Rotary Melbourne Lunch 16 July

Rotary Melbourne Weekly Club Meeting - 16 July 2025

Guest Speaker David Olsson AM, National President of the Australia China Business Council

Topic 'Australia & China: Stabilised But Where To From Here?' 

Details 12.30 for 12.50 - 2.00pm at No35 Sofitel Melbourne & by ZOOM  

Venue No35 Sofitel Melbourne

David Olsson AM is an International Director of King & Wood Mallesons currently based in Hong Kong / Shenzhen. He has over 30 years' experience in the areas of cross-border investments, corporate finance and financial markets, working with clients, industry bodies and governments in the Asian region.

He has a particular interest in the development of China's financial markets and cross-border capital flows and has provided many years of service advising on, and leading, a range of initiatives that build deeper understandings of these developments by clients and within the international business community. 

He is the current National President and Chairman of the Australia China Business Council, having previously served as chair of the Australian Chamber of Commerce, Beijing (2010-13) and as a member of the Australian Government's Australia China Council. He has established and chaired a private sector initiative to work with the Australian and State governments on a project that promoted the development of the financial infrastructure, and regulatory regime, to support the use of renminbi in trade and investment flows between Australia and China. 

He is a passionate supporter of the New Colombo Plan (an Australian government initiative to encourage young Australians to study, live and gain work experience in the Indo-Pacific region) and is a member of the Council of the Australian National University Foundation.    

Join us for an informative lunch on the edge of technology.