2013 Speeches
Speech by BCA President Tony Shepherd to the New South Wales Energy Security Summit

In this speech to the New South Wales Energy Security Summit, titled ‘Securing NSW’s Gas Supply Future’, BCA President Tony Shepherd outlines the factors that are putting upward pressure on gas prices and the challenges for Australia's east coast domestic...

Speech by Tony Shepherd to the John Grill Centre for Project Leadership

In this address to the inaugural dinner meeting of the John Grill Centre for Project Leadership at the University of Sydney, Business Council of Australia President Tony Shepherd says the ingredients of effective project leadership include:  

Speech by Jennifer Westacott to the YFoundations Conference 2013

In a speech to young people attending the YFoundations Youth Futures conference in Sydney, Jennifer Westacott spoke about the how changes in the economy are changing the world of work. Her speech drew on the BCA’s Action Plan for Enduring...

Speech by Jennifer Westacott to the YFoundations Conference 2013

In a speech to young people attending the YFoundations Youth Futures conference in Sydney, Jennifer Westacott spoke about the how changes in the economy are changing the world of work.

Speech by BCA CEO Jennifer Westacott to the NAB National Small Business Summit 2013

In this speech, titled Big and Small: The Yin and Yang of Business’, delivered to the NAB National Small Business Summit in Brisbane on 25 July 2013, Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott discusses: the joint and deeply...

Speech by BCA CEO Jennifer Westacott to the NAB National Small Business Summit 2013

In this speech, titled Big and Small: The Yin and Yang of Business’, delivered to the NAB National Small Business Summit in Brisbane on 25 July 2013, Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott discusses:

Australia’s Prosperity: Perspectives and Priorities: Speech by Katie Lahey to the Australian Institute of Management

In this speech to the Australian Institute of Management in Sydney, Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Katie Lahey explains that the business sector is deeply linked to the prosperity and wellbeing of Australian society through the contribution businesses make...

Challenges and Opportunities for a 4th-Term Howard Government: Speech by Hugh Morgan to the National Press Club

In this address to the National Press Club in Canberra, Business Council of Australia President Hugh Morgan explains how economies that support and encourage competitiveness are invariably those that are the most successful, and that since governments all over the...

Locking in or Losing Prosperity is Australia’s Choice: Speech by Katie Lahey to the Midmarket CEO Symposium

In this speech to the Midmarket CEO Symposium in Hobart, Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Katie Lahey explains that the business sector is deeply linked to the prosperity and wellbeing of Australian society through the contribution businesses make to...

How Do We Recapture the Longer-Term View of Infrastructure: Speech by Rod Pearse to the ADC–BCA Summit

In this speech to the Australian Davos Connection–Business Council of Australia Summit, ‘Investment and Innovation: Australia’s Future’, the Chairman of the BCA Sustainable Growth Task Force, Rod Pearse, argues that a national infrastructure reform agenda is critical to ensuring impediments...

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