GEN A Masterclass | John Denton AO
VIEW EVENT DETAILS60 minutes, 20 participants, 1 master
We are pleased to welcome John Denton AO, Partner and CEO of Corrs Chambers Westgarth as our second Melbourne Masterclass speaker under our new GEN A program. This series is designed to bring together Asia experts and leaders with a successful track-record of working in Asia with our GEN A participants for intensive masterclasses.
Date: Monday 3 April 2017
Time: 10:45am for an 11:00am start, conclude 12:15pm
Venue: Corrs Chambers Westgarth - 567 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
This event is open to GEN A participants only. Registration is essential, space is limited. For more information please contact [email protected].
About the speaker:
John W.H. Denton is a Partner and the Chief Executive Officer of Corrs Chambers Westgarth, the leading Australian independent law firm.
A global leader in three arenas; a legal expert in the areas of government, workplace relations, and international trade and investment; a national business leader and an international adviser on global policy. His advice is sought by the nation’s most prominent corporations and by governments and international bodies alike.
Appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2015 by the Governor-General in his capacity as Chancellor of the Order of Australia. He was recognised in 2015 “for his distinguished service to business and commerce, particularly in the legal profession, to the visual and performing arts sectors, to social welfare and the rights of refugees”. This award represents the highest recognition for outstanding achievement and service in Australia.
John is Chair of the Business Council of Australia’s (BCA) Global Engagement Taskforce; board member of Asialink and Teach for Australia; Chairman (emeritus) of the Experts Group on Trade and Investment in Indonesia and a founding member of the Australia China CEO Roundtable meetings.
He is one of the two originating members of the B20 - the business reference group of the G20, and was a member of the Australian B20 Leadership Group.
John was recently elected as the First Vice Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and is a member of the ICC G20 CEO Advisory Group, the primary body for establishing the direction of business input within the G20 process.
A key member of the Australian Government advisory panel overseeing the development of the ‘Australia in the Asian Century’ White Paper, John was also on the Government’s Cabinet sub-committee for the White Paper review process published in October 2012. He later became a member of the Strategic Advisory Board advising the Government on implementation and emerging policy issues.
John was a government appointed panel member of the Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness and has been Chairman of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees Australia for more than a decade. He is a former diplomat, has a double degree in Arts and Law, and is a Harvard Business School alumnus.
He is recognised as one of the best labour law practitioners in the Asia Pacific by Asialaw Leading Lawyers Survey and one of Australia’s best government and trade lawyers in the Best Lawyers peer survey.
ABOUT GEN A
The GEN A network brings together young professionals (under 35) from across the Asia Society Australia membership. It aims to give our young leaders access to leading business, policy, trade, diversity and cultural thinkers on Asia, through a series of masterclasses that draw on their industry and personal experience working with and in Asia. GEN A participants have the opportunity to attend regular Asia Society events over the course of one year. More >>
This event is generously hosted by Corrs Chambers Westgarth