Fiji–Australia business forum opens for registration

Business leaders, investors and government representatives from Fiji, Australia and the wider Pacific can now register for the 2026 Fiji-Australia and Australia-Fiji Business Councils Joint Business Forum, to be held at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva from August 27 to 29.

The Fiji Australia Business Council (FABC) launched the event yesterday at the ADB Boardroom, FHL Tower, Suva, under the theme “Strategy for a Shifting Landscape.”

FABC President Himen Chandra said the forum, held every two years alternating between Fiji and Australia, would look at opportunities linked to the elevated Fiji-Australia Vuvale Union.

“With the relationship between Australia and Fiji, I think this is probably at its peak,” Mr Chandra said, referring to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Suva earlier this week.

FABC vice president Saud Minam, from the Asian Development Bank, said about 50 businesses had already registered since the campaign began a few days ago.

“We still got about a month, month and a half to go, which basically means that we are expecting a massive crowd,” Mr Minam said.

He said 90 per cent of speakers, both local and international, had been confirmed, with the full programme to be released closer to the event.

The forum will also spotlight business opportunities tied to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

“Brisbane is our backyard,” said executive member Glenis Yee, from Munro Leys.

“There will be a lot of world attention on Australia and the Olympics, so it is something that Fiji could piggyback on.”

Mr Chandra said a dedicated forum segment would explore Olympic-linked opportunities for the private sector.

The forum runs from an opening dinner on August 27 to a half-day closing session on August 29.