2009 Program 

DAY ONE - 24th SEPTEMBER 2009

8:30am Registration & Refreshments Foyer
9:00am Official Opening 
Derek Hunter - CEO, Mining Industry Skills Centre and State Minister (invited)

M4

9:30am

Keynote Speaker 
Michael Pascoe - Finance and Economics Commentator:
The Commodities Boom Isn't Dead - Only Resting: What the Headlines Aren't Telling You

M4

10:15am MORNING TEA
10:45am

Keynote Speaker
Philip Bullock
- Chair, Skills Australia:
Skills and Workforce Development for Australia

M4

11:30am Overview of PROJECT CANARY Scenarios
Derek Hunter
- CEO, Mining Industry Skills Centre

M4

12.15pm LUNCH
1:15pm  Conference
Workshop
Strands
 

A. Skills Shortages in Challenging Times - A New Challenge for Our Crystal Ball

Jennifer Neumann - General Manager - Delivery, Mining Industry Skills Centre

M1 

   

B. Measuring the value of the workforce - How can you prove Return on Investment?

Deb Jones - Manager - Program Delivery, Mining Industry Skills Centre

Rod Ramsay - Team Leader - Site Relations, Mining Industry Skills Centre

Dr Greg Laing - Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of the Sunshine Coast

Paul Andrews - Director, Applied Consulting Pty Ltd

M4 

   

C. Using Scnearios for Learning

John Burton - Team Leader - Instructional Design, Mining Industry Skills Centre

M2

3:30pm  AFTERNOON TEA
4:00pm

Forum round-ups and outcomes

Jenny Neumann - General Manager - Delivery, Mining Industry Skills Centre

Deb Jones - Manager - Program Delivery, Mining Industry Skills Centre

John Burton - Team Leader - Instructional Design, Mining Industry Skills Centre 

M4 

4:45pm - 6.45pm  Networking Drinks 

M3 

DAY TWO - 25th SEPTEMBER 2009 

8:30am 

Keynote Speaker                                  Scott Perkins - Chief Executive Officer, Northern Territory Resources Council

M4 

9:30am  Keynote Speaker
Trevor Brown - Inspector of Mines (Electrical) North Region, Department of Mines and Energy
How Legislation Affects the Quality of Training Delivered on Site 

M4 

10:30am  MORNING TEA
11:00am 

Discussion Panel

The Effect the Last 12 Months Has Had on Training

Steve Ebenestelli - Training and Development Coordinator, Gladstone Ports Corporation Ltd

David Dawes - Mining Services Manager, Leighton Pty Ltd

Maryann Wipaki - Manager - Safety & Health NQ Operations, Xstrata Copper Plc 

 M4

12:00pm  LUNCH
1:00pm  Keynote Speaker
Ali Dale
- Business Leader, Sentis Australia
Safety, Does One Size Fit All? Leading Australians in Safety 

M4 

2:00pm 

Highly Productive and Skilled Supervisors - It's Not Just a Dream!

Launch of the Supervisor Framework

Deb Jones - Manager - Program Delivery, Mining Industry Skills Centre

Daniel Turner - HSEQ Manager, Risk Management G&S Engineering Services'

Darren Moylan - Human Resources Superintendent, Training and Development, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance 

M4 

2:30pm  AFTERNOON TEA
2:50pm  Personality Speaker
Andrew Gaze
- Basketball Legend 

M4 

3:50pm  Conference Round-up and Thanks from Derek Hunter 

M4 

4:00pm  Conference Close  

For any queries, please contact Lisa Cooksey from the Mining Industry Skills Centre on 07 3872 8500 or lcooksey@miskillscentre.com.au.