On Monday, November 15, 2021 the AustCham Korea team caught up with Pip Butler to enjoy some iconic FourB coffee in Gwanghwamun.

Pip is a Global Talent Officer for the Global Business & Talent Attraction Taskforce, an Australian Government initiative to attract high-value businesses and exceptionally talented individuals with ideas and energy to Australia. While she is based in Taipei, her role covers the Northeast Asia region and Pip is currently visiting Korea to attend the prestigious G-STAR virtual games conference in Busan.

Find out more about G-STAR 2021 (which ends this Sunday, November 21) here.

The Global Talent Visa Program is a new, streamlined visa pathway, designed to support the economy by introducing skills to high priority industries, promoting innovation and creating more jobs. This visa program is for highly skilled, intelligent individuals who have an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in sports, the arts, academia and research or a specific profession.

Recipients of the Global Talent Visa will be able to live permanently in Australia and work in one of the ten “future-focused” sectors below:

• Resources

• Agri-food and AgTech

• Energy

• Health Industries

• Defence, Advanced Manufacturing and Space

• Circular Economy

• DigiTech

• Infrastructure and Tourism

• Financial Services and FinTech

Find out more here.

Watch AustCham’s previous webinar with Pip here.