President's address to the Business Council's 2018 annual dinner
21 November 2018
Grant King's address to the Business Council's 2018 annual dinner
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Read speeches and presentations delivered by the BCA President, Chief Executive and other spokespeople.
Speeches prior to 2016 can be obtained from the Speeches Archive.
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Future-proof: the future of Australia's post-secondary education and skills system
5 November 2018
Jennifer Westacott's speech to the UNSW media round table
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Australian Learning Lecture 2017
We’ve spent so much time tinkering at the margins of education policy because it’s seen to be easier, but we end up with no sense of purpose or end goal, says Jennifer Westacott.
Download: Australian Learning Lecture 2017 - The New Success, Introduction
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Australia at work: managing adjustment and change
31 October 2018
Jennifer Westacott's address to the National Press Club.
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Speech to the 2018 Outlook Summit
11 October 2018
Jennifer Westacott's speech to the 2018 Outlook Conference
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Albert Street Lecture
19 September 2018
Jennifer Westacott speech at St Kevin’s College, Heyington Campus, 31 Moonga Road, Toorak
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Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum (AusCan) opening remarks
10 July 2018
Jennifer Westacott Australia– AusCan Economic Leadership Forum 2018
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CFO Forum
15 May 2018
Speech by chief executive Jennifer Westacott at the 2018 CFO Forum.
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Graduation Address, University of Technology Sydney
3 May 2018
Graduation Address, University of Technology Sydney
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Senate Economics References Committee hearing
24 April 2018
Opening statement by Grant King, President of the Business Council of Australia, to the Senate Economics References Committee hearing
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AFR Business Summit – Future of Work Panel
7 March 2018
AFR Business Summit – Future of Work Panel
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Celebrating Indigenous Economic Success Event
12 February 2018
Celebrating Indigenous Economic Success Event
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2017 Annual Dinner
20 November 2017
Speech delivered by Business Council president Grant King at the 2017 Business Council of Australia Annual Dinner.
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Address to the National Press Club: Future-Proof
Speech delivered by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott at the National Press Club on a new tertiary education and training system to prevent Australians falling through the cracks as technology continues to transform the economy.
Link: Future Proof: Protecting Australians Through Education and Skills
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Navitas Office Launch
28 August 2017
Speech delivered by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott at the Navitas Office Launch.
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Stronger Together
25 August 2017
Jennifer Westacott addresses the Council of Small Business Australia's National Small Business Summit in Melbourne.
Download: Jennifer Westacott - 'Stronger Together'
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Pathway to Prosperity
31 March 2017
Too often change is opposed because the short-term disadvantaged are easy to see and the many beneficiaries are harder to find, says Grant King.
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Address to the Australian Labor Party Jobs and Skills Summit
17 March 2017
Reform of Australia's vocational education and training system is not even halfway done, says Jennifer Westacott.
Download: Speaking Notes: Jobs and Skills Summit
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