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Building on high-level conversations held in 2025, including a C-Suite discussion with Bureau Veritas in Melbourne and a roundtable in WA attended by French Minister Thani Mohamed Soihili and Former Ambassador of France to Australia Pierre André Imbert, FACCI is developing a national First Nations Engagement Initiative.
Taking shape as an event series across Australia, the initiative creates a platform for peer-to-peer dialogue on reconciliation and respectful engagement, with each event grounded in local perspectives and involving relevant First Nations organisations.
With Bureau Veritas as principal partner, the series brings together senior decision-makers to move beyond conversation and drive meaningful, lasting collaboration between the business community and First Nations peoples.
2 JUNE 2026 | PERTH (BOORLOO)
A C-Suite roundtable bringing together business leaders and First Nations voices during Reconciliation Week to reflect on reconciliation progress in Western Australia.
7 JULY 2026 | BRISBANE (MEANJIN)
Marking NAIDOC Week's 50th anniversary, this C-Suite breakfast focuses on practical pathways to partnership:
procurement, employment & co-design.
Date TBC | MELBOURNE (NAARM)
A lunch roundtable exploring how businesses can build genuine partnerships
with First Nations communities in the renewable energy sector.
Founded in 1828, Bureau Veritas is a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification services, with over 70 years of presence across the Pacific and more than 2,400 employees operating across 50 offices and labs in Australia and New Zealand alone. Trusted across industries to uphold quality, safety, and environmental standards, Bureau Veritas brings its commitment to ethical business practices and responsible operations to its partnership with FACCI's First Nations Engagement Initiative.
This exclusive artwork by Indigenous graphic designer, Kelli Savietto, has been developed to reflect FACCI’s commitment to strengthening relationships between First Nations communities and bicultural organisations through dialogue, collaboration, and cultural understanding.
Kelli Savietto draws on her Nyikina and Yawuru heritage from the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
It is a national event series bringing together senior business leaders from the French-Ausralian business community and First Nations organisations to foster open dialogue on reconciliation, respectful engagement, and meaningful collaboration in practice.
In 2026, Bureau Veritas is the principal partner, supporting three C-Suite roundtables across Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth.
Three events are planned across Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne throughout 2026. You can register interest to join these roundtables or reach out to support another initiative at fed@facci.com.au.
The roundtables with Bureau Veritas in 2026 are by invitation only, designed for senior decision-makers. Please contact FACCI directly to express your interest in attending.
Each event involves relevant local First Nations organisations to ensure discussions remain grounded in local perspectives and lived experience.
Reach out to FACCI directly to explore partnership, sponsorship, or participation opportunities.
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