The AustCham Regional Business Conference 2006, Capitalising on Asian Growth, brings together an impressive array of CEO-level speakers and panelists from across the Asia-Pacific region to share their thoughts and opinions on the potential of Asia's growth this century. Attend this two-day conference and learn how these dynamic business players have capitalised on the region's growth and how they are planning to deal with the key issues going forward.

The impressive list of speakers and panelists includes:

Arun Abey, Executive Chairman, ipac group
Dr Narongchai Akrasanee, Chairman, Seranee Holdings Co. Ltd, Thailand
Azmi Mohd Ali, Senior Partner, Azmi & Associates, Malaysia
Ashok Anchalia, Senior Advisor, Surana & Surana International Attorneys, India
Dr Mohamed Ariff, Executive Director, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, Malaysia
Joe Barr, Managing Director Asia, Lend Lease
Neeraj Bhatia, India Country Head, Telstra, India
Khun Vongthip Chumpani, Advisor, Bangkok Bank PCL, Thailand
Ian Carroll, CEO, Australia Network
Jason Chang, Partner, China Business Practice, KPMG
Peter Church AO, Managing Director, Asean Focus Group
Nick Cocks, Group Managing Director, Readymix, Singapore
John Collins, President Director, ANZ Panin Bank, Indonesia
Thuy Dam, General Manager, ANZ Vietnam Bank, Vietnam
Ross Davidson, General Manager, F & N Group, Singapore
John Dick, Managing Partner South East Asia, Freehills, Singapore
Geoff Dixon, Managing Director and CEO, Qantas
Saul Eslake, Chief Economist, ANZ Bank
Peter Fanning, Of Council, Hutabarat, Halim & Rekan, Indonesia
Philip Forrest, Managing Director Asia, Omega Performance Corporation, Singapore
Chris Gawan-Taylor, Managing Director, Spinnaker Run Pte Ltd
Vivek Goyal, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings, Singapore
John Hancock, Chairman, John W Hancock & Associates, Thailand
Dennis Heffernan, Principal & Co-Founder, Van Zorge, Heffernan & Associates, Indonesia
David Hulme, Director, Pay2Home, Singapore
Simon Israel, Executive Director, Temasek Holdings Ltd
Noke Kiroyan, President Director, PT Newmont Pacific Nusantara, Indonesia
HE Miles Kupa, Australian High Commissioner, Australian High Commission, Singapore
Dr Peter Lovelock, Deputy Director, Telecommunications & Research Project, University of Hong Kong
Michael Ma, Group Managing Director, Indochine Winebar & Restaurant, Singapore
Michael Mann, President, RMIT Vietnam, Vietnam
John McFarland, Country Manager, Hill & Associates, Singapore
Chris Mitman, Executive Director & Global Head, Structured Export Finance, ANZ Bank
Richard Moore, Alternate Executive Director, Asian Development Bank, Philippines
Tony Mulveney, Partner, KPMG
Pratap Nambiar, Regional Executive Partner, Global Markets, KPMG, Singapore
Peter O'Byrne, Chief Executive Officer, Austrade
HE Alok Prasad, Indian High Commissioner, Indian High Commission, Singapore
Nigel Russell, Partner, Phillips Fox, Vietnam
Bernard Salt, Partner, KPMG
Gary Woollacott, CEO, Opus Recruitment Ltd, Thailand
Tom Yates, Trade Commissioner, Major Projects, Austrade, Jakarta

Key topics at the conference will be:

Join us at the conference and you will have the opportunity to network with over 200 delegates drawn from AustCham’s across Asia including China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, as well as delegates from Australia. This conference provides an excellent platform for you to create long-standing relationships with the key players in the Asian marketplace.

The two-day conference will conclude with a gala dinner celebrating AustCham Singapore's Silver Jubilee and incorporating the annual AustCham Business Awards featuring entertainment by former Australian test cricketer, Max Walker. This event is sponsored by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, also celebrating 25 years in Singapore. For more details, please click here.