Talking Business with Alan Kohler

Entrepreneurs, leaders and proprietors from a diverse group of industries and market sectors. Sarah Hunter, chief Australia economist of BIS Oxford Economics: What to expect after Brexit and whether we are due for a recession.

Richard Dinkelmann, CEO of ICM Airport Technics: How the Sydney-based company is transforming passenger automation and self-service bag drops for airports globally.

David Tudehope, CEO of Macquarie Telecom Group and advocate for child literacy: About his career and work with Sydney’s Macquarie Business Park Partnership’s Ready to Read, providing free books to disadvantaged kids.

Ashik Ahmed, CEO and co-founder of Deputy: The story behind the Sydney cloud-based workplace management solutions company tipped to be a future $1 billion tech unicorn.

David Phillips, head of Investec Emerging Companies: On the group sale of ICM Airport Technics to Amadeus, a leading IT service provider for airlines and airports.

Robert Bryden, founder and director of Robert Bryden Lawyers: Analysis of the Parliamentary Inquiry Report on Franchising and the prospect of greater protection for franchisees.

Claire Rushe, national general manager of Chematek: Her path from Deutsche Bank high achiever to head of Australian Eni (previously Agip) lubricants distributor Chematek.

Patrick Matweew, CEO of Redback Technologies: The current market for solar and storage, plus what needs to be done to promote greater solar uptake at state and federal levels. Fergus Watts, founder and executive director of Bastion Collective: The former AFL star on moving his young family to the United States to expand his marketing company’s presence there.

John Hewson, chairman of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia: Helping the finance sector to support greater social, environmental and economic outcomes.

Nicolette Rubinsztein, 2019 president of the Actuaries Institute: Talks about gender diversity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields and the role of actuaries in projecting changeable future financial results.

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