Company Directors Conference: Program

Master of Ceremonies

Welcome Remarks

Session 1

10.35– 11.30

The international economic environment

Moderator: Terry Budge FAICD, Chancellor, Murdoch University and Chairman, Australian Institute of Company Directors Conference Committee

Speaker

• Kishore Mahbubani, Professor, National University of Singapore and author, The New Asian Hemisphere

Session 2

11.30-12.30

Moderator: Dale Budd OBE FAICD, Chairman, Dale Budd & Associates Pty Ltd

Speakers

• Steven Cole FAICD, Deputy Chairman, Reed Resources Limited
• John Price, Commissioner, ASIC

Session 3

14.00–15.00

Moderator: Peter Yates AM MAICD, Director, AIA Australia Limited

Speakers

• Ann Pickard, Country Chair, Shell in Australia and Executive Vice President, Upstream Australia
• Hon Paul Raymond Henderson MLA, Chief Minister, NT Government
• Sean Kildare, General Manager Darwin, Inpex

Session 4

15.00–16.00

Business leaders making a difference

Moderator : John HC Colvin FAICD, CEO and Managing Director, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Speakers

• Gerard Neesham, Chief Executive, Clontarf Foundation
• Simon McKeon FAICD, Chairman, CSIRO and Business for Millennium Development
• Lord Michael Hastings, Global Head of Citizenship and Diversity, KPMG

Session 5

16.30–17.30

The ascent and descent of money: 2 years on!

Moderator: Martin Kriewaldt FAICD, Chairman, Hyne Timber

Speaker

• Professor Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil, Professor of History at Harvard University and William Ziegler Professor at Harvard Business School. Author "The Ascent of Money. A Financial History of the World"

6.30pm to 8.30pm – Welcome drinks

Session 6

9.00–10.00

10 top director issues

Moderator: Ali Moore, Journalist

Speakers

• James Strong AO FAICD, Chairman, Woolworths Ltd
• Yasmin Allen FAICD, Director, Insurance Australia Group Ltd
• Fiona Harris FAICD, Chairman, Barrington Consulting Group

Session 7

10.00–10.45

Moderator: Ali Moore, Journalist

Speakers:

• Warren Hogan, Chief Economist, ANZ Banking Group
• Michael Rennie, Managing Partner, McKinsey and Company

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Session 7

11.15–12.30

Innovation

• Mark Pesce, Futurist, Author & panellist, The New Inventors, ABC Television appears by arrangement with Claxton Speakers International

The Australian Economy

• Warren Hogan, Chief Economist, ANZ Banking Group

Infrastructure

• Paul Broad FAICD, CEO, Infrastructure NSW

Strategy

• Michael Rennie, Managing Partner, McKinsey and Company

Forums (select your preferred option)

12.30-17.00

see transport schedule for specific timings

Forum A — Australia, Asia and North Australia - FULLY BOOKED

Moderator:

• John Atkins FAICD, Chairman, WA, ANZ Banking Group (Thursday)
• Russell Shields MAICD, Chairman, QLD and NT, ANZ Banking Group (Friday)

Panel

• David Farley, Managing Director and CEO, Australian Agricultural Company Ltd
• David Flanagan MAICD, Executive Chairman, Atlas Iron Limited
• Michael Deegan, National Infrastructure Coordinator, Infrastructure Australia

Forum B — Achieving great outcomes: NFP, government and business working together

• Moderator: Phil Butler MAICD, Division Manager, ACT Division, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Panel

• Michael Coleman FAICD, Chairman, Planet Ark Environmental Foundation and Member, Not for Profit Reform Council
• Geoff De Lacy FAICD, Director, Polaris Consulting
• Janet Buhagiar, Executive Director, Social Policy, Dept of Chief Minister, NT Government

Forum C — Technological innovation in a disruptive world: risks and rewards

• Moderator: Doug Hughes, Vice President – Applications Product Management, Oracle Corporation Japan and Asia Pacific

Panel

• Geoff Wenborn, Group Manager IT Strategy and Governance at Origin Energy
• Lee Durston, Enterprise Application Architect for the Australian Finance Group 

Forum D — Indigenous Development: business engagement for the benefit of all

Moderator: Chris Hall, National Managing Partner, Risk and Regulation, KPMG

Panel

• Lord Michael Hastings, Global Head of Citizenship and Diversity, KPMG (Thursday only)
• Michael McLeod, CEO and Founding Director, Message Stick
• Melinda Cilento MAICD, Director, Woodside Petroleum
• Catherine Hunter, Head of Corporate Citizenship, KPMG Australia (Friday only)

Forum E — Building great relationships

• Moderator: Virginia Hickey FAICD, Director, @The Board Table Pty Ltd

Panel

• Roy Moorfield, Wine Judge, Commentator and Consultant
• James Strong AO FAICD, Chairman, Woolworths Ltd
• Melinda Conrad MAICD, Director, APN News and Media Pty Ltd

Forum F — Balancing priorities: Work and family, how do we get it right?

Moderator: Dr John Harte FAICD, Principal, Integrity Governance

Panel

• Nick Langton, Group Executive, Perpetual Private
• Virginia Mansell MAICD, Executive Director, Stephenson Mansell Group Pty Ltd
  Dr Amanda Rischbieth GAICD, Chief Executive, Heart Foundation

Forum G — The role of the board in setting organisational strategic development and culture FULLY BOOKED

Moderator: Kathleen Conlon FAICD, Director, CSR Limited

Panel

• Rick Lee FAICD, Chairman, Australian Institure of Company Directors
• Michael Rennie, Managing Partner, McKinsey and Company
• Ross Bradford GAICD, General Manager, Noetic Northern Territory

6.00pm to 10.30pm – Informal dinner

Forums (as above)

9.00-13.30

Selections as above, please see the Forum page for an explanation on the forums

See transport schedule for specific timings

Session 8

14.00–15.15

Fast, Frictionless and Disruptive: Hypereconomics and Australian Business 

Moderator: Bruce Linn FAICD, Director of SABRENet Limited

Panel

• Mark Pesce, futurist, author and panellist,The New Inventors, ABC Television (appears by arrangement with Claxton Speakers International)

Session 9

15.45–17.00

Tales from the corporate battlefield

Moderator: Catherine Harris AO PSM FAICD, Chair, Harris Farm Markets Pty Ltd

Panel

• George Jones FAICD, Chairman, Sundance Resources
• Luke Bowen, Executive Director, Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association Inc.
• Peter Mansell FAICD, Chairman, Ampella Mining Limited, Director, Bunnings Property Management Limited

Closing Remarks

• John HC Colvin FAICD, CEO and Managing Director, Australian Institute of Company Directors

7.00pm to Midnight – Formal dinner