Jay Horton is a Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Sydney, and leads the Australian Firm's corporate finance practice in Consumer and Industrial Products. Jay's expertise is in providing strategic and financial advice to top management on capital investment, value chain strategy, strategic growth and real option valuation. He advises clients in Australia and Asia in industries including food, wine and beverages manufacturing, and retail & distribution, transportation, and industrial products. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Economics from Australian National University.

In Jay's presentation for the Australian Business Foundation he draws on a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey of Australian manufacturing companies. The data from this survey provides indicators both for sources of company growth and the barriers to company growth in Australia The PowerPoint presentation and the key messages from Jay's speech are as attached: