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PAPERS DELIVERED AT THE AUSTRALIA MALAYSIA FTA CONFERENCE

MELBOURNE, 10 MARCH 2005

Competitiveness in the Global Economy
Dr Mohamed Ariff bin Abdul Kareem, Executive Director, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research
Drivers of competitiveness in Malaysia

Tim Harcourt, Chief Economist, Austrade
Drivers of competitiveness in Australia

Nicholas Coppel, Executive Driector, Economic Analytical Unit, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Economic Synergies between Australia and Malaysia, Paper
Economic Synergies between Australia and Malaysia, Presentation

Agriculture
M.R. Chandran, Chief Executive, Malaysian Palm Oil Association
Trends in Malaysia, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Jammie Penm, Senior Economist, ABARE
Trends in Australia

Manufacturing
Dato' Mustafa Mansur, President, Federation of Malaysian Manufactures
Trends in Malaysia, Paper
Trends in Malaysia, Presentation

Leigh Purnell, Executive Director (International), Australian Industry Group
Trends in Australia

Telecoms and IT
Professor Henry Ergas, Head of Competition and Regulatory Economics, Charles River Associates
Telecoms and IT as drivers of growth in Australia: Is the policy setting right?

Looi Kien Leong, Chairman, International Relations Association of the Computer & Multimedia Industry of Malaysia
Telecoms and IT as drivers of growth in Malaysia: Is the policy setting right?

Financial Services
Datuk Ali Tan Sri Kadir, Senior Advisor, Ernst and Young Malaysia and former Chairman of the Malaysian Securities Commission
Challenges facing Malaysia's Financial Services industries

Mark Johnson, Deputy Chair, Macquarie Bank
Challenges facing Australia's Financial Services industries

Investment
Nic Brown, Assistant Secretary, Trade and Economic Analysis Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and former Deputy High Commissioner, Malaysia
Investment Trends in Malaysia

Katie Dean, Economist, ANZ Bank
Investment Trends in Australia

Regulation, Liberalisation & Competition
Lisa Gropp, Assistant Commissioner, Productivity Commission
Regulation in Australia

Datuk Ali Tan Sri Kadir, Senior Advisor, Ernst and Young Malaysia and former Chairman of the Malaysian Securities Commission
Regulation in Malaysia

Barriers
Professor Peter Lloyd, University of Melbourne
Barriers to deeper integration in Australia, Paper
Barriers to deeper integration in Australia, Presentation

Professor John McKay, Director, Australian APEC Study Centre, Monash University
Barriers to deeper integration in Malaysia