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The 2011 Sydney Annual Dinner of the Australia-Latin America Business Council (ALABC) is the last of four gala dinners held throughout Australia each year. Also held in Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth the Annual Dinners are the highlight events of the ALABC calendar, giving members and other guests the opportunity to network with each other while celebrating their accomplishments.

This year the Business Council is delighted to announce our guest of honor will be The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP, Australian Minister for Trade.

Craig Emerson was elected to Parliament in 1998. After the 2010 Federal election he was appointed the Minister for Trade. Prior to that, he had portfolio responsibility for small business, competition policy, consumer affairs and deregulation.

Craig holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Degree from the University of Sydney, a Master of Economics Degree from the University of Sydney and a PhD in Economics from The Australian National University.

He has been a Post-Doctoral Fellow at The Australian National University and has around 20 publications to his name, including a book setting out a vision and plan for Australia's future. Since becoming a Parliamentarian, Craig has had more than 80 opinion pieces published in national newspapers.
Professionally, Craig has been Secretary of a Queensland Government Department, CEO of a Queensland Statutory Authority, an Assistant Secretary in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and an Economic Analyst at the United Nations.

Craig was a Senior Policy Adviser to former Prime Minister Bob Hawke and earlier, to Finance Minister Peter Walsh. He was Mr Hawke's adviser on trade policy, microeconomic reform and the environment.

In addition to his more than 25 years of public policy work, Craig has successfully run his own small business.

Don't miss this opportunity to meet other ALABC members and guests including senior business leaders from organisations throughout Australia, from a wide variety of industries and Australian and Latin American Government Officials, who have interest in doing business in Latin America and in Australia’s overall relationship with the region.

The Australia-Latin American Business Excellence Awards will also be presented at this event.

Details

When:               Tuesday 18 October
Time:                 7.00pm for 7.25pm - 11.00pm
Where:             Doltone House, 
                         Piers 19-21 Upper Deck, 26-32 Pirrama Rd
                         Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont
Dress:              Lounge Suit
Cost:                Members: $125 (Individual) $1080 (Corporate table of 10)
                         Non-members: $150 (Individual) $1350 (Corporate table of 10)

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