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State of the Nation 2024: Accelerating productivity

CEDA's flagship State of the Nation conference kicked off at Parliament House, Canberra with an address by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon. Penny Wong. Setting the stage for two days of critical discussions on the country's future, the senator touched on how Australia can be made a more attractive place to invest in a bid to boost long-term prosperity.

Over the next two days, over 30 national and international speakers will take to the CEDA stage to discuss key themes including AI, mining and rare earths, higher education, ESG and more. 

  • Prime Minister of Australia the Hon. Anthony Albanese MP

  • Aurecon CEO Bill Cox; CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento and Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator the Hon. Penny Wong

  • CEDA Chairman Diane Smith-Gander AO

  • Telstra Chairman Craig W Dunn

  • Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator the Hon. Penny Wong

  • CEDA Chairman Diane Smith-Gander AO

  • Australian National University Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Genevieve Bell AO and Telstra Executive Data and AI, Dayle Stevens OAM.

  • Microsoft General Manager, Enterprise Commercial, Jo Dooley and Digital Transformation Agency CEO, Chris Fechner.

  • Microsoft General Manager, Enterprise Commercial, Jo Dooley; Digital Transformation Agency CEO, Chris Fechner; Australian National University Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Genevieve Bell AO; Telstra Executive Data and AI, Dayle Stevens OAM and CEDA CEO, Melinda Cilento.

  • CEDA Chief Economist, Cassandra Winzar.

  • CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento

  • Prime Minister of Australia the Hon. Anthony Albanese MP

  • Telstra Chairman, Craig W Dunn; CEDA Chairman, Diane Smith-Gander AO and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon. Penny Wong.

  • CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Doug Hilton AO and Aurecon Hydrogen, Derivatives and Industrial Decarbonisation Leader Megan Wheeldon

  • CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Doug Hilton AO

  • Griffith University Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Carolyn Evans

  • Federal Minister for Education, the Hon. Jason Clare MP

  • Foundations for Tomorrow Director Research and Policy, Hayley Whatman

  • Universities Australia Chief Executive Officer, Luke Sheehy

  • South32 COO, Vanessa Torres

  • Federal Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia, the Hon. Madeleine King

  • Fortescue Chief Executive Officer, Dino Otranto

  • Tivan Executive Chair, Grant Wilson and Federal Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia, the Hon. Madeleine King.

  • United States Embassy in Australia Deputy Chief of Mission, Erika Olson

  • United States Studies Centre Non-Resident Fellow, Victoria Cooper

  • CEDA Chairman, Diane Smith-Gander AO; Federal Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Peter Dutton and CEDA Chief Economist, Cassandra Winzar.

  • CEDA Chief Economist, Cassandra Winzar and Federal Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Peter Dutton.

  • Federal Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Peter Dutton

  • Ventia General Manager, Energy Solutions, Lena Parker

  • Rewiring Australia Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Saul Griffith ,

  • Ventia General Manager, Energy Solutions, Lena Parker and Ausgrid Chief Executive Officer, Marc England

  • Ausgrid Chief Executive Officer, Marc England

  • Clean Energy Finance Corporation Chief Executive Officer, Ian Learmonth

  • Rewiring Australia Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Saul Griffith

  • Ausgrid Chief Executive Officer, Marc England; Clean Energy Finance Corporation Chief Executive Officer, Ian Learmonth; CEDA Associate Director, Clint O'Brien; Ventia General Manager, Energy Solutions, Lena Parker and Rewiring Australia Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Saul Griffith.

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