Business Advantage International has announced the date for its next major PNG investment conference. The Business Advantage Papua New Guinea Investment Summit will be staged in Sydney in September 2017.

The 2017 Papua New Guinea Investment Conference will take PNG to the heart of Sydney’s financial district.

‘Our 2017 PNG Investment Conference will be an energetic re-boot of the investment conference format, aimed at connecting PNG businesses with international partners, and showcasing PNG as a favourable business destination ahead of APEC 2018,’ says Andrew Wilkins, Publishing Director for Business Advantage International.

Wilkins says the aim is to create a powerful forum for promoting investment in PNG, and business links across the region.

International

The event will be targeted at PNG and international investors, business executives and buyers.

It will also incorporate a special Pacific Islands Investment Seminar to highlight opportunities in PNG’s Melanesian neighbours: Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.

‘The delegate experience is paramount.’

Business Advantage International’s Andrew Wilkins (right) discusses equity investment.

Business Advantage International, organiser and co-host of the Papua New Guinea Advantage Investment Summit between 2011 and 2015, has extensive experience in organising international investment events, and over a decade’s experience promoting PNG internationally, including through its annual investment guide, Business Advantage Papua New Guinea, and the businessadvantagepng.com online business magazine.

Best of breed

‘As always, our focus will be on creating a best-of-breed event, where the delegate experience is paramount—a dynamic, stimulating program in a great location,’ says Wilkins.

‘With over 600 multinationals running their Asia-Pacific operations out of Sydney, and 45% of Australia’s top 500 also based there, Sydney is a natural choice’

With over 600 multinationals running their Asia-Pacific operations out of Sydney, and 45% of Australia’s top 500 also based there, Sydney is a natural choice for an event which aims to ignite a new conversation about business opportunities in PNG.