Five reasons to join CEDA

Reasons to join CEDA

1. Independent, outcomes-based research on Australia's economy

CEDA Research and Policy has a reputation for being independent, well informed and identifying

good policy outcomes. Research is based on collaboration between Australia's best business

and academic minds, and feedback from members.

CEDA Research and Policy aims to improve understanding of Australia's biggest economic

challenges - such as infrastructure, water and climate change - and provide clear solutions.

2. Understand Australia's business and economic challenges

CEDA is Australia's platform of choice for economic, business and policy discussion. The

annual forum and event program features Australia's business and opinion leaders, government

ministers, senior public servants and international figures.

Attending CEDA events and forums will improve your knowledge and understanding of the

Australian and international economic, business and policy debate.

CEDA events and forums also provide opportunities for networking and interaction with

speakers.

3. Professional development

Emerging leaders can take part in CEDA's Copland Leadership Program, run in partnership

with Australia's best executive education business schools.

CEDA trustees can take part in our innovative Sustainability, CEO and CFO roundtables.

CEDA forums and events deliver knowledge and insights from Australia's business and opinion

leaders, government ministers, senior public servants and international figures, helping people

make informed decisions.

Reasons to join CEDA

1. Independent, outcomes-based research on Australia's economy

CEDA Research and Policy has a reputation for being independent, well informed and identifying good policy outcomes. Research is based on collaboration between Australia's best business and academic minds, and feedback from members.

CEDA Research and Policy aims to improve understanding of Australia's biggest economic challenges - such as infrastructure, water and climate change - and provide clear solutions.

2. Understand Australia's business and economic challenges

CEDA is Australia's platform of choice for economic, business and policy discussion. The annual forum and event program features Australia's business and opinion leaders, government ministers, senior public servants and international figures.

Attending CEDA events and forums will improve your knowledge and understanding of the Australian and international economic, business and policy debate.

CEDA events and forums also provide opportunities for networking and interaction with speakers.

3. Professional development
Emerging leaders can take part in CEDA's Copland Leadership Program, run in partnership with Australia's best executive education business schools.

CEDA trustees can take part in our innovative Sustainability, CEO and CFO roundtables.

CEDA forums and events deliver knowledge and insights from Australia's business and opinion leaders, government ministers, senior public servants and international figures, helping people make informed decisions.

4. Hosting and sponsorship opportunities

CEDA members have access to preferential sponsorship opportunities for CEDA research and forums, reaching Australia's business, academic and political communities. Members can host trustee-only boardroom briefings and corporate tables at events or sponsor specific research publications.

5. Become a CEDA trustee and advance Australia's economic development by contributing to research and forums

CEDA's trustees play a particularly important role. As the nation's business and public policy leaders, CEDA trustees offer their vision and ideas to advance Australia's economic development. In return, they have access to CEDA's research, forums and events, networking, and professional development programs.

When an organisation joins CEDA, they nominate trustees to represent them as part of their CEDA membership. The number of trustees an organisation can nominate is determined by the level of membership.

Trustees represent their organisation at CEDA events and forums, including annual events such as the State of the Nation and the Economic and Political Overview. Trustees also host and attend boardroom briefings with other trustees, and take part in CEDA's professional development programs including CEO and CFO Roundtables.

Trustees can also participate in CEDA Research reference groups, and are the first to receive new research and notification about forums and events.

Membership

"This (CEDA) is an important forum for considered debate in a world that both requires and deserves more public discourse than that which is regularly served up."

Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for State Development and Trade, The Hon Andrew Fraser MP (QLD EPO 2012)

"It is time for both major parties to return to a bipartisan commitment on economic reform. Both parties must acknowledge the need for such reform and engage in meaningful, robust and evidence-based public debate. If not the hard-won gains of the past will be but a fleeting memory as we are mired in political point-scoring, policy vacuums and Green anti-development rhetoric."

CEDA Chief Executive, Professor Stephen Martin, Business Spectator,
5 December 2011, on the CEDA Big Issues survey results