1. "JOHN HOWARD AND BOB ZOELLICK: BUILDING OUR
FUTURE PROSPERITY ACROSS THE PACIFIC"
Thursday 2 July, 2015 | Hilton Hotel Sydney
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 12:30pm - 2:30pm
The Hon. John Howard OM AC, Former Prime Minister of Australia
Ambassador Robert Zoellick, Former US Trade Representative and World Bank President
Moderated By
Ambassador Michael Thawley AO, Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet
HALF DAY CONFERENCE 8:30am - 2:30pm
As the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) marks its 10th anniversary this year, AmCham, the US Studies
Centre at the University of Sydney, The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Austrade and The US Embassy will
bring together leading Australian and American business representatives, government officials, policy experts and
architects in achieving this milestone agreement to discuss the basis of prosperity between the two countries.
The Conference will address:
- Energy and Innovation in the 21st Century
- The Next Chapters in Indo-Pacific Free Trade
- Plans to Bolster the Future Prosperity Between Australia and the U.S.
- Business Opportunities Across the Pacific
The Hon. Tony Abbott, Prime Minister of Australia (Invited)
The Hon. John Berry, US Ambassador to Australia
Kate Carnell AO, CEO, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The Hon. Martin Ferguson AM, Chairman, Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association
Heather Ridout AO, Chair AustralianSuper Pty Ltd and Board Member, Reserve Bank of Australia
Sarah Vaughan, Developer Experience Director, Microsoft Australia

2. Panel 1
Assessing AUSFTA - How have trade and investment
flourished and what will the future bring?
The Hon. Mark Vaile AO, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
Heather Ridout AO, Chair AustralianSuper Pty Ltd and Board Member, Reserve Bank
of Australia
Andrew Stoler, Former Deputy Director General, World Trade Organisation
Kate Carnell AO, CEO, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Panel 2
Unconventional Energy and new Technologies in the U.S.
and Australia
The Hon. Martin Ferguson AM, Chairman, The Australian Petroleum Production and
Exploration Association
Page Maxson, CEO, Australia Pacific LNG Pty Ltd
Tony Wood, Energy Program Coordinator, Grattan Institute
Dean Dalla Vale, BHP President HSE, Marketing & Technology, BHP Billiton
Panel 3
Fostering Innovation across the Pacific
Nick Wilson, Managing Director, Hewlett-Packard, South Pacific
Sarah Vaughan, Developer Experience Director, Microsoft Australia
Brad Furber, COO, Michael Crouch Innovation Centre, UNSW Australia
Dr Alex Wonhas, Executive Director, CSIRO Energy
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