Mr Neuhaus is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade where he most recently headed the Middle East and Africa Division. He has previously served overseas as Ambassador to Zimbabwe; Director, Political Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, London; and High Commissioner to Nigeria. In Canberra, Mr Neuhaus has also served as Assistant Secretary, Africa Branch and Senior Adviser, International Division, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.   Ambassador Neuhaus ..read more

Australian Business In Europe helps foster approx $77b beneficial trade between #Qld and Europe, and today the Governor met the Netherlands Chair, Jennifer Tucker to discuss ways Queensland can develop further export growth opportunities pic.twitter.com/Qk9f3X8I8h — Governor of Queensland (@QldGovernor) November 15, 2019 ..read more

Dr. Greg French is the Australian Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. He has previously served as the Senior Legal and Non-Proliferation Adviser to the AUKUS Nuclear Powered Submarine Taskforce within the Department of Defence (2021-23). Before that, he was head of the Consular Modernisation Program at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Between 2016 and 2020, Dr. French was Australia’s Ambassador to Italy, Albania, Libya, and San Marino. He also served as Australia’s Permanen ..read more

Before taking up the role, Ms. Heckscher was Deputy High Commissioner in London. She previously headed the Southeast Asia Division in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was responsible for Australia’s bilateral relationships with the ten ASEAN countries. Ms. Heckscher has previously served as the Department’s Corporate Counsel and on the Department’s Audit and Risk Committee and Aid Governance Board, headed the Americas Division, and occupied other legal roles within the Department. Overseas, Ms. Heckscher has served in senior positions at Australian diplomatic missions in Singapo ..read more

It made for fascinating listening. Four top business leaders from four hugely successful global companies, all sharing their very different stories of navigating the unprecedented COVID 19 crisis. Two saw their businesses expand. Two saw their businesses severely impacted, and see their struggle continuing. Two are based in Australia. Two are based in Europe. All are members of the ABIE Network. It was ABIE’S first Business Leaders Roundtable, held on Wednesday June 24. Titled ‘Unlocking European-Australian Potential’, the speakers shared their insights gleaned from the crisis and how they ma ..read more