Public hearing - Canberra, Monday 10 August 2009

Inquiry into Foreign Investment by State-Owned Entities

Public hearing - Canberra, Monday 10 August 2009

9:00am – 7:00pm
Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House
Canberra ACT

Time Witness

Inquiry into aspects of bank mergers

9:00am – 9:45am

Choice (Submission 6)
Ms Elissa Freeman, Senior Policy Officer

9:45am – 10:30am

Abacus (Australian Mutuals) (Submission 18)
Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs
Mr Luke Lawler, Senior Advisor

10:30am – 10:45am

Morning tea

10:45am – 11:30am

Westpac (Submission 11)
Mr Brad Cooper, Group Chief Transformation Officer
Mr Andrew Buttsworth, Head of Government and Industry Affairs

11:30am – 12:15pm

Brotherhood of St Laurence (Submission 8)
Gerard Brody, Senior Manager, Financial Inclusion

12:15pm – 1:15pm

Lunch

1:15pm – 2:00pm

Law Council of Australia (Submission 15)
Mr Dave Poddar, Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques

2:00pm – 2:45pm

Suncorp
David Foster, Group Executive

2:45pm – 3:15pm

Associate Professor Frank Zumbo
University of New South Wales

3:15pm – 3:30pm

Afternoon Tea & Adjournment

Inquiry into foreign investment by state-owned entities

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Associate Professor Frank Zumbo
University of New South Wales (Submission 38)

4:00pm – 4:45pm

Lowy Institute for International Policy (Submission 56)
Dr Malcolm Cook
Mr Mark Thirlwell
Via Teleconference

4:45pm – 5:30pm

Future Fund
Mr David Murray AO
Chair, Future Fund Board of Guardians

5:30pm – 5:40pm

Short Break (if required)

5:40pm – 6:20pm

Mr Ian Melrose (Submission 8)

6:20pm – 7:00pm

Concept Economics (Submission 6)
Dr Brian Fisher

7:00pm

Adjournment

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3540
Fax: +61 2 6277 5719
Email: economics.sen@aph.gov.au