National Economic Review: Australia's Annual Growth Summit

Business policy network Global Access Partners (GAP) will convene a series of national summits over the next three years, titled “Australia’s Annual Growth Summit”.

The first Summit, to be held in Sydney on 16‐17 September 2010, will convene a select audience of one hundred delegates from the top echelon of government, business, academia and civil society engage in a constructive, cross‐sector dialogue and exchange of ideas.

Keynote speakers include Federal Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan, as well as

The main topics the Summit will cover include:

1. Research & Development and Innovation Policy
2. Costs and Prices
3. Trade and Investment Policy
4. Measures of Australia's Progress and Subjective Wellbeing

Each topic will be discussed outside its traditional boundaries in the wider context of the Australian economy, with special attention given to emerging issues and plans for action.

The Summit will feature a keynote address by Mr Jonathan Coppel, Economic Counsellor to the Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Mr Coppel is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the OECD's contributions to the G20 process, and in other international fora. This currently involves work on fossil fuel subsidies, taxation, development, investment and trade, employment and social policies and on stronger and sustainable economic growth.

In addition to the Summit, GAP will host a pre-Summit dinner with the guest speaker, the Honourable Wayne Swan MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, Australian Government.

For more information please see the GAP website or contact the Summit's Executive Manager Lisa Middlebrook, email lmiddlebrook@globalaccesspartners.org