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multinational business council

a unified voice for australia’s multinational leaders

a high-impact advisory council of local CEOs from the global fortune 500 and Australia’s largest foreign-owned employers, amplifying the voice, productivity & relevance of global companies in australia

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"Australia stands at a crossroad… one path leads to global irrelevance, the other to an unrivalled era of economic strength as a safe haven for global capital, talent and trade."
rich hirst
rich hirstco-founder & ceo, abundium

Australia’s prosperity depends on its ability to attract global investment, talent, supply chains, and innovation. Yet the million employees and 10,000 employers operating in the foreign-owned business sector have had no unified voice — until now.

The MBC brings together Australia’s most influential multinational CEOs to shape national productivity, prosperity, resilience and relevance.

who can join

The Council is open to local CEOs who lead:

global fortune 500 companies
organisations with over $1b in australian revenue
businesses employing 1,000+ people locally

why multinational matters

Foreign-owned companies are engines of Australia’s productivity, innovation and prosperity. Their contribution is vital and increasingly undervalued.

9,946 organisations in australia are...
966,200 people are employed by...
$222b of industry value added (iva) from...
$1.3t in total business income from...
30% of total corporate tax is paid by...
45% of large corporates are...

increasing challenge to attract global investment

These conditions threaten Australia’s competitiveness. The MBC exists to turn these challenges into national opportunities.
productivity growth declines
weak business efficiency
woeful economic complexity
poor tax competitiveness
excessive regulation
high costs of doing business
lower future returns
public, media & political targeting

our charter

sounding board

To policymakers & regulators on issues impacting multinational business.

 

public education

Partner with media to improve understanding of multinationals’ contribution.

attract global investment

Strengthen Australia’s position as a destination for talent, capital & innovation.

our mission is simple:

to advance australia’s productivity & prosperity, resilience & relevance

 

our belief: globals × locals = better together

our values

abundance

focus on win:win, think exponentially not incrementally, challenge scarcity assumptions

 

collaboration

complement not compete, play to strengths, focus on what unites us not divides us

generosity

give forward without expectation, stand up for those with less voice, raise institutional trust

positivity

critical not cynical, better not bitter, realistically optimistic, give hope to others

 

results

less talk more action, progress trumps perfection, no death by committee

 

our key focus areas

Globals → Locals

Why Australia becomes more productive & prosperous when partnering with global enterprise.

Locals → Globals

Why Australia is a world-class destination for global capital, technology, talent & trade.

what council members do

Council members shape national discourse, inform policy, and strengthen Australia’s global competitiveness.

  • Quarterly Council meetings
  • Advising policymakers
  • Influencing media narratives
  • Authoring whitepapers / Op-ed
  • Responding to flash polls
  • Connecting influentila stakeholders

benefit to members

access to true peers at the same altitude
private engagement with policymakers and regulators
national influence across media, government & industry
stronger confidence from global hq
a platform to shape australia’s economic future

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founders

rich hirst
TOUCH
rich hirst co-founder & ceo, abundium
rich hirst co-founder & ceo, abundium
rich hirst
TOUCH
amber matthews Job Title
amber matthews Job Title

council cadence

 

1
quarterly in-person council meetings in sydney
2
ongoing dialogue via private digital channels
3
rapid flash polls and media/industry responses

council cadence

Quarterly in-person Council Meetings in Sydney

  • Ongoing dialogue via private digital channels

  • Rapid flash polls and media/industry responses

 

join australia’s most influential multinational leaders

Fill in your details below to apply for the abundium multinational business council.

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