Engage your stakeholders in conversations that matter

Strategic communications, business intelligence and thought leadership to deepen relationships with executives, investors and policymakers.

The Action Exchange is an Australian thought leadership, research and c-suite engagement agency specialising in finance, sustainability and technology.

  • Reach Australia’s most influential business audience

    The Action Exchange is The AFR’s exclusive thought leadership provider. We spoke with James Daggar-Nickson, Director of AFR Ventures, for his perspective on how AFR Insights gives Australian businesses a thought leadership edge.

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  • Are PDFs dead? Five trends shaping B2B thought leadership in Australia in 2025.

    Are PDFs dead? Five trends shaping B2B thought leadership in Australia in 2025.

    Our take on why brand, personalisation and quality matters for organisations trying to reach a senior executive audience.

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Strategic intelligence, insight and engagement to drive business growth, influence decision-makers and achieve real-world impact.

  • Rigorous research, analysis and qualitative insights

  • Engagement campaigns to scale relationship building and convene senior leaders

  • Events, commentary and executive communications

Why choose The Action Exchange

Global experience, local insight

Our partners have decades of experience leading high-profile and complex editorial and engagement projects for institutional clients in Australia, Asia and around the world.

Storytelling for a senior executive audience

We specialise in uncovering new insights and communicating complex issues to a sophisticated and knowledgeable audience.

Curious thinkers, not copywriters

From the energy transition to innovation and financial regulation, we love sinking our teeth into new topics to challenge assumptions and uncover the ‘so what?’

Our latest work

Our work
Back to Blue, from insight to global influence
Back to Blue, from insight to global influence

Back to Blue, an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation, was established to tackle a problem that is widespread but poorly understood: ocean pollution in all its forms, not just plastics. Pollution enters the ocean through land-based activities, carried by stormwater, rivers, waste systems, and industrial practices. With no single source, there is no simple solution.

From Risk to Resilience: Rethinking global finance for modern business
From Risk to Resilience: Rethinking global finance for modern business

Australian businesses are navigating a profoundly complex global landscape, defined by economic volatility, compressed margins, and rapid technological disruption. In this challenging environment, the finance function is undergoing a critical transformation, moving decisively from traditional governance and reporting to becoming a strategic partner and driver of value creation.

Purpose meets performance: Clean energy communications at the CEFC
Purpose meets performance: Clean energy communications at the CEFC

Amy Fong, Director of Marketing and Communications at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), has built a career at the intersection of purpose and performance. She sat down with The Action Exchange to discuss the evolving nature of thought leadership in the energy transition and managing multi-stakeholder expectations

30 Years of Asialink Leaders: Bringing Australian stories of Asia Capability to life
30 Years of Asialink Leaders: Bringing Australian stories of Asia Capability to life

The Action Exchange was delighted to support Asialink Business to produce a publication celebrating 30 years of the Asialink Leaders Program in 2025. Featuring long form interviews with 17 leaders across government, business, academia, the arts, sports and diaspora community, the book offers vivid accounts of lessons learned for achieving success in Asia.