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 Greg Evans Economics and Industry Policy Director Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is the peak council of Australian business associations. Our member network has over 350,000 businesses represented through Chambers of Commerce in each State and Territory, and a nationwide network of industry associations. That makes ACCI the largest and most representative business association in Australia. The role of ACCI is to represent the interests of business at a national level as well as internationally. Through its network of businesses, each ACCI member organisation identifies the concerns of its members and plans united action. In this way business policies are developed and strategies for change are implemented. ACCI operates at a national and international level, making sure the concerns of business are represented to government at the federal level, and to the community at large. www.acci.asn.au East & Partners East & Partners is a leading specialist market research and advisory firm in the business, corporate and investment banking markets of Asia Pacific, delivering both multi-client and proprietary market analysis services to banks, business and financial service providers. For more information, please contact Paul Dowling, Principal Analyst, at paul.d@east.com.au www.east.com.au Editor Group Editor Group is a leading corporate writing and training firm that helps clients to grow sales, communicate messages, build brands and enhance reputations. Based in Sydney, it provides expert writing, editing, proofreading, strategy and training services to a broad range of business and government clients. The firm has enjoyed a long association with PricewaterhouseCoopers, assisting with the production of the Private Business Barometer and many of the firm’s other high-quality thought leadership publications. Editor Group was founded in 1998 by Grant Butler, a former senior journalist at The Australian Financial Review. The firm publishes PSF Journal in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific Professional Services Marketing Association, focused on business strategies for professional service firms. www.editorgroup.com Alan Oster Group Chief Economist National Australia Bank Limited Alan Oster is NAB’s Group Chief Economist. Alan joined the Bank in 1992 from the Federal Treasury where he worked for 15 years – his special field being economic forecasting and monetary policy. He grew up in Newcastle and graduated (with first class honours) in economics from Newcastle University. He also holds a Masters degree in economics from the Australian National University. Immediately before joining the Bank, Alan was the Senior Adviser in Treasury responsible for economic forecasting and modelling. In 1987 he was seconded for nearly four years as Counsellor-Economic and Financial with Australia’s delegation to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris. As Group Chief Economist, Alan is responsible for NAB’s global economic and financial forecasts. He is also a highly respected and much quoted commentator on Australian and global economic trends and policy issues. www.nab.com.au | | |