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CEDA Annual Dinner

Keynote speaker: The Hon. Josh Frydenberg, Federal Treasurer

Tuesday 19 November 2019, 6.00pm to 9.00pm

Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney

EVENT MAJOR SPONSORS

agenda 6.00pm Registration

6.20pm Guests seated

6.30pm Welcome to country

6.35pm Welcome by Melinda Cilento, Chief Executive, CEDA

6.40pm Welcome by Paul McClintock AO Outgoing Chairman, CEDA

6.45pm Year in review video

Entrée served

7.15pm Introduction by Richard Spurio Managing Partner, Allens

7.20pm Keynote address The Hon. Josh Frydenberg Federal Treasurer

7.45pm Dinner

8.30pm Moderated discussion and Q&A

8.50pm Vote of Thanks by Jeff Connolly

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens

8.55pm Closing comments by Diane Smith-Gander AO

Incoming Chairman, CEDA

9.00pm Close

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sponsors Event major sponsor Allens

Allens is a leading law firm; together with Linklaters, our global network spans

40 offices across 28 countries. We make it our business to know our clients'

challenges, and have built our reputation on the quality of our people, the

strength of our client relationships and our innovative approach to complex work.

Named Australasian Law Awards, Law Firm of the Year, (> 500 lawyers) 2019

and recognised in the Australian Financial Review as one of the Top 100

innovative companies, we combine technical excellence with commercial

understanding to provide the best insights.

sponsors Event major sponsor Siemens

Siemens is a global powerhouse focusing on the areas of electrification,

automation and digitalisation, that has stood for engineering excellence,

innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. One of

the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies,

Siemens is a leading supplier of systems for power generation and transmission

as well as medical diagnosis. In infrastructure and industry solutions the

company plays a pioneering role. As of 30 September 2015, we had around

348,000 employees in more than 200 countries. In fiscal 2015, we generated

revenues of €75.6 billion.

Siemens has been in Australia and New Zealand for 143 years and now employs

about 2,000 people. Our technology can be found behind the scenes supporting

critical infrastructure, and almost every industry. The company’s fingerprint can

be found supporting everything from generating efficient and clean energy

through to advanced medical imaging and diagnostics equipment. You will find

Siemens automation, electrification and digitalisation technology in everything

from the lane change controls on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, through to energy

efficiency at the MCG and even hi-tech simulation used to help protect the Great

Barrier Reef. Significant industries ranging from oil and gas to mining, roads and

rail, food and beverage, manufacturing, buildings and construction,

pharmaceuticals, water and energy utilities and even the latest wind farms being

built in South Australia all rely on Siemens technologies.

Siemens has a number of MoUs signed with stakeholders including Engineers

Australia, Simulation Australasia and the South Australian Government; as well

as an MoU with Defence Science and Technology Group and Queensland

University of Technology to advance High Temperature Superconductors.

Siemens has contributed over $AU5 million of technology and software in

support of these MoUs. Other recent investments include new Service Centres

built in Rockhampton, Perth Airport, and Tonsley Technology Precinct in South

Australia.

With a global view on the trends and changes affecting the world now and in the

future, Siemens actively supports local industry, governments and stakeholders

to understand and prepare for key changes such as the fourth industrial

revolution (Industry 4.0), the transition to intelligent infrastructure and the

transition to a sustainable energy future.

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During moderated discussion CEDA will take online questions. Go to ceda.pigeonhole.at and enter passcode: CEDA2019

CEDA will be tweeting from this event using #auspol

Join the conversation and follow us on Twitter @ceda_news

keynote speaker The Hon. Josh Frydenberg Federal Treasurer

Twitter: @JoshFrydenberg

Josh Frydenberg was elected to the Australian Parliament in 2010 as the

Member for Kooyong. He is the seventh person since Federation to hold this

seat.

In August 2018, he was appointed Treasurer of Australia and Deputy Leader of

the Liberal Party, having previously served as Minister for the Environment and

Energy, Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia, Assistant

Treasurer and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister since the 2013

election.

As a primary school student Josh attended Bialik College in Hawthorn and then

completed his secondary schooling at Mt Scopus College in Burwood.

Josh has Law and Economics degrees both with Honours from Monash

University and completed his articles of clerkship at Mallesons Stephen Jacques.

He went on to graduate with a Masters in International Relations from Oxford

University which he attended on a Commonwealth Scholarship and a Masters

in Public Administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of

Government.

Josh was a Senior Adviser to Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Prime

Minister John Howard and was a Director of Global Banking at Deutsche Bank

AG.

Josh is a keen tennis player having represented Australia at the World University

Games in England in 1991 and the United States in 1993.

He currently sits on the Board of the Kids Tennis Foundation which provides

coaching to disadvantaged kids.

facilitator Richard Spurio Managing Partner, Allens

Twitter: @AllensLegal

Richard is the Managing Partner of international law firm Allens, which has offices

throughout Australia and Asia and a global alliance with Linklaters. Richard is

chairman of Allens' Inclusion and Diversity Council, which provides diversity

leadership for the firm, and also chairs the firm's Community Engagement Board.

vote of thanks Jeff Connolly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens

Twitter: @JeffRConnolly

Jeff Connolly is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens in the Australia

Pacific region.

Siemens has been active in Australia since 1872, has a turnover of > A$2 billion

and employs over 2,200 people. A technology-agnostic company, Siemens is

one of the world’s largest pro-ducers of energy-efficient and resource-saving

technologies. They’re a leading supplier of sys-tems for power generation and

transmission and a pioneer in smart infrastructure solutions – from wind farms

to LNG, coal fired power stations, microgrids and distributed energy systems

and even ‘green’ hydrogen production. One interesting statistic is that about 30

per cent of Aus-tralia’s capacity to generate electricity is enabled by Siemens

technology.

In addition to leading Siemens in the region, Jeff Connolly is instrumental in areas

such as the Germany-Australia relationship, Industry 4.0, the future of energy

and smart infrastructure as seen by his various other roles including President of

Ai Group Victoria Council; Chairman of the German-Australian Chamber of

Industry and Commerce; Director of the European Australian Business Council;

Founding member of the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council and former

Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Industry 4.0 Taskforce.

corporate tables CEDA would like to thank the following members for hosting a corporate table at this evening’s event.

Allens ANZ Aurecon Australia Post

Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

First State Super

Landcom NSW Treasury RPS Siemens

Telstra Westpac

attendees Geoff Allen AM National Chairman ACIL Allen Consulting Graeme Arnott Deputy Chief Executive Officer First State Super John Atkin Chair Australian Institute of Company Directors Susan Austin Senior Membership Advisor, Queensland CEDA Michael Baldwin Head of Communications and Community First State Super Jarrod Ball Chief Economist CEDA

Craig Bearsley Associate Director Energy AECOM Marianne Bell Member Relations and Office Manager NSW/ACT CEDA Dr John Bennett Chair Malek Fahd Islamic School Tim Besley AC CEDA Honorary Life Trustee Neil Billyard Partner in Charge, Tax BDO Catherine Black Dep CEO Infrastructure & Project Financing Agency Marcus Blackmore AM CEDA Honorary Trustee

Prof Jeff Borland Truby Williams Professor of Economics University of Melbourne Richard Bowen Chief Operations Officer and Company Secretary CEDA David Bowtell Associate Director - Policy & Events NSW/ACT CEDA Rodney Boys Group CFO Australia Post Preet Brar Group Commercial Manager SA/NT Veolia Sharon Braun Manager, National Member Operations, Events and Special Projects CEDA

Jo Brennan Chief Operating Officer First State Super Ben Briggs Senior Manager Government Relations QLD, Corporate Relations Rio Tinto Clinton Bright General Manager, Commercial and Risk Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Ray Brown Chief Executive Officer Architectus Geoffrey Buchanan Chief Financial Officer Australian Property Institute David Burt New Ventures Manager CSIRO

Sarah Butler Partner PwC Australia Hamilton Calder State Director, South Australia CEDA James Campbell Managing Associate Allens Lynne Cardwell Executive Director NSW Treasury Michelle-Ann Cas CEDA John Castro Vice President, Optus Wholesale & Satellite Optus Sue Cato Partner Cato & Clegg Peter Chamley Australasia Region Chair Arup Winnie Chan Deputy Director Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office Jugal Chandawalla Event Coordinator NSW and ACT CEDA Nia Cho Senior Event Coordinator CEDA Melinda Cilento Chief Executive Officer CEDA Louise Claridge Associate Director - Membership Engagement NSW/ACT CEDA Rob Clarke Director, Property (Australia) WSP Lyn Cobley Chief Executive Westpac

Martin Codina Chief of Staff Office of the Hon. Josh Frydenberg Liz Cohen Chief Executive Officer CARA Melissa Conley-Tyler Director, Diplomacy Asialink Business Jeff Connolly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Siemens Jonathan Cook Deputy Consul-General British Consulate-General Sarah Cruickshank Chief of Staff Office of the NSW Premier Vijay Cugati Partner Allens Kim Curtain Executive Director, Head of Infrastructure & Structured Finance Unit NSW Treasury Tracey Curtis Copland Leadership Program Coordinator CEDA Nathan Dal Bon Chief Executive Officer National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Brendan Daly Group Executive, Product and Operations REST Alfa D'Amato A/Deputy Chief Financial Officer NSW Ministry of Health Sarah Davidson Leader, Business and Government Affairs Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Dr Gordon de Brouwer PSM CEDA Honorary Trustee

Paul de Leon Head of Corporate Affairs Bupa Villages and Aged Care Bridget De Pelleport Membership Administrator CEDA Aneetha de Silva Managing Director, Government Aurecon Group Julian Delany Managing Director News DNA Vinita Deodhar Executive Director NSW Treasury Sarah-Jane Derby Energy Regulation Manager Origin Energy Ellen Derrick National Leader, Public Sector and Public Policy Deloitte Jim Disher Events and Membership Manager, SA/NT CEDA Darren Disney Director, Government Affairs BP Jess Dos Anjos Associate Director RPS Advisory Services Namoi Dougall General Manager Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Michelle Dowdell Head of Melbourne Office Commonwealth Treasury Eleni Doxaratoras Event Coordinator CEDA Gary Driscoll Principal Cluster Reporting Analyst NSW Department of Communities and Justice Gabriela D'Souza Senior Economist CEDA

Jason Duarte Director, Federal Government Westpac Institutional Bank Andrew Dutkiewicz Director Partners in Performance Mike Ebeid Group Executive, Telstra Enterprise Telstra Amy Edwards Producer LiveStream Australia Tim Elliott Group Executive Finance, Strategy and Transformation First State Super Ingrid Emery General Manager Infrastructure Port Authority of NSW Tim Evans Corporate Affairs Director Serco Hayley Falcinella Event and Membership Coordinator CEDA Patricia Faulkner AO CEDA Director CEDA Honorary Trustee Robert Fields Executive General Manager - Advisory Services RPS Advisory Services Mark Flower Member Engagement Manager, Victoria and Tasmania CEDA Jo Folan Partner Allens Merric Foley Policy Manager Australian Payments Network Sarah Forman Group Executive, Advice First State Super

Justin Forsell Chief Legal Counsel Legal and Security Department NBN Co Tim Fortin Vice President and Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand Medtronic Australasia Karyn Freeman Head of Government Relations ANZ Banking Group Nigel Freitas Chief of Staff Parliament of NSW Jim Frith Managing Director Australia McConnell Dowell The Hon Josh Frydenberg MP Federal Treasurer Philip Gardner Deputy Secretary Commercial Commissioning and Procurement NSW Treasury David Gazard Director DPG Advisory Solutions Belinda Gleeson Director, People and Culture CEDA Alex Goddard External Relations Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Damian Graham Chief Investment Officer First State Super Eleanor Green Media and Communications Advisor CEDA Pardeep Grewal Head of Policy Australian Payments Network Peter Grogan General Manager Commercial Bradcorp Manish Gupta Consul-General Consulate-General of India

Rohish Gupta Associate Director VIC/TAS - Policy & Events CEDA Stephen Halmarick Managing Director, Head of Global Markets Research Commonwealth Bank of Australia Rod Halstead Director - Strategic Corporate / M&A Clayton Utz Natalie Hanna Business Development Manager Lendlease Engineering John Hartley Chief Executive Officer CoINVEST Tamika Hartwig Office and Event Coordinator, Queensland CEDA Roslyn Hatton Deputy Chief Financial Officer Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Steve Hill Group Executive, People and Workplace Environment First State Super Martin Hoffman State Advisory Council NSW/ACT CEDA Clare Hogarth-Angus Manager, Communications and Marketing CEDA Wang Hongbo Counsellor, Economic & Commercial Office Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China Allen Huang Accounts Officer CEDA Ross Jackson Partner Maddocks

Hedley Jackson Contractor 3 Degrees North Elaine Jenkins Executive Assistant CEDA Kate Jennings Market Communications Consultant Siemens Robert Jeremenko Division Head, Retirement Income Policy Division Commonwealth Treasury Greg Joiner Vice President, Shell Energy Shell Australia Ravish Juneja Director Partners in Performance Ruchi Kanojia Policy Manager Medical Technology Association of Australia Lee Kelly State Director NSW and ACT CEDA Marc Kemp Partner Allens Philippa King General Manager, Government Affairs And Public Policy National Australia Bank Demus King General Manager Trade and Investment Minerals Council of Australia Kate King Government Affairs & Policy Advisor Medtronic Australasia Yasmin King Chief Executive Officer SkillsIQ Peter Kleinberg Account Manager, Public Sector Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

Anne Knight Head of Litigation, Major DR & ER Legal Commonwealth Bank of Australia Philip Knox Chief Financial Officer NBN Co Dieu Koit Chief Financial Officer Health Professional Councils Authority Peter Koit Assistant Commissioner Australian Taxation Office Kaaren Koomen AM Director, Governmental & Regulatory Affairs IBM Laurie Kozlovic Chief Strategic Development & Innovation Officer Veolia Ashika Kumar Senior Event Coordinator CEDA Jessica Lakey Membership and Project Coordinator CEDA Ian Learmonth Chief Executive Officer CEFC Tamara Leizer Director Strategy and Performance Roads & Maritime Services Isabelle Lewis Event Coordinator CEDA Simon Ling General manager NSW Treasury Teresa Liu Co-Managing Partner of Australia & New Zealand Fragomen Ming Long Non-Executive Director

Joyce Low Chief Financial Officer NSW Public Service Commission Alex Lynch Public Policy and Government Affairs Manager Google Prof the Hon Stephen Martin Chairman, Bank of China (Australia) CEDA Honorary Life Trustee Sruti Mateti Accounts Officer CEDA Zann Maxwell Policy Analyst Australian Payments Network Jack McCartney Chief, Financial Advice UniSuper Elizabeth McClintock Paul McClintock AO Chairman NSW Ports Felicity McGahan Managing Director Strandbags Sandra McInnes Vice President Corporate Affairs Woodside Energy Rohan Mead Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Australian Unity San Midha Deputy Secretary, Policy and Budget NSW Treasury Fleur Morales State Director, Victoria and Tasmania CEDA Michelle Morris Executive Consultant RPS Advisory Services Tiernan Morrison Publications and Communications Advisor CEDA

Ken Morrison Chief Executive Property Council of Australia Megan Motto Chief Executive Officer Governance Institute of Australia Maryanne Mrakovcic Deputy Secretary, Revenue Group Commonwealth Treasury Warren Mundine AO Managing Director NyunggaBlack Siobhan Murphy Associate Director RPS Advisory Services Kyl Murphy State Director QLD CEDA Mel Nelson Director, Membership CEDA Sabrina Ng Senior Legal Counsel, Major DR & ER Legal Commonwealth Bank of Australia Aaron Ni Finance Manager CEDA Philip Nicholls Client Director Transport NSW & ACT WSP Grant Nowland Bid Manager - Major Projects Lendlease Nils Nutbohm Director RPS Advisory Services Sarah O'Brien Head of Regulatory Affairs REST Clint O'Brien Acting State Director, Queensland CEDA John O'Doherty Head of Government Relations Blackmores

Arin Ohandjanian Business Director Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Kate O'Loughlin General Manager, Government Relations and Industry Affairs QBE Insurance George Pappas Manager Finance and Investment CoINVEST Ian Pendleton Group Executive, Legal and Company Secretary First State Super Rob Pfitzner Director Commercial Sydney Metro Dr Pradeep Philip Partner Deloitte Access Economics Andrew Pike Regional Managing Partner, Australia Herbert Smith Freehills Slavko Planinic Country Managing Director ABB Australia Dean Poulopoulos Multimedia Adviser CEDA Michael Pratt AM Secretary NSW Treasury Lyndal Punch Chief Financial Officer NSW Treasury Roxanne Punton Director, External Affairs CEDA Nicola Rae Director RPS AAP Consulting Yohan Ramasundara Market Leader Federal Government GHD

Campbell Reid Group Executive: Corporate Affairs, Policy and Government Relations News Corp Australia Kelly Rennie Member Relations and Office Coordinator CEDA Sam Riley General Manager, Media Relations HESTA Tom Ristoski Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships and Executive Education Australian Catholic University Jennifer Roberts General Manager Operations and Chief of Staff Telstra Mark Rodgers LiveStream Australia Paula Rogers State Director WA CEDA Priscila Rosa Executive Assistant ANZ Banking Group Ashley Rose Partner Squire Patton Boggs David Rowe General Manager, Treasury Stockland Andreas Sadler Principal Advisor, External Affairs, Corporate Relations Rio Tinto Yusuke Sato Photographer Gerd Schenkel Director Partners in Performance Jacqueline Schrader Executive General Manager, General Counsel Group Services Legal Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Paul Schroder Group Executive, Strategy Brand and Reputation AustralianSuper Nicholas Scofield General Manager Corporate Affairs Allianz Australia Nicole Sheffield Executive General Manager, Community and Consumer Australia Post Miriam Silva CEDA Director University of South Australia Helen Silver AO Chief General Manager Workers Compensation Allianz Australia Sharon Simmons Associate Director, SA and NT CEDA Sarah Slattery Managing Director Slattery Simon Smith Principal Nous Group Diane Smith-Gander AO Non-Executive Director Wesfarmers Ezekiel Solomon Senior Adviser Allens Stephen Spargo AM Adjunct Professor, Monash Law School Monash University Lolita Spears Membership Advisor, NSW and ACT CEDA Richard Spurio Managing Partner Allens Kwai Steinohrt Associate Director CEDA

Andrew Stevens CEDA Director Deanne Stewart Chief Executive Officer First State Super David Stone Chief Growth Officer Stellar Asia Pacific Laurence Street Director of Business Development & Commercial CSIRO Bianca Sylvester Associate Director Clean Energy Finance Corporation Alastair Symington Chief Executive Officer Blackmores Sasha Talbot National IT Manager CEDA Satya Tanwer General Manager, Portfolio Planning & Optimisation Insurance & Care NSW (icare) Michelle Tassell Executive Officer Investments CoINVEST Dom Taylor Head of Operations and Strategy & Planning, ANZ Uber Fernando Tiglio Principal Qubist Rebecca Tomkinson Chief Executive Officer Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Marina Tsitsos Executive Assistant Landcom Holly Tucker Online Communications Advisor CEDA

Nick Turton Principal & General Manager NSW/ACT RPS Advisory Services Peter van Dongen Chairman, Board of Partners PwC Australia Rory Waddell General Manager, Sydney Region GHD Danielle Walker Junior Developer CEDA National Office Talia Walker Membership Advisor VIC/TAS CEDA Sam Walker Executive Director NSW Treasury Robert Walker Partner Allens Chris Wallace Chief Executive Officer Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation Stephen Walters Chief Economist NSW Treasury Stewart Walters Executive Director, Fiscal Estimates and Financial Reporting NSW Treasury Richard Warburton AO LVO Member CEDA Leadership Council Michael Warlters Principal Advisor NSW Treasury Dr Ian Watt AC CEDA Honorary Trustee Peter Weldon Head of Business Development First State Super Ferrah Wells Relationship Manager, Public Sector, Westpac

Lasitha Widyaratne CRM Analyst CEDA National Office Joanne Wilkie Deputy Secretary, Economic Strategy and Productivity NSW Treasury Peter Wills AC Member CEDA Leadership Council Carlene Wilson Director Policy & Government Relations University of Melbourne Olivia Wirth Chief Executive Officer, QANTAS Loyalty Qantas Airways Limited Trudy Witbreuk Director, NSW Office Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Nathan Wonder Senior Advisor, Office of the Treasurer Office of the Hon. Josh Frydenberg Chris Wong Treasury and Cluster Reporting Manager NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet Ben Wood Membership and Marketing Services Advisor CEDA Hiromasa Yamamoto Managing Director and CEO Mitsubishi Australia Daniel Zander Communications Officer CEDA Audrey Zibelman Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer AEMO Jamien Zimmermann Chief Executive Officer Travel Si

CEDA national events 2020

CEDA Economic and Political Overview 2020

OVERVIEW Join CEDA for our flagship Economic and Political Overview (EPO) as keynote speakers and panels of leading experts discuss their expectations for the climate in which Australian businesses will be operating in 2020.

Sydney

DATE Wednesday 12 February 2020, 10.00am to 2.00pm VENUE Shangri-La Hotel SPEAKERS INCLUDE The Hon. Kevin Rudd AC

Brisbane

DATE Thursday 13 February 2020, 10.00am to 2.00pm VENUE Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre SPEAKERS INCLUDE Michael Blythe, Managing Director - Economics and Chief Economist, Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Melinda Cilento, Chief Executive, CEDA; Michelle Hutton, Chief Executive Officer, Edelman Australia; Diane Smith-Gander AO, Chair-Elect, CEDA; and Non-Executive Director, AGL Energy and Wesfarmers Limited

Canberra

DATE Friday 14 February 2020, 10.00am to 2.00pm VENUE National Press Club SPEAKERS INCLUDE Andrew Barr MLA, ACT Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Urban Renewal, Minister for Tourism and Events; and Michael Blythe, Managing Director - Economics and Chief Economist, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Adelaide

DATE Friday 28 February 2020, 9.45am for 10.00am to 2.00pm SPEAKERS Michael Blythe, Managing Director - Economics and Chief Economist, Commonwealth Bank of Australia; and Geoff Rohrsheim, Co-Founder, Chamonix

Perth

DATE to be confirmed

Townsville

DATE to be confirmed

Darwin

DATE to be confirmed

Hobart

DATE to be confirmed

Melbourne

DATE to be confirmed

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact your local CEDA office:

Melbourne / Hobart – Rohish Gupta | 03 9652 8403 | Rohish.gupta@ceda.com.au

Sydney / Canberra – Louise Claridge | 02 9779 9751 | louise.claridge@ceda.com.au

Brisbane / Townsville – Clint O’Brien | 07 3121 6431 | clint.o’brien@ceda.com.au

Adelaide / Darwin – Sharon Simmons | 08 7002 8681 | sharon.simmons@ceda.com.au

Perth – Kwai Steinohrt | 08 6104 7102 | kwai.steinohrt@ceda.com.au

Additional speakers to be announced. For further information or to register visit

ceda.com.au

about CEDA’s national and research program Research – Economic and Political Overview (EPO) 2020 February 2020

CEDA's Economic and Political Overview is Australia's premier publication and series of events held in Australia's capital cities and major regional centres, focusing on the Australian economy and politics for the year ahead.

Running for more than 30 years, the EPO brings together political, economic and business leaders and provides CEDA members with business intelligence on the environment they will be operating in over the next 12 months.

The 2020 EPO aims to deliver political and economic business intelligence for a wide audience. The proposed content of EPO 2020 will examine the economic and political outlook, as well as domestic and international policy developments in the year ahead and the key issues likely to shape economic and political outcomes. The publication will be released on 12 February 2020 in Sydney.

Forum - Public Interest Technology forum May 2020, Adelaide

Technology provides the greatest economic opportunity of our time. Technologies are societies, business models and processes at speed. Policymakers, regulators and regulations are struggling to keep up and there is community concern about managing the consequences and opportunities of new technologies well. We need forward-looking, proactive and agile approaches to the regulation of emerging technologies to enable the adoption of technologies for the public good. This forum deliberately draws from and builds on agendas being pursued in the US and UK that are addressing responsible innovation; tech policy; the governance of new technologies within and across borders; the role of technology in driving better public policy, programs and service delivery; and building skills in the public and technology sectors in support of advancing public purpose.

Community Pulse 2020

June 2020 Institutions | Critical services

Community Pulse 2020 will build on the 2018 survey providing an opportunity to analyse trends over time and how that correlates to economic and policy settings during the past two years.

National conference – State of the Nation 2018 15-16 June 2020, Canberra

Described in the media as "Australia's premier policymaker conference", State of the Nation is the country’s leading public policy discussion forum, bringing together decision makers and leaders from government, business and industry for an intensive, day-and-a-half of presentations and discussions on Australia's future prosperity.

Disrupting disadvantage

November 2020

This will be the second in the disrupting disadvantage series of report following the release of Disrupting disadvantage: setting the scene released in November 2019.

Two further reports are currently being finalised for 2020 which will touch on technology and data and migration.

about CEDA CEDA is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation. CEDA identifies policy issues that matter for Australia’s future and pursue solutions that deliver better economic, social and environmental outcomes for Australia. CEDA's cross-sector membership of 770 spans every state and territory and includes Australia's leading businesses, community organisations, government departments and academic institutions.

Membership

Organisations join CEDA because CEDA delivers exposure to high level thought leadership, timely briefings on issues of economic importance, access to networking and brand reach through sponsorship and hosting opportunities. In addition to high profile public events, CEDA also delivers regular member only events for employees of member organisations and exclusive Trustee only boardroom briefings for senior executives from member organisations. These provide a unique opportunity for peer-to-peer knowledge exchange and for speakers and attendees to talk candidly on issues.

Research and policy

CEDA’s only agenda is to pursue good public policy to progress Australia’s economic and social development. Since 1960 CEDA has produced more than 3000 publications, research reports and articles highlighting emerging issues and directions in a diverse range of policy areas. Research in 2019 will focus on Australia’s long-term budget position, the effects of temporary migration, a survey of Australian businesses on their approach to economic development, and new approaches to addressing entrenched disadvantage.

For more information on CEDA membership, research and events please contact:

Melinda Cilento, Chief Executive 03 9652 8401 melinda.cilento@ceda.com.au Richard Bowen, Chief Operations Officer 03 9652 8406 richard.bowen@ceda.com.au

Roxanne Punton, Director External Affairs 03 9652 8424 roxanne.punton@ceda.com.au

Jarrod Ball, Chief Economist 03 9652 8425 jarrod.ball@ceda.com.au Mel Nelson, Director Membership 03 9652 8420 mel.nelson@ceda.com.au

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