Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia

SEGRA 2009 conference program

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Monday 26 October 2009 – Pre-conference Workshop Program

Western Australian School of Mines 10:00am – 4:00pm

10:00 am – 4:00 pm Climate Change in the Regions Facilitator: Associate Professor Peter Waterman, University of the Sunshine Coast
12 noon – 4:00 pm Economic Development Practitioners Toolbox
12 noon – 4:00pm Tendering and Evaluation: Testing the market and securing the deal Facilitator: Andrew Blitz, Business Development Manager, Western Australian Local Government Association
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Welcome Cocktails Western Australia Museum
7:30 pm Pre-conference Dinner The Palace Hotel

Tuesday 27 October 2009

Western Australian School of Mines 7:30 am – 5:00pm

7:30 am – 8:30 am Business Breakfast with speaker
9:00 am – 12:30 pm Plenary Program

New frontiers of regional development

  • Regional Australia and the global economy
  • Partners in prosperity – industry, economic development and communities
  • Regionally based decision making – the way ahead
  • Winning in the green revolution – a new base for prosperity
  • Indigenous Australians benefiting from regional economic growth
  • New regional models that account for new regional challenges
  • Moving communities to new frontiers
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Concurrent Sessions details
3:30 pm Afternoon tea
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Plenary Forum
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Happy Hour Hannans Club
7:00 pm Networking Dinner Historic Boulder Town Hall

Wednesday 28 October 2009

Western Australian School of Mines 7:30 am – 5:00pm

7:30 am – 8:30 am Business Breakfast with speaker
8:30 am – 12:30 pm Plenary Program

Developing new frontiers in regional Australia

  • Optimising growth in small to medium enterprises
  • Building infrastructure that promotes connectivity
  • Green skills build green economies
  • Responding to the local government reform agenda
  • Maximising opportunities for the next growth cycle
  • Initiating and shaping new regional governance structures
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Concurrent Sessions details
3:30 pm Afternoon tea
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Plenary Forum
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Happy Hour Kalgoorlie Town Hall
7:00 pm Conference Dinner Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame

Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 October 2009 – Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent sessions will emphasise case studies that demonstrate successful regional responses, and innovative thinking in the operating environment of regional Australia.

Topics addressed will include:

Thursday 29 October 2009

Western Australian School of Mines

7:30 am – 8:30 am Business Breakfast
9:00 am – 4:30 pm Regional Australia Summit 2009 details
9:00 am – 4:30 pm Study Tour 1 – Sustainability: the new frontier details
9:00 am – 4:30 pm Study Tour 2 – Mining: exploring new ground details