B. Witnesses

B. Witnesses

Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Australia and the United Arab Emirates

Agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Australia on the Promotion and Protection of Investments

Thursday 30 January 2025

Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House, Canberra

Australian Meat Industry Council

  • Mr Timothy Ryan, Interim Chief Executive Officer

Australian Dairy Farmers

  • Mr Nathan Pope, Policy Manager

Australian Dairy Products Federation

  • Mr John Williams, Executive Chair

Dairy Australia

  • Mr Karl Ellis, Manager Economic Sustainability and Competitiveness

Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council

  • Mr Mark Harvey-Sutton, Chief Executive Officer
  • Mr Scott Kompo-Harms, Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Australian Industry Group

  • Ms Louise McGrath, Head of Industry Development and Policy
  • Ms Hnin Nwe Oo, Economic Policy Analyst

Australian Council of Trade Unions

  • Mr Liam O'Brien, Assistant Secretary
  • Ms Clare Middlemas, Senior International Officer

Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network

  • Dr Patricia Ranald, Convener

NSW Nurses and Midwives Association

  • Mr Mark Dunstan, Lead Industrial

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

  • Mr Ravi Kewalram, First Assistant Secretary
  • Ms Gemma Huggins, Assistant Secretary, Middle East Branch
  • Mr James Yeomans, Acting Assistant Secretary, FTA Services Mobility and Coordination Branch, Free Trade Agreements and Stakeholder Engagement Division
  • Ms Jessica Allen, Deputy Chief Negotiator, Australia-UAE CEPA
  • Mr Daniel Bui, Director, Bilateral and Regional Digital Section
  • Ms Joanne Lovejoy, Director, Mobility and Mutual Recognition Section
  • Mrs Lillian Riches, Director- Legal, FTAs and Emerging Issues Law Section (FLS)
  • Mr Liam Watson, Acting Director, FTA Goods Market Access and Rules Section
  • Ms Jessie Street, Acting Director
  • Ms Celina Smith, Assistant Director
  • Mr Laurence Sandral, Assistant Director, International Intellectual Property Section
  • Ms Kate Finney, Assistant Director, Legal
  • Mr James Turner, Assistant Director, Industrial Policy and Government Procurement Section
  • Ms Naomi Mason, Treaties Manager

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

  • Mr Brett Hughes, Director

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

  • Ms Alison Drury, General Manager, Trade and International Branch
  • Mr Matthew Deady, Manager, Trade Policy and Programs Section

Australian Border Force

  • Mrs Tharanie Vithanage, First Assistant Secretary, Strategy and Policy Division
  • Ms Kimberlee Clydesdale, Assistant Secretary, Customs and Trade Policy
  • Mr Cody Wilson, Acting Director, Trade and Tariff Policy

Wednesday 5 February 2025

Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House, Canberra

National Farmers' Federation

  • Mr Christopher Young, General Manager, Economics and Trade
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