At this invitation only event, Hon. Cameron Dick MP Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment who will launch the Queensland Finance Council report on “Opportunities for Queensland’s Financial Services Sector.”

Queensland’s already strong resources and energy sectors can develop further opportunities from addressing the state’s key environmental challenges. Listen to our best and brightest industry leaders discuss and debate how Queensland can get the fundamentals right by developing a long-term strategy for the energy sector, managing its international environmental commitments and securing community support for industry developments.

The global community continues to rapidly integrate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations in its investment approaches and decision-making. ESG factors are now intrinsically linked to the Queensland economy and continuing to advance the State’s sustainable development plays a vital role in capturing and retaining future opportunity. Business, finance and government leaders join the panel to discuss Queensland’s progress and opportunity to achieve global advantage in this space.

Sustained growth in the Asia-Pacific region will increase demand across many sectors including mineral and energy resources, tourism, education and food and agribusiness. Hear expert opinion from multi-sector leaders on how trade and investment will remain significant sources of future economic growth for the State of Queensland. The discussion will focus on how Queensland must prepare for the future opportunities that will transform trade and investment both globally and across the Asia-Pacific in a highly unstable and radically changing global market.

Queensland must be prepared to not only compete but lead from the front across several emerging Global Megatrends where we are already positioned with a competitive advantage. Critical to achieving this outcome is the investment and pathways to take key leading research across multiple industries through to sovereign development and manufacturing outcomes, de-risking our reliance on unstable import partners and defining our legacy for future generations.