INDUSTRY BRIEFING & BEHIND-THE-SCENES
INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE ON BUSINESS
EVENT POSTPONED | CROWNE PLAZA ADELAIDE
HOW HAS THE UPHEAVAL OF 2020 IMPACTED ADELAIDE'S BUSINESS SECTOR?
This event has been postponed owing to COVID-19 advice.
As this unprecedented year comes to a close, we sit down with industry leaders from education, entertainment and hospitality and government to understand some of the challenges facing South Australia’s key sectors.
What will declining relations with China continue to impact key industries in our state as we enter 2021?
Are there opportunities emerging from the upheaval of this year?
Join leading CEOs Dale Roberts (KOJO), Karyn Kent (Study Adelaide) and Leonie Muldoon (Department for Trade and Investment) discussing international influences on business amid a challenging 2020, before an exclusive Behind-the-Scenes tour of the newest five-star Crowne Plaza Adelaide, including new Japanese restaurant Koomo.
Join Showcase SA Platinum and Gold Members to understand the impacts on our business community and the opportunities and challenges 2021 might present.
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Event Speakers
Dale Roberts
MD, KOJO (Panel)
From a junior editor to an equity partner and group managing director in 25 years, Dale Roberts is Group Managing Director at KOJO – one of Australia’s leading creative studios, KOJO works across film, TV, marketing, brand experiences and sport with a mission to captivate and inspire audiences globally.
Karyn Kent
CEO, STUDYADELAIDE
(Panel)
Karyn Kent has been CEO of StudyAdelaide since 2014 following executive roles with the South Australian Tourism Commission and Tourism Australia. She was SATC’s global International Marketing Manager and later Director of Sales before moving to Singapore where she was Tourism Australia’s Regional General Manager South/South East Asia and Gulf Countries.
Heather Muldoon
CEO, DEPT FOR TRADE &
INVESTMENT (Panel)
Leonie Muldoon has extensive trade and investment expertise across multiple international markets, having worked as the Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner Singapore at Austrade, and the Investment Commissioner for Japan and North Asia where she was responsible for inbound investment from the region into Australia..
Steve Testar
SHOWCASE SA HOST
Steve Testar is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Showcase SA. Having spent two decades leading the largest property developments in the state he now works connecting over 150 member organisations from across South Australia through Showcase SA’s programs.
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