Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine October 2014 | Page 146

GERMAN-AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY AND
Energy Efficiency and Renewables in Buildings Conference
SINCE ITS FOUNDATION in 1977 the German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce ( GAC ) has become an important partner in fostering bilateral trade between Germany and Australia . The GAC maintains two offices one in Sydney and one in Melbourne . The governing body is the Council , which together with the Association of German Chambers in Berlin , appoints the Chamber ’ s executives . Since 2011 Kristian Wolf is the Executive Director of the GAC and the elected President is currently Lucy Hughes Turnbull AO .
GAC ’ s mission is to facilitate connections between German
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