Program Sponsor
Consult Australia Launch and Conference Welcome
6:30pm, Wednesday 17 March 2010
Speakers: Paul Reed, Consult Australia President, Regional Director WA, Parsons Brinckerhoff;
Mike Thackray, Consult Australia NSW Division Chairman
Featuring: On the eve of the 2010 Consult Australia Annual Conference this is an event not to be missed, with an impressive line-up of speakers on critical business issues.
Day One: Thursday 18 March 2010
9:00am: Conference Welcome
Speaker: Paul Reed, Consult Australia President, Regional Director WA, Parsons Brinckerhoff.
9:15am: Ministerial Opening and Address
Speaker: Minister Tony Kelly MLC, Minister for Planning, Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Lands.
9:30am: Facilitator's Welcome
Speaker: Deb Dalziel, Fast Meetings.
9:45am: Keynote
Speaker: Paul Gilding, Harvard Business School.
Featuring: What is the forecast for the future of the consulting and engineering industry. In particular, the potential effects of climate change and how they will effect thinking in the future.
11:00am: Morning Tea
11:30am: What a Client Wants
Panellists: Brian Baker, Deputy Director General, The Office of Public Works and Services (NSW);
Peter Barda, Executive Director, ACIF.
Featuring: Promote better understanding of what clients and consultants need to achieve successful project outcomes.
1:00pm: Lunch
2:00pm: Concurrent Sessions
Delegates can choose either:
Market Analytics:
Speaker: Emily Brown, Senior Manager, Government Advisory Services, KPMG Econtech.
Panellists: Rick Harvey, Industry Leader NSW and Qld Professional Services, St George;
Mark Croudace, Global Director Business Development, Coffey International.
Featuring: How consultants can understand the markets that they operate in and make better use of benchmarking, forecasts, industry reports and other market tools to drive business success.
or
Tender Presentation Techniques:
Speaker: Ed Riley, Managing Director, Max Sam Pty Ltd.
Panellist: Peter Williams, Managing Director, MWH; Jamie Shelton, Principal, Sydney Director, Northrop.
Featuring: This session will highlight strategies which consultants can employ to assist them present a winning bid.
3:15pm: Afternoon Tea
3:45pm: Dispute Avoidance and Resolution
Speaker: Anthony Barry, Chief Executive, Asia Pacfic, Aurecon.
Panellists: Tony Horan, Barrister; Peer Dalland, FIDIC Adjudicator, Dalland Associates Pty Ltd.
Featuring: The Dispute Avoidance and Resolution (DAR) project that has been developed by the CRC for Construction Innovation.
6:00pm: Gala Dinner
Special Guest Speaker: John Anderson, Founder of Contiki Tours.
9:00am: Sustainability
Speaker: Kerry Barwise, Director, Allen Consulting.
Panellists: Darren Watt, Managing Director, Golder Associates; Emma Synnott, Arup.
Featuring: How urban planning and transport infrastructure can contribute to substantially reduced GHG emissions in our cities.
10:00am: Improving Professional Practice
Speaker: Denis White, Director, Warren Centre.
Panellists: David Hudson, Executive General Manager, Risk Management Leighton Holdings Limited;
Ian Reeves, Department of Transport and Main Roads; Christine Kanellakis, Principal, CKonsult.
Featuring: This session will highlight the work of the Warren Centre in developing a protocol of professional practice for the engineering profession and how this will potentially result in enhanced surity and professional status for the work of engineers in Australia.
10:45am: Morning Tea
11:15am: Leading to Inspire
Speakers: Stuart Glenn, Chief Operating Officer and President, PB International;
Dr Robert Care, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Arup.
Featuring: Both speakers will be engaged in a high level interview session facilitated by Consult Australia Chief Executive Officer,
Megan Motto.
12:15am: Managing Winning Teams
Speaker: Brian Kooyman, Director - Global Business, Tracey Brunstrom and Hammond Pty Ltd.
Panellists: Harry Partridge, Managing Director, Partridge Partners;
Ross Hitt, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, SMEC International.
Featuring: Strategic tools that can be employed to create better alignment in your organisation and create relationships in your internal teams as well as project teams.
1:00pm: Lunch
2:00pm: Take Home Value
Speaker: Deb Dalziel, Fast Meetings.
Featuring: An opportunity to provide feedback to Consult Australia about member needs and to identify priority areas for take home action.
2:30pm: Motivation
Speaker: John Eales, former Australian Wallaby Captain.
3:30pm: Conference Close
Speaker: Megan Motto, Consult Australia Chief Executive Officer, followed by afternoon tea.
