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Australia Economic Outlook Conference 2024

Join us as our lead economists explore the global trends shaping Australia's future. In 2024, the Australian economy will face significant global and market-shifting forces. Key elections, including the US election, potential new policy directions in major trading partner economies, geopolitical volatility, and Australia's journey to net zero will all play crucial roles. Discover the economic implications and strategies to navigate these changes. 

Venue: The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney New South Wales 2000

11:30 AM | Registration 

12:00 PM | Welcome & Opening Remarks

David Walker, Managing Director, Oxford Economics, Australia  

12:05 – 12:30 PM | The key global trends shaping Australia’s future  

  • What does a Trump or Harris presidency look like for the global economy? 
  • Who are the big winners from AI adoption, and when will the benefits come? 
  • Will geopolitical shocks continue to push inflation higher and how will policymakers react?     

      Sean Langcake, Head of Macro Economic Forecasting, Oxford Economics, Australia

      12:30 – 1:00 PM | Climate change: Australia’s journey to net zero and its economic implications

      • Is Australia on track for Net Zero emissions by 2050?  
      • What’s been the effect of recent policy changes? 
      • Which sectors are contributing the most to decarbonising the Australian economy?   

          Kristian Kolding, Head of Consulting, Oxford Economics & Ruchira Ray, Lead Economist – Climate & Sustainability

          1:00 – 1:30 PM | Preparing for Expanded Financial Disclosure: Assessing Your Scope 3 Carbon Emissions

          • When are emission disclosure requirements for organisations expected to be introduced?  
          • How can you estimate global supply chain emissions for your industry or organisation?

            Andrew Tessler Head of Consulting, Economic Impact, Oxford Economics & Kristian Kolding, Head of Consulting, Oxford Economics 

            1:30 – 2:00 PM | Trade in Turbulent Times: Adapting to Geopolitical Volatility & Closing 

            • How is US-China decoupling playing out and how will things change after the US election? 
            • Who stands to win and lose from geopolitical tensions and shifting supply chains.  
            • What’s the outlook for global shipping costs given recent supply chain disruptions.  

                Ben Udy, Lead Economist, Macro Forecasting and Analysis, Oxford Economics

                2:00 – 3:00 PM I Networking & drinks

                Walk-ins will not be accepted, please register ahead of the event. 

                12:00 PM | Welcome & Opening

                David Walker, Managing Director, Oxford Economics, Australia  

                  12:05 – 12:30 PM | Keynote – The key global trends shaping Australia’s future

                  Sean Langcake, Head of Macro Economic Forecasting, Oxford Economics, Australia

                  • What does a Trump or Harris presidency look like for the global economy? 
                  • Who are the big winners from AI adoption, and when will the benefits come? 
                  • Will geopolitical shocks continue to push inflation higher and how will policymakers react?     

                    12:30 – 1:00 PM | Climate change: Australia’s journey to net zero and its economic implications

                    • Is Australia on track for Net Zero emissions by 2050?  
                    • What’s been the effect of recent policy changes? 
                    • Which sectors are contributing the most to decarbonising the Australian economy?   

                        Kristian Kolding, Head of Consulting, Oxford Economics & Ruchira Ray, Lead Economist – Climate & Sustainability

                        1:00 – 1:30 PM | Preparing for Expanded Financial Disclosure: Assessing Your Scope 3 Carbon Emissions 

                        • When are emission disclosure requirements for organisations expected to be introduced?  
                        • How can you estimate global supply chain emissions for your industry or organisation?

                          Andrew Tessler Head of Consulting, Economic Impact, Oxford Economics & Kristian Kolding, Head of Consulting, Oxford Economics 

                          1:30 – 2:00 PM | Trade in Turbulent Times: Adapting to Geopolitical Volatility & Closing 

                          • How is US-China decoupling playing out and how will things change after the US election? 
                          • Who stands to win and lose from geopolitical tensions and shifting supply chains.  
                          • What’s the outlook for global shipping costs given recent supply chain disruptions.  

                              Ben Udy, Lead Economist, Macro Forecasting and Analysis, Oxford Economics

                               

                              Speakers

                              David Walker

                              Managing Director, Oxford Economics Australia

                              +61 (0) 2 8458 4234

                              David Walker

                              Managing Director, Oxford Economics Australia

                              Australia

                              David is the Managing Director at Oxford Economics Australia and heads the office for Australia and New Zealand. In August 2013 he moved to Sydney to establish the firm and is continuing to grow the business in this region as well as leading key projects within Australia.

                              Before moving to Australia David worked as part of Oxford Economics’ business development team in London. Prior to joining Oxford Economics he worked for KPMG as a management consultant, specialising in financial risk management including stress testing and scenario analysis. During this time he was also seconded to the main Financial Services regulatory body, the Financial Services Authority (FSA). He completed his degree in Economics at Nottingham University and also studied the chartered institute for securities investment diploma.

                              Sean Langcake

                              Head of Macroeconomic Forecasting, Oxford Economics

                              +61 (0) 2 8458 4236

                              Sean Langcake

                              Head of Macroeconomic Forecasting, Oxford Economics

                              Sydney, Australia

                              Kristian Kolding

                              Head of Consulting, OE Australia

                              +61 (4) 1040 9070

                              Kristian Kolding

                              Head of Consulting, OE Australia

                              Sydney, Australia

                              Kristian leads Oxford Economics Australia’s Consulting team, working with public and private sector leaders to help them prepare for the future by applying relevant economic theory and forecasts to inform effective policy and business strategy development.

                              Ruchira Ray

                              Lead Economist, Climate & Sustainability

                              Ruchira Ray

                              Lead Economist, Climate & Sustainability

                              Sydney, Australia

                              Ruchira joined Oxford Economics Austalia in 2019, in macroeconomic consulting. Ruchira has worked on several buy side and sell side Due Diligence projects for assets spanning energy, transport, and real-estate. Additionally, Ruchira leads our climate change consulting team in Australasia.Ruchira also has experience in the energy sector, working on several gas and electricity outlook reports for the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), leading the development of industrial sector demand forecasts including regularly interviewing energy intensive industrial users of gas and electricity; producing retail gas price forecasts and conducting scenario setting consultation with industry.Ruchira is also well versed with operating our Global Economic Model (GEM) to produce scenario forecasts.

                              Andrew Tessler

                              Head of Economic Impact Consulting, at Oxford Economics Australia

                              +61 (0) 2 8458 4224

                              Andrew Tessler

                              Head of Economic Impact Consulting, at Oxford Economics Australia

                              Sydney, Australia

                              Andrew heads up Oxford Economics Australia’s applied economics consulting practice. He has 20 years’ experience as an economist and is a dual Australian/UK national specialising in transport economics, with international experience in the field. Andrew has worked at the NSW Treasury, Booz & Co (now PwC Strategy&) and Oxford Economics in the UK.   

                              Projects I’ve worked on:

                              • The economic impact of Buy Now Pay Later in Australia
                                • Regulators globally are realising traditional finance and credit products need re-evaluation to determine how best to provide proportionate, scalable and targeted regulatory frameworks that balance payments innovation, consumer choice, flexibility and interoperability, while delivering high standards of consumer protection.
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                              Ben Udy

                              Lead Economist, Macroeconomic Forecasting, Oxford Economics

                              +61 (0) 2 8458 4200

                              Ben Udy

                              Lead Economist, Macroeconomic Forecasting, Oxford Economics

                              Sydney

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