program Day 1 Monday 18 June 2012 7.30am Registration 7.45am Breakfast 8.00am Conference opening and introduction by Geoff Allen AM National Chairman, CEDA 8.05am Michael Carey Vice President Strategy and Finance, Shell Group of Companies 8.10am Keynote Address: Energy Security The Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP Minister for Resources and Energy 8.30am 8.50am George Maltabarow Managing Director, Ausgrid 8.55am Alex Malley Chief Executive Officer, CPA Australia 9.00am Ministerial Address: Financing Australia s Future Long term versus short term Senator the Hon Penny Wong Minister for Finance and Deregulation 9.20am
9.40am Paul Drum Head of Business and Investment Policy, CPA Australia 9.45am Ministerial Address: The New Australians: Reshaping our skills dilemma Senator the Hon Chris Evans Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research 10.05am 10.25am Tim Besley AC CEDA Board of Governors 10.30am Morning tea 11.00am Dr Glenn Withers AO Professor of Economics, Australian National University; Member, CEDA Board of Directors; and Chair, CEDA Council on Economic Policy 11.05am Panel Discussion: Productivity, Welfare, Work: Rethinking our Tax structure Teresa Dyson Member, Board of Taxation and Partner, Ashurst Greg Smith Adjunct Professor, Australian Catholic University 11.35am 12.00pm Dr Glenn Withers AO 12.05pm Panel discussion: Dare to Care: Are recent age and health care reform adequate? Martin Laverty Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Health Australia
Professor Henry Ergas Senior Economic Adviser, Deloitte and Professor of Infrastructure Economics, SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong 12.35pm 12.55pm Networking lunch 2.00pm Ian Satchwell Director, International Mining Development Centre; President, CEDA Western Australia and Member, CEDA Board of Directors 2.05pm Panel discussion: White Paper - Australia in the Asian Century Dr David Gruen Member, Australia in the Asian Century Advisory Panel and Executive Director, Macro-economic Group, The Treasury Dr Heather Smith Member, Australia in the Asian Century Advisory Panel and Deputy Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2.35pm Commentary by John Lee Adjunct Associate Professor, Michael Hintze Fellow, Centre for International Security Studies 2.40pm 3.05pm Ian Satchwell 3.10pm Discussion: Strengthening economic relations between Australia and New Zealand: Emerging issues Gary Banks AO Chairman, Productivity Commission 3.25pm 3.40pm Ian Satchwell
3.45pm Panel discussion: Regional economic development Chris Adams General Manager, Pilbara Cities Office, WA Department of Regional Development and Lands Dr Ken King Chief Executive Officer, Gladstone Economic and Industry Development Board Lachlan Bruce Chief Executive, Regional Development Victoria 4.15pm 4.40pm Day one closing comments by Chief Executive, CEDA 4.45pm Close of day one Keynote Dinner Address 6.30pm Pre-dinner drinks 6.55pm Guests seated for dinner 7.00pm Welcome by CEDA Geoff Allen AM 7.05pm Entree and main meal 8.00pm Ian Stirling Chief Executive Officer, ElectraNet and Member, CEDA Board of Directors 8.05pm Keynote address: Budget 2012 Dr Martin Parkinson Secretary, Department of the Treasury 8.30pm Discussion and dessert
8.55pm Dr John Edwards Member of the Board, Reserve Bank of Australia and Member-elect, CEDA Board of Directors 9.00pm Close Day 2 Tuesday 19 June 2012 7.30am Breakfast 8.00am Opening remarks by Geoff Allen AM 8.05am Ian Ferres Consultant, TressCox Lawyers and Member, CEDA Board of Directors 8.10am Keynote Address: Breakfast with the Opposition The Hon Tony Abbott MHR Leader of the Opposition 8.35am Tony Tobin Consultant, Gilbert + Tobin and Member, CEDA Board of Directors 9.00am Close of breakfast 9.15am Guests seated in conference room 9.20am Jürgen Schneider Regional General Manager, Siemens Limited
9.25am Panel discussion: Major resources projects - Implications for skills and investment Professor Quentin Grafton Executive Director and Chief Economist, Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE) 9.45am Commentary by Dr John Kunkel Director Economics and Taxation, Minerals Council of Australia Lindsay Le Compte Executive Director, Australian Constructors Association Damian Dwyer Director Economics, Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Limited (APPEA) 10.15am 10.45am 10.50am Panel discussion: Workplace relations, productivity and employment participation Misha Zelinsky National Policy and Economics Officer, Australian Workers Union Senator Arthur Sinodinos AO Senator for NSW 11.20am 11.45am 11.50am Keynote address: Workplace relations, productivity and employment participation The Hon Bill Shorten MP Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation 12.10pm
12.30pm Closing Comments 12.35pm Close