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INTERNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT MAGAZINE
ABOUT US
The SBAA provides the Support, Advice, Opportunity and Advo-
cacy Micro, Small and Medium Sized Business need to thrive in
today’s economy.
As well as being the voice of MSME’s, advocating for their rights
and getting the important issues in front of Federal and State
Governments, Regulators and Authorities, the SBAA also provides
Members with access to a range of quality programs, services,
technology, education and trade missions ensuring they have the
best chance to succeed.
Why Join SBAA
Make your voice count and make a difference. By adding your
voice to the tens of thousands of MSME owners we already
represent, you help improve the conditions for small businesses.
Your membership allows you to contribute to solving the
important issues effecting small business today.
We offer a range of member benefits and services to get the ad-
vice and help you need to build the business you want.
Take advantage of SBAAs large network and connect and build
working relationships with professionals, business owners, and
industry and government bodies globally.
VISION
Our vision for Australian Small Business is to have equitable access to
programs, services, technology, quality education and support to be
successful in the global economy.
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Table of Content
Official Welcome ................................................................................................................................4
Purpose of the Summit .....................................................................................................................5
Message from Ana Marinkovic ........................................................................................................7
Program ..............................................................................................................................................9
Women in Small Business ..............................................................................................................11
Keynote Speakers .......................................................................................................................13-25
Panellists ....................................................................................................................................27-31
Social Events ...................................................................................................................................33
Small Business Charter of Australia .............................................................................................34
Event Sponsors ...............................................................................................................................35
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Official Welcome
There are periods throughout history when the world experiences an event
so powerful that things do not remain the same. It becomes a time for big,
bold, new ideas. Such a time arrived with the coronavirus. The status quo
cannot remain the same and it is now time for change. As a global
economy, Australia and other nations can enter the Golden Age.
History shows it is small business that led a nation out of an economic
downturn. Rebuilding shattered economies is not from the top down but
rather from the bottom up.
The SBAA is acknowledged as a premium peak body representing 60,000 individual small businesses plus
another 38 industry partners whose membership totals hundreds of thousands. The SBAA strives to repre-
sent the needs of all small businesses, and to advocate for the small business sector to be at the forefront of
Australian Government Policy.
There are numerous summits and conferences, so, what is special about the SBAA Bi-Annual International
Small Business Summit in 2021?
The SBAA Summit is not your usual conference talk fest but is a working summit.
It will provide a road map for small business post coronavirus and find solutions to some of the impediments
facing small business in the areas of technology, manufacturing, industrial relations, trade, finance, taxation,
education and training and a section on women in business.
At the conclusion of the Summit, a communique will be issued, and a Report will be prepared for presentation
to government.
I welcome you to our Summit where we will set the agenda for a sustainable small business future.
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Purpose of the Summit
96-99.7% of all businesses in contemporary economies are small businesses meaning they make up the bulk
of businesses. They are the economy.
The purpose of the Summit is to lay the foundations for good policies including new ideas, best business
practices and ease of doing business for small businesses particularly doing trade with global economies.
This high-level summit is set to become a mini APEC/ASEAN having the support of a number of organisations
and our global partners. It will set the tone and create opportunities for the small business sector domestical-
ly and globally. It will forge relationships and produce an environment whereby small business can compete
and prosper.
The Small Business Charter of Australia:
The Small Business Charter of Australia is an overarching document that incorporates all three levels of gov-
ernment across all States and Territories. It seeks to ensure that all governments and government agencies
at all levels collaborate together and think ‘Small Business First’. The SBAA aims to utilize the charter as a
roadmap for our policy-making at the 2021 summit – to ensure small business matters are made a priority for
the Australian Government at a national level.
At our 2021 Summit, there will be international participants from the academic and business world and gov-
ernment advisers where talks will center on some of the ten pillars of the Charter, small business practices,
new ideas, and how both small business and the economy will benefit.
MSMEs Australian Statistics (pre coronavirus):
• There are approximately 2.4 million actively trading small businesses in 2019.
• 96% of businesses in Australia are small businesses.
• 88% are micro employing 0-3 staff as per Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
• Approximately 700,000 do not employ staff.
• There are 868,248 employing businesses of all sizes. Of all employing businesses, 812,084 were
considered small businesses with fewer than 20 employees.
• Small business including owners make up more than half of Australia’s workforce engaging up to 7
million.
• They produced 57% of Australia’s gross domestic value (GVD) which was generated by businesses
between $100,000 and $50 million (NAB survey 2017.
• Of the employing businesses, 70% or 608,733 employed between 1 and 4 people whilst only 0.5% or 3,915
employed more than 200 people.
6 www.smallbusinessassociation.com.au Small Business Charter of Australia – Think Small Business First Small businesses are the backbone of the Australian economy. They are a key source of employment and a platform for business innovation. Small businesses are also the most sensitive to changes and the first to suffer if weighed down with excessive bureaucracy, changing rules, draconian regulation and unfair competition. Governments and policy makers need to adopt a more sophisticated approach towards small business by providing an economic plan for small business. Such plans need to identify strategic priorities and create opportunities for global economic sustainability for Australian small businesses. The ten pillars form the framework for the SBAA Small Business Charter.
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Program:
Thursday, 10 June 2021
TIME SESSION
7am Stand up breakfast
8am Official Opening
9am Industrial Relations
10.30am Morning breakout
11am Finance
12.30pm Stand up lunch
1pm Manufacturing
2pm Education & Training
3.30pm Afternoon breakout
4pm Taxation
6pm Gala Dinner Sea World Theme
All delegates leaving the summit are to meet at Concierge Sea World Resort at 6pm to be escorted to the
Theme Park. Other guests arriving from other locations can enter via the main gates and entrance at Sea
World Theme Park from 6pm
Friday, 11th June 2021
TIME SESSION
7am Stand up breakfast
7.30am Update
8am Trade including virtual from overseas
10am Morning breakout
10.30am Technology
12pm Stand up lunch
1pm Women in Business
4pm Close of the summit with some networking / drinks
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Message from NAB – Summit Major Sponsor
This year’s SBAA International Small Business Summit presents a great
opportunity for us to pause and take stock on what has been a momentous
12 months.
While every business is on their own journey when it comes to recovering
from the pandemic, it’s true that we have seen Australia make a far stron-
ger recovery from the economic and health impacts of COVID-19 than any
of us would have expected.
Our recovery is thanks to the decisive actions by Government, but it is also thanks to the resilience of all
Australians and small businesses, who have worked together to create one of the most cohesive COVID
responses globally.
The challenge now for our small business community is to capitalise on our position as a nation and focus
on the next stage.
Small business performance is what is driving our recovery from COVID. Small business across Australia can
and should now lead the shift from recovery to growth.
While there is a lot of attention on the resurgent housing market, as Australia’s biggest business bank, we are
also seeing exciting and widespread signs of business growth.
Our NAB Business Experts are approving more loans to businesses than before the pandemic. New and
increased lending to small businesses is up. Our business surveys have shown business conditions hit
record highs. The strength in conditions is evident across all states and industries and business confidence
remains well above the average.
I see this when I visit customers around the country. They are more confident, and they are looking to expand.
Businesses across Australia are now harnessing the new ideas and opportunities they uncovered during
2020 and focusing on growth. Pivot was a great catchphrase in 2020, but this year is all about doubling down
on the opportunity.
NAB is this year’s major sponsor of the International Small Business Summit and as such I look forward to
joining with you to recognise this opportunity and grow those ideas which are set to perform well after the
pandemic is over.
By Ana Marinkovic
NAB Executive General Manager for Small Business
www.smallbusinessassociation.com.au 11 Women in Small Business: Strengthening women-led small business. Driving greater participation, engagement, and leadership capability of female-led enterprises The Women in Business session is dedicated to significant issues pertaining to expansion, stability and prosperity of female-led enterprises providing delegates with the opportunity to connect and collaborate on keys issues facing women in small business development and advocacy. This summit component will provide a dynamic platform for learning, collaboration, profiling & business, targeting an increase of female leadership roles, diversity, and equity. The program elements will culminate a providing a vision of a more prosperous future and women in both small business and leadership roles. Key Sessions include: - Strengthening women-led small business - The power of finding your voice - Next generation of enterprise leaders - Why Small Business Needs to Think Bigger This Summit component provides a dynamic platform where women in business from across our delegate regions will connect and collaborate with business icons and industry luminaries. Providing a dynamic marketplace for learning, collaboration, profiling & business growth.
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Keynote Speakers
The Hon Bruce Bilson
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman
Bruce Billson commenced his role as Australian Small Business and Family
Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) in March 2021.Bruce brings experience and
knowledge to the role of Ombudsman, and an understanding of the issues
facing small business, having started his own advisory business in 2016.Bruce
has shown his dedication to small business through various board appoint-
ments, including the Franchise Council of Australia, Deakin University Busi-
ness School and Australian Property Institute, and more recently through his
appointment as Administrator for the City of Whittlesea
Dr Brett Freudenberg
Griffith University Business School
Brett is know for his research expertise in tax law and policy issues facing
private enterprises, as evidenced by his Fulbright Scholarship and over 80
refereed publications. In 2021, he was awarded the national ATTA-Hill medal
in recognition of outstanding contribution to tax policy and tax teaching.
Dr P. Roberto Garcia
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
P. Roberto Garcia is the Young-Jin Kim Clinical Professor of International
Business in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at Indiana
University’s Kelley School of Business. He also serves as Faculty Director for
the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). He
currently teaches various International Business courses at the Undergraduate,
Kelley Direct-Online, and Executive Education program
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Senator Malcolm Roberts
Senator For Queensland
Senator for Queensland. Malcolm has extensive experience in the corporate
sector and as a business owner. He worked as an underground coalface miner
and manager and is committed to optimising productive capacity by removing
excessive government intervention that undermines our ability to take respons-
ibility and have freedom in our lives.
Wes Lambert
Restaurant & Catering Association
Wes Lambert CPA, GIA (Cert) MAICD, commenced with Restaurant & Catering
in May 2019. Most recently he served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive
Director for Velocity Group, a retail industry holding company based in the
United States. Mr Lambert previously served as Executive Director, Secretary
and Financial Controller for Pacific Restaurant Group Ltd (Kingsleys, Chop-
House, & Jamie’s Italian), Australia’s first public unlisted Full-Service Restau-
rant Group, from 2007 to 2012, where he was responsible for the restructure
and IPO of the Group as well as securing the Master Franchise Agreement for
Jamie’s Italian in Australia/NZ.
Peter White AM
Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA)
Managing Director of the FBAA. Banking and finance career spans over 43
years covering retail banking, Private Banking, Investment Banking, non-bank-
ing and mortgage management and broking. Is a Registered Lobbyist, the
leading advocate and ambassador for Mental Health Awareness in finance
industry, Chairman of the International Mortgage Brokers Federation, Member
of the SBAA, champion for mental health issues of parents with Special Needs
Children via his charity “The Sanity Space Foundation”.
Recipient 2019 Queens Birthday Honours as an “AM” Member of the Order of
Australia for significant services to industry and the community.
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Dr Melissa Belle
Griffith University
Melissa Belle Isle is a Taxation Lecturer at Griffith University. She has a PhD
and Honours degree for her research relating to the influence of tax on small
business cash flow. Melissa’s motivation for small business research stems
from her involvement in small businesses owned and operated by her family.
Craig Gillies
Australia Cyber Security Centre
Craig is the inaugural Director of the Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD’s)
Technical Advice and Uplift – Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Individ-
uals Section, as part of the ASDs, Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC).
Marko Vuksanovic (Virtual)
Tradewin Asia Pacific
Bruce Billson commenced his role as Australian Small Business and Family
Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) in March 2021.Bruce brings experience and
knowledge to the role of Ombudsman, and an understanding of the issues
facing small business, having started his own advisory business in 2016.
Bruce has shown his dedication to small business through various board
appointments, including the Franchise Council of Australia, Deakin University
Business School and Australian Property Institute, and more recently through
his appointment as Administrator for the City of Whittlesea
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Mr Masaki Takahara
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Mr Takahara joined Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in 1989.
Served as a researcher at New York office 1996-2000, Deputy Managing
Director at Shanghai office 2004-09 and Managing Director at Yangon office
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Mr Takahara has been working as a Managing Director of the JETRO Sydney
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Dr Luca De Leonardis
Invest HK
Dr Luca De Leonardis is the Head for Australia and New Zealand at Invest
Hong Kong (InvestHK), the Government Department responsible for attracting
and facilitating foreign direct investment into Hong Kong.
With senior management experience in both the private and public sectors, Dr
De Leonardis’s work experience combines international marketing, economic
and business development and investment promotion.
Gabriel Dio
Master Steel
Since taking over Master Steel in 2018, Gabriel has realised annual revenue
growth, grown the team, entered new markets and achieved Main Roads (TMR)
accreditation to MRTS78. His background in the resources and manufacturing
sector spans more than a decade and numerous countries in South East Asia,
the Middle East and East Coast of Australia. When combined with his love of
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Dr Dharah Shah
Griffith University
Dr. Dhara Shah is a Senior Lecturer within BSI. Her research expertise and
interest have been within the areas of gender, career-growth, training, women
entrepreneurship. She has successfully led and completed two research
grants projects recently, focusing on empowering disadvantaged women
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Dr Carla Riverola Bataller
Griffith University
Dr Carla Riverola is a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Griffith University. She is
passionate about entrepreneurship, innovation management and sustainabil-
ity. She has partnered with entrepreneurs and policy makers around the world
and has been published in top peer-reviewed journals (e.g. International Jour-
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Dominique Lamb
National Retail Association
CEO of the National Retail Association and Director of NRA Legal, Dominique
Lamb has extensive experience providing industrial relations and employment
law advice to a range of small, medium and large businesses across a range
of industries.
Dominique plays an integral role with the National Retail Association by liais-
ing and advocating on behalf of retailers at a Federal and State Government
level on all areas of policy which affect retail businesses both large and small,
including but not limited to industrial relations, technical standards, product
safety, loss prevention and city planning and infrastructure.
Rutland Smith
Harvey Norman Technology for Business
As an owner and advisor, technology and small business are the crux of Rut-
land Smith’s 20+ year career. From Apple then IBM to today, it is his passion
for technology and supporting SMBs that has led Rutland to his role as MD, of
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Paul Cooper
Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre
Paul was appointed Chairman of AMGC’s Board in 2018. He is owner and
Executive Chair of Rinstrum, and holds qualifications as a Chartered Tax
Advisor, is a Fellow of Certified Practising Accountants Australia, and is a
Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Gretta Svendsen
Microsoft
Gretta is the SMB Lead at Microsoft. She is focused on empowering small and
medium sized business through advancements in technology and innovation.
During her time at Microsoft, she has been focused on supporting Small
Businesses during a time of economic recovery and reimagination.
Her experience extends across multiple sectors including banking, payments,
accounting technology, FMCG and Consumer Goods.
Ben Giles
Trade and Investment Queensland
Ben Giles commenced as Trade and Investment Commissioner for Indonesia
(based in Jakarta) in July 2018. He has 25 years’ experience in international
business, including 15 in the field of trade and investment. He also has
longstanding connections to Indonesia, having previously worked in Jakarta
with both the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) and the private sector.
Ben is currently Vice President of the Indonesia Australia Business Council.
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Panellists
Peter Graham Corrie Jane Mason
Rynco Pty Ltd Bizcover Pty Ltd
Joanne Brooks John Hebrard
Navig8biz Pty Ltd Tafe Queensland
Colin Coverdale Helen Dayman
Institute Small Business Owners WAHP Business
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Susan Sheehan Dr Peter Ellis
SMARTCOACH7 Your Silent Partner Pty Ltd
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Jonathan Alt Dr Clarence N W Tan
DARIS Group EPICHub.org
Dr Dion Klein Faisal Khatib
The Wise Academy Pty Ltd Adbuzz Australia Pty Ltd
Tracey Hocking
Maree Adshead
Lazybones
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Dr Anna Kurtovic
Eric Allgood
DARIS Group
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Greg Craven Dr Rumintha
Wickramasekera
Cumulus Technologies Pty Ltd
Queensland University of
Technology Services
David Power - MC
Swinburne University,
Southern Cross University,
QUT
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Social Events
GALA DINNER
Proudly sponsored by NAB, the SBAA’s International
Small Business Summits exclusive Gala Dinner will be
held on the evening of the 10th June 2021, 7pm-11pm.
You will enjoy an unforgettable experience with one of
the world’s most intriguing animals amongst business
peers from all around Australia and the world at Sea
World’s famous Dolphin Show. Gourmet Food & Drinks
will be available all evening as you enjoy live
entertainment at the Pavilion until late.
The Gala Dinner will also provide attendees with the
invaluable opportunity to network with the best that
the business community has to offer. Industry leaders,
CEO’s, SME sector peers and International delegates &
Consulates and Government representatives will all be
in attendance.
What’s included;
- A delicious banquet
- 4hr Drink Packages
- World Class Entertainment including the Sea World Dolphin Show
Entertainment:
The evenings entertainment will include:
- Jacaranda String Quartet from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
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Event Sponsors
major sponsorSmall Business Association of Australia Pty Ltd
T:1300 413 915
E: info@smallbusinessassociation.com.au
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