Ben Wicks
Executive Director Public Affairs and Advocacy, Business Council of Australia
Ben leads senior-level engagement with media and government and has a deep background as a campaign specialist. He held senior positions in both the Federal Government and the New South Wales Government for almost a decade .
In the Federal Government he was a senior media adviser to the former Prime Minister, managing substantial domestic issues across every portfolio of government, as well as international issues including the AUKUS agreement, UK free trade agreement and Australia’s participation in G7 and G20. He was also a senior adviser to the Federal Health Minister.
In the New South Wales Government he was the Press Secretary to the former Premier, running the press office and with responsibility for all communications on the behalf the Premier and Government.
Prior to his career in government, he was a media director, government and campaign adviser to companies in the corporate sector, including Uber, Airbnb, Facebook and American Express.