Entries by Suzanne Heim

B20 Business

1st December 2014 in /by

Turkey has now taken over the chairmanship of the G20 group of leading industrial companies and in conjunction with this the Turkish chambers of commerce organized a meeting in Istanbul recently to continue the B20 process involving business. Both Australia and Germany are members of the G20 and the GABC has been invited to submit members to […]

Australian Economic Update, UK

27th November 2014 in /by

Australian Economic Update Australian Business in the UK held their regular Australian economic update on 27 November 2014 at BHP Hilton’s spectacular offices overlooking London’s Victoria station with a great view down the Thames over the Houses of Parliament. Present by the Commonwealth Bank’s Chief Economist, Michael Blythe, the update touched on a number of […]

Letter from the Chair

20th November 2014 in /by

Dear Members and Friends of our Association, as many of you will know we have recently completed the registration of our association’s change of name and I am pleased to report that the German Australian Business Council e.V. is now registered. Earlier on this year, we adopted a refreshed Strategy and Mission Statement which better […]

Melbourne Cup event in Frankfurt

18th November 2014 in /by

Adina Apartment Hotel, Frankfurt Neue Oper The 2014 Frankfurt Melbourne Cup Event was a night of fun and lively competition. The highlight being Protectionist, a German born and bred horse winning the 2014 Emirates Melbourne Cup. We could not have asked for a better Australia – German link for the focus of the evening. The […]

Fourth Australian German Science Circle

8th November 2014 in /by

Australian Embassy, Berlin The fourth Australia-German Science Circle was held on a pleasant September evening in the meeting room at the Australian Embassy in Berlin. Attended by ABIE Board Members, Elisabeth Opie, Class de Boer and Rob Harrison, the event focussed on science collaboration around the world. Professor Debbie Terry, Senior Vice-Chancellor of the University […]

New logo for new name introduces new era

1st November 2014 in /by

To distinguish the newly named German Australian Business Council from its predecessor a new logo has been designed. The design was created by design agency Creative Republic based in Frankfurt and reflects the two-way nature of the newly refurbished organization to enhance business and cultural relationships between Australia and Germany. The colours red, blue and […]

Presentation and lab tour by our corporate member Sonic Healthcare

21st October 2014 in /by

Sonic Healthcare, Berlin On 21 October 2014, members and friends of the German Australian Business Council joined for a most fascinating evening at the premises of Sonic Healthcare in Berlin. They were welcomed by Sonic Healthcare Germany’s CEO Evangelos Kotsopoulos; Mr. Kotsopoulos delivered a presentation highlighting the state-of-the-art technology used by Sonic Healthcare in Germany. […]

ABIE Germany becomes the ‘GERMAN AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL’

15th October 2014 in /by

Today the new name was recognized and Australian Business in Europe  Germany officially became the German Australian Business Council. As organizations grow and change they often need a new look and feel that reflects these developments. Late last year the board of ABIE Germany agreed it was time the name of the group reflected […]