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10/11/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/10/2024 16:00

DBrief: Episode 8, October 2024

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India as a trading partner and other issues

This month, James and Louise look at the industry development and policy issues surrounding our emerging trading partner, India. The Indian economy is growing, and Australia is involved in working towards more effective trading arrangements.

The two hosts cover many issues including:

  • The emerging Free Trade arrangements between India and the region including Australia.
  • The difficulties in managing the biggest population on Earth across a large landmass, and the difficulty of moving into a modern, digitalised economy for the world.
  • The question of tariffs, especially in terms of data management.
  • India's role in the Quadrilateral military arrangement.
  • And what India needs to do to become a more effective trading alternative to China.

Other issues discussed include:

  • An update on emerging 'illegal dumping' regulations.
  • An update on Modern Day Savery.
  • Louise's favorite Indian word or concept.

Another great chat, not to be missed.

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James Scotland

After a long career in multiple aspects of supply chain management, corporate training and business advisory, James brings a business improvement mindset to his role as General Manager of Supply Chain Resilience for Ai Group. A skilled communicator and adviser, James has been involved with Oil & Gas, the Defence industry and supply chain across the board for over 40 years.

James has a Masters degree in International Management and a partially completed Doctor of Business Administration. He says he'll get around to finishing it when he retires.

Louise McGrath

In her role as Ai Group's Head of Industry Development and Policy Louise provides strategic leadership and guidance for Ai Group's policy agenda in building competitive industries through global integration, infrastructure development and innovation. She ensures that through policy leadership members have a voice at all levels of government, by representing and promoting their interests on current and emerging issues.

Louise represents Australian Industry in several multilateral forums, such as the B20 Taskforces, Global Business Coalition, and the East Asia Business Council working group on RCEP. She advocates for the interests of Ai Group members during Free Trade Negotiations and translates those agreements to support the strategic aims of members. She is a member of CSIRO's Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence Think Tank and the Manufacturing Advisory Group, the NESP Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub and the Advisory Group of The Australian Consortium for 'In-Country' Indonesian Studies (ACICIS).

Louise has studied a Bachelor of Arts (Arabic Language and Culture) at Deakin University and an Advanced Diploma in International Trade at RMIT. She has also studied Arabic at universities in Jordan and Egypt.