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Keynote Address:
“China’s outbound investment strategy – what it means for Australia”

China’s “Going Out” strategy, and the new priorities outlined in the 12th Five Year Plan, is creating unprecedented interest in Australia amongst SMEs, business leaders, entrepreneurs and high net worth investors.

These waves of new investment provide a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Australian companies to engage in the Asian Century. What are the opportunities? Who will benefit? How do you go about it?

Keynote Speaker:

David Thomas,
Vice president, ACBC NSW
Chair of ACBW Forum, BRIC Expert
CEO, Think Global Consulting

Panel Discussion: “Pitching to a Chinese Investor: what to do, what not to do, the mistakes that have been made and the opportunities”

Moderator:

• David Thomas
  Chair of ACBW Forum,BRIC Expert;
  Vice president, ACBC NSW;CEO, Think Global Consulting

Panellists:

• Grant Healy
  Director – Asia Desk
  NAB
• Michael Wadley
  Managing Partner
  Wadley Business Consulting
• Richard Yuan
  Director, ABC World Pty Ltd;
  ACBW Committee Member

Keynote Address: “Marketing your Business in China”

Keynote Speaker:

• Alistair Nicholas,
  Executive vice president, Public Affairs,
  Weber Shandwick

Panel Discussion: “The Chinese market: online, offline, retail, B2B etc”

Moderator: Alistair Nicholas, Senior Advisor, Weber Shandwick

Panellists:

• Robbie Burns,
  International Sales Director,
  ChinaSEO
• Michael Wadley
  Managing Partner
  Wadley Business Consulting
• Ray Tettman
  Principal
  Watermark

Keynote Address:“It’s People! Why you should put HR at the forefront of your China strategy”

Keynote Speaker:

Morry Morgan,
Marketing Director,
ClarkMorgan Ltd & Network HR Magazine

Panel Discussion: “Managing people across language, culture and borders”

Moderator: Morry Morgan, Marketing Director, ClarkMorgan Ltd & Network HR Magazine

Panellists:

• Joe Saliba
  Russell Reynolds

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• Bill Zheng
  Managing Director
  Investors Direct Financial Group

Case Study: From Mining to Dining – how A2 opened the door into China

Keynote Speaker: Peter Nathan, CEO, A2 Dairy Products Australia

Keynote Address: “Cross-cultural awareness in practice”

Keynote Speaker:

• Charlotta Oberg
  Founder and Facilitator,
  Prisma Cross Cultural Consultants

Panel Discussion: “Bridging the cross cultural divide”

In a “relationship based” culture like China’s, the difference between the success or failure of any deal or transaction will often depend upon the trust, friendship and cross-cultural understanding that exists between the two parties. Yet, despite being widely acknowledged as the most important aspect of any business relationship, cross-cultural training is often dismissed as a “soft skill” with limited value placed on it until it’s too late. In this interactive and highly engaging session, leading experts in China-Australia engagement will reflect on the importance of developing “cultural intelligence” as a prerequisite to succeeding in China.

Moderator: Charlotta Oberg, Founder and Facilitator, Prisma Cross Cultural Consultants

Panellists:

• Mark Hawthorne,
  National Business Editor,
  Fairfax Media
• Dr. Caroline Hong,
  Ambassador
  Australia-China Business Week
• DANNY ARMSTRONG

  General Manager,China
  National Australia Bank

Final Keynote Address: “Australia-China: Past, Present & Future”

Keynote Speaker:

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  The Hon Andrew Stoner MP
  Deputy Premier of NSW; Minister for Trade and Investment;
  Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services