On 21 March 2012, Antony Dapiran, a Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in Hong Kong, addressed an audience of 130 young professionals from a diverse range of industries on the topic: Advising China Inc.: Selling professional services to the world’s largest market Drawing from his extensive experiences in the legal profession in Australia, [...]

The Australia-China Young Professionals Initiative welcomes all young professionals, entrepreneurs and postgraduate students in Melbourne to attend an evening of dialogue and discussion on the current state of private Chinese inbound investment into Australia. We will be engaging with the key issues: – What are the drivers of private Chinese investment in Australia? – How [...]

On 5 July 2011, more than 100 young professionals attended an Australia-China Young Professionals Initiative (ACYPI) event at the Chinese Museum in Melbourne’s Chinatown precinct. The event focused on the rise of China’s ‘new media’, which represents a significant meeting point between China’s economic growth, entrepreneurialism and politics. The sector has attracted significant international scrutiny, with [...]

The Australia-China Young Professionals Initiative (ACYPI) welcomes all young professionals, entrepreneurs and post-graduate students to join us in discussing current issues in Australia-China trade and to meet with peers with a common interest in the bilateral relationship. Niranjan Arasaratnam and Lin Yang from Allens Arthur Robinson will provide their insight and analysis on: • What is Australia’s current trading relationship [...]

China’s “consumer class” continues to grow at a rapid rate and this will open up further opportunities for Australian trade and investment in China over the coming decade. Annual growth will result in a Chinese middle class of more than 40% of the Chinese population by 2020, around 700 million people, according to Dr Pradeep [...]