Critical Issues 2008 – The China India Dialogue focuses on the
China-India-Australia nexus

SENIOR BUSINESS LEADERS        HIGH LEVEL SPEAKERS           INTERACTIVE DEBATE
 

This annual conference gives you an opportunity to join with global leaders from business, government and academia to discuss economic, public policy, trade and demographic influences on growth in our region – with a clear emphasis on practical application to business.

Speakers and delegates engage in high-level discussions, analysing regional growth drivers and relating first-hand experiences of doing business across the three countries. 

The Programme structure offers intellectual rigour with clear practical benefit to all participants. The four sessions explore the following topics:

• An economic and political overview of China and India
• The Australian business experience in China and India – comparisons and contrasts
• Working with Australia – the inward investment experience of China and India
• Strengthening ties between China and India – implications for Australian business

Critical Issues features presentations from high-calibre international and Australian speakers, leading into facilitated discussion involving all delegates.

Delegate Profile

This conference is ideally suited to senior representatives from business, government and academia. An upper limit of 70 places is available for delegates who meet this profile. The dinner is an opportunity to mix with delegates from the day's conference and is open to the wider corporate community.

CORPORATE DINNER The Hon. Simon Crean MP Minister for Trade, Australian Government. The Hon. Warwick Smith AM Chairman, ANZ NSW & ACT and Chairman E*TRADE All speakers, delegates and the wider corporate community are invited to the Critical Issues Corporate Dinner with Hon. Simon Crean, Minister for Trade who will feature as guest speaker. Michael Stutchbury, Deputy to the Editor in Chief (Business) from The Australian will provide a conference overview. As a highlight of the evening, Hon. Warwick Smith AM will join with Hon. Simon Crean in Parkinson-style interview conducted by Ian Harper. Both speakers will take questions from dinner attendees to conclude the interview.    Booking form. Proudly sponsored by

OTHER SPEAKERS

(Speakers listed alphabetically)

Where speakers used overhead presentations these are available via the highlighted RED links below.

Paul Beckett, Bureau Chief, Wall Street Journal, South and Southeast Asia

Suman Bery, Director-General, National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), India

Mohan Chandran, General Manager of Taj Hotel, Sydney

The Honourable Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade

Liu DaWei, Chief Financial Officer, China Development Bank. View Presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint 4.6 MB)

Kathryn Fagg, President, Asia, Bluescope Steel.

Gajendra Haldea, Adviser to Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of India. View Presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint 511 KB)

Tim Harcourt, Chief Economist, Australian Trade Commission. View Presentation (Acrobat PDF 1.6 MB)

Barbara Hilder, Director Corporate Engagement, Confucius Institute

Ashok Jha, President of Hyundai Motor India Limited

Katie Lahey, Chief Executive of Business Council of Australia

Steve Nevett, CEO and Country Manager, Aon Australia

Wang Qixin, Chief Representative, China Construction Bank. View Presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint 1.4 MB)

Paul Perrett, Global Manager Client Operations, Aconex

Anand K. Sethi, Senior Business Consultant,  Think Global Consulting. View Presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint 442 KB)

Ajay Shah, Senior Fellow, National Institute for Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi

Xisu Wang, Senior Business Consultant, Think Global Consulting, China