Report to Parliament Official Visit to the United States of America 20 February – 1 March 2018 The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP Premier of Queensland and Minister for Trade Table of Contents PROGRAM ............................................................................................................................. 3 Official Party Members .......................................................................................................... 14 Australian First Ministers – Washington DC ......................................................................... 15 Australian CEO Delegation – Washington DC ...................................................................... 16 US CEO Delegation – Washington DC ................................................................................. 17 Meeting with Mr Alastair Walton, Australian Consul-General in New York ........................... 19 Meeting with Sesame Workshop (Sesame Street) ............................................................... 20 Meeting with BlackRock ........................................................................................................ 21 Meeting with Ambassador John Berry (Ret’d), President, American Australian Association 22 Site visit to Fulton Centre Project by Arup New York ............................................................ 22 Dinner with the Australian Ambassador to the US ................................................................ 23 Renewal of the Queensland-Smithsonian Memorandum of Understanding ......................... 24 Meeting with ConocoPhillips ................................................................................................. 26 Meeting with Peabody Energy .............................................................................................. 27 Meeting with US CEOs ......................................................................................................... 28 Joint Australia-US CEO Delegation Business Roundtable ................................................... 29 Gala Reception honouring the National Governors Association ........................................... 29 Meeting with Bechtel ............................................................................................................. 30 Meeting with Dow Chemical .................................................................................................. 31 Meeting with Major General Chris Field AM, CSC ................................................................ 32 National Governors’ Association 2018 Winter Meeting ......................................................... 33 Signing Ceremony with the Governor of Nevada – Mr Brian Sandoval ................................ 34 Meeting with Governor Henry McMaster – South Carolina ................................................... 36 Meeting Governor Kim Reynolds - Iowa ............................................................................... 37 Meeting with Governor Ricardo Rossello – Puerto Rico ....................................................... 38 NGA Open Plenary Session 2: Agriculture ........................................................................... 39 NGA Reception ..................................................................................................................... 39 NGA Open Plenary Session 4: Innovation ............................................................................ 39 Meeting with Twentieth Century Fox Film ............................................................................. 40 Meeting with YouTube .......................................................................................................... 41 Meeting with Paramount Pictures ......................................................................................... 42 Meeting with Mr Robert Arum and Mr Dean Lonergan ......................................................... 43 Meeting with Warner Bros. Studios ....................................................................................... 44 Meeting with the Walt Disney Company ............................................................................... 45 Meeting with Danger Close ................................................................................................... 46 MEDIA ................................................................................................................................... 47 2 Official Visit to the United States of America by The Hon Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier and Minister for Trade 20 February – 1 March 2018 PROGRAM Time in bold indicates local time Time in normal font indicates Brisbane time Time Differences: New York 15 hours behind Brisbane Washington DC 15 hours behind Brisbane Los Angeles 18 hours behind Brisbane Tuesday 20 February 2018 – Brisbane / New York (via Los Angeles) 9:20am Check in at Brisbane International Airport 11:55am Depart Brisbane for Los Angeles Virgin Australia Flight VA007 Travel time: 13hrs 5mins 7:00am Arrive Los Angeles (LAX) 1:00am (Wed) Layover: 2hrs 15mins 9:15am Depart Los Angeles (LAX) 3:15am (Wed) Virgin Australia Flight VA6452 Flight time: 5hrs 39mins 5:54pm Arrive John F Kennedy International Airport, New York 8:54am (Wed) Met by TIQ North America Commissioner 6:30pm Transfer to Hotel 9:30am (Wed) Travel time: 1hr (dependent on traffic) 7:30pm Arrive and check in at InterContinental New York Barclay 10:30am (Wed) 111 East 48th St, New York, NY 10017-1297 Dinner – own arrangements Overnight InterContinental New York Barclay 3 Wednesday 21 February 2018 – New York 7:30am - 8:30am Breakfast – own arrangements 10:30pm - 11:30pm 8:45am Travel to meeting venue 11:45pm Travel time: 10mins (dependent on traffic) 9:00am - 10:00am Meeting with Mr Alastair Walton, Australian Consul-General 12:00am - 1:00am in New York (Thur) Venue: 150 East 42nd Street, Floor 34, New York, NY 10017 10:00am Travel to meeting venue 1:00am (Thur) Travel time: 40mins (dependent on traffic) 11:00am - 12:00noon Meeting with Sesame Workshop – Ms Kim Wright, Film 2:00am - 3:00am Producer (Thur) Also in attendance from Sesame Workshop: Will DePippo, - Assistant Director Licensing Alicia Durand - Senior Director Strategic Communications & Talent Relations Mindy Fila - Coordinating Producer, Sesame Street Production Jessica DiSalvo - Content Manager, Curriculum and Content Christina Elefante - Production Coordinator, Film & Digital Rosemarie Truglio - SVP of Curriculum and Content Steve Youngwood - Chief Operating Officer Celia Musikant – Director International Media Distribution Ed Wells – Head of International Media and Education Venue: 1900 Broadway, New York, NY 10023 12:00noon Lunch – own arrangements 3:00am (Thur) 2:30pm - 3:30pm Meeting with BlackRock Investment - Mr Robert Fairbairn, 5:30am - 6:30am Senior Managing Director (Thur) Venue: 40 East 52nd St, New York, NY 10022 3:30pm Travel to Hotel 7:30am (Thur) Travel time: 10mins (dependent on traffic) 3:40pm Arrive at Hotel 7:40am (Thur) Brisbane Liaison Time Dinner – own arrangements Overnight InterContinental New York Barclay 4 Thursday 22 February 2018 – New York / Washington 7:30am - 8:30am Breakfast – own arrangements 10:30pm - 11:30pm 8:30am Refresh 11:30pm 9:00am – 9:45am Meeting with Ambassador John Berry (Ret’d), President, 12:00am – 12:45am and Ms Jennifer Nason, Board Chair, and Ms Debbie (Fri) Chappel, Chief Operating Officer, American Australia Association Venue: Salon 2, Lobby Level, InterContinental New York Barclay, 111 East 48th St, New York, NY 10017-1297 9:45am Check out and depart hotel for site visit 12:45am (Fri) Travel time: 40mins (dependent on traffic) 10:30am - 11:30am Site visit to Arup New York – Fulton Centre project with Mr 1:30am - 2:30am Craig Covil, Principal-in-Charge, Arup New York and (Fri) Project Design Manager for the Fulton Centre Project and Mr Alex de Aboitiz, Principal, Transport and Resources Major Projects Manager Venue: Fulton Center, 200 Broadway (Cnr Fulton Str), Lower Manhattan, New York, NY 10038 11:30am Travel to Penn Station 2:30am (Fri) Travel time: 45mins (dependent on traffic) 12:15pm Arrive Penn Station, New York 3:15am (Fri) 1:00pm Depart Penn Station, New York by train 4:00am (Fri) Train # 2159 - Acela Express 3:55pm Arrive Union Station, Washington DC 6:55am (Fri) 50 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington DC 20002 Met by DFAT officials 4:00pm - 4.20pm Interview with Channel 9 – Mr Rob Penfold 7:00am – 7:20am (Fri) Venue: Union Station 4:20pm Depart for Skynews interview 7:20am (Fri) Travel time: 10mins (dependent on traffic) 4:30pm Interview with Skynews 7:30am (Fri) Venue: The Australian Bureau at Wall Street Journal Office 10025 Connecticut Avenue, Washington DC 4:50pm Transfer to hotel 7:50am (Fri) Travel time: 10mins (dependent on traffic) 5:00pm Arrive and check in at the Darcy Hotel 8:00am (Fri) 1515 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington DC 20005 Refresh and Brisbane Liaison Time 5 Thursday 22 February 2018 – New York / Washington 6:30pm Travel to dinner 9:30am (Fri) Travel time: 24mins (dependent on traffic) 7:00pm – 9:00pm Dinner with the Hon Mr Joe Hockey, Australian 10:00am – 12:00pm Ambassador to the USA (Fri) Venue: Australian Ambassador’s Residence Premier only 9:00pm Return to hotel 12:00pm (Fri) Travel time: 18mins (dependent on traffic) Overnight The Darcy Hotel Friday 23 February 2018 – Washington DC am Breakfast – own arrangements am 9:40am Travel to meeting 12:40am (Sat) Travel time: 16mins (dependent on traffic) 10:00am – 11:15am MOU between Queensland