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1 August, 2019

Ian is CEO of NASFUND, PNG’s largest private sector superannuation fund, and is a career officer with over 30 years of superannuation administration experience. From July 2007, he was initially Joint CEO and took over as sole CEO in November 2011. Ian is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Senior Affiliate of the Securities Institute of Australia, President of the Papua New Guinea Institute of Directors and Junior Vice President of the Papua New Guinea Chamber of Commerce & Industry. In other capacities, Ian is a director or has served as a director on a number of listed and private company boards in the agriculture, aviation, catering, finance, properties, hotel, manufacturing, forestry, sports and savings and loan sectors. He...

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ron has a background covering the full range of electrical experience including residential, commercial, industrial, power distribution, hydro power generation, and multiple hydro power developments. Other areas of management experience include administration, management of PNG landowner matters and substantial landowner benefits, and management of an electrical wholesale branch. Ron has worked in PNG for 36 years, with a total of 25 years with PNG Forest Products. . SESSION: Investment case study: being an Independent Power Producer in PNG — Day 2 (20 August) [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][edgtf_button size="" type="" target="_self" icon_pack="" font_weight="100" text="VISIT SPEAKERS PAGE" link="https://pnginvestmentconference.com/speakers/"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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Prior to commencing the role of Manager for Trade and Investment, Daniel worked for Google Australia specialising in digital product adoption and technology. He also has extensive experience in international development across the Indo-Pacific, having completed numerous development studies and projects in India, Costa Rica and Indonesia....

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Paul is responsible for leading the K8.82 billion (US$2.5 billion) Nambawan Super, Papua New Guinea's largest superannuation fund. The fund is a major domestic investor across property development, manufacturing, retail, services and finance....

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ilyas is the Country Economist of the World Bank in Papua New Guinea (PNG), based in Port Moresby. Ilyas joined the PNG team in mid-2018. He covers macro-fiscal policy dialogue with the government and the Bank of Papua New Guinea. Ilyas leads an economic team producing semi-annual PNG Economic Updates and preparing policy-based lending to the government of PNG. Prior to joining the World Bank in 2003, Ilyas worked as a fiscal economist in Kazakhstan, as part of the Fiscal Reform Project operated by KPMG/BearingPoint. SESSION: Economic Update on Papua New Guinea — Day 1 (19 August) [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][edgtf_button size="" type="" target="_self" icon_pack="" font_weight="100" text="VISIT SPEAKERS PAGE" link="https://pnginvestmentconference.com/speakers/"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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Based in Port Moresby, Christian provides agricultural advisory services to IFC’s clients across the South Pacific. He began his career as a soft commodity trader for a multinational trade-house in Germany 21 years ago. During his time working in Africa on various projects, he increased his expertise on production side development while working in a farm management company that also provided agricultural services to cooperatives. Christian has established several companies and clearly understands the needs of investors. In the last three years, he has seen upcoming agricultural opportunities in the South Pacific develop into new businesses.  ...

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The man who literally turned on the country's internet in the 1990s, Sundar has had a long association with PNG’s ICT sector. He is founder of PNG IT services company DataNets and has also been CEO of state telco Bmobile Vodafone. His company Invoc Pty Ltd is involved in several ICT initiatives. His latest venture in PNG is solar power company, Sola Paygo.   SESSION:   PNG’s telecommunications infrastructure: an update on the Coral Seas Cable and Kumul Undersea Cable Network — Day 2 (20 August) [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][edgtf_button size="" type="" target="_self" icon_pack="" font_weight="100" text="VISIT SPEAKERS PAGE" link="https://pnginvestmentconference.com/speakers/"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Leading the growth and direction of Geora, Bridie is passionate about using technology to meet sustainable development goals and connect farmers with financial systems globally. For the past three years, Bridie has navigated the intersection of blockchain and agriculture heading up the blockchain pilot program at AgriDigital. Bridie is an active member of the Standards Australia Blockchain Technical Committee - Smart Contracts Working Group (IT-041) and a regular speaker on blockchain globally. SESSION: The Innovators — Day 1 (19 August) [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][edgtf_button size="" type="" target="_self" icon_pack="" font_weight="100" text="VISIT SPEAKERS PAGE" link="https://pnginvestmentconference.com/speakers/"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2014 Vani launched Emstret Holdings Limited, a licensed Internet Service Provider in Papua New Guinea that aims to bring affordable, reliable internet access to the rural schools and communities. Vani runs a charity arm of the company, called Voices for Villages Foundation, that focusses on supporting rural communities through education, health, clean water, and solar solutions. Emstret has been awarded the Exxon Digital Innovation Small Business Award, NASFUND People’s Choice Award, and the Southern Cross University Australia Annual Alumni Entrepreneur Award. In 2019 the company receieved the SP Entrepreneur Award at the Westpac Outstanding Women Annual Awards. Vani was selected by the Australian Government DFAT for the Canberra Women in Leadership Fellowship March 2019. Vani is committed and passionate entrepreneurship and has opened...

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Alan has over 37 years experience in the aviation industry, spanning a diverse range of operational, regulatory and strategic management roles. A broad range of experience across the Qantas Group, predominantly in the Engineering structure, however the last five years in a Qantas Group capacity. Some of Alan’s roles in Qantas included the 747 Fleet Manager, Head of the Maintenance Control Centre, Head of the Airline Operations Centre and Head of Engineering. Alan developed and implemented many major change programs including the transition to the new Australian airworthiness and maintenance regulations. He also implemented and managed the largest transformation program in the $2 billion cost-out program in 2015 (the fuel efficiency program). Alan led the crisis response team during the Airbus A380...