ABIE France organises events where those interested in cultivating business contacts between Europe and Australia can meet.

Unless otherwise indicated, please contact Robin Smith at the ABIE Secretariat for further information and registration -- Email: abie.france@gmail.com

Over the years ABIE has invited a series of key figures from the private and public sectors in France and Australia to be guest speakers at its regular business functions -- including the Prime Minister, the Hon. John Howard, the Treasurer the Hon. Peter Costello and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Alexander Downer.

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FESTIVAL INTERCELTIQUE DE LORIENT
ANNÉE DE L'AUSTRALIE

Pour sa 36ème édition, le Festival Interceltique de Lorient, qui met à l'honneur les musique et culture celtes, a invité l'Australie à participer, en tant que 'Pays à l'honneur' en 2006, afin de montrer notamment la manière dont les traditions celtes ont interagi et fusionné avec les autres influences culturelles, multiples, de l'Australie, comme par exemple celles des communautés aborigènes.

La présence australienne au FIL cette année, ce sera :

_ Une 'Grande Nuit de l'Australie', le samedi 29 juillet ; événement musical qui retracera l'histoire de l'Australie ;
_ Un pavillon australien de 600m, situé au coeur du festival, et qui abritera une scène, un pub inspiré de l'outback australien, un restaurant proposant des spécialités culinaires australiennes, et de nombreux stands destinés à offrir aux visiteurs une présentation complète de l'Australie.
_ Une exposition d'art australien de Lockhart River (Queensland), intitulée 'Histoires de Terre et Mer', exposée dans les locaux de la Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Lorient.
_ Une sélection des grands succès du cinéma australien dans les salles du cinéma de Lorient et à la Médiathèque.

Quand ? du 28 juillet au 6 août
Où ? à Lorient dans le Morbihan (Bretagne)
Contact ? Pour plus d'informations sur le programme complet du festival ou pour réserver des places aux spectacles
proposés, consultez le site du festival : www.Festival-interceltique.com

Business lunch with UBIFRANCE
Business lunch with UBIFRANCE on the 23rd of February with guest speakers HE Penelope Wensley AO, Australian Ambassador to France and Honorary President of ABIE France, and Louis-Michel Morris, Directeur-Général of UBIFRANCE, who spoke about : « la relation commerciale entre France et l'Australie: un nouvel élan ».

The Business of Art
Presentation by Lauraine Diggens, who specialises in Aboriginal Art, on 16 March at the Australian Embassy, followed by a cocktail reception.

ANZAC Day
ANZAC Day 2006 activities are being organised by the Australian Embassy and will include a Dawn Service at the Embassy on the 25th of April and services on Saturday the 29th of April at Villers Bretonneux and Bullecourt.

Annual ABIE Lunch
Annual ABIE Lunch at the Races at Auteuil Race course, together with the Franco-Irish and Franco-British Chambers of Commerce.

Summer dinner
ABIE traditional 'al fresco' Summer Dinner in August.

ABIE Business Breakfast with M. Daniel GRIMM, Deputy Director, Ecole Centrale Paris
"Australian Universities and French Grandes Ecoles: Build the Relationship Today to Capitalise Tomorrow"

Summer Dinner Held abord "Le Cercle de la Mer"
Port du Suffren, 75007 Paris

Christmas reception

Business Breakfast & Presentation
Business Breakfast & Presentation by Martin Hadlow, Director of the Bureau of Public Information at UNESCO: "Afganistan: UNESCO's involvement in it's reconstruction and relevance of this experience to the current situation in South East Asia".

Business Breakfast & Presentation
Business lunch at l'Aero Club de France with guest speaker Michael Garrett, Executive Vice President, NESTLE SA: "The impact of equitable trade on the future of multinational food companies".

Business lunch with Robin James
Business lunch with Robin James - CEO of the Pacific Film and Television Commission Pty Ltd, Board Member of the Association of Film Commissioners International and of AusFILM who spoke about: 'Aussiewood: taking the Australian Film Industry to the world' at the Australian Embassy.

Lunch at the Races
Annual ABIE Lunch at the Races at Auteuil Race course, together with the Franco-Irish and Franco-British Chambers of Commerce.

Annual Summer Dinner
Annual Summer Dinner at l'Entrepôt Restaurant.

Tour of Musée Quai Branly
Exclusive tour of Musée Quai Branly for ABIE Members with a preview of the Australian Indigneous Art Works.

Presentation by Richard Gibbs
Presentation by Richard Gibbs, Head of Economics, Macquarie Bank Ltd, on an Australian Economic and Investment Overview: "The thrills and spills faced by a global business cycle leader".

Wine tasting
ABIE/AFA Wine tasting at Matilda's, the Australian Embassy Bar.

Christmas reception
Annual Christmas cocktail at the Australian Ambassador's residence.