In the last edition of our magazine, Accelerate, we featured an article by the University of Queensland (UQ) about their sustainability projects. You can read…
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The global commitment to a profound reduction in CO2 emissions has triggered a worldwide trend towards reducing energy consumption and increasing the use of renewable energies.
We are excited to present New Energy, the latest issue of our chamber magazine, Accelerate. A huge thanks to our contributing members, who put together fascinating content for this first issue of 2021. The overarching topic reflects developments in the sector of renewables.
In the latest edition of our Meet the board series, we spoke to Tea Dietterich. Tea runs a hugely successful, global interpreting and translation business from her office up in the Sunshine State, and has been part of the chamber for well over 20 years.
In the latest episode of our “Meet the Board” series, we spoke with a long-standing member of the German-Australian Chamber’s board, Dr Wolfgang Babeck. Wolfgang is a partner at our Executive Partner Buse as well as European Counsel for our Premium Partner Hall & Wilcox.
The hospitality and tourism sector have undoubtedly been among the hardest hit during the pandemic. In September, during the second lockdown and Stage 4 restrictions that we are still experiencing in Melbourne, we spoke with one of the German-Australian Chamber’s new members, The Hof Group. Philipp Hockenberger is the brand manager at the Hof Group, which includes Hofbrauhaus in Melbourne’s CBD.
Global trade and investment rely on cross-border movement of goods and people for work purposes. Especially the cross-border exchanges of people for trade and investment is currently heavily restricted in Australia. In turn, the restrictions hurt the German-Australian business community.
This week, we spoke with Simone Whetton from Colin Biggers & Paisley. Simone has been a member of the board since 2015, and chairs our Policy Advisory Committee.
Join us as we talk about the value of the office, mental health, civic duty, and German dialects!
In the latest episode of our ‘Meet the Board’ series, we spoke with Rebecca Lee, Managing Director at Merck Life Science. Rebecca has worked for German companies and subsidiaries for many years and knows a thing or two about differences in work culture. If you want to know more about Rebecca’s leadership philosophy, the triple bottom line, networking with peers and Rebecca’s taste for an infamous tropical fruit, have a listen!
Last week, we spoke with our vice-chairman of the board, Rolf Drohn. Rolf has been part of the German business community for over two decades and is a long-time supporter of the German-Australian Chamber. In this podcast episode, we covered quite a bit, from the value of collaboration and contribution to gender equality, ghost choirs and more.