Asia Business Briefing with the Hon Ed Husic MP, Minister for Industry and Science
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ABOUT THE EVENT
NOTE: For any registrations received after Friday 30 August at 12pm, we cannot guarantee your dietary requirements
Join us for lunch and to attend our Asia Business Briefing.
The event will feature an address by the Hon Ed Husic MP, Minister for Industry and Science and a panel discussion with Ainslie van Onselen, CEO, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and Glenn Keys AO, Executive Chairman, Aspen Medical.
The event will feature the latest insights for Australian businesses on how to build the skills and knowledge to succeed in Asia and stay ahead of the game in a highly competitive global economy.
This event will also celebrate the launch of the Doing Business Guides, a new suite of resources providing businesses with practical insights essential for exporting to and investing in key Asian markets.
Lunch is included in the registration fee.
Moderated by Leigh Howard, CEO, Asialink Business.
Table and ticket sales are now open and will close on Friday 30 August.
If you require any further information, please do not hestiate to contact the Asialink Business team at asialinkbusiness-events@unimelb.edu.au
SPEAKERS
THE HON ED HUSIC MP, Federal Minister for Industry and Science
The Hon Ed Husic MP has been the Member for Chifley since 2010.
Rebuilding Australia’s manufacturing capacity and delivering secure, rewarding and well-paid jobs to Australians is of the highest priority for Mr Husic. This requires placing industry and workers in the driver’s seat to maximise opportunities domestically and abroad.
Mr Husic has a strong and ongoing interest in the Australian tech and digital sector, and has been vocal about the need for the country to think ahead about the impact of technology on jobs and communities – to help industry prepare and capitalise on future opportunities.
Since his election in 2010, Mr Husic has held several positions in Labor’s Shadow Ministry, including Employment Services, Human Services, the Digital Economy and the Future of Work.
Mr Husic was also Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Parliamentary Secretary for Broadband.
Before entering Federal Parliament Mr Husic worked in roles spanning the private and public sectors, including as National President of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union and at Integral Energy (now Endeavour Energy).
Mr Husic was raised and educated in Western Sydney, a community he is proud to represent in Parliament.
AINSLIE VAN ONSELEN, CEO, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Ainslie is Chief Executive Officer of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). For more than 20 years Ainslie enjoyed a parallel career as a law
partner and non-executive director, before progressing into senior executive roles at Westpac, including CEO of RAMS Home Loans.
Ainslie also currently serves as Chair of Chartered Accountants Worldwide, a Director of Global Accounting Alliance, a Commissioner of Legal Aid New South Wales, Chair of Kambala Girls School, non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Risk Committee of Australia’s third largest share registry, Automic Group and is a member of Chief Executive Women, Australia.
An Australian Financial Review Women of Influence winner and a former 40 under 40 WA Business News and University of Western Australia Award winner, Ainslie
represented CA ANZ and the accounting and auditing professions at the Australian Government’s 2022 Jobs and Skills Summit.
GLENN KEYS AO, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, ASPEN MEDICAL
Glenn is the founder and Executive Chairman of Aspen Medical, one of the world’s leading providers of outsourced healthcare solutions.
Prior to building and leading businesses in the private sector, Glenn had a distinguished career in the Australian Defence Force (ADF). His service saw him undertake a range of tasks from training to test flying and engineering to logistics support for Army aircraft. Glenn is a graduate of the University of New South Wales and the International Test Pilots School in the UK. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Project Management, a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an Honorary Fellow of Engineers Australia.
Glenn currently sits, or has sat, on a number of Boards including Australia ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Council, Invictus Australia, the Australian War Memorial, National Capital Authority (NCA), the University of Canberra Council and Project Independence. Project Independence is a not-for-profit that Glenn founded in 2012 to provide homeownership for people with an intellectual disability and is the only homeownership programme of its kind.
Glenn founded Aspen Medical in 2003. After 21 years Aspen Medical has a team of over 6,500 and operates across 23 countries including, the USA, the Pacific Rim, the Middle East, Africa and Australasia. Today the company has customers in the Government, Defence, Mining, Oil & Gas and Humanitarian sectors. In 2017, Glenn was the runner-up at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year. That same year, Glenn was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for both his philanthropic leadership in the business sector and his work as an advocate for people with an intellectual disability.
LEIGH HOWARD, CEO, Asialink Business
Leigh Howard is the CEO of Asialink Business, Australia’s National Centre for Asia Capability, and one of Australia’s leading voices on international business. A passionate advocate for Australian business success in Asian markets, Leigh spent 20 years in Southeast Asia as a corporate leader and entrepreneur. His previous roles include Executive Director with digital giant Tradingpost.com and South Asia Director for ASX-listed Talent2 International. Leigh is a graduate of the Australian Company Directors course and the Harvard Business ASEAN Senior Manager’s Program, a Director of AustCham ASEAN, and a member of the B20 Task Force on Digital Transformation.