Mark Tattersall is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He was most recently Assistant Secretary, Aid Management and Performance. He was lead author of Australia’s 2020 development policy, Partnerships for Recovery, and from 2018-19 coordinated Australia’s humanitarian respose efforts in the Indo-Pacific, including to Cyclone Gita in Tonga, the 2018 PNG earthquake and the Thai Cave Rescue.

Mark returned to DFAT in 2017 after three years seconded to the World Bank in Washington DC as Advisor to the Executive Director. Prior to this he held a range of positions in the former AusAID, including A/g Assistant Director General Afghanistan Branch and Executive Officer, Office of the Director General. He was posted to Pakistan from 2008-09 and previously worked in Vanuatu in the NGO sector.

Mark holds a Masters Degree in International Social Development from the University of New South Wales and Arts and Commerce Degrees with First Class Honours in History from the University of Sydney. He is married with two children.

Simon Fraser is the current Executive Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce Vietnam and is located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Simon has been living and working in Vietnam for 14 years in General and Operations Management across media, BPO, RPO and Recruitment industries. He has spent almost 18 years working across the Asia Pacific region and has a deep cultural understanding of living and doing business in one of the most populated regions on the globe.

Originally from Melbourne Australia, Simon was educated at University of Melbourne and holds a Degree in Business Management & Marketing. He commenced with AusCham Vietnam in May 2019 with a focus on sponsorship, memberships, engagement with local and Australian business by open dialogue and communication.