Day 2 - Tuesday 8 May 2012 - NSW Trade & Investment: Business in NSW

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Day 2 - Tuesday 8 May 2012

Day 2 - Tuesday 8 May 2012

9.00am	Conference opening – Day 2 Michael Cullen, Executive Director, Enterprise, Small Business & Regional Development, NSW Trade & Investment
9.10am	Local community welcome Mayor, Councillor Alison Davey, Cessnock City Council
9.20am	Cessnock showcase Host community, Cessnock will showcase initiatives that have helped to grow local businesses and support the tourism and wine industries. Sustainable Cessnock's successes. This joint initiative of Cessnock Chamber of Commerce and Cessnock City Council commenced in 2010 with the aims of creating and taking advantage of opportunities for the CBD businesses Geoff Walker, President, Cessnock Chamber of Commerce Drayton's Wines - a story of business resilience A pioneering winemaking family in the area and one of the few companies which is still family owned and operated after 150 years and six generations. The Drayton's story is clearly a story of endurance and at times, overcoming adversity. John Drayton, Drayton's Wines The Convict Trail, Wollombi Valley GPS activated in-car delivered touring guides. A multi media application with an integrated original script, music and special effects to evoke the period the road was built (1826 – 1836) for the driver. Cessnock City Council was successful in securing a TQUAL grant in 2011 to part fund this project. Elizabeth Roberts, Executive Director, Convict Trail Project Inc
10.10am	Morning tea
10.40am	Keynote speech Resilient regional communities Keynote presentation and interview by Ellen Fanning Dr Tim Flannery, scientist, author and Australia's Chief Climate Commissioner
12.00pm	Keynote speech How resilient is the regional NSW economy, now and into the future? Dr Ric Simes, Partner, Deloitte Access Economics
12.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm	Concurrents (choose one)
	B1 Localising food production Projects that support food security and low food miles are the focus of this session. Food security and the growth of Hawkesbury Harvest to incorporate 60 farms and 20 other food and rural related destinations on the doorstep of Sydney David Mason, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Foundation Chair and current Board Member of Hawkesbury Harvest How education, marketing, distribution and sustainable agriculture are driving the Northern Rivers Food Links project to secure a sustainable food future for the region Jane Laverty, Regional Project Officer, Northern Rivers Foodlinks Nambucca Frrresh Edible Garden - a 'green' food garden benefiting local youth Nambucca Valley Youth Services Centre
	B2 The pathway to a clean energy economy Projects featured in this session include solar and other renewable energies. Newcastle ClimateCam – a test laboratory for the world's climate solutions Newcastle City Council Moree – location of Australia's first utility-scale solar power station Mark Connolly, Economic Development Officer, Moree Plains Shire Council NSW Office of Environment & Heritage's renewable energy programs Chris Briggs, State Coordinator - Renewable Energy Precincts, NSW Office of Environment & Heritage
	B3 Behavioural change, health and environment Healthy environment = healthy people – find out how a healthy environment can affect community health and lower the carbon footprint of the community in the process. The Norfolk Island Carbon / Health Evaluation (NICHE) trial is a world first study testing the theory that if you reduce your individual carbon footprint you can improve your health Prof Garry Egger, Southern Cross University Designing the built environment for healthy living Kirsty Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, Planning Institute of Australia Inc Community wellbeing in the Hunter W.E.J. Paradice, CEO, Hunter Valley Research Foundation
	B4 Rebuilding after disasters Case studies from Queensland and Kinglake will bring this session on resilient communities into sharp focus. Resilience lessons learnt after the 2010/2011 Queensland floods Scott Leonard, Natural Disaster Resilience Program Senior Advisor, Local Government Association of Queensland Ltd Rebuilding the communities around Kinglake after the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Barry Henwood, Chairman of the community company operating the franchise for sites at Hurstbridge and Diamond Creek Rapid Response Teams: successful outcomes in assisting businesses at-risk of closing and workers at risk of being retrenched as a result of the Global Financial Crisis Regional Officers, State Training Services, NSW Department of Education & Communities
3.00pm	Afternoon tea
3.30pm	Keynote speech Regional resilience – the path forward Dr Garry Egger, Director, centre for Health Promotion and Research Pty Ltd
3.45pm	Keynote presentation Fostering resilient regional communities – the complete picture Interactive session led by Ellen with a panel of experts and the assistance of some of the participants from the concurrent sessions. Also includes audience participation. This session brings together the strands of sustainable lifestyles and community resilience. Ellen Fanning, award-winning current affairs journalist
5.15pm	Close
7.00pm	Delegates to purchase own dinner – bus transfers available to a number of local restaurants