Speakers

Arnold Jorge is Chief Executive Officer of the Export Council of Australia.  He has more than 25 years of experience in global trade, including as an Australian diplomat and trade negotiator with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and senior consultant with the Washington DC-based Centre for International Private Enterprise.  He has advised and worked closely with both businesses and governments to facilitate cross-border trade.  He developed 'strategic orchestration', an approach to managing risks and achieving global trade objectives by applying critical thinking, psychology of influence, and foresighting.  He has a Master of Business Administration (specialising in entrepreneurial management and marketing).  He is trained in aid-for-trade, lean start-up and agile methodologies.

The Export Council of Australia

The Export Council of Australia is a private not-for-profit organisation, representing businesses engaged in international trade. ECA members are mostly small and medium sized businesses from different industries, doing business across global markets. We provide advice, training, ecosystem-building, and advocacy. We advance simplified and inclusive trade, utilisation of emerging technologies, traceability, first nations and women entrepreneurship, and environmental sustainability.