Speeches

Speech delivered by Business Council president Grant King at the 2017 Business Council of Australia Annual Dinner.

Speech delivered by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott at the National Press Club on a new tertiary education and training system to prevent Australians falling through the cracks as technology continues to transform the economy.

Link: Future Proof: Protecting Australians Through Education and Skills

Speech delivered by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott at the Navitas Office Launch.

Jennifer Westacott addresses the Council of Small Business Australia's National Small Business Summit in Melbourne.

Download: Jennifer Westacott - 'Stronger Together'

Topic: Fair economic reform

Too often change is opposed because the short-term disadvantaged are easy to see and the many beneficiaries are harder to find, says Grant King.

We’ve spent so much time tinkering at the margins of education policy because it’s seen to be easier, but we end up with no sense of purpose or end goal, says Jennifer Westacott.

Download: Australian Learning Lecture 2017 - The New Success, Introduction

Reform of Australia's vocational education and training system is not even halfway done, says Jennifer Westacott.

Download: Speaking Notes: Jobs and Skills Summit

All major institutions in our society – government, academia, businesses, and religious organisations – have a moral imperative to contribute to policy to improve our country.

Volatility overseas shows we must listen to our citizens' concerns, and ensure our institutions can respond. We also must protect our capacity to grow.

Jennifer Westacott's speaks to the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce WA about how the more things change, the more business must lead in an uncertain world.

Jennifer Westacott on how humanities can play a fundamental role in the prosperity agenda.

This speech was given by Business Council President Catherine Livingstone at the Graduate Management Association 40th Anniversary, 27 August 2016.

Education is the key to every working Australian's future. And it's the key to our country's future. But if education is truly the key to our future, what do we need from education?

Opening remarks given by Business Council Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott at the Garma 2016 Key Forum on Corporate Australia and Indigenous Economic Development.

Jennifer Westacott gave some opening remarks at the plenary session of the Crawford Australian Leadership Forum on empowered consumers.

Mental Health Australia Chair and Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott addressed the NSW State Parliament and members of the Schizophrenia Fellowship about mental health reform, community and innovation.

James Baulderstone joins Dr Shane Oliver and The Hon. Dr Craig Emerson on the CFO Forum panel 'Budget Considerations: Outcomes and Priorities from the 2016 Federal Budget'.

Jennifer Westacott speaks about innovation in the face of major technological disruption, and the implications for supplier relationships, entrepreneurship and enterprise creation.

This speech was delivered by BCA Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott at the Smart Cities Summit in Melbourne on 29 April 2016.

This address was delivered by The Hon. Scott Morrison MP at the Business Council of Australia's Annual Forum Dinner in Sydney 13 April 2016.

Jennifer Westacott addresses the graduates of the University of Newcastle.

BCA President Catherine Livingstone gives the keynote speech at the CEDA 2016 Economic and Political Overview event in Sydney.

Link: Video: CEDA Economic and Political Overview Keynote Speech by Catherine LIvingstone

Link: Realising Our Full Potential: Tax Directions for a Transitioning Economy

Link: Business Council of Australia Releases Tax Directions for a Transitioning Economy