Agenda Day 1

DEFENCE SUMMIT DAY ONE
Thursday 16th September 2010

DAY ONE | DAY TWO

8.00 Registration and coffee

8.45 Welcome and speed networking session
Get to know your peers right from the start in this relaxed and informal speed networking session. Bring your business cards!

9.00 Opening remarks from the Chair
Professor Michael Fratner, Head of School Engineering and IT, UNSW Canberra

9.10 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The real skills required of Australia's Defence Industry
RADM Peter Marshall, Head Maritime Systems Division, DMO

9.50 South Australia - The Defence State
Hon. Jack Snelling MP, Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education and Minister for Science and Information Economy, Government of South Australia

10.20 The skilling challenges facing the Defence Industry following the GFC

• The importance of retaining skilled workers in the face of a re-emergence of the pre-GFC skills crisis
• Working in concert to attract new and experienced workers and offering enhanced skill development opportunities
• Industry recommendations for Defence

John O'Callaghan, Executive Officer, Ai Group Defence Council

10.50 Morning tea

11.10 Maintaining competitiveness and improving Defence Industry performance

• Benchmarking and best practice
• Building internal capacity and improving productivity
• Boosting management skills
• Capitalising on potential growth
  

Tony Quick, Director, Defence Industry Innovation Centre

11.40 PANEL DISCUSSION: The Defence Industrys response to skilling

• Is the Defence Industry well positioned to respond to industry requirements?
• What impact has the GFC had on business?
• Is the Skilling Australia Defence Initiative meeting the skilling requirements of the Defence Industry?
• What steps can Industry take to address current and future skilling shortages?

Peter Bull, Vice President, National Security & C4I, Thales Australia
Jim Whalley, Chairman, Defence Teaming Centre and CEO, Nova Group
Daryl Mincham, Managing Director, Mincham Aviation

12.30 Lunch

1.30 DMO session
Eddie Ho, Director Industry Policy & Programs, Commercial & Industry Program, DMO

2.00 Current skilling initiatives in Victoria

• Implementation of the Securing Jobs for the Future program
• Victoria's vocational education and training system reform
• Industry workforce development initiatives, including Defence
  

Peter Haddad, Strategic Advisor, Defence Industries, Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development, Victorian Government

2.30 South Australia Defence Industry Leadership Program

• Key drivers
• Program overview and key stakeholders
• Outcomes and benefits
• Future of the program
  

Gordon Edwards, Director, Heavypoint Pty Ltd

3.00 Afternoon tea

3.20 PANEL DISCUSSION: Increasing participation rates of women within the Defence Industry

• Attracting women to the Defence Industry
• Areas within Industry requiring further improvement eg technical and complex roles
• Increasing womens role in senior management within the Defence Industry

Christine Zeitz, Director, Corporate Affairs, BAE Systems
Samantha Croser, Project Manager, Defence Systems Innovation Centre
Kelly Byrt, Human Resources Manager, General Dynamics Land Systems
Jenny Karavolos, Strategic Procurement Manager, Capability Development, Saab Systems

4.00 Closing remarks from the Chair

4.10 End of day one | Networking drinks