Road to Reopening – Reconnecting Australia to the World

Road to Reopening – Reconnecting Australia to the World
In this webinar, AmCham will draw on the findings of the independent Open Society, Common Purpose Taskforce, appointed by the Chancellor of the University of Sydney to determine the direction needed to get back to business. pastevent
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Road to Reopening – Reconnecting Australia to the World

About the Webinar

Getting back to International Business 

Australia relies upon the steady inflow of international investment and access to global markets, and the closure of our borders to international movement has had a serious impact and implications on our economy. 

As Australia grapples with lockdowns and vaccine rollouts, what can the country expect in the months ahead? How can we reach a future where the country opens its international borders safely and with confidence and re-join the world? How can we build the psychological runway that citizens and politicians need to confidently move forward?

In this webinar, AmCham will draw on the findings of the independent Open Society, Common Purpose Taskforce, appointed by the Chancellor of the University of Sydney to determine the direction needed to get back to business. 

This Taskforce, comprised of high-profile leaders from business, academia and civil society, published its initial Roadmap to Reopening in May 2021, drawing on expertise from across Australia and beyond. Taskforce Chair Mark Rigotti from Herbert Smith Freehills will be joined on the panel by Jane Fitzgerald, Property Council of Australia COO, and David Plank, Head of Australian Economics at ANZ. 



Jane Fitzgerald, Chief Operating OfficerProperty Council of Australia

David Plank, Head of Australian EconomicsANZ Bank
 
Mark Rigotti, Open SocietyCommon Purpose Taskforce
   Moderator Tim Soutphommasane, Professor & Director, Culture StrategyThe University of Sydney



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Webinar Details

Date / Time
Thursday 14 October, 12
:00 PM - 1:00 PM (AEDT)
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Speaker Biographies

Jane Fitzgerald, Chief Operating OfficerProperty Council of Australia

Jane Fitzgerald is Chief Operating Officer of the Property Council of Australia since July 2021. 

Previously Jane held the role of Executive Director of the New South Wales where she led the advocacy agenda at a time of enormous investment and change in the sector. Prior to her appointment, Jane was a senior executive with the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department and, amongst other roles, was the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. Previously, Jane was the Deputy Director-General of the NSW Ministry for Police and chief of staff to two ministers in the NSW Government.

Jane has a law degree and an arts degree majoring in politics from the University of NSW. 


David Plank, Head of Australian EconomicsANZ Bank

David is head of the Australian Economics team for ANZ. This group takes responsibility for forming ANZ’s view on the outlook for the Australian economy and advising clients of such.  David also has responsibility for the Australian fixed income strategy team. 

Prior to joining ANZ, David was head of Deutsche Bank’s Australia/NZ macro research and strategy for more than ten years.  For the last five of these years he was also head of Fixed Income and Credit Research for the Asia-Pacific region.  

David has worked for the New Zealand Treasury, in funds management, was Chief Economist for Bankers Trust New Zealand in the mid-90s and has degrees in economics from the University of Canterbury and University of California, Los Angeles.  


Mark Rigotti, Open SocietyCommon Purpose Taskforce

Mark is a Partner and Senior Adviser based in the Sydney office.
He is the immediate past CEO of HSF having served as the Global CEO for two terms over 2014-2020. He was also Chair of the firm's Global Executive, Chair of the Global Diversity & Inclusion Group and a Member of the HSF Global Partnership Council.

Mark is the Chair of the Open Society, Common Purpose taskforce, whose members include the CEOs of the Law Council of Australia, PwC Australia, Settlement Services International, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and academics from The University of Sydney. The taskforce was established late 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mark is the chair of Redkite Children's Charity and is a Board Member of the European Australian Business Council and the Australia Korea Business Council. Additionally, Mark is a member of the Business Council of Australia and the Financial Services Institute of Australia.
Mark was based in London from 2013 until 2020.

Mark brings people together to get things done – identifying market opportunities then marshalling internal capabilities to convert the opportunity.
Prior to becoming our Global CEO, he was a member of the management team having led a number of practice groups including Head of the Banking group and

Head of the Corporate Practice. Additionally he undertook the role of managing the global client portfolio as Managing Partner, Clients and Industries.
Before his senior leadership roles, Mark practised in the Finance Group based in Sydney advising banks and sponsors with a focus on the infrastructure, real estate and financial services sectors.

Mark joined the firm in 1988 and became a partner in 1996.

He is a graduate of the University of Sydney; Melbourne University (Mt Eliza), Harvard University and Singularity University.


Tim Soutphommasane, Professor & Director, Culture StrategyThe University of Sydney

Tim Soutphommasane is a political theorist and human rights advocate at the University of Sydney, where is Professor and Director of the University’s Culture Strategy. From 2013 to 2018 Tim was Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner.

He is the author of five books, most recently On Hate (2019), and his thinking on patriotism, multiculturalism and national identity has been influential in debates in Australia and Britain.

He is a graduate of the University of Sydney and the University of Oxford.


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When
14/10/2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
AUS Eastern Summer Time
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