| 7.15am |
Registrations |
CONFERENCE OPENING
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| 8.05am |
Welcome & Housekeeping
Kitty Prodonovich, Chief Executive Officer, Regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry WA
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| 8.15am |
Welcome to Country
Sharon Todd, Kariyarra Elder, Funeral Director, Towards the Dreaming Funeral Services
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| 8.30am |
PHCCI President’s Address
Therese Anderson, President, Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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| 8.45am |
Town of Port Hedland Welcome
Peter Carter, Mayor, Town of Port Hedland
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SESSION 1: Delivering Long Term Economic, Social and Environmental Best Practice in the Pilbara - Sponsored by Town of Port Hedland & BHP
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9.00am
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Kevin Michel MLA, Member for Pilbara |
9.15am
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Town of Port Hedland - Major Developments Update
Carl Askew, Chief Executive Officer, Town of Port Hedland
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9.40am
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Major Partner Update - BHP
Cindy Dunham, General Manager Port Operations, BHP
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10.00am
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Hon. Stephen Dawson MLC, Minister for Emergency Services; Innovation and the Digital Economy; Science; Medical Research; Minister Assisting the Minister for State and Industry Development, Jobs and Trade; Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region
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| 10.35am |
Morning Tea |
SESSION 2: Decarbonisation and Emerging Industries in the Pilbara - Sponsored by Horizon Power
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11.00am
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Jon Mizen, Senior Manager Customer Solutions, Horizon Power |
| 11.20am |
Katie Charuga, General Manager Port and Rail Services, Fortescue Hedland Operations |
| 11.40am |
Panel Discussion
Warren Wellbeloved, General Manager Rail, BHP
Jon Mizen, Senior Manager Customer Solutions, Horizon Power
Katie Charuga, General Manager Port and Rail Services, Fortescue Hedland Operations
Dr Kate George, Co-Lead First Nations Clean Energy and Emissions Reductions Advisory Committee (Cth)
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| 12.30pm |
Lunch |
SESSION 3: Pilbara Industry Updates - Sponsored by Pilbara Development Commission
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| 1.15pm |
Major Project Update
Terry Hill AM, Chair of the Pilbara Development Commission Board
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| 1.40pm |
Pilbara Ports Update
Charles Kretzmann, General Manager Major Projects, Pilbara Ports Authority
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SESSION 4: Finding Business Success in a Radically Changing World - Sponsored by Rio Tinto
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| 2.05pm |
Keynote
Pippa Hallas, Chief Executive Officer, Ella Bache
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| 2.50pm |
Benefits of Starting Your Own Franchise Business
Mark Fernandez, Chief Executive Officer, Franchising WA
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| 3.10pm |
Afternoon Tea |
SESSION 5: Lessons Learned in Small Business Ownership in the Pilbara - Sponsored by Local Buying Foundation
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| 3.35pm |
Panel Discussion - Successful SME’s
David Eaton PSM, Commissioner, Small Business Development Corporation
Fidel Gonzalez, Director, Mincka Engineering
Claire Boyce, Board Member, Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce and General Manager, Everything Earth
Mark Fernandez, Chief Executive Officer, Franchising WA
Byron Klein, Optometrist, Hedland Eyecare
Lee Ross, Pharmacist / Proprietor, Pharmacy 777 Port Hedland
Sharon Todd, Kariyarra Elder, Funeral Director, Towards the Dreaming Funeral Services
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SESSION 6: The Pilbara Property Landscape - Proposed, Emerging & Required - Sponsored by Fortescue
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| 4.15pm |
Panel Discussion - Property Development
Doug Cooksey, Managing Director, Cooksey Property Group
Ryley Heap, Senior Economic Development Officer, Town of Port Hedland
James Vallis, Project Director, Azzura Investments Ltd
Simon Cooper, Chief Operating Officer, NEXTDC
Dr Kate George, Managing Director of Bugardi Pty Ltd
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| 4.55pm |
Conference close and thank you |
| 5.15pm |
Networking Sundowner - Sponsored by Port Hedland International Airport |