Event Details
Date: Thursday, 13th February 2025
Time: 8:00 am to 9:30 am
Venue:
Central Park Theatre,
152-158 St George Terrace,
Perth WA
Registration & Cost:
Free for Members
$10 Non-members
CPD Points: 2
The WA State Chapter is delighted to invite you to an insightful morning event on the topic Understanding Geopolitical Risks for WA in 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity to explore critical trends shaping our region and connect with like-minded professionals.
About Event
There can no longer be any doubt that we are living through a period of increasing geopolitical volatility. What the World Economic Forum describes as a ‘polycrisis’ is creating real risks for organisations if they are not facing into this changing reality. The disruptions are also generating opportunities for those organisations which are on the front foot.
Western Australia is right in the thick of these rapidly evolving geopolitical risks and opportunities. Countries are realising that maintaining access to the metals and minerals needed for advanced tech and the energy transition – many of which are produced in WA – is a matter of national security. But that doesn’t mean that these commodities provide certain profitability for resources companies. In fact, as they scramble to shore up supply, some governments have spurred over-investment that has contributed to low global prices.
These dynamic geopolitical forces are complex, but with the right systems and processes in place, leaders can better understand and navigate geopolitics and optimise opportunities. Building in knowledge of the broader geopolitical trends will help companies to assess and manage over-the-horizon risks.
Leading companies are facing these challenges head on, not just hoping the world will go back to ‘normal’ soon – because it won’t. Jon Berry (Associate Director of KPMG’s Australia Geopolitics Hub) will be joining us to unpack these issues, and to discuss how they could impact Western Australia in the years ahead.
About the Speaker
Jon Berry
Associate Director, Australia Geopolitics Hub
Jon Berry is Associate Director of the Australia Geopolitics Hub at KPMG. He provides analysis and advice for businesses seeking to understand how geopolitical risks and opportunities impact their operations and ambitions.
Jon is an experienced international trade, investment and geopolitical analyst. He has had a varied 20-year career including roles in Australia, China, Japan, France, Italy, Africa, Switzerland and India. Jon worked for ten years as a Melbourne-based consultant, advising most of Australia’s largest export industries, and representing their interests in Canberra and at international cooperation fora.
From 2008 to 2010, Jon worked within the UN system, as an emergency logistics officer for the World Food Programme. This role involved frequent missions to Africa and the Middle East where he saw firsthand both the challenges and opportunities represented by international trade, and the geopolitical forces that shape and influence the decisions of governments. This experience helps Jon understand and anticipate the varied ways that governments respond to major global events and trends.
Jon has an MBA focusing on international and intergovernmental relations from the University of Geneva, as well as a Master of Public Policy from Melbourne University with a focus on trade policy and international relations. Jon has published or contributed to numerous research papers for organisations including the Australian APEC Study Centre, the APEC Policy Support Unit, Canada’s Fraser Institute and Asialink. He is regularly interviewed by national and international media on issues of trade policy.
Registration will close on Monday, 10 February 2025.