Andrew Charlton - Australian Representative

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Andrew Charlton
Dr. Andrew Charlton is an expert economist who
firmly believes that fair trade practices are
crucial to the economic prosperity of the future.
In his book, Fair Trade for All, he and co-author
Joseph Stiglitz propose a new, and perhaps
radical model for how developed and developing
nations can conduct business together in the
future so that all parties benefit.
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Education

• Andrew Charlton is someone who truly feels that
  quality education is crucial to the future
  prosperity of Australia as well as the rest of
  the planet. As someone who attended Oxford
  University as a Rhodes Scholar and earned a
  doctorate in Economics, he feels that his
  outstanding education was pivotal in the
  advancement of his career in politics, business
  and authorship.

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Climate

• Of all the challenges that future leaders will
  face. Dr. Andrew Charlton sees climate change as
  one of the pressing issues that will not be going
  away any time soon. As someone who was once
  deemed a Young Global Leader by the World
  Economic Forum and represented Australia at the
  United Nations Copenhagen Climate Conference
  while in his late twenties, Dr. Charlton is a
  credible advocate for environmental awareness.

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Fair Trade

• Fair trade policies are crucial to the economic
  development of poorer countries, which is an
  issue that people all over the world should take
  ownership in. According to Dr. Andrew Charlton,
  developing countries who fall behind in the
  advancement of clean energy sources and green
  technologies will be the perpetrators of excess
  carbon and methane emissions, which is something
  that affects everybody.

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Australian Prosperity

• Andrew Charlton is a doctor of economics who has
  represented his home country of Australia at the
  G20 Leaders Summit when he was working as the
  Senior Economic Adviser to former Prime Minister
  Kevin Rudd. He sees the rise of Asias middle
  class as opportune for increased trade with the
  continent a sentiment he expressed in his latest
  quarterly essay.

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Experience in Politics

• Dr. Andrew Charlton got an early start in the
  political arena, serving as an adviser to former
  Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd not too long
  after receiving his doctorate in economics from
  Oxford University. By the time he was 28, Dr.
  Charlton had become the Senior Economic Adviser
  to the former PM and was representing his country
  at the G20 Leaders Summit.

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Experience in Business

• After working in Australian parliament, Dr.
  Andrew Charlton then went on to take a stint in
  private business. He accepted a position for
  Wesfarmers, working in corporate development and
  Coles corporate. Dr. Charlton was a Rhodes
  Scholar at Oxford University, and is deeply
  interested in the prosperity of Australias
  future through increasing trade and promoting
  commerce.

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Technology

• Andrew Charlton sees technology as a tool that
  empowers us to accomplish more within our daily
  lives. The ability to make communications and
  transactions in a real-time manner has
  revolutionized the ways that business is
  conducted and has ultimately helped the
  environment by enabling people to do more without
  having to create carbon emissions through
  unnecessary travel for business transactions.

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Thank You

• https//andrewcharltonau.wordpress.com/
• http//wheelercentre.com/events/presenter/andrew-c
  harlton/
• http//www.authorstream.com/AndrewCharlton/
• http//www.quarterlyessay.com/issue/man-made-world
  -choosing-between-progress-and-planet
• http//www.randomhouse.com.au/authors/andrew-charl
  ton.aspx