AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2015 EVENT REVIEW 10 July, Adelaide Convention Centre

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1 ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2015 EVENT REVIEW 10 July, Adelaide Convention Centre Page 1

EVENT OVERVIEW Name: Australia China BusinessWeek 2015 Adelaide Date: 10 July 2015 Location: Adelaide Convention Centre-City Rooms No.

Australia s only national conference focused on business relations between Australian and Chinese SMEs, over 500 delegates attended Australia China BusinessWeek 2015

The highlight of Australia China BusinessWeek 2015 Adelaide was the ACBW Keynote Luncheon, which launched the NAB-ACBC 2014 Australia China Trade Report in South Australia.

2 EVENT OVERVIEW Name: Australia China BusinessWeek 2015 Adelaide Date: 10 July 2015 Location: Adelaide Convention Centre-City Rooms No. of attendees: 539 Event Profile: The inaugural Australia China BusinessWeek (ACBW) 2015 Adelaide was held at the Adelaide Convention Centre, on Friday the 10th of July. Australia s only national conference focused on business relations between Australian and Chinese SMEs, over 500 delegates attended Australia China BusinessWeek 2015 Adelaide. The highlight of Australia China BusinessWeek 2015 Adelaide was the ACBW Keynote Luncheon, which launched the NAB-ACBC 2014 Australia China Trade Report in South Australia. South Australian Premier, The Hon. Jay Weatherill MP presented the Keynote Address at this luncheon, with Chief Representative of Union Pay South Pacific, James Yang, presenting the Australia-China Toast. Following this, a panel of industry leaders discussed the NAB-ACBC 2014 Australia China Trade Report, which was chaired by ACBC-South Australia President, Sean Keenihan. Page 2

3 SPONSORS & PARTNERS PRINCIPAL SPONSORS EVENT PARTNERS SUPPORTERS MEDIA PARTNER ASIA BRIEFING Page 3

4 KEYNOTE AND PLENARY SPEAKER SAMPLE The Hon. Jay Weatherill MP Premier of South Australia Sean Keenihan President, South Australia Branch, ACBC James Yang Chief Representative for UnionPay International South Pacific Roger Gaudion Head of Agribusiness Desk, NAB Dr David Morfesi Executive Director, Institute for International Trade, The University of Adelaide Steven Foo Head of Asia Business Development, Australia Post Karyn Kent Chief Executive, StudyAdelaide Craig Katz Founder, Purus Group Dr. Luca de Leonardis Head - AU & NZ, Invest HK David Thomas ACBW 2015 Forum Chair Stacey Martin Specialist Wealth Advisor, NAB Richard Dolan General Manager, Wines by Geoff Hardy James Young State Chief Executive South Australia, Colliers Nigel Relph Deputy Vice Chancellor: International & Advancement, University of South Australia Marco Baccanti CEO, Health Industries SA Hanson Lin Managing Director, Australia Property Development Pty Ltd Page 4

ACBW 2015 ADELADE FORUM MORNING SESSION The inaugural ACBW 2015 Adelaide Forum Morning Session was co-organized by Australia China Business Council South Australia

A mix of Individual Presentations, Panel Sessions and Case Studies from South Australian business, academic and government sectors provided delegates an insight

Highlights from the forum session included a Case Study from Richard Dolan, of Wines by Geoff Hardy and a panel on the success of the Tourism & Health Services

5 ACBW 2015 ADELADE FORUM MORNING SESSION The inaugural ACBW 2015 Adelaide Forum Morning Session was co-organized by Australia China Business Council South Australia and chaired by South Australia President, Sean Keenihan, featuring the key thought leaders in the South Australia-China sector. A mix of Individual Presentations, Panel Sessions and Case Studies from South Australian business, academic and government sectors provided delegates an insight into the Chinese market and what opportunities there are available to South Australian businesses. Highlights from the forum session included a Case Study from Richard Dolan, of Wines by Geoff Hardy and a panel on the success of the Tourism & Health Services industries in China with representatives from the University of South Australia, Purus Group & Health Industries SA Guests and Delegates Attended the ACBW 2015 Adelaide Forum Sean Keenihan President, ACBC SA 1 2 James Young State Chief Executive, Colliers Page 5

ACBW 2015 KEYNOTE LUNCHEON 1 2 3 4 The highlight of Australia China BusinessWeek 2015 Adelaide, the ACBW

President of ACBC South Australia, Sean Keenihan, chairing a panel of Australia-China experts from NAB,

150 + Guests and Delegates Attended the ACBW 2015 Adelaide Keynote Luncheon 1 From Left to Right The Hon.

6 ACBW 2015 KEYNOTE LUNCHEON The highlight of Australia China BusinessWeek 2015 Adelaide, the ACBW Keynote Luncheon brought together 150 delegates, with the keynote address provided by Premier of South Australia,The Hon. Jay Weatherill MP. The ACBW Keynote Luncheon also served as the launch of the NAB- ACBC Australia China Trade Report, with President of ACBC South Australia, Sean Keenihan, chairing a panel of Australia-China experts from NAB, Union Pay International & The University of Adelaide Guests and Delegates Attended the ACBW 2015 Adelaide Keynote Luncheon 1 From Left to Right The Hon. Jay James Yang Weatherill MP 3 Sean Keenihan Premier of South Australia Ray Evans The Hon. Jay Weatherill David Thomas James Yang Chief Representative of South Pacific, UnionPay International 2 4 Page 6 Sean Keenihan President, ACBC South Australia Branch

ACBW 2015 KEYNOTE LUNCHEON NAB ACBC THE 2014 AUSTRALIA-CHINA TRADE REPORT 1 2 A Panel consisting of Roger Gaudion, Head of

David Morfesi, Executive Director, Institute for International Trade, The University of Adelaide & David Thomas, CEO of Think

The panel, chaired by Sean Keenihan, President of ACBC South Australia captivated the audience with the changing nature of

7 ACBW 2015 KEYNOTE LUNCHEON NAB ACBC THE 2014 AUSTRALIA-CHINA TRADE REPORT 1 2 A Panel consisting of Roger Gaudion, Head of Agribusiness Desk, NAB, Dr. David Morfesi, Executive Director, Institute for International Trade, The University of Adelaide & David Thomas, CEO of Think Global, discussed the findings of the NAB ACBC The 2014 Australia-China Trade Report. The panel, chaired by Sean Keenihan, President of ACBC South Australia captivated the audience with the changing nature of Australia s business relationship with China. From Left to Right Roger Gaudion Head of Agribusiness Desk, NAB 1 2 Roger Gaudion David Thomas CEO, Think Global Dr David Morfesi Executive Director, Institute for International Trade, The University of South Australia Head of Agribusiness Desk, NAB Page 7

ACBW 2015 FORUM AFTERNOON SESSION The ACBW 2015 Forum Afternoon Session was chaired by CEO of Think Global, David

Presentations from Australia Post, Invest Hong Kong and Union Pay International filled delegates in on the how

Investor Visa program, by NAB Senior Advisor, Stacey Martin was the highlight of the afternoon program.

Luca de Leonardis Head Australia & New Zealand, Invest Hong Kong 2 Stacey Martin Specialist Wealth Advisor, NAB

8 ACBW 2015 FORUM AFTERNOON SESSION The ACBW 2015 Forum Afternoon Session was chaired by CEO of Think Global, David Thomas and featured some of the key services available to Australian businesses, engaged in the China market. Presentations from Australia Post, Invest Hong Kong and Union Pay International filled delegates in on the how they can make their journey into China easier, while a presentation on the state of the Australian Significant Investor Visa program, by NAB Senior Advisor, Stacey Martin was the highlight of the afternoon program Guests and Delegates Attended the ACBW 2015 Adelaide Pathways to China Forum 1 Dr. Luca de Leonardis Head Australia & New Zealand, Invest Hong Kong 2 Stacey Martin Specialist Wealth Advisor, NAB Private Wealth 3 Karyn Kent 3 CEO, Study Adelaide Steven Foo Head of Asia Business Development (Global ecommerce Platforms), Australia Post StarTrack Page 8

ACBW 2015 MIX AT SIX NETWORKING FUNCTION The ACBW Mix-at-Six Networking Function rounded out proceedings for the

Co-organised by ACBC-South Australia and the Department of Immigration South Australia, over 100 recently arrived

delegates from Australia China BusinessWeek.

9 ACBW 2015 MIX AT SIX NETWORKING FUNCTION The ACBW Mix-at-Six Networking Function rounded out proceedings for the inaugural ACBW 2015 Adelaide. Co-organised by ACBC-South Australia and the Department of Immigration South Australia, over 100 recently arrived migrants from Immigration South Australia s business migrants program attended this Networking function, joining delegates from Australia China BusinessWeek. The ACBW Mix-at-Six Networking Function was hosted by Manager- Business Migration, Immigration SA, Phillip Grifoni and also featured a presentation from ACBC South Australia Advisor-Angela Wang Guests and Delegates Attended the ACBW 2015 Adelaide Mix at Six Networkking Function Page 9

10 ATTENDEES PROFILE TOTAL ATTENDANCE MANAGEMENT LEVEL SENIOR MANAGEMENT MIDDLE MANAGEMENT 67% ASSOCIATE LEVEL 500+ TOTAL ATTENDEES 17% 16% INDUSTRIES COMPANY SIZE LEGAL & ACCOUNTING 22.50% FOOD/AGRIBUSINESS BANKING & FINANCE 11.25% 10.00% PROPERTY 9.00% EDUCATION 7.5% 58.75% 26.25% 15% SME CORPORATE GOVERNMENT/ INDUSTRY Page 10

11 SAMPLE DELEGATE DELEGATE SAMPLE Company Position Industry Commonwealth Bank Executive Manager Banking/Financial Services Rabobank State Manager Banking/Financial Services BankWest National Manager International Trade Finance Banking/Financial Services Ernst & Young Assistant Manager Professional Services JB Were Director Banking/Financial Services Lincoln Minerals Managing Director Resources Moore Stephens Adelaide Director-Audit & Assurance Professional Services Pitcher Partners Principal Professional Services The Confucius Institute at the University of Adelaide Education and Culture Program Coordinator Education Wines by Geoff Hardy General Manager Food & Agri Adelaide City Council CM City & Corporate Governance Government HensonLloyd Chartered Accountants Partner Professional Services Jaquillard Minns Director, China Desk Professional Services Sinosphere Managing Director Consulting Taiyao Investments & Development Pty LTD Export Manager Property Elders Limited CEO & MD Property Sinosteel Uranium SA Managing Director Resources DFAT Director-South Australian Office Government Hender Care CEO Health Work Visa Lawyers Principal Migration Lawyer Legal Page 11

12 EVENT MEDIA COVERAGE Page 12

13 NAB PHOTO REVIEW Page 13

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