8.30am – 9.00am        Registration and informal networking

9.00am – 9.15am        Welcome

                                    Andrew McKellar, Chief Executive Officer, ACCI

Heidi Murphy, Summit MC

9.15am – 9.30am        Keynote Address: The Economic Vision for Australia, Treasurer of Australia, the Hon Jim Chalmers MP (invited)

9.30am – 10.30am      Session 1| Deregulation: Cutting Red Tape and Increasing Productivity

Keynote address (9.30am – 9.45am): Hon Ed Husic MP, Minister for Industry and Science 

This session will discuss the impact of current regulatory frameworks on business operations and the benefits of a streamlined regulatory environment. We examine how current regulatory frameworks impact business operations, increase costs and curb productivity and innovation.

Panellists:

Luci Ellis, Chief Economist, Westpac (invited)

David Pocock, Senator for the ACT (invited)

Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chair, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (invited)

Moderator: Chris Rodwell, Chief Executive Officer, CCIWA (invited)

10.30am – 10.45am    Morning tea

10.45am – 11.45am    Session 2 | Digitalisation: Harnessing Technology for the Transformation of Business Practises 

Keynote address (10.45am – 11.00am): The Hon Clare O’Neil, Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security (invited)

This session explores the role of digital technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), in driving business efficiency and productivity. As businesses across sectors face growing challenges from skills shortages, AI presents a powerful solution by automating complex tasks, enhancing decision-making processes, and filling gaps in human expertise.

Panellists:

Senior representative from Amazon 

Rachael Falk, Chief Executive Officer, Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (invited)

Alastair MacGibbon, CSO, CyberCX (invited)

Moderator: Paul Guerra, Chief Executive Officer, VCCI (invited)

11.45am – 12.15pm    Keynote address: The Hon Peter Dutton MP, Leader of the Opposition (invited)

12.15pm – 1.15pm      Lunch 

1.15pm – 2.15pm        Session 3 | De-carbonisation: Navigating the Path to Net Zero

                                    Keynote address (1.15pm – 1.30pm):  Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for the Environment and Water (invited)

In this session we focus on priorities and strategies for businesses to reduce their carbon footprint and move towards NetZero. Latest innovations and trends in reducing greenhouse emissions will be explored; as well as a deep dive into the role of renewable energy solutions and how Australia can become a global leader in this space. 

Panellists:

David Jochinke, President, National Farmers Federation (invited)

Andrew Parker (or another Qantas representative), Chief Sustainability Officer, Qantas Airways

Rohan Lund, Chief Executive Officer, NRMA (invited)

Moderator: Dan Hunter, Chief Executive Officer, BusinessNSW 

2.15pm – 2.30pm        Afternoon tea

2.30pm – 3.00pm        Session 4: Industrial Relations

                                    Keynote address: Tony Burke (invited), Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations.

                                    Followed by a fireside chat with CEO, Andrew McKellar

3.00pm – 3.45pm        The Canberra Bubble 

                                    Panellists:
                                     Chris Uhlmann, Journalist and presenter, Sky News (invited)

John Kehoe, Economics editor, Australian Financial Review (invited)

Laura Tingle, Chief political correspondent, ABC’s 7.30 (invited)

Moderator: TBC

3.45pm-4.00pm          Closing Remarks

Mark Birrell, President, ACCI