AssistantMinister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Mark Coulton, will visit Orange onWednesday (20 March) to host a free seminar on how local businesses can benefitfrom Australia's Free Trade Agreements.
Thebreakfast seminar, which begins at 8.00am at Wentworth Golf Club in Orangeon Wednesday 20 March 2019, is part of a series that has travelled to allcorners of the nation to help businesses take advantage of Free TradeAgreements.
The seminarwill feature Matthew Chimenti, founder of Orange-based Origin Chocolate, ascase study speaker. Australia's FTAs deliver significant benefits toregional businesses such as Origin Chocolate, which has actively cultivatedexport markets in Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries.
"Australiahas developed an international reputation for premium organic gourmet foods,and our exporters are reaping the benefits of tariff-free or preferentialaccess to powerhouse economies in the Asia Pacific region, thanks to free tradeagreements negotiated by the Australian Government," said Assistant MinisterCoulton.
In additionto FTAs with the fast-growing markets of China, Japan and Korea, the Governmenthas recently concluded agreements with 11 Pacific Rim nations (TPP-11),Indonesia (IA-CEPA) and Peru (PAFTA).
Speakers atthe seminar include:
- The Hon MarkCoulton MP, Assistant Minister forTrade, Tourism and Investment
- Lachlan Crews, Assistant Secretary, Regional Trade AgreementsDivision, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Anna Lin, Trade Commissioner, Austrade Guangzhou, China
- ElenaKirillova, State Director NSW/ACT,Austrade
- CharithAmarasinghe, Associate Director,Business Development NSW & ACT, Efic
- GraysonWolfgang, Regional Manager NSW,AusIndustry
- BrentBannister, Adviser, TradeStart
The FTASeminar will be followed by a Trusted Trader Information session.
To register,go to: https://au.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=100187324&