Mumbai, Jan 16, 2015 – The Australia-India bilateral relationship gained significant momentum in 2014 with reciprocal visits by the Prime Ministers of both countries. As the two large and diverse economies with allied geopolitical interests begin to engage more deeply, there is potential for multifaceted collaboration. How can governments and businesses on both sides build on this momentum? As India seeks to expand and enhance its physical infrastructure and create more robust governance mechanisms, what best practices can be gleaned from the Australian experience, and how might these serve to strengthen economic and political ties? Join us for a talk by
The Hon. Michael Baird, Premier of New South Wales, Australia, followed by a wide-ranging discussion on infrastructure, governance, and the economic relationship between Australia and India with Dr. Rajiv Lall , Executive Chairman of IDFC, and commentary by James Crabtree, Mumbai Correspondent for the Financial Times.
The Hon. Michael Baird currently serves as the 44th Premier of New South Wales, Minister for Western Sydney and Minister for Infrastructure. The Honorable Premier Baird has represented Manly in the NSW Parliament since 2007, and was appointed Treasurer of NSW in 2011. Prior to his election to Parliament, he was Head of Institutional Banking for HSBC in Australia and New Zealand, incorporating corporate banking, securitisation, debt capital markets and project finance in Australia, London and Hong Kong. Under his direction as Treasurer, NSW became the leading state economy on the measures of economic and job growth.
Dr. Rajiv Lall is the Executive Chairman of IDFC. Dr. Lall has about three decades of experience with leading global investment banks, multilateral agencies and in academia. He has chaired the Global Agenda Council on Infrastructure of the World Economic Forum and the Infrastructure Council of CII. He is a member of the Managing Committee of ASSOCHAM. Dr. Lall has served on various Government Committees focusing on urban infrastructure, bond market development and financial sector reform. He has a number of publications and articles to his credit, and writes a regular column in the Business Standard.
James Crabtree is the Mumbai Correspondent for the Financial Times. He previously worked as policy advisor in the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, and is a trustee of the charity mySociety.org, one of the UK’s most innovative technology organizations.
This programme is part of our
Business of Asia series, which highlights new developments and best practices in the corporate and economic world that bolster notions of corporate citizenship, including engaged leadership, innovation, and corporate social responsibility. Past programmes under this series include a
discussion on reimagining India’s vision for growth and a
conversation on the role of morals in the marketplace.
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