APEC Conference 2011 - Is Australia managing?

5 - Q and A

5-3 - Management at the border - Dr Hermione Parsons, Director, Institute for Supply Chain and Logistics, Victoria University

Dr. Hermione Parsons is the Director of the Institute for Supply Chain and Logistics at Victoria University. She is a Member of the Victorian Freight and Logistics Council and its Transport and

Logistics Workplace Advisory Group. In addition Dr. Parsons chairs the Transport and Logistics Curriculum Management Board and at Victoria University leads the Transport and Logistics Education, Research and Industry Cluster. Prior to joining Victoria University in 2009, Dr. Parsons held leadership and executive management positions at the Port of Melbourne Corporation

and the Victorian Government’s Department of Innovation Industry and Regional Development. Dr. Parsons holds a Ph.D., Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and a Diploma of Education.

5-2 - Tackling Australia's uncompetitive supply-chain - Jeff Rae, Chief Economist, ITS Global

Jeffrey Rae is the Chief Economist at ITS Global Asia-Pacific. He has more than three decades of experience in policy analysis and advice involving a wide range of domestic and international

issues. Prior to moving into private consultancy, Mr. Rae was a Senior Executive with the Australian Government. As such he worked in the Department of Finance, the Bureau of Agricultural

Economics, the Department of Primary Industries and Energy and served as a Commissioner in the (then) Industry Commission. He also spent extended periods on secondment to the New

Zealand Treasury and the OECD. In the latter role he supervised progress on agricultural trade liberalisation. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from ANU and is a member of the American

Economic Association.

5-1 - Liquidity access to improve exports - James Hogan, Head of Commercial Banking, HSBC Australia

James Hogan is Head of Commercial Banking for HSBC in Australia. With more than 20 years of experience with HSBC, Mr Hogan has served in a variety of positions in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. Prior to assuming his current role, he held the position of CEO for HSBC Iraq. Before that, he served as Executive Vice President for HSBC USA, responsible for HSBC’s Commercial Banking businesses in North America. During his career, he has held senior positions in Global Transaction Banking, Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, Operations, and Strategic Planning. Mr Hogan is Irish and grew up in Dublin where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College. He is also a graduate of the London Business School.

5-0 - The cost of transacting trade - Tony Pensabene, Director of Policy and research, Department of Business and Innovation, Victorian Government

Tony Pensabene is Director of Policy and Research at the Victorian Department of Business and Innovation (DBI). Prior to joining DBI in October 2009, Tony was employed as Associate Director

of Economics and Research at the Australian Industry Group. His experience in economics and policy cover a wide range of disciplines, including industry policy, innovation, intergovernment

relations, labour market programs, media policy, health services, aged care and post-arrival programs. This includes engagement in ten major policy reviews for the Federal and Victorian Governments. Mr. Pensabene has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of New South Wales and a research Master’s Degree in Economics from Monash University. He has authored a book on the economics of the medical profession and has published widely on a range of policy issues.

4-2 Dr Sinclair Davidson, Professor of Institutional Economics, RMIT University

Dr. Sinclair Davidson is Professor of Institutional Economics at RMIT University and a senior fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. His opinion pieces have been published in The Age, The Australian, Australian Financial Review, Sydney Morning Herald, and Wall Street Journal Asia. Dr. Davidson has also published in academic journals such as the European Journal of Political Economy, Review of Political Economy, Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization and the Cato Journal. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hon), Master of Commerce (Wits) and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from RMIT University.

4.1 Paul Howes, National Secretary, The Australian Workers Union - Trade in a Two-Speed Economy

Paul Howes is currently the National Secretary of the Australian Workers Union (AWU). Mr. Howes is a member of the National Executive of the Australian Labor Party and represents the Asia-Pacific Region as a member of the Executive Committee of the International Metalworkers' Federation. He is also the Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and a director of AustralianSuper. He is also a director of the National Workforce and Productivity Development Agency, a director of The McKell Institute and a member of a number of Government Boards. Mr. Howes has previously held other positions within the AWU including as an official and as National Vice President.

4-0 Trade in a Two-Speed Economy - Professor Peter Lloyd, International Economics, University of Melbourne

Professor Peter Lloyd graduated with a Ph.D. from Duke University in 1962. His areas of study are International Economics and Microeconomic Theory. Professor Lloyd worked as a Lecturer/

Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington, 1962-65, Assistant/Associate Professor at Michigan State University, 1965-68 and Senior Research Fellow/Senior Fellow/Professorial Fellow at the Australian National University, 1969-83. He joined the Department of Economics at The University of Melbourne in 1983 and in 1995 was appointed Ritchie Professor of Economics. In 2003 he became Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics.

Lunch Panel discussion

Lunch Session - Moderator- Terry McCrann - associate editor-business Herald Sun, columnist The Australian

Terry McCrann is currently the associate editor business for the Herald Sun magazine. He is also a contributor to The Weekend Australian and is syndicated across the Telegraph Mirror in Sydney, Brisbane’s Courier Mail, the Adelaide Advertiser and the Hobart Mercury. Mr. McCrann was previously the Business editor at The Age. He is a former Graham Perkin Journalist of the year, Financial Journalist of the year, has been twice winner of the Melbourne Press Club’s Golden Quill Award, and is also a Walkley Award winner. Mr. McCrann holds an Honours Degree in Economics from Monash University.