SEQ in the Asian Century:  A Forum for SEQ RDAs
 
Thursday, 25 July 2013
9:30 am - 10:00 amRegistration and coffee on arrival
10:00 am - 10:15 amWelcome
Professor Max Standage, Chair, SEQ Regional Development Initiative
10:15 am - 11:00 amTowards the Most Digitally Capable Region in Australia
Mr Hugh Durrant-Whyte, Chief Executive Officer, NICTA
11:00 am - 11:45 amSmarter Manufacturing for a Competitive SEQ
Professor Roy Green, Dean , University of Technology Sydney Business School
11:45 am - 12:30 pmStrengthening SEQ's Supply Chains
Dr Rebecca Michael, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Transport & Logistics Council
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 2:10 pmPositioning SEQ for the Asian Century
Brent Moore, Executive Officer for East Asian Growth Markets, Austrade
2:10 pm - 2:50 pmBenchmarking SEQ's Competitiveness
Jack Archer, General Manager, Policy and Research, Regional Australia Institute
2:50 pm - 3:10 pmAfternoon tea
3:10 pm - 3:35 pmThe Queensland Plan and Governing for Growth Framework
Mathew Thomas, Project Manager (Economics), Qld Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning
3:35 pm - 4:30 pmHuman Capital in SEQ
Margaret Blade, Chief Executive Officer, RDA Brisbane
Russell Mason, Chief Executive Officer, RDA Sunshine Coast
Steven Koch, Executive Director, Skills and Employment, Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment
4:30 pm - 4:45 pmWrap up and close