Program
Find out what is happening and whenThe expertly-curated program will focus on those sectors with the most growth potential in PNG.
Day 1, Tuesday 7 September 2021
Welcome and opening remarks
Message from PNG High Commissioner
Opening address: The Hon. James Marape MP, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea*
Keynote address by Saul Eslake, Economist: Papua New Guinea’s place in a post-COVID global economy: trends, innovation and opportunity
COVID-19 has left a permanent mark on the global economy, accelerating some trade and investment trends and kickstarting others. What direction will it take in the next decade and what does this ‘new-normal’ mean for Papua New Guinea? In this wide-ranging and thought-provoking keynote address, high profile economist Saul Eslake will outline the prevailing trends in global trade and investment in a post-COVID world, and consider what opportunities these present to PNG.
Economic update
Papua New Guinea’s foreign investment regime/FDI update
Case study
Taking the temperature – expert insights into PNG’s prevailing investment climate [interactive panel]
PNG’s capital markets
Running a business in PNG: the voice of experience
Day 2, Wednesday 8 September 2021
Welcome and opening remarks
Keynote address
Telecommunications: what’s next?
- Vodafone’s planned roll-put in PNG
- Update from PNG Dataco on PNG’s National Transmission Network
Trends in PNG’s retail estate sector
Connect PNG: PNG’s national infrastructure project
Turning Lae into a regional shipping hub
Developing infrastructure in PNG’s provinces
Case study: Ihu Special Economic Zone
Investing in infrastructure in PNG [interactive panel] – major funders outline their plans for PNG
Day 3, Thursday 9 September 2021
Welcome and opening remarks
Keynote address by Wayne Gerard (Chief Entrepreneur for Queensland) and Barbara-Anne Bensted (KPMG): How large corporates and SMEs can work together
Oil and gas: the major projects
Electricity: new regulator, new opportunities
Towards 2050: the rising importance of renewable energy
Innovation and leadership in the time of COVID-19 [interactive panel]
Case study
Businesses of the future: an enabling environment for SMEs [interactive panel]
Closing remarks
* Invited
