Sponsors

Sponsors and Supporters of Business Club Australia

Platinum Sponsors

	The National Australia Bank believes in backing people with dreams, and there is perhaps no more legendary dream than that of the Olympian. In 2008, National Australia Bank commemorates 150 years of helping its people, customers and communities achieve their aspirations both in Australia and overseas with operations in Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo. The National Australia Bank is proud of our long-standing commitment to the Asian region and looks forward to celebrating the 2008 Beijing Olympics with our customers. www.nab.com.au / www.nabasia.com
	The Macquarie group is a diversified international provider of banking, financial, advisory and investment services, headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Macquarie Capital Advisers  provides advisory and capital raising services to corporate and government clients involved in public mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private treaty acquisitions and divestments, debt and equity fund raising and corporate restructuring. Activities are aligned into industry groups, reflecting key areas of expertise in: infrastructure and utilities; resources; telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology (TMET); property; industrials and financial institutions. www.macquarie.com
	BlueScope Steel is the leading steel company in Australia and New Zealand, supplying a large percentage of all flat steel products sold in these markets. The company's products play a big part in people's everyday lives, being vital components in suburban houses, landmark buildings and structures and popular makes of cars. To serve customers' needs directly, over recent years BlueScope Steel has built manufacturing facilities in a number of Asian countries and these are now operating efficiently and growing rapidly in profitability. We are looking to further develop these established businesses and take advantage of the significant potential for growth in countries such as China. www.bluescopesteel.com.au / www.bluescopesteel.com.cn
	ANZ has maintained a relationship with China for more than 60 years and has been in Beijing since 1986, in Shanghai since 1993 and in Guangzhou since 2006. Today, both ANZ Shanghai and Beijing are amongst the most successful foreign banks in China, providing a full range of RMB and foreign currency services to corporate customers and also assisting local residents with their foreign currency personal banking needs. www.anz.com / www.anz.com/asia
	Astron Limited started mining mineral sands in China in 1987 and became one of the worlds leading producers of Zirconium chemicals and advanced materials with 5 manufacturing and 12 sales distribution bases across China and global distribution. Astron is currently building a large new Titanium Chemical and Metal base in North East China using many of its own exciting new proprietary technologies. Astron is listed in the Australian Stock exchange Top 200 Index companies and with a China base plus nearly 20 years of continuous growth in revenue and profits, is one of Australia's most successfully companies in China. www.astronchem.com
	Established in 1991, AIMS Financial Group is an international financial group focusing on Funds Management, Investment Banking, Real Estate & Resources Investment, Venture Capital, Securitisation and Mortgage Lending. In the 7 years to 2007, AIMS has raised directly and indirectly about AUD 3 Billion funds from the capital markets, with most of the securities rated AAA by both Standard & Poors and Fitch Ratings. AIMS Financial Group has a strong physical presence in Australia and China, together with our highly qualified, professional and experienced cross-cultural teams, AIMS Financial Group is in a very strong position to bridging the gap between Australia and China in various markets, especially in properties, infrastructure, resources, banking and financial services. www.aims.com.au

Gold Sponsors

	Qantas, Australia’s largest domestic and international airline and one of the world’s leading long distance carriers, has established a strong presence in China in recent years. Having operated between Australia and Hong Kong for nearly 60 years, the airline returned to mainland China in 2004 and today operates ten A330 services each week between Australia and mainland China – seven to Shanghai and three to Beijing. The airline’s 31 flights each week to Hong Kong also provide onward connections to the Chinese mainland. www.qantas.com
	The role of the Australian International Sporting Events Secretariat (AISES) is to assist event organisers around the world by providing access to Australian event experts and companies. The Secretariat has been established by the Australian State Governments of Victoria and New South Wales and provides introductions to specialist companies and consultants who have worked on the highly successful Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and other major events. www.aises.gov.au
	Telstra Business is responsible for serving the unique needs of Australia’s small to medium enterprises (SME) with fixed line, mobile and broadband, as well as data and Internet solutions tailored for business. www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra
	The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) represents Australia’s exploration, mining and minerals processing industry, nationally and internationally, in its contribution to sustainable development and society. MCA member companies produce more than 85 per cent of Australia’s annual mineral output. The MCA’s strategic objective is to advocate public policy and operational practice for a world-class industry that is safe, profitable, innovative, environmentally and socially responsible, attuned to community needs and expectations. www.minerals.org.au
	Business Events Australia is responsible for marketing Australia as a destination for international corporate meetings, incentives, association conferences/conventions and exhibitions. These segments are generally referred to as business events.   The Business Events Australia brand underpins all marketing to position Australia as a world-class, sustainable business events destination. The Business Events Australia unit focuses on targeting the international incentive and corporate meetings market with additional marketing support for the international association conference market. www.businessevents.australia.com
	Seven Media Group – a joint venture between Seven Network Limited and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co – is a multi-faceted media company in Australia, bringing together a market leading presence in broadcast television with the Seven Network, magazines publishing with Pacific Magazines, and online and expanding new communications platforms in the Yahoo!7 joint venture with Yahoo, Inc in Australia.    The Olympic Games in Beijing will be Seven’s 12th Olympic Summer Games. Recently, Seven has been recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the leader in television coverage of the Olympic Games, with Seven awarded the IOC’s highest honour: the gold award in the Olympic Golden Rings.   www.sevencorporate.com.au
	In 1847, Johann Gramp planted the first commercial vineyard in Barossa Valley.  The philosophy behind Jacob’s Creek, is to offer a fresh, fruit-driven, easy drinking wine that can be consumed without years of cellaring. An ongoing quality commitment resulted in Jacob’s Creek receiving more than 4,000 show awards since its launch.  Today, more than 80% is being enjoyed in over 65 countries around the world. In China, Jacob’s Creek is the leading imported premium wine. www.jacobscreek.com
	AustChina is a corporate advisory and strategic investment firm that specialises in cross border investments and acquisitions throughout the Asia Pacific region. It has vast experience in business development throughout Asia, particularly China. AustChina has also been instrumental in assisting a number of corporations in developing their Chinese market presence, including their involvement in the redevelopment of the Beijing Friendship Store. It is also a foundation member of the China-Australia Chamber of Commerce in Beijing. www.bact.com.cn
	SmartTrans provides optimal fleet management technology to ensure on-time and efficient vehicle utilisation, including a secure messaging /communication platform and real-time GPS tracking and job management. SmartTrans delivers real and quantifiable cost reductions for all facets of service delivery for our customers with the ability to measure and reduce  a fleet’s carbon footprint resulting in our customers reducing their fleet carbon emissions. Together with our customers we develop a wholly integrated transport solution that reduces transport costs while ensuring the highest possible service levels are met. www.smarttrans.com.au

Silver Corporate Members

	Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is a producer-owned company, working in partnership with industry and government to achieve a profitable and sustainable red meat and livestock industry.  MLA has the unique responsibility of providing marketing and research services to its 43,500 livestock producer members and the broader red meat industry to help them meet community and consumer expectations. www.mla.com.au
	CPA Australia is the largest professional finance, accounting and business body in Australia and is one of the largest accounting bodies in the world with more than 117,000 members.  It has a diverse membership and a significant presence internationally with over 23% of members working and living in 97 countries outside Australia, mostly in Asia. Our primary role is to support members through education, training and technical advice that maintain their professional competence as well as add value to their professional development, recognition and standing. www.cpaaustralia.com.au
	Stroudgate is an established business to business magazine publisher often specialising in International trade. Stroudgate has published the official Australian Government publications for World Expo’s in Hannover (2000) and Aichi, Japan (2005). Stroudgate was also appointed by Austrade as the official publisher for BCA for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games and the World Cup Rugby. Stroudgate has also published China Australia 2008 in support of BCA and Austrade for the Beijing Olympics. www.stroudgate.net
	Palamedia, a leading Sydney-based publishing company, are producing a definitive bilingual business guide to Chinese companies setting up in Australia, China Australia Business 2008, supported by the Australia China Business Council. As a silver corporate member for Austrade’s Business Club Australia networking business program in Beijing, China Australia Business 2008 will be launched on August 14 at the Hilton Hotel, Beijing. To register for this event please email your details to events@palamedia.com.au www.palamedia.com.au
	Lane4 is an international Performance Development Consultancy working in the fields of organisational change, leadership development and executive coaching. The company was founded in 1995 by Olympic Gold Medallist swimmer Adrian Moorhouse and leading sport psychologist, Professor Graham Jones.  We have offices in the UK, US and Australasia and a global network of associate consultants. Our consulting pool includes former Olympic champions, internationally-renowned performance psychologists, organisational development practitioners and high performance coaches. www.lane4performance.com
	The Queensland Government, through its export agency Trade Queensland, promotes Queensland as an international supplier of choice, and supports our businesses in their export activities. From the State’s world-class product and services exports, to the boundless opportunities for long-term strategic partnerships, the potential to do business with Queensland is endless.   Trade Queensland has four China-based offices that can help you explore opportunities for doing business with Queensland. www.export.qld.gov.au
	Sensis helps Australians and Chinese find, buy and sell through its multi-channel portfolio of information resources. These include Australian based White Pages® and Yellow™ directories; Citysearch® entertainment; Whereis® location and navigation; 1234, voice information service; and Trading Post™ auto and general merchandise classifieds and Universal Publisher’s mapping publications; and accommodation website gostay.com.au and in China through its majority shareholding leading Chinese websites; Soufun.com (real estate), PCPOP.com and IT168.com (IT) and Autohome.com.cn and Che168.com (automotive). www.sensis.com.au
	AuNew Group is a multi-national company consisting of two factories located in Sydney and Auckland respectively, two branches one in Hong Kong and the other in Beijing, and a flagship store showcasing only Australian and New Zealand made products. On the manufacturing side, AuNew Group is one of the major players in making Nutraceuticals and Cosmeceuticals in Australia and New Zealand. Aunew Hub, established in China three years ago, has become a platform for sharing resources in trade and facilitating business between China and Australia and China and New Zealand. www.aunew.com
	Arrow Energy. Creating the first global coal bed methane company. Arrow Energy is a leading Australian integrated energy company focused on the development of coal bed methane throughout eastern Australia, China, India, Vietnam and Indonesia. Our worldwide interests span coal seam gas developments, pipeline assets, electricity generation and investments in liquefied-natural gas (LNG) projects. Arrow Energy is one of Australia’s top 100 publicly-listed companies and has a current market capitalisation of more than AUS$2.5 billion. www.arrowenergy.com.au
	Woods Bagot is a global design studio specialising in the design and planning of facilities across three key sectors: Workplace, Education, Lifestyle Our focus is to understand your functional, operational and cultural needs, drawing on our research and experience to create solutions which work. Our multi-disciplinary team of highly skilled individuals provide services in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design, master planning, strategic facility planning and project management. We offer access to a network of specialists across 5 regions – Asia, Australia, Middle East, Europe and the United States.  With over 800 people and 14 international studios Woods Bagot delivers major projects at a global scale. www.woodsbagot.com
	Bovis Lend Lease is one of the world's leading project management and construction companies operating in more than 30 countries with over 8,000 employees. Using industry best practices, we work with clients to create high quality, sustainable property assets. Operating across Greater China since 1993, Bovis Lend Lease has successfully completed over 300 projects for both multi-national and major local companies. Our service offerings include construction management, programme management, EPCM and environmental consulting and assessments. www.bovislendlease.com
	Woodhead continues its support of the BCA in 2008 at this momentous event. After fifteen years of participation in the China property development marketplace, the opportunity to be a part of an Australian business contingent at the Beijing Olympics is rewarding. Woodhead has offices across Australia and Asia providing Architecture, Urban Design and Interior Design services to a variety of portfolios. With significant resources locally and real time links with expertise in their Australian studios, the company is preeminent in design service to China. www.woodhead.com.au
	Since 2006, a two berth port, the world’s heaviest haul rail line and a mine site with major ore processing capability have been built in the Pilbara, a remote region of Western Australia.  This has all happened in less than two years. Fortescue is well within reach of its projected target of 45 million tonnes per annum “Mta”. The mine, rail and port operations are now at practical completion and looking to increase production to 55 Mta. FMG is planning a further increase in capacity of potentially up to 160 Mta. Thirty five large and medium steel mills in China have entered long term offtake agreements of over 10 years. This is only the beginning of the Fortescue story.  With the largest tenement holding in the Pilbara, there is already planned expansion to open up new areas within the Chichester Ranges around Christmas Creek and Mt Lewin, extending the rail line even further into this remote outback country. www.fmgl.com.au
	Architectural innovation and a well-respected reputation for high standards of design are the principles of the architects, urban planners and interior designers at PTW Architects.  Established in 1889, this international practice has offices in Sydney, Beijing, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.  PTW Architects create design solutions that balance commercial objectives with cultural and public uses resulting in the enhancement of the public realm and a city’s facilities.  With values based upon design excellence, collaboration, professional integrity, creativity, pride and commitment, PTW has the ability to tackle architectural challenges of considerable scale and complexity successfully and within expeditious timeframes. www.ptw.com.au

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