Ian Satchwell

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Ian Satchwell is an Adjunct Professor at the Sustainable Minerals Institute of The University of Queensland and a Senior Fellow of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

Ian has more than three decades of experience in policy and governance of trade, investment, minerals, energy and infrastructure in Australia and internationally. He has advised the private sector and governments in Australia, Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Ian has been closely involved with trade and investment policy in his past roles as National President of the Australia Indonesia Business Council, Chairman of the Services Forum at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, Director of the Australian Services Roundtable, Board Member of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia and Associate Member of the Business Advisory Council to the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. He is currently a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Canadian Northern Corridor project.

 

Middle East turmoil and a US pause offer Australia LNG opportunities
Middle East turmoil and a US pause offer Australia LNG opportunities
On the way to net-zero, there is a chance to help bolster Asia’s regional energy security.
Australia and Africa: Economic diplomacy is out of sync with investment ties
Australia and Africa: Economic diplomacy is out of sync with investment ties
While other partners are taking care of business, Australia lacks the trade support it needs to thrive.
Southeast Asia's minerals: Opportunity knocks
Southeast Asia's minerals: Opportunity knocks
Australia should make better use of its regional leadership in minerals technology, skills and governance.
Outward bound: We should celebrate Australian investment overseas
Outward bound: We should celebrate Australian investment overseas
Undervaluing what business achieves internationally as if somehow having a cost at home makes for bad policy.
Economic diplomacy should focus on investment, not just trade
Economic diplomacy should focus on investment, not just trade
Policy-makers need to modifying government narratives and policy settings to embrace and celebrate the success of Australian investment internationally, as well as foreign…
Australia-Indonesia trade deal: Dealing with great expectations
Australia-Indonesia trade deal: Dealing with great expectations
Many sectors in Indonesia where the countries are well matched - such as legal, audit, health and mining services - remain closed to foreign investment or are tightly controlled.
How US protectionism would threaten Australia
How US protectionism would threaten Australia
The US is far and away Australia's most important two-way investment partner.
Indonesia's new power industry ministers face big challenges
Indonesia's new power industry ministers face big challenges
Indonesian President Jokowi has acknowledged the complexity and strategic and economic importance of the sector.
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