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About the CentreHistoryAt the APEC Leaders Summit in 1993, each APEC member economy agreed to establish an APEC Study Centre in the higher education sector. The Australian Government awarded the right to open The Australian APEC Study Centre to a consortium consisting of Monash University and the University of New South Wales. Monash University 's desire to develop the Study Centre's contribution to public policy research regarding international trade and economic affairs saw it assume full responsibility and control of the Centre in 1997. The Australian APEC Study Centre is an office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International). ^top Mission StatementThe Australian APEC Study Centre's mission is to:
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^top Executive trainingOver the past 6 years the Australian APEC Study Centre has specialised in financial services training for Asia Pacific regulators and industry representatives. Training Programs completed include:
The Centre's core training programs have focused on three main areas, life insurance, pensions and banking regulation. Further information on training programs is available at our Managing Regulatory Change website. With regards to trade, the Centre has provided and facilitated training programs including:
All programs delivered can be viewed at Training Progams. ^top Conferences and symposiumsThe Centre conducts conferences and symposia to increase communications and exchange information and ideas between Government, the private sector and academia. Conferences include:
Papers from conferences organised and attended by The Australian APEC Study Centre are available at Conferences. ^top Research and policy focusThe Australian APEC Study Centre has published research and issue papers on a number of matters important to APEC. Many of these papers have played a significant role in fostering debate and understanding within Government, the private sector, academia, the Australian community and throughout APEC countries. All research papers produced by the Centre are available at Publications. ^top International networksThe Australian APEC Study Centre is part of an international network of Study Centres throughout the Asia-Pacific, known as the APEC Study Centre (ASC) Consortium, that meets regularly through consortium meetings to raise awareness of the individual challenges in each APEC economy. The Centre has taken a leading role in international debate on trade liberalisation issues, including:
^top Education and knowledge managementThe Australian APEC Study Centre manages extensive education and research resources through this website and our Globalisation Guide website. The Centre has been able to facilitate an increased awareness of the activity and objectives of APEC including the regular electronic newsletter, APEC Currents, research and issues papers and reports. The Australian APEC Study Centre also hosts the annual Monash APEC Lecture. Past lectures have been delivered by the Hon Kim Beazley MP (1999), Leader of the Australian Labour Party, Warren Maruyama (2001), Washington based expert on trade law, and the Rt Hon Mike Moore (2005), former Director-General of the WTO and former Prime Minister of New Zealand. In 2007, the Hon Alexander Downer MP presented the lecture in Australia's APEC year. ^top Centre staffAlan Oxley is Chairman of the APEC Study Centre and one of Australia's most authoritative advisers on international trade. Before establishing his consultancy in 1990, Alan was a career diplomat. He represented Australia in Singapore, at the United Nations in New York and in Geneva. He transferred to the Trade Department in 1985 and served as Australian Ambassador to the GATT, the predecessor of the World Trade Organization, until 1989. He played a key role in creating the groundbreaking coalition of agricultural exporters, the Cairns Group. He was the first Australian to serve as GATT Chairman, and has expertise in all areas of international trade from agriculture to services, intellectual property to government procurement, and in particular provisions of international trade agreements. He is internationally recognised as a commentator on trade issues and has advised developing economies on the structures and policies needed for WTO accession. Alan was author of the influential “An Australia-USA Free Trade Agreement: Issues and Implications” (2001), a report for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He also published, "Seize the Future" (2000), "International Trade and Environment Agreements on CD ROM"(1995), and "The Challenge of Free Trade" (1990). Alan graduated from Monash University with honours in 1970 where he studied Asian history and politics. He was born in Australia in 1947. ^top Director: Professor John McKay Professor John McKay is one of Australia's leading authorities on the economic, political and strategic situation in Asia. After 12 years as Director of the Monash Asia Institute, he has an intimate knowledge of the entire region, and a particular strength in the interpretation of the broad changes taking place across Asia. He has a special interest in the economic restructuring of Asia, the emerging security situation, and economic and political cooperation in the region. He has been Director of the Australian APEC Study Centre since 1995. He has recently undertaken a number of detailed studies of Korea, Taiwan and Japan, and has also played a leading role in a series of “second track diplomacy” initiatives relating to the Korean Peninsula, the nuclear situation in South Asia, and the issue of Taiwan-China relations. He has published widely on all these questions. His most recent publications include a new textbook on development, Key Issues in Development, published in 2004 in New York and London by Palgrave Macmillan, and a chapter in a new book on Korea after the economic crisis, The Korean Economy at the Crossroads published by Routledge. From 1992 to 1999 was John was Joint Editor of the Asian Studies Review. He is Vice President of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, and has served as a member of the Executive of the Korean Studies Association of Australasia. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the new Journal of Comparative Governance, and also holds visiting research appointments at the South African Institute of International Affairs in Johannesburg, the Institute of East and West Studies at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea, and in the Nautilus Institute at Berkeley, California. ^top Ken Waller is currently the Chair of the Financial Services Advisory Board at the Australian APEC Study Centre and is Director of the Centre’s financial services programs. A graduate of London University, B.Sc. (Econ.), Ken spent nearly 30 years at the Australian Treasury. During that time he served as: Minister (Financial), at the Australian Embassy in Beijing and as Treasury Minister at the High Commission, London; Assistant Secretary responsible for Australia’s relations with the IMF, World Bank, ADB and the EBRD; Executive Director on the Board of the Asian Development Bank, Manila; and Assistant Secretary, Banking and Finance during a period of major reforms to the Australian financial system, 1982-88. Ken joined the Colonial Group in 1998 as Group Economic Advisor and, following the acquisition of Colonial by CBA in 2000, was appointed Group Economic Advisor to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, a position he held until July 2006. He advised CBA on economic, political and business strategic developments in Asia and on relations with financial system regulators. He has worked with the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) since 2000 and is currently also senior advisor to the ABAC Australia Secretariat. Ken is an honorary Professor of Economics at Zhongnan University of Finance and Economics, Wuhan, China, a position he has held since 1996. ^top Communications and Executive Manager: Jaime Jobson Jaime Jobson began working for the Australian APEC Study Centre in October 2005 and since this time has been involved in communications, projects and administration. Prior to this he undertook assignments for Coles Myer Limited in research and for the State of Victoria's Department of Education and Training in events. From 1998 – 2004 Jaime worked for a number of companies abroad. Most recently he worked for Exel Thailand - a subsidiary of Exel plc that was acquired by DHL International in 2006 - as their Planning and Marketing Manager undertaking activities in communications, business planning and commercial reporting. Before that he worked for Dataconsult as a Project Manager delivering conferences in association with the international political and economic affairs newspaper, The Economist, and writing market and industry research reports for multi-national companies. Jaime has a degree in Asian Studies from Monash University. ^top Finance / Administrative Officer: Judith (Judi) O'Gorman Judi O'Gorman has worked for the Australian APEC Study Centre since October 2003 and is responsible for managing the Centre's administrative and financial processes. Prior to working for the Australian APEC Study Centre she worked for the Victorian State Revenue Office dealing with legislative changes and recovery matters. Judi has also worked at Dun and Bradstreet, Cardlink (Credit Card Fraud), Victoria University (Graduations, International and the Student Union), and the Australian Catholic University (Examinations). ^top Project Officer: Alex Kats Alex Kats began with the Australian APEC Study Centre in September 2006. Before this he worked for a number of state government departments. In 2005 Alex spent most of the year travelling around Europe whilst living in London. For eight months, he worked for the British Department for Constitutional Affairs. Prior to that he held a position as Electorate Officer for a federal Member of Parliament where he wrote parliamentary speeches, coordinated events, public relations and worked on a successful election campaign. He has also worked with the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce coordinating their regular networking lunches and other events. Alex has a degree in Business Management from Monash University. ^top Project Officer: Lauren Streifer Lauren Streifer began with the Australian APEC Study Centre in October 2006. Prior to working for the Centre, she interned for the Australian Consulate General in New York City as a liaison for the US satellite office of the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA). Lauren has also interned for the City of New Orleans at the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development where she helped organise the New Orleans round of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) negotiations. Lauren has a BA in International Relations from Tulane University in the US and is currently undertaking a Master of Diplomacy and Trade at Monash University. ^top Centre Activity Reports^top About Monash UniversityMonash is Australia's most internationalised university. It has eight campuses including one in Malaysia and South Africa and a centre in Prato, Italy. An energetic and dynamic university, Monash is committed to quality education and research. ^top
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