Committee for Adelaide

Established in 2013, the Committee for Adelaide is part of the Committees for Cities and Regions Network.

Its founding members are Ernst & Young and oil and gas company Santos Ltd and its foundation was influenced by political lobbyist Ian Smith.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

Its inaugural chair was Colin Goodall, a retiree from the oil and gas sector. He was replaced by James Blackburn, a partner with PwC in November 2017{{cite web |title=James Blackburn Chair in 2017 |url=https://committeeforadelaide.org.au/committee-for-adelaide-elects-new-chair-james-blackburn/}} and by Professor David Lloyd, the vice chancellor and president of the University of South Australia in August 2019.{{cite web |title=Committee for Adelaide appoints new chair Professor David Lloyd |url=https://committeeforadelaide.org.au/media-release-committee-for-adelaide-appoints-new-chair-professor-david-lloyd/}}

The first general manager of the Committee for Adelaide was Timothy Horton,{{cite web |title=Timothy Horton Profile |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-horton-35391354/}} who was followed by Matt Clemow{{cite web |title=Matt Clemow Profile |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-clemow-01b4aa4a/?originalSubdomain=au}} in 2014. The first full-time chief executive officer of the Committee, Jodie van Deventer,{{cite web |title=Jodie van Deventer named CEO of Committee for Adelaide |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/sa-business-journal/jodie-van-deventer-named-committee-for-adelaide-ceo/news-story/022783eb40cd136ec6ca28cf55201ef5 |url-access=subscription}} began in September 2016.{{cite web |title=Jodie van Deventer CEO of Committee for Adelaide says our narrative must change for the city to grow |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/sa-business-journal/jodie-van-deventer-ceo-of-committee-for-adelaide-says-our-narrative-must-change-for-the-city-to-grow/news-story/010f0ea1aef062f9918fd430354fa026| website= Adelaide Now|url-access=subscription}}

Its membership of the Committee for Adelaide is made up of some of the most diverse and influential organisations in South Australia.{{cite web |title=Committee for Adelaide Membership |url=https://committeeforadelaide.org.au/our-network/who-are-we/our-members/}}

Its board includes professionals across numerous industries. {{as of |January 2024}}, Raymond Spencer is chair, and Heather Croall is a board member. Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia, is patron.{{cite web | title=About Us | website=Committee For Adelaide | date=12 January 2024 | url=https://committeeforadelaide.org.au/about-us/ | access-date=15 January 2024}}

The Committee for Adelaide has four different tiers of membership: Platinum, Corporate, Small Enterprise Member, and Associate Member.{{cite web |title=Committee for Adelaide Members |url=https://committeeforadelaide.org.au/our-network/who-are-we/our-members/}}

The Committee has worked on policies and initiatives to attract talent, business and capital. Some of the publications it has produced include:

• Inquiry into Migration in Regional Australia (2019){{cite web |title=Joint standing committee on migration |url=https://committeeforadelaide.org.au/publications/joint-standing-committee-on-migration/}}
• Vision for Adelaide (2019) {{cite web |title=a vision for Adelaide |url=https://committeeforadelaide.org.au/publications/a-vision-for-adelaide/}}
• The Economic contribution of migration to South Australia (2019){{cite web |title=The economic contribution of migration to South Australia |url=https://committeeforadelaide.org.au/publications/the-economic-contribution-of-migration-to-south-australia/}}
• University Merger submission (2018){{cite web |title=Submission into the proposed merger between the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia |url=https://committeeforadelaide.org.au/publications/submission-into-the-proposed-merger-between-the-university-of-adelaide-and-university-of-south-australia/}}
• Shaping Adelaide’s Future (2016){{cite web |title=2018 Election Ask |url=https://committeeforadelaide.org.au/publications/2018-election-ask/}}
• Attracting the business we need (2014){{cite web |title=Attracting the businesses we need |url=https://committeeforadelaide.org.au/publications/attracting-the-business-we-need/}}
• Attracting the people we need (2013){{cite web |title=Attracting the people we need |url=https://committeeforadelaide.org.au/publications/attracting-the-people-we-need/}}
• Earning our place in a global economy (2013){{cite web |title=Earning our place in a global economy stop comparing start competing |url=https://committeeforadelaide.org.au/publications/earning-our-place-in-a-global-economy-stop-comparing-start-competing/}}

It has also prepared submissions into foreign policy white papers and infrastructure inquiries as well as given evidence at various parliamentary hearings{{cite web |title=New regional visas are uncompetitive |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/new-regional-visas-are-uncompetitive-unattractive-to-migrants-experts-say/news-story/8b5880d75cf98cb25195ebc91e58fd34|url-access=subscription}}

In 2017, it launched its business attraction project Boards without Borders{{cite web |title=Boards without Borders |url=https://committeeforadelaide.org.au/what-we-do/boards-without-borders/}} and in 2019 launched its talent attraction program Adelaide Abroad,{{cite web |title=Adelaide Abroad |url=https://committeeforadelaide.org.au/adelaide-abroad/}} designed to attract skilled migrants and expats and make their transition back to Adelaide easier.{{cite web |title=Migrants get guided tour to lure them to Adelaide| website=Adelaide Now |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/committee-for-adelaide-program-helps-migrants-to-sa-find-their-niche/news-story/942ea29d2ee9bab213f2b6242a70500d |url-access=subscription}}

The Committee for Adelaide is often quoted by the media and has had numerous opinion pieces published in various media including:

• SA should race for next generation of motorsport{{cite web |title=Opinion Piece Motorsport |url=https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2020/11/02/sa-should-race-for-next-generation-of-motorsport/}}
• How do you see Adelaide getting over this?{{cite web |title=How do you see Adelaide getting over this |url=https://citymag.indaily.com.au/special-report/how-do-you-see-adelaide-getting-over-this/}}
• Are we going to step up after COVID-19?{{cite web |title=Are we going to step up after Covid 19 |url=https://citymag.indaily.com.au/special-report/are-we-going-to-step-up-after-covid-19/}}
• Beyond the gloom, Adelaide has a chance to recreate itself{{cite web |title=Beyond the gloom Adelaide has a chance to recreate itself |url=https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2020/04/27/beyond-the-gloom-adelaide-has-a-chance-to-recreate-itself/}}
• The devastating truth about reconciliation{{cite web |title=The devastating truth about reconciliation |url=https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2019/06/28/the-devastating-truth-about-reconciliation/}}
• SA has much to lose if submarine work goes west{{cite web |title=SA has much to lose if submarine work goes West |url=https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2019/02/21/sa-has-much-to-lose-if-submarine-work-goes-west/}}
• Defence can steer state into the future{{cite web |title=Opinion Piece Jodie van Deventer Defence |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/jodie-van-deventer-defence-can-steer-state-into-the-future/news-story/d911b3f45e9b472f6b73e4e49e875d31 |url-access=subscription}}
• Adelaide is about the stories we tell ourselves{{cite web |title=Opinion Piece Jodie van Deventer Adelaide is about the stories we tell |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/jodie-van-deventer-adelaide-is-about-the-stories-we-tell-ourselves/news-story/d026a134a2b8b91675baf361cb4c2f2c |url-access=subscription}}
• South Australia needs policies to turbo charge population growth{{cite web |title=Opinion Piece Jodie van Deventer SA Population Growth |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/jodie-van-deventer-south-australia-needs-policies-to-turbo-charge-our-population-growth/news-story/460018593cd96f8c5eb90459849ab07f |url-access=subscription}}
• South Australia cannot lose its voice in Canberra because of poor population growth{{cite web |title=Opinion Piece Jodie van Deventer SA Voice in Canberra |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/jodie-van-deventer-south-australia-cannot-lose-its-voice-in-canberra-because-of-poor-population-growth/news-story/59c42e723f52c2bd8cf698010d2363f0 |url-access=subscription}}
• Bikes, electric scooters must be made legal for the road{{cite web |title=Opinion Piece Jodie van Deventer Bikes and Electric Scooters |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/jodie-van-deventer-bikes-electric-scooters-must-be-made-legal-for-the-road/news-story/ef9b3350f9e4b573597a1370ede7b3da |url-access=subscription}}
• We need vibrant high-tech industry{{cite web |title=Opinion Piece we need a vibrant hiitech industry |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/we-need-vibrant-hitech-industry/news-story/f0390809c1549d6e38fb13cfe0fdcbca |url-access=subscription}}
• Clock ticking on nuclear waste site debate{{Cite web|date=2021-02-10|title=Clock ticking on nuclear waste site debate|url=https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2021/02/10/clock-ticking-on-nuclear-waste-site-debate/|access-date=2021-03-01|website=InDaily|language=en}}

In 2020, the Committee for Adelaide hosted a workshop with the 50 most influential people{{cite web |title=Summit for SA's 50 most influential people |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/summit-of-south-australias-most-influential-people-to-drive-covid19-recovery-plan/news-story/58a472fe59b1b2ae5630435ef240df19 |url-access=subscription}} in South Australia as identified by The Advertiser. This followed a call from one of the 50, Sam Shahin from the Peregrine Corporation, for those on the list to use their influence for the good of the state.{{cite web |title=Sam Shahin challenges SA |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/otr-tycoon-dr-sam-shahin-challenges-sas-50-most-influential-people-to-help-improve-the-state-and-nation/news-story/c97fc3d05f944b40e825fe77f87e80dd|url-access=subscription}} Ten key ideas emerged{{cite web |title=10 ideas from SA's top 50 influencers to boost the state |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/ten-ideas-from-south-australias-top-50-influencers-to-boost-the-state/news-story/992690d17c6b99393db50c9b4a770168 |url-access=subscription}} with the Committee for Adelaide taking an active interest in energy, education, superannuation and a youth forum.

In 2017, the Committee for Adelaide made national headlines{{cite web |title=Turnbull and Xenophon in crisis talks |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fbusiness%2Fmining-energy%2Fturnbull-and-xenophon-in-crisis-talks-over-energy-shocks%2Fnews-story%2F76808ba62624d10007aa1e7e8550736d&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium#command-form}}{{cite web |title=SA firms bring energy concerns to Canberra |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/sa-firms-bring-energy-concerns-to-canberra}} when it met with then Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull{{cite web |title=remarks at a meeting with the Committee for Adelaide |url=https://www.malcolmturnbull.com.au/media/remarks-at-a-meeting-with-the-committee-for-adelaide}} regarding energy security, company taxation and migration.

Australian Financial Review journalist Phil Coorey, speaking on Adelaide radio station FIVEaa, said at the time that it was the Committee's Canberra delegation – that included medium-sized businesses – that had helped "take the sting" out of the company tax debate opening the way for Nick Xenophon MP to agree to cuts for businesses with turnover of up to $50 million. The deal included a $110 million loan for a massive solar thermal plant in South Australia and a study into constructing a long-mooted gas pipeline from the Northern Territory{{cite web |title=Ian MacFarlane outlines ambitious plan for national gas network |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/ian-macfarlane-outlines-ambitious-plan-for-national-gas-network-20140825-1089h9.html}} to South Australia.

In 2016, and following discussions with Kevin Scarce and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission, the Committee for Adelaide organised a delegation to visit several nuclear industrial facilities in Europe in April 2016. According to Matt Clemow, the committee's tour aimed to "create a cohort of SA people who have experienced the operations of the nuclear fuel cycle and will be able to contribute to the public discourse..."{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} InDaily reported that the delegation visited the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant and Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository.{{cite web |title=Nuclear lesson |url=https://indaily.com.au/news/2016/04/26/nuclear-lesson-if-you-cant-bring-the-community-with-you-dont-bother/}} The delegation returned to Adelaide a day before the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission delivered its final recommendations to the Parliament of South Australia. On 6 May, spokespeople for the delegation expressed their support for the establishment of nuclear waste storage facilities in South Australia.{{cite web |title=nuclear dump investigation Committee for Adelaide |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-06/nuclear-dump-investigation-committee-for-adelaide/7391554}}

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