Titans of Industry Forum

 

The Titans of Industry series is the flagship series of events run by the Bond Investment Group. There are two main events under the umbrella: Titans of Industry Forum and the Titans of Industry Evening.

2011 Titans of Industry Forum

The preeminent business networking and discussion forum at Bond University, the 2011 Titans of Industry Forum, is back! Held on Thursday 6 October at Bond University, this year features some of the biggest names in the Australian business landscape.

This is your opportunity to learn about the challenges and opportunities facing the Australian economy, network with business leaders from a variety of fields, and take part in the discussion with policymakers and business leaders.

Tickets are only $60 SAM / $90 Non-SAM for a fully comprehensive lunch package that will sit you next to the biggest names in Australian business! Buy them online through the link below now!

Get tickets here: http://titansforum.eventbrite.com/

 

The Programme

  • 11:15am – Registration and refreshments
  • 11:30am – Chairman’s welcome: Liam Auer (Chair, Bond Investment Group)
  • 11:40am – Lunch
  • 12:40pm – Commencement of discussion forum: Discussion panel moderated by Robert Milliken (Australia correspondent, The Economist)
  • 3:00pm – Coffee and dessert
  • 3:30pm – Event conclusion

The Theme

The discussion theme for the 2011 Titans of Industry Forum is ”The Road Ahead: Capitalising on Australia’s competitive advantages”. Within this overarching theme, the panel will be discussing:

  • The Dutch Disease: How the resources boom is creating a two-speed economy and what should Australia’s business and political leaders be doing about it?
  • Equality in Corporate Governance: Is it time to move away from the laissez faire approach to women on boards and implement quotas?
  • The Lucky Country: Is our Antipodean advantage in danger, and is Australia prepared for a potential economic downturn?
  • Political Paralysis: Why have Australia’s politicians lost their zeal for much needed economic reform?
  • Climate Change: Is the economic argument for an Emissions Trading Scheme as strong as ever and what business opportunities do you see arising from a price on carbon?
  • Reconciliation with Asia: Is Australia ready for an ascendent Asia and can we reconcile the diverging interests of its main economic partner, China, from our main strategic partner, the United States?


The Guest Speakers

Mr David Crawford, Chairman, Lend LeaseMr David Crawford is the Chairman of global property giant Lend Lease, the brewer Foster’s Group and is a Director of mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd. He also sits on the advisory boards of top-tier law firm Allens Arthur Robinson and the international Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Australia). David Crawford retired as a Partner and National Chairman of KPMG in June 2001 after more than 30 years service with KPMG or its predecessor firms. He was also a member of the International Board of KPMG and Chairman of the International Professional Indemnity Insurance Committee for KPMG International.He holds a Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Law from University of Melbourne.
Mr Rob Brooker, Head of Australian Economics, National Australia BankMr Rob Brooker is the Head of Australian Economics and Commodities at National Australia Bank (NAB). Mr Brooker’s specialty is economic forecasting and he possesses a great deal of experience in economic forecasting in the public and private sector.Prior to joining NAB, Mr Brooker was the chief macroeconomic forecaster for the Victorian Treasury and was in charge of domestic macroeconomic forecasting at the Commonwealth Treasury.Mr Brooker graduated with first class honours from the University of Melbourne.
Mr Saul Eslake, Program Director (Productivity  Growth), Grattan InstituteMr Saul Eslake worked as an economist in the Australian financial markets for 25 years, including as Chief Economist at McIntosh Securities (a stockbroking firm) in the late 1980s, Chief Economist (International) at National Mutual Funds Management in the early 1990s, and as Chief Economist at the Australia & New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) from 1995 to 2009.Since leaving ANZ in August 2009 Saul has had a part-time role as Director of the Productivity Growth Program at the Grattan Institute, a non-aligned policy ‘think tank’ affiliated with Melbourne University, and also since January 2010 as an Advisor in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ economics practice.
Mr Ivan St Clair, Director, Treasury Training ServicesIvan St Clair is a Director of Treasury Training Services Pty Ltd a business he commenced in 2008 after a brief stint assisting Centro Properties Group as its Acting Chief Financial Officer and 9 years as a Partner and National Leader of Ernst & Young’s treasury advisory business in Australia.Ivan has been involved in the finance industry for over 40 years, with a particular focus on Treasury, corporate finance and financial risk management for the last 28 years.
Mr Robert Milliken, Australia correspondent,The EconomistMr Robert Milliken is a Sydney-based journalist and author, and the Australia correspondent for The Economist. As well as writing for the magazine’s Asia section on Australian politics, economic policy and other public issues, he contributes regularly to The Economist’s online Asia blog, “Banyan” and to the group’s other publications such as “The World In”. He was a participant in The Economist Group’s “Bellwether Australia” conferences in 2010 and 2011, looking at the future of Australia’s financial system, and has hosted conferences for The Economist Group on climate change policy in Australia.Mr Milliken is a graduate BA (Hons), in political science, from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, and is a former Professional Journalism Fellow at Stanford University, California.