2020 was in many ways the most dramatic single year in the history of film since the introduction of sound in the 1930’s given the presence of Covid and the emerging battle amongst the Global Streamers. Tim King, VP Production at SF Studios talks about how the film industry works, why 2020 was so dramatic and how the winners out of all of this will be us the consumers.
So grab some popcorn and be entertained by this webinar available now on demand.
Australian Business in Europe (ABIE) recently held their second online Business Leaders Roundtable with speakers from three ABIE organisations within the network on opportunities for a sustainability-driven recovery: Perspectives between Australia and Europe.
Speakers at the event included Jeff Connolly- Chairman and CEO of Siemens Australia Pacific, Romain Desrousseaux - Deputy CEO of Neoen Roland Schmidt- MD Macquarie Capital and moderator Nicola Watkinson- MD, International Trade and Investment, TheCityUK.
If you missed the event, ABCS members can view an on-demand recording here - Use password 2bh+&3@j
On 10 March 2021 the SACC and ABCS teamed up to bring our Members a webinar on Mergers & Acquisitions – The state of play in the market and some of the cross border issues that can arise.
Trade & Invest Commissioner to Australia Martin Ekberg set the scene for the discussion topic covering local market resilience, the sectors/industries driving activity and how disruptive technologies act as a driver for M&A .
Martin was joined by speakers Jonas Bergquist, Attorney-at-law / Partner, Magnusson, Stockholm Ken Wong, Partner, EQT Partners Australia and Warren Campbell, Early Stage Investor and Antler Venture Partner, Stockholm.
Together they discussed what post-Covid opportunities are present in the market and shared counsel and investor experience - covering topics such as cross-border issues, contractual/legal/regulatory issues and the how to succeed in a volatile M&A market.
We are now please to offer this webinar on demand free of charge:
This week we were joined by our corporate partner Emirates, The Australian Embassy and Tourism Australia where we discussed in detail the future of travel and tourism and how the pandemic has affected the industry.
Our expert panel touched upon the current Australian border and travel restrictions and how travel movements have changed across different traveller segments. We looked at how the aviation industry has been adapting during the pandemic, and the measures Emirates in particular have been addressing both in airports and onboard to protect our health and safety while travelling before the Covid vaccine is available.
The Ambassador shared insights into how the Australian Government has been helping Australians get home and assisting foreign nationals with critical skills to enter Australia during the year in order to aid the economic recovery.
In addition, we were inspired to see how Tourism Australia has been investing heavily in data collection and research to adapt marketing plans to ensure tourism continues to thrive in Australia in future. This content really touched our souls!
Bernard Philip, Australian Ambassador to Sweden, Finland and Latvia
Björn Ekegren, Emirates Country Manager | Sweden & Finland
Sally Cope, Regional General Manager | UK, Ireland & Northern Europe | Tourism Australia
Alana Gordon, Moderator, Australian Business Council of Sweden | Corporate Relations
On 7 October the Australian Budget was officially handed down by the Australian Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg. It was a highly anticipated budget being the first recession budget in close to three decades, and it was expected to set the direction for responding to Australia's downturn following a record period of economy growth.
Since it's release there has been the customary debate and discussion on the budget’s choices and its potential omissions, and the assumptions underpinning it - particularly in relation to how long COVID-19 will last and how quickly and forcefully recovery will come. What is clear is the choices made in this budget will have some very far reaching implications for the years and decades ahead.
Our Partners at Australian Business in Europe (ABIE) put together a great panel to discuss key highlights and major policy announcements from the Federal budget in particular around job maker plan, support for Australian businesses and tax changes. In attendance was Stephen Halmarick, Chief Economist, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Geoff Taylor, Partner, Majenda and Emily Martin, Australian Treasury Representative, Australian High Commission UK.
ABIE has kindly shared a recording of the webinar with ABCS Members. To access this 66 minute video, click here and use password Budget2020!
THE AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN AND THE SWEDISH AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRALIA COME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS BUSINESS AND TRADE IN A POST-COVID WORLD.
The Australian Business Council of Sweden (ABCS) and the Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce (SACC) recently joined forces to deliver the first ever joint webinar with special guests HE Bernard Philip, Australian Ambassador to Sweden and HE Henrik Cederin, Swedish Ambassador to Australia.
They were joined by Martin Ekberg, Trade & Invest Commissioner and Country Manager to Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific Islands and Jennifer Mackinlay, Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner for UK, Ireland & Nordics, in the discussion about business and investment trends between the two countries.
The event kicked off with an introduction by the Chairmen of the two Chambers. In the proceeding webinar, attendees learnt about the size, scope and focus of international business and investments changes in a post-COVID world and what the implications will be for Swedish/Australian businesses. The speakers also discussed how trade flows, sourcing strategies and manufacturing footprints will be impacted.
Speakers:
Bernard Philip, Australian Ambassador to Sweden
Henrik Cederin, Swedish Ambassador to Australia
Jennifer Mackinlay, Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner for UK, Ireland & Nordics
Martin Ekberg, Trade & Invest Commissioner and Country Manager to Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific Islands
Warren Campbell, Chairman Australian Business Council of Sweden
Jan Gardberg, President of Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce
The session was moderated by Teresia Fors, Vice President of SACC.
If you missed the event you can view the recording here.
The SACC and ABCS will continue this collaboration and aims to bring you another webinar in the near future where we will take a deeper dive into some of the topics raised during this session. For further updates as announcements about future events please join our mailing list or become a Member today.
