Program Overview
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| Pre-Conference | |
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| 8:30am - 4:30pm |
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| 8:30am - 4:30pm | |
| 1:30pm - 4:30pm | |
| 4:30pm - 5:30pm |
Earlybird Registration |
| 5:45pm - 7:15pm |
Ross Thornton, Deputy Chair, Great Southern Development Commission |
| Conference Day 1 - Naturally Stronger Regions | |
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| 7:30am |
Registration Desk Opens |
| Plenary Program | |
| Chair - Ross Thornton, Chair, Great Southern Development Commission | |
| 8:30am |
Welcome to Country |
| 8:35am |
Welcome to the Great Southern Region |
| 8:50am |
With sadness I have to advise that The Hon. Fiona Nash can no longer attend SEGRA however she has kindly asked Senator Dean Smith to represent her and deliver her speech. We look forward to welcoming Senator Smith to SEGRA. The Government's Vision for Regional Australia |
| 9:10am |
The Western Australian Government: driving regional development |
| 9:30am |
National Conversation for Regional Policy Facilitator - Prof. Geoff Cockfield, Professor in Government and Economics, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland and Founding Member of SEGRA Participants - Dr. Jen Cleary, Centre for Global Food and Resources, University of Adelaide, Chair, RDA Far North SA and SEGRA National Steering Committee Michael Kitzelmann, CEO, Etheridge Shire Council Prof. Paul Plummer, Co-Director, Cente for Regional Development, University of Western Australia Rhys Williams, CEO, The Makers Laura Egan, Founder/CEO, Enterprise Learning Projects |
| 10:15am |
Challenge Pitch Cassandra Hughes, Regional Manager, St John Ambulance, Great Southern and SEGRA National Steering Committee |
| 10:30am |
Morning Tea |
| Chair - Greg Stocks, Chair, RDA Great Southern | |
| 11:00am |
The Importance of Science and Technology in Regional Australia |
| 11:20am |
Australian Omega Oils Pty Ltd: a regional innovation success story |
| 11:40am |
Navigating Uncertainty in Regional Australia |
| 12:00pm |
Design Thinking: leading change management |
| 12:30pm |
Lunch |
| Breakout Sessions | |
| 1:30pm |
Spotlight Sessions 1. Creating 21st Century Organisations 2. Entrepreneurship and Investment in Regional Australia 3. Free Trade Agreements: maximising the benefits 4. Innovation and Technology: opportunities for regional Australia |
| 3:30pm |
Afternoon Tea |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
SEGRA 2016-17 Challenge 1. How might we develop the human capital of regional communities? 2. How might we retain young talent in regions? Bright ideas to avoid the millennial brain drain. 4. How Can We Get Off the Grid and Secure 24/7 Renewable Solar Energy for Sustainable Regional Development? 5. How might we develop a national tourism database of self-guided experiences across our regions? |
| 5:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | |
| Conference Day 2 - Realising the Potential | |
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| 7:30am |
Registration Desk Opens |
| Plenary Program | |
| Chair - Mayor Dennis Wellington, City of Albany | |
| 8:30am |
Advantage Albany: regional hotspot for growth and innovation |
| 8:50am |
RDA WA: a collaboration |
| 9:10am |
Sustainability of Land, Water and Community: a sense of place |
| 9:30am |
Naturally Stronger Regions: innovation through knowledge and technology
Knowledge and innovation are inseparable from each other- they drive economies around the world. Knowledge producers and users act to leverage the ideas, technologies, know-how and expertise on which their competitiveness depends. The panel will consider the properties of information and ideas which are central although often implicit to all forms of innovation, the implications and applications for the future as manifested in the unique attributes of regional Australia. Facilitator - Peter Ryan, Senior Business Correspondent, ABC News Participants Stephen Birkbeck, Regional Entrepreneur and Farmer Prof. Ken Dillon, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice President (Administration) at Charles Sturt University Prof. Fiona Haslam-McKenzie, Co-director Centre for Regional Development, University of Western Australia Angus M. Robinson, Co-Moderator, Manufacturing on the Move Claire Wiseman, CEO, RDA Far North SA Jim Wyatt, Principal, Optimi Digital |
| 10:25am |
A New Deal for Regional Australia |
| 10:45am |
Morning Tea |
| 11:15am |
Immersion Sessions 1. Dynamic Systems Thinking: delivering a sustainable regional Australia 2. Regional Collaboration: self interest, best interest and the parity principle 3. Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems 4. That Thing from the Future: playing with regional scenarios |
| 12:30pm |
Lunch |
| Breakout Sessions | |
| 1:30pm |
Spotlight Sessions 7. Regional Tourism and Geotourism |
| 3:30pm |
Afternoon Tea |
| Plenary Program | |
| 4:00pm |
SEGRA 2016-17 Challenge |
| 4:40pm |
Announcement of 2016 SEGRA Challenge Winner Report Back on SEGRA 2015 Challenge - Safe and Secure Domestic Water for Rural and Remote Regions Michael Kitzelmann, CEO, Etheridge Shire Council
Prof. Mark Morrison, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences, Charles Sturt University
A big thank you to Charles Sturt University for their support of the SEGRA Challenges. |
| 5:00pm |
Regional Australia Raise Your Voice - Conference Sum Up |
| 5:15pm - 5:30pm |
Announcement of 2017 Host Region |
| 5:30pm | |
| 7:00pm |
Conference Dinner and SEGRA Short Film Festival Short Film Festival
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| Conference Day 3 - Study Tours | |
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| 7:30am |
Registration Desk Opens |
| Study Tours | |
| 8:30am - 4:30pm |
Study Tour 1 - The 4 I's - Investment, Innovation, Infrastructure and Industry Development (Cranbrook and Plantagenet) |
| 8:30am - 4:30pm |
Study Tour 2 - Innovation and Diversification in Small Towns (Denmark) |
| 8:30am - 4:30pm |
Study Tour 3 - Regional Sustainability - Challenges of Business Development in a Small Town (Gnowangerup) |
| 8:30am - 4:30pm |
Study Tour 4 - Major City Conveniences Surrounded by Amazing Natural Environment (Albany) |