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ENGAGE WITH CHINESE INVESTORS 
REFINE YOUR CHINA STRATEGY 
BECOME CHINA ACTIVE 
AUSTRALIA-CHINA 
BUSINESSWEEK 2015 
Australia & China 
WWW.ABF.EVENTS | INFO@ABF.EVENTS | 03 8689 9898
• THE MAJOR NATIONAL SINO-AUSTRALIAN 
BUSINESS FORUM, TARGETED TO THE SME 
MID-MARKET SECTOR 
• NOW IN THE EIGHTH YEAR, ACBW IS THE 
ONLY NATIONAL FORUM PRESENTED IN 
FIVE CITIES IN AUSTRALIA AND CHINA-GUANGZHOU 
& HONG KONG 
ACBW 2015 - Australia 
• SYDNEY 
• MELBOURNE 
• BRISBANE 
• ADELAIDE 
• HOBART 
ACBW 2015 - China 
• GUANGZHOU 
• HONG KONG 
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GUANGZHOU 
HONG KONG 
BRISBANE 
SYDNEY 
MELBOURNE 
ADELAIDE 
HOBART 
AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK (ACBW) 2015 
ACBW 2015 provides enterprises engaged or about to enter the China market with a series of high profile forums showcases 
networking and business matching functions, case studies and workshops. Over one hundred high profile industry leaders, keynote 
speakers, China experts and government representatives from Australia, China and Asia will attend the 2015 forum series across 
Australia & China. 
ACBW 2015 will host over 5000 delegates and VIPs in Australia as well as a large business delegation to China in May. ACBW 2015 
will also host high net worth and business delegates from China and Australia, and present forums in Mandarin as well as English. 
ACBW 2015 will be presented in the following cities: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Guangzhou & Hong Kong
4000+ 
delegates 
AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2014 
26 
functions 4 
cities 
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What's New in 2015? 
• ACBW continues its success,taking 
in Brisbane, Adelaide & Hobart for 
the 1st Time 
• Alibaba Co-Hosts Guangzhou 
China Business Mission 
• Hong Kong has been added to 
ACBW 2015 China 
• 100+ Leading Industry Speakers 
• 6000+ Delegates expected to 
attend 
DR KEN CATO AO 
Chairman 
Cato Brand Partners 
DOMINIC 
TRINDADE 
Consul-General, 
Australian Consulate- 
General Guangzhou 
THE HON. 
MALCOLM 
TURNBULL MP 
Minister for 
Communications 
SANDRA 
CHIPCHASE 
CEO 
Destination NSW 
ALAN OSTER 
Group Chief Economist 
National Australia 
Bank 
THE HON. 
ANDREW STONER 
MP 
Deputy Premier, NSW 
JULIE-ANNE 
NICHOLS 
Senior Trade 
Commissioner, Austrade 
Guangzhou, Deputy 
Consul-General, 
Australian Consulate- 
General Guangzhou 
Alan Kohler 
Financial Journalist 
Eureka Report 
CHER JONES 
Trade and Investment 
Commissioner for South 
China and Hong Kong, 
NSW Government 
H.E. CONSUL 
GENERAL LI 
HUAXIN 
Consulate-General of 
the People’s Republic 
of China, Sydney 
100 + 
speakers 
THE AIM OF AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK IS TO CREATE A CREDIBLE BUSINESS 
PLATFORM, FOR BUSINESSES AND INVESTORS FROM AUSTRALIA AND CHINA, TO 
CONNECT WITH THE RIGHT CONTACTS AND HAVE ACCESS TO TIMELY INFORMATION, ON THE 
OPPORTUNITIES IN THESE TWO COUNTRIES. 
RAY EVANS 
Founder & CEO 
Australian Business 
Forum
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PAST DELEGATES PROFILE 
SENIOR 
MANAGEMENT 
MIDDLE 
MANAGEMENT 
38% 
21% 
COMPANY SIZE 
13% 
CORPORATE 
SME 
GOVERNMENT/ INDUSTRY 
44% 
55.6% 
FIRST TIME 
ATTENDANCE 
44.4% 
REPEAT 
ATTENDANCE 
WHO WILL ATTEND 
ACBW 2015? 
• Business Owners 
• CEO, CIO, CMO, CFO 
• General Managers 
• Department Heads 
• Marketing Directors 
• BDMs - Sales Directors 
• Financial Planners 
• Business Advisors 
• Research Consultants 
• Fund Managers 
• Import & Export 
Executives 
• High Net worth 
Individuals 
• Chinese Investors 
43% 
44% 
ASSOCIATE 
LEVEL 
13.7% 
10.0% 
9.7% 
9.2% 
AGRIBUSINESS 
TOURISM 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 
EDUCATION 
LEGAL 
GOVERNMENT 
4.5% 
9.2% 
3.1% 
INDUSTRIES
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ABF 2015 EVENT CALENDAR 
AUSTRALIA 
EVENT CITY DATE & VENUE 
ACBW 2015 MELBOURNE 24-25 MARCH 
ACBW 2015 HOBART 30TH APRIL 
ACBW 2015 ADELAIDE 22ND JULY 
ACBW 2015 BRISBANE 29TH JULY 
ACBW 2015 SYDNEY 26-27 AUGUST 
CHINA 
EVENT CITY DATE & VENUE 
ACBW 2015 GUANGZHOU 25-27 MAY 
ACBW 2015 HONG KONG 28-29 MAY
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ACBW 2015-AUSTRALIA 
MELBOURNE, SYDNEY 
BRISBANE-HOBART-ADELAIDE
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AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2015 
MELBOURNE, MARCH 
SYDNEY, AUGUST 
DAY 1 PROGRAM 
10.00am-1.00pm 
ACBW 2015 PATHWAYS TO CHINA FORUM 
Pathways to China Forum provides in-depth information and first hand 
knowledge from industry leaders and China specialists to help you 
understand the steps your business needs to take to be successful in China. 
10.00am-1.00pm 
ACBW 2015 CHINESE FORUM (普通话) 
Presented in Mandarin, the Chinese Forum is designed for local and 
overseas Chinese investors and entrepreneurs looking for business 
opportunities. At the Investment Showcase, Australians showcase high-quality 
business and investment projects from leading industries such as 
property, education, healthcare and agriculture. 
12.00pm-2.15pm 
ACBW 2015 LUNCHEON 
The highlight of Australia China Business Week 2015, the ACBW 2015 
luncheon is a high-profile event linking Australian businesses with the 
most important leaders within the Australia-China space. With the keynote 
address to be given by Australia Post StarTrack Express CEO- Ahmed 
Fahour, this is an event not to be missed. 
3.00pm-5.00pm 
ACBW 2015 WORKSHOPS 
New to ACBW in 2015. The ACBW 2015 Workshops presented as an intimate, 
roundtable discussion groups, delegates will receive the latest trends and 
opportunities & case studies that are relevant to their business & industry. 
DAY 2 PROGRAM 
8.00am-9.30am 
ACBW 2015 BREAKFAST 
Provides an in-depth review of China’s economy and reform in 2015, 
as well as forecasting future trends, challenges and opportunities 
for SMEs. It is also a networking opportunity for SMEs who are 
engaging with the China market to meet and engage with their 
Chinese counterparts. 
10.00am-1.00pm 
ACBW 2015 AGRIBUSINESS FORUM 
Following the inaugural Agribusiness Forum in Sydney, the 
Agribusiness Forum returns in 2015 with a focus on how Australian 
business in the Food/Agribusiness sector can develop their products 
within the China market. Key themes to be addressed within the 
forum include: Australia-China Free Trade Agreement negotiations 
update and the current issues facing the Food & Agricultural industry 
in China. 
2.00pm-5.15pm 
ACBW 2015 FORUM 
A staple of Australia China BusinessWeek, the ACBW 2015 English 
Forum offers insights into the ambiguous, complex and volatile 
environment of the Chinese market and provides case studies of 
Australian enterprises currently engaged with China. 
5.30pm-7.00pm 
ACBW 2015 MIX AT SIX NETWORKING 
FUNCTION 
The established Mix-at-Six business networking function, allows 
delegates to forge strong personal relationships with delegates 
and people across various industry sectors, from both Australia and 
China.
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AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2015 
BRISBANE-ADELAIDE-HOBART 
PROGRAM 
10.00am-1.00pm 
ACBW 2015 AGRIBUSINESS 
FORUM 
Offers insights into the ambiguous, complex and volatile 
environment of Chinese market and provides actual 
experiences of Australian enterprises currently engaging 
with China to help delegates refine their business 
strategies. 
12.30pm-2.30pm 
ACBW 2015 LUNCHEON 
Business function hosting senior Chinese and Australian 
Government representatives, leaders from the business 
communities together with top executives and industry 
leaders. 
3.00pm-5.15pm 
ACBW 2015 FORUM 
Offers insights into the ambiguous, complex and volatile 
environment of Chinese market and provides actual 
experiences of Australian enterprises currently engaging 
with China to help delegates refine their business 
strategies. 
6.00pm-8.00pm 
ACBW 2015 MIX AT SIX 
NETWORKING FUNCTION 
Established business networking function, forging strong 
personal relationships with delegates people across 
various industry sectors in both Australia and China. 
QUEENSLAND FACT FILE 
• Population: 4.61 Million 
• Gross State Product: $283.6 Billion 
• 3rd Largest City in Australia- 
Brisbane 2.2 Million 
• Tourism-Contributed 8.4 Billion 
AUD-Fuelled by Chinese Demand 
SOUTH AUSTRALIA FACT FILE 
• Population 1.67 Million 
• Gross State Product- $91 Billion AUD 
• Advanced Manufacturing-Over 30% of 
Australia’s Manufacturing Capacity 
• Wine-Exported 62% of Australia’s 
Wine, valued at $1.3 Billion AUD 
TASMANIA FACT FILE 
• Population- 513,400 
• Gross State Product- $27.2 Billion AUD 
• Food –Premium Dairy, Seafood and 
Produce Exports 
• Lowest cost of doing business in Australia 
• HIgh interests form Chinese investors 
across agribusiness platform 
ACBW WILL BE 
PRESENTED IN 
THESE THREE 
STATES IN 2015
ACBW 2015-CHINA 
GUANGZHOU 
HONG KONG
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AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2015 
GUANGZHOU-HONG KONG, MAY 
What's New in 2015? 
• ACBW 2015-China Business 
Mission to visit Hong Kong for 
the first time 
• Exclusive Agribusiness focused- 
Business Matching Session 
• Over 200 Delegates Expected to 
Attend 
• Exclusive networking functions 
supported by Alibaba, Austrade 
and AustCham 
OVERVIEW 
Now in its 3rd year- ACBW 2015 expands 
to include Hong Kong, with a delegation 
also being led to tier-1 city Guangzhou. 
ACBW allows Australian Startups, Small 
and Medium enterprises the opportunity to 
gain information and network with Chinese 
business and High Net-Worth investors. 
ACBW 2015 China Business Mission will 
take place from the 25-29th of May and 
include networking functions with Alibaba 
and Austrade, along with attendance at the 
annual AustCham Gala Awards dinner, to 
be held in Hong Kong on the 28th of May.
ABF MEDIA EXPOSURE 
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THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014 
22 BUSINESSDAY NEWS 
Agribusiness Hopes foreign cash will trigger further deals 
Fund pours millions into dairy farms 
Production drive: Australian milk output has fallen about 20 per cent in 10 years. Photo: Craig Sillitoe 
Jared Lynch 
A Scandinavian pension fund has 
poured $20 million into Australian 
dairy farms to help lift stagnant 
local milk production. 
Australia’s biggest milk pro-cessor, 
Murray Goulburn, sourced 
the cash that has bought nine dairy 
farms, which have been leased to 
the farmer-owned co-operative. 
Gary Helou, Murray Goulburn’s 
managing director, said the invest-ment 
had added about 30 million 
litres to the co-operative’s milk 
supply, which is about 39 per cent 
of the national pool. 
He hopes the foreign cash will 
trigger more deals in Australian 
agriculture, which domestic funds 
have traditionally shied away from 
because of the risks associated 
with primary production. 
Mr Helou said Asia’s fast-growing 
BCAchief Jennifer Westacott says the government’s priority is to solve fiscal issues. PHOTO: GETTYIMAGES/CHRISTOPHERPEARCE 
middle class, which is ex-pected 
to grow to 3.2 billion by 
2030, had made agriculture more 
appealing. International pension 
funds, particularly in the US and 
Europe, have been more inclined to 
invest in farms. 
‘‘The superannuation funds are 
interested in the sector,’’ Mr Helou 
said. ‘‘They like the concept of Aus-tralian 
and New Zealand milk go-ing 
into Asia.’’ 
Fairfax Media reported last year 
that European super funds were 
looking for a 5 per cent return from 
the Murray Goulburn program as 
well as capital growth. The farms 
are sublet through the co-operative 
to ‘‘accomplished farmers’’. 
Marcus Elgin, executive chair-man 
at Australian Agribusiness 
Group, sourced the overseas cash 
on behalf of Murray Goulburn, but 
he declined to comment on the pro-gram’s 
details, citing commercial in 
confidence. 
‘‘I won’t take you through the de-tails 
of the transaction because we 
will like to do more of these and we 
think it’s much more to our advant-age 
not to excite the market too 
much about what we are doing,’’ Mr 
Elgin said. 
‘‘So I’m not really interested in 
blowing the horn on that side of that 
equation.’’ 
Murray Goulburn’s executive 
general manager of shareholder re-lations, 
Robert Poole, said despite 
the Scandinavian interest, attract-ing 
capital from superannuation 
funds for agriculture projects con-tinued 
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to be difficult. ‘‘I think agri-culture 
will successfully attract 
more and more non-farm capital 
but companies like Murray Goul-burn 
are going to have to work hard 
to facilitate that,’’ Mr Poole said. 
‘‘We didn’t necessarilywant to go 
into this avenue but we could see 
that if we were going to grow milk 
supply and attract capital we 
needed to be a party ... and as a co-op 
we were well placed to link 
equity to farmers.’’ 
Milk processors are employing a 
range of strategies to boost milk 
production, which has fallen about 
20 per cent in the past decade from 
about 11.2 billion to 9 billion litres a 
year. 
Lino Saputo jnr, chief executive 
of Canadian dairy company Saputo, 
which owns 88 per cent of Warr-nambool 
Cheese and Butter, has 
called on farmers to increase their 
herds to step up production, saying 
the WCB will process all their milk. 
‘‘Whatwe are trying to do inAus-tralia 
is appeal to the dairy farmers 
and say, ‘Look, we can be a good 
home for your milk. If you choose to 
increase your herd size and you’re 
producing more milk,we will put on 
the infrastructure to process that 
milk’,’’ Mr Saputo said. 
But he did not mention any finan-cial 
incentives such as farm gate 
price increases or investment re-bates 
to encourage farmers to lift 
production. 
Fonterra, the world’s biggest 
dairy exporter, has said it will help 
farmers develop a business plan 
and co-fund the expansion of their 
business to boost production. 
The New Zealand co-operative 
said it would help fund the buying 
or leasing of neighbouring proper-ties, 
more cows to increase herds or 
update farm equipment. In return a 
farmer has to enter a three to five-year 
supply contract, depending on 
the investment. 
Kickstart your China strategy today. 
In 2014 there’s more opportunities in China for Australian businesses to talk about. 
NAB is proud to sponsor Australia-China Business Week – a showcase of tools, resources and networks to get more out of your China strategy. 
The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP will present the Australia-China Business Week 2014 keynote address. 
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Australian business 
case studies in China 
Chinese investment into 
Australian agriculture 
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Coalition fails 
tobudgeon 
RETpruning 
Key points 
Compromise onRETcuts, 
pursued by Greg Hunt, 
looks to have been scotched. 
Industrywarns that 
changesmay threaten more 
than $11b in renewable 
energy investment. 
Frompage 1 Mathias Cormann said unless spend-ing 
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Mark Hawthorne 
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Managing Director, 
Freedom Foods 
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China Banking & 
Country Head, China , 
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Chairman, Cato Brand 
Partners 
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What does the 
Shanghai Free Trade Zone 
mean for Aussie businesses? 
Accessing China’s 
premium market 
Expert speakers from The People’s Republic of China, University of Sydney, China UnionPay, Australia China Business Council, 
AustCham HK, AustCham China, China Spectator and NAB. Australian business case studies including Jurlique, StarTrack and Dick Smith. 
4 News Tuesday26August2014 
TheAustralianFinancialReview | www.afr.com 
PhillipCoorey 
Chief politicalcorrespondent 
Pleas by solar and wind companies to 
leave the Renewable Energy Target 
untouchedhavefallenondeafearswith 
the government deciding to proceed 
withaphasingdownofthescheme. 
While a final position will not be 
announced until next month, The Aus-tralian 
Financial Review understands 
the intent is to cut the scheme harder 
than a compromise scenario that was 
being pursued by the Environment 
Minister,GregHunt. 
The end result will be closer to the 
abolition scenario advocated by Prime 
Minister Tony Abbott which would 
end the scheme by closing it to new 
entrants and grandfathering existing 
largescaleprojects. 
Seeking to overcome the cabinet 
split,MrHunt,MrAbbottandIndustry 
Minister Ian Macfarlane met on Sun-daytodiscussapolicypositiontobeput 
to the bureaucracy for analysis and 
thentothecabinetforafinaldecision. 
The government is being guided by 
the findings of the review into the 
RET conducted by businessman Dick 
Warburton, a person the industry has 
argued is ill-suited to the task because 
heisaclimate-changesceptic. 
The guiding principles of the final 
decision will be to balance investor risk 
with the impact of the RET on house-hold 
and business power bills. Mr 
AbbottclaimstheREThashadasignifi-cant 
impact on power prices. The gov-ernment’sownmodelling 
shows while 
theREThasadded$40ayeartoaverage 
household power bill, prices will fall 
overthemediumtermasmorerenewa-bleenergyisproduced. 
Theindustry isrampingupitswarn-ings 
that any dilution of the current 
scheme will not only jeopardise more 
than$11 billion in therenewableenergy 
investment pipeline, but create a 
broader sovereign risk perception 
forAustralia. 
Philip Green, the London-based 
partner of the Children’s Investment 
Master Fund (TCI), which has a 33 per 
cent stake in renewable energy com-pany 
Infigen, said the issue was being 
watched closely. “Sovereign risk has 
alreadyincreasedinAustraliagiventhe 
media coverage of the carbon debate 
and now the RET. Sovereign risk will 
increase more if the stories about cuts 
to the RET are confirmed,’’ he said in a 
statement. 
“This comes at a cost to the nation 
through higher capital costs as it seeks 
futureinvestmentininfrastructure. 
“The Australian RET had strong bi-partisan 
political support [including 
fromthecurrentprimeminister].Itcan 
take a long time to restore trust and in 
some cases this is only achieved with a 
changeinleadership/policy/party.” 
Under the RET, a policy which hith-ertohadbipartisansupport, 
20percent 
of Australian’s energy production by 
2020 would come from renewable 
sources. Basedonearlier predictions of 
power production in 2020, this 20 per 
cent target was calculated at an annual 
productionof41,000gigawatthours. 
But the 2020 production total has 
beendowngradedfollowingthedecline 
of the manufacturing sector, including 
automotiveandaluminium. 
Consequently, 20 per cent of the 
revised production target is 27,000 
GWh.This is the “real 20 per cent” sce-narioforwhichMrHuntisadvocating. 
Under the push by Mr Abbott, 
renewable energy outputwouldbe fro-zen 
at current levels of about 
16,000GWh. 
Any proposed change faces a near 
impossible passage through the Parlia-ment 
with Labor and the Greens 
opposed to any alteration, while Clive 
Palmer says he will not allow any 
change unless Mr Abbott goes to 
the next election in 2016 and wins 
amandate. 
Tuesday, the first day back. Absent are 
such measures as the proposed fuel 
taxincrease,theabolitionofthemining 
tax and eight associated spending 
measures and a proposed increase 
to the Pharmaceutical BenefitsScheme 
co-payment, all of which are costing 
the government lost revenue this 
financialyear. 
An increasingly anxious business 
sector is watching events closely and 
said it was time to consider the prob-lemscreatedbythebudgetimpasse. 
“The priority now is to get some 
agreement on the consequences of 
failing to address Australia’s fiscal 
problems and a time frame for 
resolving them,” Business Council of 
Australia chief executive Jenni-ferWestacottsaid. 
“Fiscal resilience is an essential part 
of building a productive and competi-tive 
economy. Every dollar we spend 
payingthe interestonournationaldebt 
is a dollar we don’t have to spend on 
somethingproductive.” 
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce 
issuetheSenateabluntwarning. 
“If you’re trying to turn the finances 
ofournation around, there are going to 
be hard decisions to be made and ifwe 
don’t,wegobroke.,”hesaid. 
On Sunday, Finance Minister 
was brought under control, it was 
inevitable that taxes would have to rise 
ifthebudgetweretobebalanced. 
This was perceived as a threat 
by Labor, the Greens and the Senate 
crossbenchers. 
The Palmer Unite Party, the support 
of which is critical, had met on Sunday 
and leader Clive Palmer told The Aus-tralian 
Financial Review it has not 
changed its mind on the many budget 
measuresitopposed. 
PUP Senator Glenn Lazarus con-firmedthiswithastatementlashingout 
at Senator Cormann and the 
government, saying he “would not be 
bullied into agreeing to budget 
measures which are unfair, cruel 
andunnecessary”. 
“This is simply another hollow and 
desperate threat on the part of a very 
arrogant and out-of-touch Abbott gov-ernmenttopushthroughharshbudget 
measures so they can fund their own 
petprograms,”SenatorLazarussaid. 
“I was voted in to look after the peo-ple 
of Australia, not to take basic sup-port 
away from pensioners and hard-workingAustralians. 
“I think it would be political suicide 
for the Abbott government if they 
did try and introduce more taxes to 
the Australian public and I can’t see 
thathappening.” 
LikeMrPalmer before him, Senator 
Lazarus said Australians did not vote 
for the more harsh budget meas-ures 
last year and “if the Abbott 
government wants proof of this, they 
shouldgobacktothepolls”. 
He advocated income tax cuts to 
stimulate the economy and singled out 
for specific disdain the proposals to 
apply a Medicare co-payment and 
deregulate the university sector, which 
would cause the cost of a degree to spi-ral. 
“Education is one of the most 
important assets in our society and we 
should be making it more accessible to 
our people, not making it more 
expensiveanddifficult to access,”Sena-torLazarussaid. 
Coalition MPs, especially those in 
marginal seats, preparing for the 
resumption of Parliament were 
despairing at the performance of their 
seniorcolleaguesoverthewinter. 
Most singled out for criticism were 
TreasurerJoeHockeyforhis“poorpeo-ple 
don’t drive-cars” statement, as well 
asAttorney-GeneralGeorgeBrandis. 
Opposition leader Bill Shorten said 
thefactthegovernmentwasnowfocus-ing 
on strategy emphasised that the 
budgetwasalostcause. 
“Down the hall, they are having 
another political strategy meeting to 
talk about the budget message,” he told 
theshadowcabinet. 
“They’re bringing in consultants to 
tell them not to insult Australians – or 
perhaps explain to Joe Hockey what 
poorpeoplelooklike. 
“The government simply doesn’t get 
it.Theydon’thaveasalesproblemwith 
their budget, they’ve got an unfairness 
problemwiththeirbudget.” 
‘Nomoreideology,’ 
cabinet told 
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  • 1. ENGAGE WITH CHINESE INVESTORS REFINE YOUR CHINA STRATEGY BECOME CHINA ACTIVE AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2015 Australia & China WWW.ABF.EVENTS | INFO@ABF.EVENTS | 03 8689 9898
  • 2. • THE MAJOR NATIONAL SINO-AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS FORUM, TARGETED TO THE SME MID-MARKET SECTOR • NOW IN THE EIGHTH YEAR, ACBW IS THE ONLY NATIONAL FORUM PRESENTED IN FIVE CITIES IN AUSTRALIA AND CHINA-GUANGZHOU & HONG KONG ACBW 2015 - Australia • SYDNEY • MELBOURNE • BRISBANE • ADELAIDE • HOBART ACBW 2015 - China • GUANGZHOU • HONG KONG Page 2 www.abf.events info@abf.events +61 3 8689 9898 GUANGZHOU HONG KONG BRISBANE SYDNEY MELBOURNE ADELAIDE HOBART AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK (ACBW) 2015 ACBW 2015 provides enterprises engaged or about to enter the China market with a series of high profile forums showcases networking and business matching functions, case studies and workshops. Over one hundred high profile industry leaders, keynote speakers, China experts and government representatives from Australia, China and Asia will attend the 2015 forum series across Australia & China. ACBW 2015 will host over 5000 delegates and VIPs in Australia as well as a large business delegation to China in May. ACBW 2015 will also host high net worth and business delegates from China and Australia, and present forums in Mandarin as well as English. ACBW 2015 will be presented in the following cities: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Guangzhou & Hong Kong
  • 3. 4000+ delegates AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2014 26 functions 4 cities Page 3 www.abf.events info@abf.events +61 3 8689 9898 What's New in 2015? • ACBW continues its success,taking in Brisbane, Adelaide & Hobart for the 1st Time • Alibaba Co-Hosts Guangzhou China Business Mission • Hong Kong has been added to ACBW 2015 China • 100+ Leading Industry Speakers • 6000+ Delegates expected to attend DR KEN CATO AO Chairman Cato Brand Partners DOMINIC TRINDADE Consul-General, Australian Consulate- General Guangzhou THE HON. MALCOLM TURNBULL MP Minister for Communications SANDRA CHIPCHASE CEO Destination NSW ALAN OSTER Group Chief Economist National Australia Bank THE HON. ANDREW STONER MP Deputy Premier, NSW JULIE-ANNE NICHOLS Senior Trade Commissioner, Austrade Guangzhou, Deputy Consul-General, Australian Consulate- General Guangzhou Alan Kohler Financial Journalist Eureka Report CHER JONES Trade and Investment Commissioner for South China and Hong Kong, NSW Government H.E. CONSUL GENERAL LI HUAXIN Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China, Sydney 100 + speakers THE AIM OF AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK IS TO CREATE A CREDIBLE BUSINESS PLATFORM, FOR BUSINESSES AND INVESTORS FROM AUSTRALIA AND CHINA, TO CONNECT WITH THE RIGHT CONTACTS AND HAVE ACCESS TO TIMELY INFORMATION, ON THE OPPORTUNITIES IN THESE TWO COUNTRIES. RAY EVANS Founder & CEO Australian Business Forum
  • 4. Page 4 www.abf.events info@abf.events +61 3 8689 9898 PAST DELEGATES PROFILE SENIOR MANAGEMENT MIDDLE MANAGEMENT 38% 21% COMPANY SIZE 13% CORPORATE SME GOVERNMENT/ INDUSTRY 44% 55.6% FIRST TIME ATTENDANCE 44.4% REPEAT ATTENDANCE WHO WILL ATTEND ACBW 2015? • Business Owners • CEO, CIO, CMO, CFO • General Managers • Department Heads • Marketing Directors • BDMs - Sales Directors • Financial Planners • Business Advisors • Research Consultants • Fund Managers • Import & Export Executives • High Net worth Individuals • Chinese Investors 43% 44% ASSOCIATE LEVEL 13.7% 10.0% 9.7% 9.2% AGRIBUSINESS TOURISM HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EDUCATION LEGAL GOVERNMENT 4.5% 9.2% 3.1% INDUSTRIES
  • 5. Page 5 www.abf.events info@abf.events +61 3 8689 9898 ABF 2015 EVENT CALENDAR AUSTRALIA EVENT CITY DATE & VENUE ACBW 2015 MELBOURNE 24-25 MARCH ACBW 2015 HOBART 30TH APRIL ACBW 2015 ADELAIDE 22ND JULY ACBW 2015 BRISBANE 29TH JULY ACBW 2015 SYDNEY 26-27 AUGUST CHINA EVENT CITY DATE & VENUE ACBW 2015 GUANGZHOU 25-27 MAY ACBW 2015 HONG KONG 28-29 MAY
  • 6. Page 6 www.abf.events info@abf.events +61 3 8689 9898 ACBW 2015-AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE, SYDNEY BRISBANE-HOBART-ADELAIDE
  • 7. Page 7 www.abf.events info@abf.events +61 3 8689 9898 AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2015 MELBOURNE, MARCH SYDNEY, AUGUST DAY 1 PROGRAM 10.00am-1.00pm ACBW 2015 PATHWAYS TO CHINA FORUM Pathways to China Forum provides in-depth information and first hand knowledge from industry leaders and China specialists to help you understand the steps your business needs to take to be successful in China. 10.00am-1.00pm ACBW 2015 CHINESE FORUM (普通话) Presented in Mandarin, the Chinese Forum is designed for local and overseas Chinese investors and entrepreneurs looking for business opportunities. At the Investment Showcase, Australians showcase high-quality business and investment projects from leading industries such as property, education, healthcare and agriculture. 12.00pm-2.15pm ACBW 2015 LUNCHEON The highlight of Australia China Business Week 2015, the ACBW 2015 luncheon is a high-profile event linking Australian businesses with the most important leaders within the Australia-China space. With the keynote address to be given by Australia Post StarTrack Express CEO- Ahmed Fahour, this is an event not to be missed. 3.00pm-5.00pm ACBW 2015 WORKSHOPS New to ACBW in 2015. The ACBW 2015 Workshops presented as an intimate, roundtable discussion groups, delegates will receive the latest trends and opportunities & case studies that are relevant to their business & industry. DAY 2 PROGRAM 8.00am-9.30am ACBW 2015 BREAKFAST Provides an in-depth review of China’s economy and reform in 2015, as well as forecasting future trends, challenges and opportunities for SMEs. It is also a networking opportunity for SMEs who are engaging with the China market to meet and engage with their Chinese counterparts. 10.00am-1.00pm ACBW 2015 AGRIBUSINESS FORUM Following the inaugural Agribusiness Forum in Sydney, the Agribusiness Forum returns in 2015 with a focus on how Australian business in the Food/Agribusiness sector can develop their products within the China market. Key themes to be addressed within the forum include: Australia-China Free Trade Agreement negotiations update and the current issues facing the Food & Agricultural industry in China. 2.00pm-5.15pm ACBW 2015 FORUM A staple of Australia China BusinessWeek, the ACBW 2015 English Forum offers insights into the ambiguous, complex and volatile environment of the Chinese market and provides case studies of Australian enterprises currently engaged with China. 5.30pm-7.00pm ACBW 2015 MIX AT SIX NETWORKING FUNCTION The established Mix-at-Six business networking function, allows delegates to forge strong personal relationships with delegates and people across various industry sectors, from both Australia and China.
  • 8. Page 8 www.abf.events info@abf.events +61 3 8689 9898 AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2015 BRISBANE-ADELAIDE-HOBART PROGRAM 10.00am-1.00pm ACBW 2015 AGRIBUSINESS FORUM Offers insights into the ambiguous, complex and volatile environment of Chinese market and provides actual experiences of Australian enterprises currently engaging with China to help delegates refine their business strategies. 12.30pm-2.30pm ACBW 2015 LUNCHEON Business function hosting senior Chinese and Australian Government representatives, leaders from the business communities together with top executives and industry leaders. 3.00pm-5.15pm ACBW 2015 FORUM Offers insights into the ambiguous, complex and volatile environment of Chinese market and provides actual experiences of Australian enterprises currently engaging with China to help delegates refine their business strategies. 6.00pm-8.00pm ACBW 2015 MIX AT SIX NETWORKING FUNCTION Established business networking function, forging strong personal relationships with delegates people across various industry sectors in both Australia and China. QUEENSLAND FACT FILE • Population: 4.61 Million • Gross State Product: $283.6 Billion • 3rd Largest City in Australia- Brisbane 2.2 Million • Tourism-Contributed 8.4 Billion AUD-Fuelled by Chinese Demand SOUTH AUSTRALIA FACT FILE • Population 1.67 Million • Gross State Product- $91 Billion AUD • Advanced Manufacturing-Over 30% of Australia’s Manufacturing Capacity • Wine-Exported 62% of Australia’s Wine, valued at $1.3 Billion AUD TASMANIA FACT FILE • Population- 513,400 • Gross State Product- $27.2 Billion AUD • Food –Premium Dairy, Seafood and Produce Exports • Lowest cost of doing business in Australia • HIgh interests form Chinese investors across agribusiness platform ACBW WILL BE PRESENTED IN THESE THREE STATES IN 2015
  • 10. Page 10 www.abf.events info@abf.events +61 3 8689 9898 AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESSWEEK 2015 GUANGZHOU-HONG KONG, MAY What's New in 2015? • ACBW 2015-China Business Mission to visit Hong Kong for the first time • Exclusive Agribusiness focused- Business Matching Session • Over 200 Delegates Expected to Attend • Exclusive networking functions supported by Alibaba, Austrade and AustCham OVERVIEW Now in its 3rd year- ACBW 2015 expands to include Hong Kong, with a delegation also being led to tier-1 city Guangzhou. ACBW allows Australian Startups, Small and Medium enterprises the opportunity to gain information and network with Chinese business and High Net-Worth investors. ACBW 2015 China Business Mission will take place from the 25-29th of May and include networking functions with Alibaba and Austrade, along with attendance at the annual AustCham Gala Awards dinner, to be held in Hong Kong on the 28th of May.
  • 11. ABF MEDIA EXPOSURE Page 11 www.abf.events info@abf.events +61 3 8689 9898 ABF MEDIA CAMPAIGN THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014 22 BUSINESSDAY NEWS Agribusiness Hopes foreign cash will trigger further deals Fund pours millions into dairy farms Production drive: Australian milk output has fallen about 20 per cent in 10 years. Photo: Craig Sillitoe Jared Lynch A Scandinavian pension fund has poured $20 million into Australian dairy farms to help lift stagnant local milk production. Australia’s biggest milk pro-cessor, Murray Goulburn, sourced the cash that has bought nine dairy farms, which have been leased to the farmer-owned co-operative. Gary Helou, Murray Goulburn’s managing director, said the invest-ment had added about 30 million litres to the co-operative’s milk supply, which is about 39 per cent of the national pool. He hopes the foreign cash will trigger more deals in Australian agriculture, which domestic funds have traditionally shied away from because of the risks associated with primary production. Mr Helou said Asia’s fast-growing BCAchief Jennifer Westacott says the government’s priority is to solve fiscal issues. PHOTO: GETTYIMAGES/CHRISTOPHERPEARCE middle class, which is ex-pected to grow to 3.2 billion by 2030, had made agriculture more appealing. International pension funds, particularly in the US and Europe, have been more inclined to invest in farms. ‘‘The superannuation funds are interested in the sector,’’ Mr Helou said. ‘‘They like the concept of Aus-tralian and New Zealand milk go-ing into Asia.’’ Fairfax Media reported last year that European super funds were looking for a 5 per cent return from the Murray Goulburn program as well as capital growth. The farms are sublet through the co-operative to ‘‘accomplished farmers’’. Marcus Elgin, executive chair-man at Australian Agribusiness Group, sourced the overseas cash on behalf of Murray Goulburn, but he declined to comment on the pro-gram’s details, citing commercial in confidence. ‘‘I won’t take you through the de-tails of the transaction because we will like to do more of these and we think it’s much more to our advant-age not to excite the market too much about what we are doing,’’ Mr Elgin said. ‘‘So I’m not really interested in blowing the horn on that side of that equation.’’ Murray Goulburn’s executive general manager of shareholder re-lations, Robert Poole, said despite the Scandinavian interest, attract-ing capital from superannuation funds for agriculture projects con-tinued Australia-China Business Week 2014 Shangri-La Hotel Sydney – 04-05 September to be difficult. ‘‘I think agri-culture will successfully attract more and more non-farm capital but companies like Murray Goul-burn are going to have to work hard to facilitate that,’’ Mr Poole said. ‘‘We didn’t necessarilywant to go into this avenue but we could see that if we were going to grow milk supply and attract capital we needed to be a party ... and as a co-op we were well placed to link equity to farmers.’’ Milk processors are employing a range of strategies to boost milk production, which has fallen about 20 per cent in the past decade from about 11.2 billion to 9 billion litres a year. Lino Saputo jnr, chief executive of Canadian dairy company Saputo, which owns 88 per cent of Warr-nambool Cheese and Butter, has called on farmers to increase their herds to step up production, saying the WCB will process all their milk. ‘‘Whatwe are trying to do inAus-tralia is appeal to the dairy farmers and say, ‘Look, we can be a good home for your milk. If you choose to increase your herd size and you’re producing more milk,we will put on the infrastructure to process that milk’,’’ Mr Saputo said. But he did not mention any finan-cial incentives such as farm gate price increases or investment re-bates to encourage farmers to lift production. Fonterra, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, has said it will help farmers develop a business plan and co-fund the expansion of their business to boost production. The New Zealand co-operative said it would help fund the buying or leasing of neighbouring proper-ties, more cows to increase herds or update farm equipment. In return a farmer has to enter a three to five-year supply contract, depending on the investment. Kickstart your China strategy today. In 2014 there’s more opportunities in China for Australian businesses to talk about. NAB is proud to sponsor Australia-China Business Week – a showcase of tools, resources and networks to get more out of your China strategy. The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP will present the Australia-China Business Week 2014 keynote address. Useful sessions include: China economic outlook Australian business case studies in China Chinese investment into Australian agriculture If you’re ready for more in Asia, we’re ready for you. Register at abf.events/nab Coalition fails tobudgeon RETpruning Key points Compromise onRETcuts, pursued by Greg Hunt, looks to have been scotched. Industrywarns that changesmay threaten more than $11b in renewable energy investment. Frompage 1 Mathias Cormann said unless spend-ing E-NEWS WEEKLY SOCIAL MEDIA LINKED IN , TWITTER ABF DIGITAL HUB ENGLISH & CHINESE ABF MAGAZINE PRINT & DIGITAL PRESS NEWSPAPER & 3RD PARTY MAGAZINES Presents Engage with Chinese Investors Refine your China Strategy Become China Active Organiser Naming Sponsor Australia-China BusinessWeek 2014 Thurs & Friday, 4-5 Sept, Shangri-La Sydney REGISTER NOW @ www.ABF.Events Mark Hawthorne Senior Editor, The Age Mike Logan CEO, Dairy Connect Rory Macleod Managing Director, Freedom Foods Danny Armstrong General Manager, China Banking & Country Head, China , NAB Dr Ken Cato AO Chairman, Cato Brand Partners Mark Hawthorne Senior Editor, The Age The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP Minister for Communications T: + 61 3 8689 9898 | E: info@ABF.Events | w: www.ABF.Events C M Y CM MY CY CMY K ACBW 2014 syd house-A4-0813.pdf 2 16/08/2014 2:39:37 PM 1HERSA1 A022 © 2014 National Australia Bank Limited ABN 12 004 044 937 AFSL and Australian Credit Licence 230686 A110750-0814 SBPJ923-H_SMH What does the Shanghai Free Trade Zone mean for Aussie businesses? Accessing China’s premium market Expert speakers from The People’s Republic of China, University of Sydney, China UnionPay, Australia China Business Council, AustCham HK, AustCham China, China Spectator and NAB. Australian business case studies including Jurlique, StarTrack and Dick Smith. 4 News Tuesday26August2014 TheAustralianFinancialReview | www.afr.com PhillipCoorey Chief politicalcorrespondent Pleas by solar and wind companies to leave the Renewable Energy Target untouchedhavefallenondeafearswith the government deciding to proceed withaphasingdownofthescheme. While a final position will not be announced until next month, The Aus-tralian Financial Review understands the intent is to cut the scheme harder than a compromise scenario that was being pursued by the Environment Minister,GregHunt. The end result will be closer to the abolition scenario advocated by Prime Minister Tony Abbott which would end the scheme by closing it to new entrants and grandfathering existing largescaleprojects. Seeking to overcome the cabinet split,MrHunt,MrAbbottandIndustry Minister Ian Macfarlane met on Sun-daytodiscussapolicypositiontobeput to the bureaucracy for analysis and thentothecabinetforafinaldecision. The government is being guided by the findings of the review into the RET conducted by businessman Dick Warburton, a person the industry has argued is ill-suited to the task because heisaclimate-changesceptic. The guiding principles of the final decision will be to balance investor risk with the impact of the RET on house-hold and business power bills. Mr AbbottclaimstheREThashadasignifi-cant impact on power prices. The gov-ernment’sownmodelling shows while theREThasadded$40ayeartoaverage household power bill, prices will fall overthemediumtermasmorerenewa-bleenergyisproduced. Theindustry isrampingupitswarn-ings that any dilution of the current scheme will not only jeopardise more than$11 billion in therenewableenergy investment pipeline, but create a broader sovereign risk perception forAustralia. Philip Green, the London-based partner of the Children’s Investment Master Fund (TCI), which has a 33 per cent stake in renewable energy com-pany Infigen, said the issue was being watched closely. “Sovereign risk has alreadyincreasedinAustraliagiventhe media coverage of the carbon debate and now the RET. Sovereign risk will increase more if the stories about cuts to the RET are confirmed,’’ he said in a statement. “This comes at a cost to the nation through higher capital costs as it seeks futureinvestmentininfrastructure. “The Australian RET had strong bi-partisan political support [including fromthecurrentprimeminister].Itcan take a long time to restore trust and in some cases this is only achieved with a changeinleadership/policy/party.” Under the RET, a policy which hith-ertohadbipartisansupport, 20percent of Australian’s energy production by 2020 would come from renewable sources. Basedonearlier predictions of power production in 2020, this 20 per cent target was calculated at an annual productionof41,000gigawatthours. But the 2020 production total has beendowngradedfollowingthedecline of the manufacturing sector, including automotiveandaluminium. Consequently, 20 per cent of the revised production target is 27,000 GWh.This is the “real 20 per cent” sce-narioforwhichMrHuntisadvocating. Under the push by Mr Abbott, renewable energy outputwouldbe fro-zen at current levels of about 16,000GWh. Any proposed change faces a near impossible passage through the Parlia-ment with Labor and the Greens opposed to any alteration, while Clive Palmer says he will not allow any change unless Mr Abbott goes to the next election in 2016 and wins amandate. Tuesday, the first day back. Absent are such measures as the proposed fuel taxincrease,theabolitionofthemining tax and eight associated spending measures and a proposed increase to the Pharmaceutical BenefitsScheme co-payment, all of which are costing the government lost revenue this financialyear. An increasingly anxious business sector is watching events closely and said it was time to consider the prob-lemscreatedbythebudgetimpasse. “The priority now is to get some agreement on the consequences of failing to address Australia’s fiscal problems and a time frame for resolving them,” Business Council of Australia chief executive Jenni-ferWestacottsaid. “Fiscal resilience is an essential part of building a productive and competi-tive economy. Every dollar we spend payingthe interestonournationaldebt is a dollar we don’t have to spend on somethingproductive.” Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce issuetheSenateabluntwarning. “If you’re trying to turn the finances ofournation around, there are going to be hard decisions to be made and ifwe don’t,wegobroke.,”hesaid. On Sunday, Finance Minister was brought under control, it was inevitable that taxes would have to rise ifthebudgetweretobebalanced. This was perceived as a threat by Labor, the Greens and the Senate crossbenchers. The Palmer Unite Party, the support of which is critical, had met on Sunday and leader Clive Palmer told The Aus-tralian Financial Review it has not changed its mind on the many budget measuresitopposed. PUP Senator Glenn Lazarus con-firmedthiswithastatementlashingout at Senator Cormann and the government, saying he “would not be bullied into agreeing to budget measures which are unfair, cruel andunnecessary”. “This is simply another hollow and desperate threat on the part of a very arrogant and out-of-touch Abbott gov-ernmenttopushthroughharshbudget measures so they can fund their own petprograms,”SenatorLazarussaid. “I was voted in to look after the peo-ple of Australia, not to take basic sup-port away from pensioners and hard-workingAustralians. “I think it would be political suicide for the Abbott government if they did try and introduce more taxes to the Australian public and I can’t see thathappening.” LikeMrPalmer before him, Senator Lazarus said Australians did not vote for the more harsh budget meas-ures last year and “if the Abbott government wants proof of this, they shouldgobacktothepolls”. He advocated income tax cuts to stimulate the economy and singled out for specific disdain the proposals to apply a Medicare co-payment and deregulate the university sector, which would cause the cost of a degree to spi-ral. “Education is one of the most important assets in our society and we should be making it more accessible to our people, not making it more expensiveanddifficult to access,”Sena-torLazarussaid. Coalition MPs, especially those in marginal seats, preparing for the resumption of Parliament were despairing at the performance of their seniorcolleaguesoverthewinter. Most singled out for criticism were TreasurerJoeHockeyforhis“poorpeo-ple don’t drive-cars” statement, as well asAttorney-GeneralGeorgeBrandis. Opposition leader Bill Shorten said thefactthegovernmentwasnowfocus-ing on strategy emphasised that the budgetwasalostcause. “Down the hall, they are having another political strategy meeting to talk about the budget message,” he told theshadowcabinet. “They’re bringing in consultants to tell them not to insult Australians – or perhaps explain to Joe Hockey what poorpeoplelooklike. “The government simply doesn’t get it.Theydon’thaveasalesproblemwith their budget, they’ve got an unfairness problemwiththeirbudget.” ‘Nomoreideology,’ cabinet told FBA 004 Advertising with ABF Media is a cost effective way to gain access to a hard to reach niche audience of business and industry leaders seeking to grow their business in Australia, China & Asia. Through ABF’s Media products, advertisers can get in front of business and industry leaders who are looking for partners to help them succeed in Australia and Asia.
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