Discover the personal vision of the future of technology from Steve Wozniak, co-founder, Apple Computer, Inc

Learn the ‘Laws of Cool’ from best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell and how to rise above the clamour of voices trying to reach consumers

Understand the key challenges that business leaders will face to 2025 from one of the world’s leading global ‘think tanks’

Learn about ‘shared value’ and the new economic model of the future from Michael Porter, Harvard Professor

Leading international speakersMalcolm Gladwell

Erik Peterson

Steve Wozniak

Michael Porter

• Australia’s must attend event for every business

• Experience over 40 world class speakers

• Connect with 1000 business leaders, executives, managers and owners

• Walk away with knowledge, contacts and inspiration to energise and invigorate your business

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Over 40 leading business experts• Anna Bligh, Premier of Queensland

• Denise Goldsworthy, MD Dampier Salt, Telstra Business Woman of the Year

• Steve Sargent, CEO, GE

• Saul Eslake, Director, Productivity Growth Program, Grattan Institute

• Peter Williams, CEO, Deloitte Digital

• Kate Sykes, Director, careermums.com.au

• Ross Dawson, Chairman, Future Exploration Network

• James Moody, Executive Director, Development, CSIRO

• Avril Henry, Managing Director, Avril Henry Pty Ltd

• Michael Branagh, National MD, Sapient Nitro

• Paul Broad, CEO, AAPT

• Helen Zimmerman, Executive General Manager, Navitas

• Molly Hariss Olsen, Director, EcoFutures

• Cathy Gray & Lee Jameson, Managing Directors, Gray Management Group

• Roy Green, Dean, Faculty of Business, UTS

• Robert Hill, Chairman, Australian Carbon Trust

• Wendy Simpson, Chairman, Westray Engineering

• Chris Ridd, MD Australia, Xero

• Andrew Banks, MD, Talent2

• Goran Roos, Chairman of VTT International, Finland, and “Thinker in Residence”, South Australia

• Peter McDonald, Director, Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute, ANU

• Nigel Ward, MD, Workplace Relations – Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors

• Brendan Lyon, Executive Director, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia

today, tomorrow & beyondGold Coast Convention Centre 1-3 June 2011

• Global megatrends

• Australian business sustainability

• Emerging and current business models

• Best practices in IR and OHS

• Skills shortage

• Doing business in a carbon economy

• The fast train debate

• Cloud computing

• Social media

• Financing growth

• Generational change

• Personal brand

• And much more!

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Is manufacturing in decline or is it changing its spotsGoran Roos, Chairman of VTT INternational, Finland and ‘Thinker in Residence’, South Australia

The future of manufacturing: Key ingredients for Australian successRoy Green, Dean, Faculty of Business, University of Technology

Business model innovations in manufacturingWendy Simpson, Chairman of Wengeo Group

Wednesday 1 June 2011 Pre-Congress Chambers Forum 2.00 – 5.30pm

Welcome reception 5.30 – 7.30pm

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Infrastructure

2:20 - 2:50pm 2:55 - 3:25pm 3:30 - 4:00pm

Manufacturing

Global position

Australia UnlimitedOliver Freedman, General Manager, AMR Interactive

Global trade in 2020: Insights into how Australia will need to position itself within a global landscapeHelen Zimmerman, Executive General Manager, English Navitas Ltd

The art of attraction: Foreign investment in AustraliaTim Harcourt, Chief economist, Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)

Environment Doing business in a carbon economyThe Hon. Robert Hill, Chairman, Australian Carbon Trust

Is Australia really a water challenged economy? Molly Hariss Olson, Director, Eco Futures

Fuelling the beast: Wind, solar or nuclear?Steve Sargent, CEO, GE Australia & New Zealand

Boom or bust: An economic view of a mining led economy Piers Dumaresq, Executive Director, Chancellor Hattersley Lloyd

A sustainable mining future: Australia’s blessing or curse? Denise Goldsworthy, Managing Director of Dampier Salt and HIsmelt and Telstra Woman of the year 2011

Facing the productivity humpSaul Eslake, Director, Productivity Growth Program, Grattan Institute

Economy

The role of immigration on the future of Australia as a ‘global’ countryPeter McDonald, Director, Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute, Australian National University

The rise of the independent contractorKen Phillips, Co-founder, Executive Director, Independent Contractors of Australia

Untapped Resources: Engaging Women in the workforceKate Sykes, Director careermums.com.au

Australia’s need for speed: The very fast train debateBrendan Lyon, CEO, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia

The rise of the megacity: Regional friend or foe?Marcus Spiller, Director, SGS Planning

The NBN Controversy: Propelling Australia forward or leaving us in the dark ages?Paul Broad, CEO, AAPT

Skills

Gala Dinner 6:30 – 11:00pm

12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch

8:50 – 9.10am Opening Address

Anna Bligh, Premier of Queensland

12:00 – 12.30pm Technology shaping our future – love, live, work, play

Deena Shiff, Group Managing Director, Telstra

11:00 – 12:00pm Seven Revolutions: Megatrends changing our world

Erik Peterson, MD, Global Business Policy Council, A.T. Kearney

4.30 – 5.30pm Sustainability through Innovation

Mark Vachon, Vice President Ecomagination, GE

9.10 – 10.30am The Laws of Cool

Malcolm Gladwell, Best-selling author, ‘The Tipping Point’, and ‘Outliers’

1.30 – 2.15pm PANEL DISCUSSION: Australia…Still the lucky country?

Carson Scott – Moderator, TV anchor and Chief Business Correspondent, Sky News Business

Thursday 2 June 2011 Day 1 Program 8:30 - 5:30pm

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2.00 – 2.20pm Welcome to the Gold Coast Bob Janssen, President, Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce

2.20 – 2.45pm From local to global: The Unified Chamber Movement Stephen Cartwright, CEO, NSW Business Chamber

2.45 – 3.20pm CASE STUDY: Fresh ideas for a successful Local ChamberTracey Doyle, EO, Erina Chamber of Commerce and MD, The Fresh Ideas Group

3.20 – 4.00pm Marketing tips for running a Local Chamber Paula Martin, General Manager, Australian Business Consulting and Solutions

4.00 – 4.30pm Afternoon tea

4.30 – 5.30pm GROUP DISCUSSION: How can I improve my Chamber? Sharing and presenting ideas to other Chambers

All delegates are invited to participate in the Welcome reception to be held on the Expo floor in the Gold Coast Convention Centre.

Meet new contacts, speakers and colleagues in an informal setting to mark the opening of the inaugural Australian Chambers Business Congress.

Friday 3 June 2011 Day 2 Program 8:30 - 4:00pm

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12:15 – 1:15pm Lunch

2:25 - 3:05pm 3:05 - 3:50pm

Finance

Innovation

Marketing

Technology Applications

Disruptive Innovation: Can it be learned?Peter Williams, CEO, Deloitte Digital

CASE STUDY: Harnessing ideas and commercialising innovationBruce Loxton, Managing Director, Kimberley Kampers

Cloud Computing: The silver liningChris Ridd, Managing Director, Australia, Xero

Mobility: New business models or bankruptcy?Andrew Fox, Head of Mobility and Cloud Solutions, SAP

Financing growth in tough timesPaul Niederer, CEO, ASSOB

How to get control of your finances to build successKate Julius, Partner and Leader of Sydney Private Clients Deals Practice, Price Waterhouse Coopers

Making it personal: Data driven marketingAndrew Kerekes, Manager Consulting and Analytics, Acxiom

‘The Best Job In The World’: Using social media to reach global audiencesMichael Branagh, National Managing Director, Sapient Nitro

10:45 - 11:30am 11:30 - 12:15pm

The nanotechnology revolutionCraig Belcher, Manager, Innovation & Commercial Development, AIBN Uniquest

Business in evolution: CrowdsourcingRoss Dawson, Chairman, Future Exploration Network

‘Bend It Like Beckham’: The power of personal brandCathy Gray & Lee Jameson, Joint Managing Directors, Gray Management Group

Neuromarketing: Rethinking the science of marketingDr John Gountas, Associate Professor in Marketing, Murdoch University

Marketing

Technology applications

The psychology of top performers and leadersAndrew Banks, CEO, Talent2

The impact of generational changeAvril Henry, Managing Director, Avril Henry Pty Ltd

CASE STUDY: Global Supply Chain networksChristopher Janssen, Managing Director, GPC Electronics

CASE STUDY: Rise of the small global enterpriseDidier Elzinga, CEO and Founder, CultureAmp

Sixth Wave of InnovationJames Moody, Executive Director, Development, CSIRO

PANEL DISCUSSION: Lessons in InnovationNarelle Kennedy, CEO, AB FoundationSteve Sargent, CEO, GE Australia & New Zealand James Moody, Executive Director, Development, CSIRO Evan Thornley, Better Place

Global business

Human resources

Innovation

Human resources

The changing OHS landscapeDavid Gregory, Director, Workplace Relations, ACCI

Will you still be on the enterprise bargaining treadmill in 2020?Nigel Ward, Director, Workplace Solutions, Australian Business Lawyers & Consultants

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Speakers and program subject to change without notice

8:30 – 9.00am Opening Address

Tony Abbott MP, Leader of the Opposition

9.00 – 10.15am From Volkswagens to Virtual Revolution: The story of Apple Computer, Inc.

Steve Wozniak, Co-founder, Apple Computer, Inc.

1.15 – 2.15pm Transforming Capitalism: Creating Shared Value

Michael Porter Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School

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Pre-Congress Chamber Forum 2:00 - 5:30pm

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Day 1 Congress Program 8:30 - 5:30pm

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