A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended the WA-Korea Business Forum 2025 in Perth! 🇦🇺🇰🇷
Your participation made this event a powerful platform for discussing the evolving Australia-Korea relationship, with a focus on sustainable partnerships and resilient supply chain collaboration across energy, critical minerals, and key resources.
Key insights from the forum:
🔹 Collaboration is key – Speakers emphasised the importance of cross-industry partnerships to drive innovation and meet global demands.
🔹 Adaptability matters – Discussions highlighted how political transitions and economic shifts create opportunities for strategic alignment between WA and Korea.
🔹 Long-term vision – Industry leaders stressed the need for forward-looking strategies to strengthen WA’s role as Korea’s third-largest trading partner.
A special thank you to our speakers, panellists and government representatives for sharing valuable insights - we were honoured to feature the following speakers:
🎤 Belinda Altadonna, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Events, Australia-Korea Business Council
🎤 Jin-chul Baung, Director, POSCO Australia Critical Minerals R&D Lab
🎤 Fay Duda, Honorary Consul for the Republic of Korea in Western Australia
🎤 Professor L. Gordon Flake, CEO, Perth USAsia Centre
🎤 James Fuller, Group Manager - Investor Relations, PLS
🎤 Liz Griffin, CEO, Australia-Korea Business Council
🎤 Clare Pope, Partner, Gilbert+Tobin
🎤 Michael Pope, Origination Leader Australia, GHD
🎤 Daniel Pastorelli MLA, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier, Parliament of Western Australia
🎤 James Rhee, Managing Director, Progressive Green Solutions
To our event partners, GHD, POSCO Western Australia, Progressive Green Solutions and Invest and Trade Western Australia for their invaluable support in fostering Australia-Korea economic engagement.
📩 Interested in hosting an AKBC event at your office or associated venue? Reach out to Belinda Altadonna, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Events to understand the event host opportunities available for the remainder of the year 📨 baltadonna@akbc.com.au
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