BEIJING ORGANISERS

Tasman Asia Pacific is an economics consultancy founded in 1990 along with Tasman Institute, by Dr Michael Porter. Tasman has specialised in the economics of development, finance, infrastructure and public policy reform. Tasman now is a small enterprise based around Michael Porter that teams with larger enterprises. Current assignments, with the APIF team have included the Asia Pacific Infrastructure Forum; and current tasks include include infrastructure service provision and finance in the Pacific islands (ADB project 2006-7).

Tasman Asia Pacific’s areas of focus cover institutional and regulatory reform for infrastructure, private sector participation in infrastructure, infrastructure financing, public finance and taxation reform. Tasman Asia Pacific is active in Australia and Asian economic reforms, including training and communication of new ways of financing economic development. Tasman has been active in promoting reform agendas in Asia (Indonesia, Philippines, China, Thailand and ASEAN).

Tasman Asia Pacific builds on a 25 year history of work in economics, policy and government reform, undertaken by Tasman’s consultants, network and predecessor organisations. The rich body of work means that Tasman Asia Pacific has a vast range of experience and knowledge to draw upon in conducting its current projects.

Contact Details
Mr Michael Porter
Chairman
Tasman Asia Pacific
Telephone: +61 3 9654 3800
Fax: +61 3 9654 6363
Email: mporter@tasman.com.au
Website: www.tasman.com.au

Freehills’ unparalleled reputation for delivering excellent commercial legal advice has been developed over more than 140 years. With over 1700 staff including 950 lawyers and 200 partners, Freehills is recognised as one of the leading Australian and South-East Asian commercial law firms. It is involved in many of the largest and most complex commercial transactions in this region. Its ability to provide clients with legal, commercial and strategic solutions is built on experience and the desire to understand the commercial context in which business operates. Freehills has over 30 years of experience in Asia, hence has an extensive network of contacts with key industry players, government and local law firms.

Areas of expertise
Freehills’ maintain its reputation as one of Australia’s leading law firms across several areas of practice, including communications, media and technology, corporate and M&A, financial services, litigation, regulatory and government affairs and taxation. In addition, Freehills is regarded as having the leading energy and resources practice in Australia. It has unparalleled experience in relation to advising on the legal and regulatory frameworks for energy throughout Australia, and has exported its expertise gained in Australia to reform electricity markets in Singapore, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan and the Philippines. The Freehills team works extensively in the resources industry, including industry projects involving coal and metallurgical metals.

Coupled with its strength in the energy and resources sector, Freehills is a leading player in major projects and infrastructure work. Their national team services every major industry including transport, finance, energy, power, construction, engineering, water, waste and property & environment. In this area it adopt a multi-disciplinary approach which covers:

• project structuring, implementation and project delivery
• risk analysis and management
• preparation of project documentation and contract negotiation
• transaction, asset and project due diligence
• planning, environment and native title advice
• project financing
• dispute resolution and litigation advice when required

Contact Details
Mr Michael Sonnenberg
Consultant
Freehills
Telephone: +61 3 9288 1755
Fax: +61 3 9288 1567
Email: Michael.Sonnenberg@freehills.com
Website: www.freehills.com

The Allen Consulting Group specialises in advising governments and corporations on complex and sensitive issues involving economics, policy and regulation. The Group was established in 1988 and has since grown into one of the leading advisers with five offices in Australia and with increasing work in the Asia Pacific region.

Government clients include the Australian Government, all the State Governments of Australia, the New Zealand Government, as well as APEC and ASEAN. Corporate clients include such major companies as BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Exxon-Mobil, ANZ Bank, Macquarie Bank, Transenergie, GlaxoSmithKline, Ford, General Motors, Microsoft and Cisco.

In particular, the firm has deep experience in the reform and regulation of infrastructure industries including electricity, gas, telecommunications, water, rail, ports and airports. This includes analysis of licensing and regulation, prices and service quality, valuation, competition, government business structures, market mechanisms, environmental issues and community impacts.

Contact Details
Mr James van Smeerdijk
Chief Executive Officer
The Allen Consulting Group Pty Ltd
Telephone: +61 3 9654 3800
Fax: +61 3 9654 6363
Email: jvansmeerdijk@allenconsult.com.au
Website: www.allenconsult.com.au

Deacons is a leading, full-service commercial law firm with offices and affiliates located throughout Australia and Asia. It provides legal and commercial services to leading financial institutions, corporations, governments and public authorities, as well as private businesses and individuals. It has a track record in managing projects of various sizes, nature and complexities. Deacons offers a comprehensive and well-established network of 1,600 staff throughout Australia and Asia, supported by a cohesive national management and administration structure ensuring the resources, technology, management and progressive thinking of an international organisation.

Deacons provides a wide range of legal and advisory services to both private corporations and governments. The advice supplied includes general commercial and corporate advice, as well as regulatory policy advice. Deacons regularly acts on large-scale transactions in the energy, resources, water, transport, health and telecommunications sectors. Deacons has a practical and commercial appreciation of the implications of regulatory reforms and technological advances in the dynamic telecommunications sector and has a demonstrated capacity to act on a wide range of matters.

In addition to its regular and ongoing commercial work, Deacons has recently been appointed the project manager for AusAID's AU$25 million, 5-year economic governance facility in Indonesia, the Technical Advisory Management Facility III (TAMF III), based in Jakarta.

Contact Details
Mr Ian McCubbin
Partner, National China Business Group Leader
Deacons
Telephone: +61 3 8686 6077
Fax: +61 3 8686 6505
Email: ian.mccubbin@deacons.com.au
Website: www.deacons.com.au

KPMG is one of the world’s leading advisory firms, providing a range of advice to governments and business clients in over 157 countries. In Australia, KPMG has 17 offices and employs over 4,000 staff.

In addition to our audit and accounting services, KPMG has a strong track record in advising on electricity and gas industry policy and reform, including market reform, regulation, and energy policy.

Our approach is characterised by working in partnership with our clients to deliver focused outcomes.

Antony Cohen
Partner
KPMG Corporate Finance (Aust) Pty Ltd
Telephone: +61 3 9288 5156
Facsimile: +61 3 9288 5280
Email: antonycohen@kpmg.com.au
Website: www.kpmg.com.au

Brendan Rynne
Partner
KPMG
Telephone: +61 3 9288 5780
Fax: +61 3 9288 6166
Email: bjrynne@kpmg.com.au
Website: www.kpmg.com.au

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