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Jennifer is the Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner for United Kingdom, Ireland and Nordics for the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (“Austrade”). Having lived in France for almost 20 years, Jennifer was previously Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner for France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Luxembourg between June 2015 and November 2019. She has a deep knowledge of European markets and doing business in Europe.

Prior to joining Austrade, Jennifer worked as a lawyer for international law firm Clifford Chance in Paris for 15 years. She specialised in Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity and advised both international and French clients. She was also the head of the Paris firm's client development, marketing and communications team with responsibility for France, Turkey and Africa for five years before joining Austrade in June 2015.

Jennifer holds an Arts Law degree from the University of Sydney. She was admitted as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of NSW in 1994 and admitted as a French 'avocat' to the Paris bar in 2003. She speaks French, Italian and Spanish. In 2018 she completed the Defence Industry Study Course.

Jennifer is responsible for the defence sector for Austrade across Europe. She leads the Austrade teams seeking to leverage the investment, trade and research and development collaboration opportunities flowing from the Australian Defence Programs.

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Chris joined Austrade in October 2014 in São Paulo, Brazil, and relocating to London in February 2019.

At Austrade São Paulo, Chris developed Inward Investment and Trade pipelines and projects in the Agribusiness and Bioenergy sector between Brazil and Australia. In London, he leads Inward Investment and Trade initiatives in the Fintech and Cybersecurity sectors aligned to the UK-Australia Fintech Bridge and Cybersecurity agreements between the Australian-UK governments and industries.

Chris has 20 years’ experience in international investment and trade, previously leading the Regional Team in the British Consulate General, Recife - Brazil, for UKTI (now DIT) 2001-2012. Prior to relocating to Brazil, he was Group Financial Controller for The Property Trust Group Plc in London.

Chris is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA UK), holds Postgraduate Diplomas from Open University UK in Management and Change Management and a Bachelor of Science (Chem Eng & Mgmt Honours) degree from Loughborough University, UK.

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Dave joined Austrade and commenced in his current role, based in London, in February 2019.

Dave has extensive experience in inward investment, including leading the Inward Investment team in Sao Paulo, Brazil for UKTI (now DIT) and managing the Inward Investment team at Oxfordshire County Council, later transferred into OxLEP. He also held inward investment and internationalisation roles at Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership (NEP - later absorbed into SEMLEP) as well as serving as Economic Development and Partnerships Manager for Maldon District Council, in Essex.

At Austrade, Dave focuses on Inward Investment in the Advanced Manufacturing, Defence and Space sectors, as well as Critical Minerals (especially related to battery technology) and Cyber Security, where applicable to these sectors.

David holds Bachelor of Arts and BA (Honours) degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa and a Postgraduate Diploma in International Business from the University of Sao Paulo, in Brazil. He also holds a postgraduate diploma obtained during his diplomatic training while working for the Department of Foreign Affairs in South Africa.