your Asia growth journey – from planning to strategy, through to capability building and ongoing expansion. Our commercially focussed solutions enable our clients to optimise their business with Asia by providing customised country, market and industry specific support, including: • Doing business with Asian markets - Building commercial knowledge and cultural skills to develop individual and organisational capabilities. • Executive leadership capabilities - Building executive skills, to manage and grow Asian business opportunities. • Customised enterprise solutions – Designing and delivering tailored training programs and enterprise-wide learning solutions to build Asia capabilities across all sectors and levels of the workforce. Asia strategic advisory services – Delivering practical and business-relevant research products, strategies and business cases tailored to your specific needs. • Asia market entry and growth strategy – Undertaking detailed market planning to navigate the business environment, analyse competitor landscapes, consumer trends, etc • Developing your market insights – Providing a roadmap for Australian businesses wanting to take the first steps into Asia, covering sixteen key markets. Driving public debate – Providing a leading platform to shape discussion on contemporary developments, through our events and thought leadership • Sustainable partnerships - Enhancing skills, knowledge and capabilities to forge sustainable business partnerships, partner-profiling, negotiations and in-market support. Asialink Business is part of Asialink, Australia’s centre for creative engagement with Asia. sponsor Event major sponsor Macquarie Business School Macquarie Business School is a leading Australian business school with a global outlook and a commitment to creating value for all our stakeholders through partnership. The School offers a platform for interdisciplinary collaboration between our students, staff and industry partners to provide engaged learning experiences, with quality undergraduate and postgraduate business education, and PhD programs. Our programs are recognised by key industry bodies and include the country’s longest running and most highly regarded actuarial studies and finance and MBA programs. We encourage ongoing professional development through the delivery of high quality executive, corporate and professional development programs. At Macquarie we create and share research that delivers ongoing positive impact to all aspects of society. Macquarie Business School includes five dynamic research centres: Centre for Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Finance, Centre for Risk Analytics, Centre for Workforce Futures, GenIMPACT: Centre for Economic Impacts of Genomic Medicine and the Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy. Macquarie University is ranked among the top two per cent of universities in the world and enjoys a 5-star QS rating. Located in the heart of Australia’s largest business precinct, Macquarie brings together 40,000 students and 3000 staff in one thriving hub of discovery. CEDA will be tweeting from this event using #EPO2020 Join the conversation and follow us on Twitter @ceda_news sponsor Event major sponsor Stellar Stellar is a leading customer experience management organisation, operating across Australia, Asia, North America and Africa. Stellar designs and deploys solutions that utilizes deep knowledge and capability in contact centre outsourcing and Customer Management, CX Consulting, Intelligent Automation and Analytics. With experience spanning over two decades and a broad range of industries and markets, Stellar brings a unique insight to the table. Using a consulting led approach we co-innovate with our clients to deliver their business and operational goals aligned with global best practice outcomes. With a strong culture of Open Book Management, Stellar’s purpose is focused on delivering exceptional experiences that matter for their clients, their clients customers and their people. keynote speaker The Hon. Kevin Rudd AC Former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd served as Australia's 26th Prime Minister (2007-10, 2013) and as Foreign Minister (2010-12). In office, Mr Rudd led the Australia's response to the Global Financial Crisis, reviewed as the most effective policy in the developed world. Australia was the only developed country to avoid recession. His government also ratified the Kyoto Protocol, apologised to Indigenous Australians, implemented a mandatory renewable energy target, delivered the national school curriculum, negotiated major reform of the health system, introduced national paid parental leave and pursued the world's first plain- packaging regime for tobacco. Internationally, Mr Rudd co-founded the G20 Summit, drove the expansion of the East Asia Summit and steered Australia's successful UN Security Council bid. Since 2015, Mr Rudd has been president of the Asia Society Policy Institute, a 'think-and-do tank' based in New York. He chairs Sanitation and Water For All, chairs the International Peace Institute and co-chairs the National Apology Foundation. He has roles at the Harvard Kennedy School, Paulson Institute, Chatham House, Tsinghua University and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Before politics, he was a diplomat, chief-of-staff to Queensland Premier Wayne Goss and Queensland Cabinet Office Director- General. He is researching an Oxford doctorate on China under Xi Jinping. CEDA will be tweeting from this event using #EPO2020 Join the conversation and follow us on Twitter @ceda_news speaker David Thodey AO Chair, NSW-Federal Financial Relations Review David Thodey AO is Chair of the Commonwealth Science, Industry & Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Tyro Payments. He is also a Director of Ramsay Health Care, Vodafone Group and Xero (moving into the role of Xero Chair on 1 February 2020). Mr Thodey was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Telstra, and before joining Telstra, Chief Executive Officer of IBM (ANZ). Mr Thodey is currently Chair of an eminent Panel appointed by the NSW Government to lead an independent review of Federal Financial Relations. speaker Terry Moran AC Chair, Centre for Policy Development Terry spent his early career as a public servant in the Australian (Commonwealth) and Victorian Public Services. Moran's first position as a public sector CEO was as Chief Executive of the Office of the State Training Board in Victoria from late 1987 until May 1993. In May 1993 he was appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer of the Australian National Training Authority in Brisbane. In August 1998 he became Queensland's Director-General of Education. Moran was appointed Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet for the State of Victoria in July 2000 and held this position until his appointment as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Moran was the Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from March 2008 to September 2011, the most senior position in the Australian Public Service. He was appointed by former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, and continued in the position under Rudd's successor Prime Minister Julia Gillard. CEDA will be tweeting from this event using #EPO2020 Join the conversation and follow us on Twitter @ceda_news speaker Tanya Smith Principal, Nous Tanya has been a Principal at Nous Group, the largest Australian-founded management consulting firm, for almost 10 years. She leads Nous’ public policy practice and work with