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Speakers for the 2025 Business Forum

H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn

Secretary-General ASEAN

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The Hon. Peter Malinauskas MP

Premier of South Australia

H.E. Ms Tiffany McDonald

Australia’s Ambassador to ASEAN, Australia
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Mr. Bran Black

CEO, Business Council of Australia, Australia

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Ms. Shinta Kamdani

CEO, Sintesa Group, Indonesia

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Mr. Kevin Gallagher

CEO, Santos Ltd, Australia

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Mr. Kok Ping Soon

CEO, Singapore Business Federation, Singapore

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Mr. Andrew McKellar

CEO, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Australia

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Ms. Somruedee Chaimongkol

Former CEO, Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand

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Mr Rashpal Singh Bhatti

Group Procurement Officer- BHP

Ms. Louise Adams

CEO, Aurecon, Australia

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Mr. Tanachat Pochana

Chairman, Enserv Holding, Thailand

H.E. Milena Rangel

Vice Minister of ASEAN Affairs -Timor-Leste

Dr. Michele Allan AO

Chair, Wine Australia

Professor Sharon Pickering

Vice Chancellor & President-Monash University

Mr. Tan Sri Nazir Razak

Chair, ASEAN Business Advisory Council Malaysia

Mr. Low Kian Min

Chief Renewables Officer, Gentari - Malaysia

Mr. Wilson Ten

CEO, Sandmerit Group - Malaysia

Ms. Kate West

Chief Officer, Business & Markets, APAC- Arup

Mr. Joo Ok Lee

Head of Regional Agenda, APAC - World Economic Forum

Ms. Belinda Dennett

Head of Government Relations, AirTrunk

Dr. Chana Poomee

Chief Sustainability Officer, SCG, Thailand

Commissioner Cameron Baker

South Australian Skills Commissioner

Datuk Hazland Abang HJ Hipni

Deputy Minister for Energy & Environment Sustainability-Sarawak

Mr. Luke Achterstratt

CEO, Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia

Ms. Louisa Kinnear

CEO, Australian Energy Council

Mr. David Olsson AM

National President & Chairman, Australia China Business Council

Mr. Simon White

President, Australia Vietnam Business Council QLD

Mr. Rafael Toda

President, Australia Philippines Business Council

H.E. Sok Siphana

Senior Minister, Multilateral Trade and Economic Affairs, Cambodia

Mr. Jay L. Lingeswara

Vice President, Commercial, Vietjet Air-Vietnam

Mr. Andrew Fielke

Founder, Creative Native Foods-Australia

Mr. William Taing

Director, Beanstalk AgTech

Mr. Simon Birmingham

CEO, Australian Banking Association

Ms. Angela Ngan Nguyen

Senior Advisor, Asia Strategy & Impact-RMIT

Mr. Venu Annam

CEO, Cyber Governance

Ms. Lydia Santoso

Chair, Australia Indonesia Institute-Australia

Mr. Philipp Ivanov

Founder/CEO, GRASP(Geopolitical Risks and Strategy Practice)

Mr. Joe Fussell

Founder/CEO, AS White Global-Australia

Hon. Joe Szakacs MP

Minister for Trade & Investment -South Australia

Mr. John Hopkins

Managing Director/CEO, Export Finance Australia

Mr. Caesar Loong

Chairman, Malaysia Australia Business Council

Mr. Thanongsinh Kanlagna

Vice President, Laos National Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Dr. Aini Suzana Ariffin

Chair, STEPHAN, UNESCO- Malaysia

Mr. Martin Haese

Special Envoy to Singapore & Southeast Asia for Trade & Investment

Mr. Anthony Bubalo

CEO, Asia Society Australia

H.E. Antonio A.Morales

Philippines’ Ambassador to Australia

Dean Xiang Bing

Founding Dean and Dean’s Distinguished Chair Professor of China Business and Globalization, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)

Mr. Rithy Sear

Chairman, Worldbridge International Group, Cambodia

Ms. Paris Zhang

Executive Director, International Markets-Minter Ellison

H.E. Arjaree Sriratanaban

Thailand’s Ambassador to Australia

Ms. Cathryn McArthur

Executive General Manager, Customer & Strategy-Australian Gas Infrastructure Group

Mr. Leigh Howard

CEO, Asialink Business

Dr. Nur Rahman

Australia’s Business Champion for Brunei

Mr. Ryan Willemsen-Bell

CEO, SunCable International

Ms. Erika Ly

Manager, International- Tech Council of Australia

Professor Siah Hwee Ang

President, Wellington Chamber of Commerce-New Zealand

Mr. Allan Jorgensen

Head, Centre for Responsible Business Conduct- OECD, France

Dr. Matthew Brown

Deputy CEO, Group of Eight

Prof. Jessica Gallagher

Deputy Vice Chancellor, International & External Engagement, Adelaide University

Mr. Visit Limlurcha

Vice President, Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand

Ms. Fiona Hoggart

Head, ASEAN Australia Centre

Ms. Hayley Winchcombe

Engagement Manager, Mandala Economics

Dr. Tony Lau

Founding Partner, The March Group-China/USA

Ms. Wendy Perry

Managing Director, Workforce BluePrint

Ms. Sascha Detmold Cox

CEO, Detmold Group-Australia

H.E. Siswo Pramono

Indonesia’s Ambassador to Australia

H.E. Cheryl M. Natividad-Caballero

Undersecretary, Ministry of Agriculture- Philippines

Mr Cong Thang Huynh

Co Founder/Chair, Innolab Asia-Vietnam

Ms. Omi Dang

Chairlady, Agris, Vietnam

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Tokuro Furuya

Japan’s Consul-General to Australia

Hon. Robyn Cahill OAM

Minister for Trade Business & Asian Relations- Northern Territory

Mr. Dongok Riso Ahn

Founder, The Garrison- South Korea

Mr. Sech Zabaleta

Executive Chairman-ACEN Australia

Ms. Claire Marie Yvonne Lee

Founder/Principal Consultant of LCS Impact- Philippines

Mr. Jamie Lindsay

Vice President, Technology-DTEX Systems

Ms. Jennifer Mathews

National President, Australia Indonesia Business Council

Ms. Dianne Tipping

Chair, Export Council Australia

Ms. Jukhee Hong

Executive Director, ASEAN Business Advisory, Malaysia