Professor the Hon Stephen Martin, CEDA Chief Executive, has had a long and distinguished background in the Australian Parliament, academia and the private sector. He represented the NSW-based electorates of Macarthur and Cunningham in the Australian Parliament from 1984-2002. In Government, he served as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Chairman of the Inquiry into the Australian Banking Industry. After retiring from Parliament, Professor Martin held a number of senior executive roles in academia, including President/Chief Executive Officer of the University of Wollongong in Dubai, Pro Vice Chancellor International at Victoria University, Melbourne and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Strategy and Planning) at Curtin University of Technology in Perth. He is a Director of the Global Science and Technology Forum, Singapore and Visiting Professor at Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong.