2011 Speakers & Events List

Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organisation - (7 January 2011, Reception & Forum - Sydney)

Jacob Wallenberg, Chairman, Investor AB; & Peje Emilsson, Chairman, Kreab & Gavin Anderson - (11 January 2011, Dinner - Melbourne)

The Rt Hon William Hague MP, UK Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs - (19 January 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by Australia British Chamber of Commerce

Mike Baird MP, Shadow Treasurer of New South Wales - (2 February 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by PwC

Dr Walter Koren, Director General, Advantage Austria - (17 February 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by PKF Charted Accountants & Business Advisers

Professor Hans-Peter Keitel, President, Federation of German Industry (BDI) - (17 February 2011, Reception - Sydney) - co-hosted by German Consulate-General

Delegation of Members of the European Parliament - (21 February 2011, Dinner - Melbourne) - co-hosted by PwC

The Hon Dr Brendan Nelson, Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium, Luxembourg - (23 February 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by Credit Suisse

Senator the Hon Nick Sherry, Minister for Small Business, Minister Assisting on Deregulation, Minister Assisting on Tourism - (8 March 2011, Lunch - Melbourne) - co-hosted by Qantas

Jill Duggan, National Expert on Carbon Markets and Climate Change, European Commission - (11 March 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by National Australia Bank

Commissioner Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade - (17 March 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by Sofitel Sydney Wentworth

Ambassador Peter Tesch, Australian Ambassador to Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein - (1 April 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by DibbsBarker

The Hon Nick Greiner AC, Chairman Infrastructure NSW, Bradken, Citigroup Australia, Nuance Australia, Premier and Treasurer of NSW 1988 - 1992 - (2 May 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by Goldman Sachs

2011 Federal Budget Dinner - (10 May 2011, Dinner - Parliament House, Canberra)

EABC Annual General Meeting - (19 May 2011, Reception - Sydney)

The Hon Greg Smith SC MP, Attorney General and Minister for Justice, NSW Government - (19 May 2011, Reception - Sydney)

Peter Grey, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) - (19 May 2011, Reception - Sydney)

Klaus Welle, Secretary-General, European Parliament - (23 May 2011, Lunch - Sydney)

CeBIT Australia 2011 Launch & Reception, Dr Guido Westerwelle, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany and Minister for Foreign Affairs - (31 May 2011, Reception - Sydney) - hosted by Hannover Fairs Australia

EABC 5th Australian Business Mission to Europe - (5 to 10 June 2011 - Berlin, Strasbourg, Stockholm)

Richard Constant MBE, Global Chief Executive, Kreab Gavin Anderson - (28 June 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by Minter Ellison

Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary General of the Commonwealth - (12 July 2011, Reception - Sydney) - hosted by The Governor of New South Wales

Ambassador Peter Woolcott, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva - (22 July 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by Credit Suisse

The Hon Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Immigration & Citizenship - (5 August 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by PwC

The Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP, Minister for Resources and Energy, Minister for Tourism - (19 August 2011, Lunch - Melbourne) - co-hosted by BHP Billiton

Nik Gowing, Anchor, BBC Worldwide - (24 August 2011, Dinner - Sydney) - co-hosted by Minter Ellison

Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich, Ambassador of the United States to Australia - (29 August 2011, Dinner - Sydney) - co-hosted by Goldman Sachs

Commissioner Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action - (5 September 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by National Australia Bank

President José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission - (6 September 2011, Lunch - Sydney)

Ulf Pehrsson, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Ericsson; Chairman, BusinessEurope Internal Market Committee - (16 September 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by PwC

Glenn Stevens, Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia - (21 September 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by Brambles

Tom Gorman, Chief Executive Officer, Brambles - (28 September 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by Goldman Sachs

The Hon Anna Bligh MP, Premier of Queensland; Minister for Reconstruction - (30 September 2011, Lunch - Melbourne)

Ambassador Ric Wells, Ambassador to France - (6 October 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by Servcorp

The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP, Minister for Trade - (6 October 2011, Dinner - Sydney) - co-hosted by EFIC

The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband - (14 October 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by Minter Ellison

The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources - (19 October 2011, Lunch - Melbourne) - co-hosted by PwC

The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP, Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction - (10 November 2011 - Melbourne)

Pär Nuder, Former Swedish Minister of Finance (2004-06); Chairman, Third Swedish National Pension Fund - (18 November 2011 - Sydney) - co-hosted by NSW Parliament House

Dr Ian Watt AO, Secretary, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet - (25 November 2011, Lunch - Sydney) - co-hosted by Thales

The Hon Governor Alex Chernov AO QC, Governor of Victoria - (29 November 2011, Reception - Melbourne)

Ambassador Stéphane Romatet, Ambassador of France to Australia - (9 December 2011, Discussion - Sydney) -co-hosted by Servcorp

2010 Speakers & Events List

Simon Robertson, Chairman, Rolls-Royce Group plc, Director, HSBC, Director, The Economist Newspaper Limited (15 February, Lunch - Sydney)

Mauro Petriccione, Deputy Director-General, Directorate General - Trade, European Commission (19 February, Trade Policy Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

HE John Dauth LVO, Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (10 March, Lunch - Sydney)

HE John Dauth LVO, Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (12 March, Lunch - Melbourne)

The Hon Sir Laurence Street AC KCMG QC, Former Chief Justice of New South Wales(26 March, Lunch - Sydney)

John Brogden, Chief Executive Officer, Investment and Financial Services Association (9 April, Lunch - Sydney)

Senator The Hon Mark Arbib, Minister for Employment Participation, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery (16 April, Lunch - Sydney)

Federal Budget Dinner (11 May, Dinner - Parliament House Canberra)

Dennis Richardson AO, Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 May, AGM, Reception & Dinner - Sydney)

2010 EABC Business Mission to Europe, Brussels, Geneva & Istanbul (13-18 June 2010 - Europe)

Australia-EU Business Forum, Australian Embassy, Paris (22 June 2010, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Paris)

Australia-EU Business Forum, Australia House, London (25 June 2010, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - London)

Tony D'Aloisio, Chairman, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2 July, Lunch - Sydney)

The Hon Richard Marles MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation and Industry (27 July, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Melbourne)

John Coates AC, President, Australian Olympic Committee (29 July, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Lynton Crosby AO, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Crosby|Textor (4 August, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Dr Francis Gurry, Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (5 August, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Melbourne)

The Hon Kristina Keneally MP, Premier of New South Wales (11 August, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Austrade Europe Briefing with Nicola Watkinson (Senior Trade Commissioner and Consul General, Frankfurt) & Paul Sanda (Senior Trade Commissioner, Central Europe (17 August - Sydney)

Ruprecht Polenz, Chairman of the Bundestag Foreign Relations Committee (23 August, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Björn Stigson, President of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (24 August, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Melbourne)

Björn Stigson, President of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (26 August, Forum - Sydney)

HE The Hon Tim Fischer AC, Australian Ambassador to the Holy See (2 September, Breakfast - Sydney)

The Hon Kristina Keneally MP, Premier of New South Wales (3 September, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Competition Policy, Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation (9 September, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Graham Samuel AC, Chairman, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (14 September, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Dr Ian Watt AO, Secretary of Defence (24 September, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Ric Battellino, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia (27 September, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Ola Afredsson, Chief Executive Officer, Kockums (Sweden) (30 September, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Walter Berchtold, Chief Executive Officer, Private Banking & Member of the Executive Board, Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland) (6 October, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Dr Ken Henry AC, Secretary to the Treasury (22 October, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Melbourne)

Heather Ridout, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Industry Group (4 November, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Dag Dyrdal, Chief Strategic Relations Officer, Norges Bank Investment Management (12 November, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Andrew Stoner, Leader of the NSW Nationals, Shadow Minister for State Development (24 November, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

João Aguiar Machado, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for Trade, European Commission (13 December, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

The Hon Robert McClelland MP, Attorney-General (2 December, Forum & Dinner - Sydney)

2009 Speakers & Events List

HE David Daly, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Australia & New Zealand (29 January 2009, Reception & Boardroom Forum - Sydney)

HE Peter Grey, Australian Ambassador & Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation (19 February 2009, Boardroom Forum - Sydney)

Giles Chichester MEP & Delegation of Members of the European Parliament (23 February 2009, Policy Forum & Reception - Sydney)

Matthias Machnig, German State Secretary for the Environment (23 February 2009, Reception & Boardroom Forum - Sydney)

Michael Taylor AO, Secretary, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development & Local Government (27 February 2009, Boardroom Forum - Melbourne)

Odile Quintin, Director-General, Education & Culture, European Commission (5 March 2009, Reception - Sydney)

The Hon Eric Roozendaal MLC, Treasurer of New South Wales (19 March 2009, Boardroom Forum - Sydney)

The Hon Joe Hockey MP, Shadow Treasurer (31 March 2009, Boardroom Forum - Melbourne)

Senator The Hon Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (31 March 2009, Reception & Boardroom Forum - Sydney)

The Hon Duncan Kerr SC MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs (6 April 2009, Policy Forum & Reception - Sydney)

Alan Seatter, Director, Directorate-General External Relations, European Commission, Brussels (14 April 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister for Broadband, Communications & the Digital Economy (23 April 2009, Reception & Boardroom Forum & Dinner - Sydney)

HE The Rt Hon Helen Liddell, British High Commissioner to Australia (28 April 2009, Reception & Boardroom Dinner - Melbourne)

Karel De Gucht, Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 May 2009, Reception & Boardroom Dinner - Sydney)

The Hon Chris Bowen MP, Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Competition Policy & Consumer Affairs (6 May 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Federal Budget Dinner, Parliament House Canberra (12 May 2009, Dinner - Canberra)

Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Energy (18 May 2009, Reception & Boardroom Forum & Dinner - Sydney)

The Hon Mike Rann MP, Premier of South Australia (19 June 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Melbourne)

The Hon Greg Combet AM MP, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change (3 July 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

HE Dr László Várkonyi, State Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Hungary (9 JUL 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

John Brumby MP, Premier of Victoria (31 JUL 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Dr Ian Watt AO, Secretary, Department of Finance & Deregulation (6 August 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Barry O'Farrell MP, NSW Leader of the Opposition (18 August 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Patricia Scott, Secretary, Department of Broadband, Communications & the Digital Economy (21 August 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Melbourne)

Abby Joseph Cohen, President, Global Markets Institute & Senior Investment Strategist, Goldman Sachs (27 August 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

The Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (31 August 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Dr Ken Henry AC, Secretary, Department of the Treasury (10 September 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Melbourne)

Peje Emilsson, Chairman, Kreab & Gavin Anderson (16 September 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Michael L'Estrange AO, (17 September 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

David Mortimer AO, Chairman, Leighton Holdings Limited (24 September 2009, Reception & Boardroom Dinner - Sydney)

The Hon Robert McClelland MP, Attorney-General (7 October 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Peter Tesch, Australian Ambassador-designate to Germany, Switzerland, and Leichtenstein (8 October 2009, Briefing & Luncheon - Sydney)

The Hon Julie Bishop MP, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs (12 October 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

Philip Aiken, Chairman, Australian Business UK (14 October 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

2009 Australia-Europe Oration, Commissioner Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for Internal Market & Services (26 October 2009, Reception & Boardroom Dinner - Sydney)

Commissioner Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for Internal Market & Services (2 November 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Melbourne)

HE Alexander Blokhin, Ambassador, Embassy of the Russian Federation (5 November 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

National Europe Centre Symposium, Trade & Investment Issues for the 21st Century: Building an agenda for co-operation between Australia & the European Union (17-18 November 2009, Conference & Reception - Canberra)

HE Quentin Bryce AC, Governor-General of Australia (19 November 2009, Reception - Sydney)

The Hon Dr Brendan Nelson, Australian Ambassador-designate to the European Communities, Belgium, Luxembourg, Representative to NATO, Special Representative to the WHO (23 November 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)

HE David A Ritchie, Australian Ambassador to France (7 December 2009, Boardroom Forum & Lunch - Sydney)