Australia China Business Council Financial Environment &Foreign Investment forum with Lowy Institute for International Policy and Monash University: Date: Friday 4 July 2008 Time: 7.30am- 2.30pm; Venue: Langham Hotel Melbourne Treasurer, Hon. Wayne Swan MP will cover his first visit to China as Treasurer, including issues core to our commercial relationship. China Australia investment flows, in both directions, are expanding rapidly and are the key driver of closer economic engagement in the future. What are the implications of this for both our countries? Apart from the Treasurer, speakers include Hong Xiaoyuan, CEO of China Merchants Finance Holdings, Malcolm Cook and Mark Thirlwell from the Lowy Institute for Internatonal Policy, Andy Stoeckel, from the Centre for International Economics, On Kit Tam from Monash, Ian McCubbin Deakins Lawyers, Dr Bob Edgar Senior Managing Director of ANZ, Robin Chambers, Chambers Lawyers and non-executive director of Sinosteel and other significant Chinese organizations. Both Australian and Chinese companies are participating in the forum which will be opened by the Hon John So, Lord Mayor of Melbourne. We are grateful for the support of Rio Tinto, ANZ, KPMG, the City of Melbourne and Qantas. We hope you can attend. Toni Feddersen Executive Director Australia China Business Council Victoria Ph: +61(0) 3 9347 3939 Fax: +61 (0) 3 9347 7272 Mob: +61(0) 419 884 853 Email: acbcvic@acbc.com.au