Australian Business Economists
Keynote Speaker: The Hon Dr. Jim Chalmers MP, Treasurer of Australia,
Commonwealth Government

"Investing in a more productive economy"

You are invited to ABE’s latest lunch as the Treasurer of Australia, The Hon Dr. Jim Chalmers MP discusses some of the key structural challenges in productivity and investment facing the Australian economy, and the Government’s ambitious agenda to address them.

Join us to gain valuable insights and participate in a Q&A session over lunch.

Event Details

Date: Wednesday 13th November 2024
Time: 12.00pm - 2.00pm
Location: Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf, 26/32 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont NSW
Cost: $270 for members / $295 for non-members (renew or join to save) / $2,600 for tables of 10

Registration is essential as places are limited. Please book your tickets here.

Event Program

12.00pm  Guest Arrival
12.25pm  Welcome & introduction
1.00pm    Keynote Address: The Hon Dr. Jim Chalmers MP, Treasurer of Australia
1.25pm    Audience Q&A
2.00pm    Close

The Hon Dr. Jim Chalmers MP, Treasurer of Australia

Jim Chalmers has been Treasurer of Australia since May 2022 and has now delivered three Budgets. Prior to the election of the Albanese Labor Government, he served as Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Finance. He has been the Member for Rankin in the House of Representatives since 2013, proudly representing the people and suburbs of southern Brisbane and Logan City where he was born, grew up and made a home with Laura, Leo, Annabel, and Jack.

Before Parliament, he was the Executive Director of the Chifley Research Centre and Chief of Staff to the Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer. He has a PhD in political science and international relations from the Australian National University, and a first-class honours degree in public policy from Griffith University. He is a qualified company director and the author of two books, Changing Jobs: The Fair Go in the New Machine Age (with Mike Quigley in 2017) and an earlier book about the Global Financial Crisis, Glory Daze (in 2013).

Your attendance at this event may entitle you to Continuing Professional Development points. Please check with your individual organisation.

Australian Business Economists (ABE) aims to encourage a greater understanding of economic issues by fostering discussion in the financial markets, business and commercial sectors and across the community in general.

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