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Activating First Nations Led Opportunities in Northern Australia

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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM

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Eddie Fry, Indigenous Business Australia (IBA)


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Eddie Fry
Chair
Indigenous Business Australia (IBA)

Activating First Nations Led Opportunities in Northern Australia

Abstract

IBA plays an important role in supporting the sustainable development of Northern Australia. IBA’s approach is to engage and collaborate with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and organisations to understand their needs and identify and invest in opportunities that provide strong financial returns and lasting economic, social, and cultural impacts. IBA is committed to further expanding its impact by identifying new sources of capital and finance, and channelling these towards assets and commercial ventures led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This presentation will explore what IBA has learnt about the importance of trusted partnerships in supporting First Nations communities to flourish and prosper in Northern Australia, now and into the future.

Biography

Chair, Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) Eddie Fry is a Dagoman-Wardaman man from the Katherine region in the Northern Territory. He has extensive experience within the Australian resource sector and is a specialist in Indigenous and native title issues. He holds a Diploma in Business Management from the University of South Australia and is a graduate of the International Lead and Zinc Study Group. Based in Adelaide, Eddie is a former director and a retained consultant of TNG Ltd, an Australian resource company focused on the exploration, evaluation, and development of a multicommodity resource portfolio in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. He is a member of the development team for the TNG Ltd Mount Peake project. Eddie is an executive director of Gimbulki Ltd, a native title land access company he established in 2002, Chair of the Indigenous Advisory Board at Broadspectrum (since 2010), Deputy Chair of the Aboriginal Foundation of South Australia Inc. and Chair of Todd River Resources Limited. Eddie held senior executive roles with Normandy Mining Ltd, where he established the company’s Traditional Owner policy. He was also involved with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, Aboriginal Development Commission and Department of Aviation.
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