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Upstream 2013 features a range of speakers from the energy and resources sector exploring the latest issues in funding, M&A, competitiveness, and our energy future.

Our second national Energy & Resources conference, Upstream 2013, is only two weeks away, and places are filling fast.

We've just confirmed additional speakers for the following sessions:

  • Mark Dempsey, Senior Managing Director, Head of Oil and Gas, Macquarie Capital, and William Teasdale, Specialist Advisor, Energy & Resources M&A, KPMG Corporate Finance for "Are you ready for the M&A wave?";
  • Mark Bower, Director – Debt Markets Origination, NAB and Paul Murphy, Partner, TS Standard Services, Ernst & Young for "Raising funds in capital constrained times";
  • John Barber, Senior Economist, Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE) and Justin Smirk, Senior Economist, Westpac Institutional Bank for "Demand uncertainty"; and
  • Quentin Markin, Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP for "Raising funds in capital constrained times".

Kicking off with a keynote address from The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources, Upstream 2013 features a range of speakers from the energy and resources sector, who will be exploring the latest issues in funding, M&A, competitiveness, and our energy future.

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