Public hearing - Canberra, Monday 10 May 2010

Inquiry into the Access of Small Business to Finance

Public hearing - Canberra, Monday 10 May 2010

Members' Dining Room 1
Old
Parliament House
Canberra

8.0am – 1.45pm

Time Witness

8.00am –  8.30am

Treasury (submission 50)
Mr Jim Murphy, Executive Director, Markets Group
Mr John Lonsdale, General Manager, Financial Systems Division
Ms Jacky Rowbotham, Principal Adviser, Financial System Division 

8.30am – 9.00am

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (submission 32)
Mr Greg Evans, Acting Chief Executive
Dr Siwei Goo, AdviserEconomics and Industry Policy

9.00am – 9.30am

Professor Milind Sathye (submission 6)

9.30am – 9.50am

National Australia Bank (submission 44)  
Mr Joseph Healy, Group Executive – Business Banking
Mr Dallas McInerney, Head, Government Affairs

9.50am – 10.10am

ANZ Bank (submission 40)
Mr Nick Reade, General Manager, Small Business
Mr Mark Hand, General Manager, Regional Commercial Banking
Ms Jane Nash, Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs

10.10am – 10.30am

Abacus (submission 42)
Ms Louise Petschler, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs

10.30am– 10.45am

Morning tea

10.45am – 12.00pm

Small industry sectors roundtable
Pharmacy Guild (submission 19)
Mr Scott McGregor, National Councillor
Mr Frank Sirianni, Consultant
Real Estate Institute of Australia (submission 37)
Mr Neil Fisher, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Jock Kreitals, Manager, Policy
Housing Industry Association (submission 7)
Mr Graham Wolfe, Chief Executive
Motor Trade Assoc of Queensland (submission 20) (via teleconference)
 Mr Richard Payne, Principal Policy Director
Queensland Tourism Industry Council (submission 30)  
Mr David Liddell, Senior Policy Officer

12.00pm - 1.15pm

Rural finance roundtable
National Farmers' Federation (submission 49)
Charles Burke, Vice President
Charles McElhone, Manager - Economics & Trade
Western Australian Farmers' Fed (submission 26) (via teleconference)
Mr Mike Norton, President
Mr Chris Wyhoon, Executive Officer – Farm Business
Mr Alan Hill, Director of Policy

1.15pm –  1.45pm

Council of Small Business of Australia (submission 27)
Ms Jaye Radisich, Chief Executive Officer  

1.45 pm

Adjournment

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