Economics Event Debriefs TMA Australia held its annual “Economic Outlook” events in Sydney and Melbourne on 5 and 7 February, respectively. In Sydney, over 170 guests attended and in Melbourne there was standing room only. James Simpson and Vaughan Strawbridge from the NSW TMA Committee have prepared the following summary. We also refer you photos...
Event Debrief by Saskia van Loon (Johnson Winter & Slattery) and Member of the NSW NextGen Committee The NSW NextGen Committee held its ‘Lessons from Legends’ Christmas event in Sydney in early December 2018. The special guests or rather Legends for the event were Mark Korda (KordaMentha) and Stephen Parbery (Ferrier Hodgson) who both have over...
Event debrief by Fiona Meiklejohn, FTI Consulting The WA chapter of the Turnaround Management Association held its annual Capital Meets Turnaround event at Perth’s beautiful new Westin hotel earlier this month. This flagship event began with an outstanding technical panel session moderated by Mark Beyer of Business News and included the Hon. Cheryl Edwardes, Director...
by Vaughan Strawbridge, Deloitte TMA Australia held its ‘Maximising Real Estate in a Retail Turnaround’ event in Sydney on 21 August. The discussion panel focused on the retail sector and real estate, and produced these top tips for dealing with landlords: 1. Keep it out of the media 2. Communication with Landlords early is critical...
Late last month, over 70 TMA Australia members and their guests attended the Women in Leadership breakfast hosted by Ashurst. It was a “Breakfast of dangerous ideas” and the event, facilitated by Meredith Bennett (Partner, Ashurst), addressed the question: How can diversity be achieved at the executive level? We were very grateful to have Mary...
The Sydney NextGen Committee held its latest event at KPMG last month, focusing on the topic of mental health. The esteemed panel moderated by Angela Priestley (Editorial Director, ‘Women’s Agenda’) consisted of: Lucy Brogden, National Mental Health Commissioner; Yvonne Willich, in-house Psychologist at Kordamentha; Paul Howes, Partner at KPMG (and former head of the AWU);...
By Jason Tracy, Deloitte Event Recap – Earlier this month TMA members and their guests received a comprehensive review of the current WA economic outlook and the themes driving commerce in the near future. An audience of 70 people heard James Campbell-Sloan, Macroeconomist, from Deloitte Access Economics give an overview the forces influencing the state...
Secondary debt is playing a vital role unlocking value in the Australian turnaround industry. By Sebastian Hyde, Vantage Performance Earlier this month, TMA NextGen Queensland members and their guests received a comprehensive overview of the secondary debt market in Australia and its vital role in the turnaround industry. An audience of more than 85 professionals...
