Program
Senator the Hon Jenny McAllister, Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Session 1. How can Australia capitalise on opportunities in international clean energy markets?
Associate Professor Fiona Beck, Project Convenor, ANU Grand Challenge: Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia Pacific, Australian National University
Mr John Grimes, CEO Smart Energy Council
Professor Rod Sims, CEO Superpower Institute and former Chair, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Moderator: Ms Monique Donaldson, Principal Consultant, The Purposeful Exporter
Session 2. Should Australia introduce a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?
Mr David Alexander, Chief Policy and Advocacy, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Professor Peter Draper, Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide
Mr Sanjeev Gandhi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Orica
His Excellency Mr Gabriele Visentin, European Union Ambassador to Australia
Moderator: Dr Jenny Gordon, Honorary Professor, former Chief Economist, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Former Principal Advisor, Productivity Commission
SPECIAL SESSION - Launch of the ACCI National Trade Survey in collaboration with ACITI
Keynote: Senator the Hon Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism
Mr Andrew McKellar, CEO, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr Mark Whelan, Group Executive, Institutions, ANZ
Dr Prudence Gordon, Executive Director, ACITI
Moderator: Mr Chris Barnes, Head of Business Development and International Affairs, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Session 3. How are clean energy support programs changing clean energy trade and investment markets and what it means for Australia?
Dr Naoise McDonagh, Edith Cowan University
Mr Michael Sullivan, Economic Counsellor, Embassy of the United States
Ms Satya Tanner, Director and CEO Australia, Lautec
Moderator: Dr Prudence Gordon, Executive Director, ACITI
Session 4. Intergovernmental initiatives supporting global green trade and investment - what role for Australia?
Associate Professor Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, School of Law, Associate Director (Research) for the Australian National University’s Grand Challenge: Zero Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific, ANU
Dr Stephen Kirchner, Senior Economist, Business Council of Australia
Mr Brendan Pearson, Australian Ambassador to the OECD
Mr Tim Yeend, Associate Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Moderator: Professor Jacqueline Lo, Director, Indo-Pacific Research Centre at Murdoch University and Non-Executive Director, ACITI