Welcome to Brisbane.
Brisbane Australia's new world city.
Home to over 2 million people. AU$114 billion economy.
Alfonso Vega De Seoene Palleres, Communication & Institutional Relations, Abengoa Solar - "Brisbane is going through a very strong economic growth, there is a lot happening in the region from new infrastructure projects in the transportation sector to mining and oil and gas companies establishing and growing their presence locally."
A global resource hub. Home to over 170 mining companies. AU$25 billion resources sector.
Leo Kalogou, General Manager - Mining, Komatsu - "The reason why we have situated in Brisbane is because most of the major mining houses are based in Brisbane"
AU$217 billion economy by 2031. 343,000 new jobs by 2021. AU$142 billion QLD resources infrastructure program.
Fiona Nicholls, Vice President External Relations, Rio Tinto Energy - "Brisbane and Queensland are really important for Rio Tinto. We have about 8000 people based in Queensland."
Fourth most sought after location for hotel investment globally (Jones Lang Lasalle). Average hotel occupancy 80%. Strong growth in hotel income returns. Globally acclaimed conventions facilities. The closest major Australian city to Asia. Award winning airport. Australia TradeCoast - one of Australia's largest industrial precincts.
David Foote, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Country Choice - "We've grown today to where we have more than 1000 people. We're about $100 million in annual sales to over 20 countries, which makes the Port of Brisbane and the Brisbane Airport fairly critical in our export success."
Enabling innovation. World's first city innovation scorecard. Second city to appoint a Chief Digital Officer. 300 world-class education institutions. 80,000 international student enrolments a year.
Andrew Jesset, Chief Executive Officer, Mineware - "It also has some great universities that provide some fantastic people that can work for a mining technology company such as ours."
Long standing relationship with Asia. Culturally diverse and inclusive. A dynamic outdoor lifestyle. World-class events and attractions.
Victoria Somlyay, Vice President External Affairs, Metallurgical Coal - BHP Billiton "We really value lifestyle as much as we do the business opportunities and things that have brought people to this city."
LIVE WORK STUDY MEET INVEST Brisbane Australia's new world city. Host of the 2014 G20 Summit.
Mauro Neves De Moraes, Global Director Coal, Vale "Brisbane still has lots of growth years and whoever is here will benefit from that."
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