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Murray Darling Basin plan: PC draft report Keynote speaker: Professor Jane Doolan,
Commissioner, Productivity Commission
Monday 10 September 2018, 11.45am to 2.00pm
Sofitel on Collins, Melbourne
agenda
11.45am Registrations
12.05pm Welcome and Introduction Ben Luttrell Associate Director Victoria and Tasmania, CEDA
12.10pm Keynote address Professor Jane Doolan Commissioner, Productivity Commission
12.30pm Lunch
12.55pm Moderated discussion and questions
Professor Jane Doolan Commissioner, Productivity Commission
Will Mooney Executive Officer, Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations
Steve Whan Chief Executive Officer, National Irrigators Council
Moderated By Paul Harris Principal Consultant, Marchment Hill Consulting
1.55pm Vote of thanks
2.00pm Close
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keynote speaker
Professor Jane Doolan
Commissioner, Productivity Commission
Dr Jane Doolan was appointed a part time Commissioner with the Productivity
Commission in December 2016.
Jane has extensive senior leadership experience working in sustainable water
resource and environmental management, providing policy advice to both State
and Commonwealth governments on issues such as water allocation, river
health and catchment management and water sector governance.
Jane has also worked in State government on environmental programs and
policies, participating in intergovernmental policy development and negotiations;
plus the oversight of environmental water projects. Jane has strong relationships
with the academic sector, with a particular focus on integrating state-of-the-art
environmental science with water policy and management.
Previously held positions include Commissioner with the National Water
Commission, Professorial Fellow in Natural Resource Governance at the
University of Canberra and Deputy Secretary for Water in the Victorian
Department of Environment and Primary Industries.
Jane is currently a Director on the Board of the Western Water Authority, and an
Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra.
Jane has a doctorate in zoology, and a degree in science (honours) from the
University of Melbourne.
At the Productivity Commission, Jane has worked on the National Water Reform
and is currently working on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan: Five-year
assessment.
panel
Will Mooney
Executive Officer, Murray Lower Darling Rivers
Indigenous Nations
Will Mooney is Executive Officer for the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous
Nations (MLDRIN).
MLDRIN is a representative confederation of First Nations from the Southern
part of the Murray Darling Basin. Since 1998 MLDRIN has been working to
create a united voice for Traditional Owners on waterway management and to
advance First Nations water rights and interests in the Southern Murray Darling
Basin.
Will completed an honours degree in History from the University of Tasmania,
before moving onto work in the successful campaign to extend Tasmania’s
Wilderness World Heritage Area to include key areas of old growth forest.
Since 2012, Will has been working with the River Country Campaign at Friends
of the Earth and - since 2015 - MLDRIN, to pursue practical pathways to
achieving Aboriginal water rights or cultural flows.
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Steve Whan
Chief Executive Officer, National Irrigators Council
Twitter: @SteveWhan
Steve Whan has been CEO of the NIC since January 2017. He is also a non-
executive Director/Trustee of industry superannuation fund Club Plus (since
2015), where he chairs the Member Experience Committee and is on the
Investment and Remuneration Committees.
Steve was member for Monaro in the NSW Parliament between 2003 and
2011 and member of the NSW Legislative Council from 2011 to 2015. From
2009 to 2011 he was a Minister holding portfolios including (at various times)
Primary Industries, Rural Affairs, Emergency Services, Small Business and,
from 2011 to 2015, Shadow Minister for portfolios including Primary Industries,
Rural Water and Police.
After losing a bid to regain the seat of Monaro, Steve spent a year leading
Tourism advocacy at the Australia Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Steve
has also worked on Sports Policy at the Australian Sports Commission and for
several Federal Ministers. He is active swimming, Mountain Biking, skiing and
growing native plants and is a life member of ACT Water Polo.
Steve has a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Economics, Graduate Certificate in
Management and is a Graduate of the AICD company directors course.
chair
Paul Harris
Principal Consultant, Marchment Hill Consulting
Paul has more than 35 years' experience in the global utility industry. Over the
last 20 years, he has managed and/or delivered management consulting
engagements to numerous water, electricity and gas utilities in Australia, New
Zealand, USA, Canada, Hong Kong, China and Europe. Over this period, Paul
has delivered engagements requiring strategic and pragmatic problem-solving
skills, leadership and stakeholder management capabilities for every major water
utility in Australia.
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corporate tables
CEDA would like to thank the following members for hosting a corporate table
at today’s event.
GHD Gilbert + Tobin RPS Group Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
attendees
Jem Anning Policy Adviser Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet Matt Barden Manager RPS Paul Bennett Director SIRS Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Dr Ilya Berelov Principal Heritage Advisor Biosis Angeline Bilas Project Manager Essential Services Commission Jane Branson Principal Economist Jacobs Group Sara Bundze Senior Policy Officer Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Phil Canning Managing Director Energy Power Systems Australia Peter Coen Chief Executive Officer Comdain Richard Cotter State Director - Agribusiness ANZ Megan Cusack Practice Leader - Communications & Creative Services RPS Dean Delahunty Principal Environmental Engineer RPS Laura Downes SIRS Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning David Ellis Business Development Manager CSIRO
Nicole Emara Business Development Manager, Land and Water CSIRO Felicity Farmer Technical Director, Communication and Stakeholder Engagement, Victoria GHD Clare Ferguson Senior Consultant Aither Christopher Flynn Partner Gilbert + Tobin Neil Gibbs Chairman Marchment Hill Consulting Dr Alexander Gosling AM CEDA Individual Trustee Louise Grgat SIRS Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Heather Griffith Manager Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Marcus Grudden Project Manager Essential Services Commission Dr David Halliwell Director Deakin University Susan Harvey Policy Advisor Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet Nathan Heinrich Senior Water Resource Engineer RPS Lisa Hocking Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Angus Holcombe Renewable Operations Manager Meridian Energy Craig Hough Director Strategy and Policy Australian Dairy Farmers Coorporation Jasmine Hoye Partner Newgate Australia Chris Hutchins Project Manager Essential Services Commission John Johnstone SIRS Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Rozi Juniper Senior Manager Intergovernmental Policy Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Tim Kennedy Senior Lawyer Gilbert + Tobin Ann Lansberry Director Barwon Water Dustin Lavery Section Leader, Waterways & Catchments - Southern, ANZ Infrastructure & Environm Jacobs Assoc Prof Rebecca Lester Co-Deputy Director Deakin University John Lipp Assistant Research Economist Productivity Commission David Marshall Research Assistant Productivity Commission Caroline Mathew SIRS Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Hamish McAlpin State Manager Rabobank Australia Ed McManus Chief Executive Officer Meridian Energy Steve Michelson Associate Partner Newgate Australia Rodd Mickelson Manager, Water Resources GHD Anna Mildner Environmental Consultant RPS Libby Mitchell Service Line Leader, Stakeholder Engagement and Social Sustainability, Australia GHD Jude Munro Chair Victorian Planning Authority Simon Muys Partner Gilbert + Tobin Sue Neales Rural and Regional Reporter The Australian Stephen Nicol SIRS Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Chris Olszak Director Aither David Petch Principal GHD Tina Pigliardo Acting Director Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Nick Raleigh Chief Farming Officer goFARM
Sharada Ramamurthy SIRS Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Louissa Rogers Program Manager North Central Catchment Management Authority Susan Ryan SIRS Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Tim Shanahan Manager - Sustainable Irrigated Landscapes North Central Catchment Management Authority David Sheehan Senior Manager | Partnerships and Sector Performance Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Bernard Shepherd Principal Consultant, Transport GHD Genevieve Smith Project Manager North Central Catchment Management Authority Jeremy Smith Manager RPS Chris Stoltz President Engineers Australia Melinda Stuart-Adams Director, Intergovernmental, Partnerships & Sector Performance Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Lynne Sutton General Counsel Powershop Sabrina Teodorowski Senior Policy Officer Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Linda Tremewen SIRS Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Susannah Tymms Manager Policy Strategy Dairy Australia Don Vincent Executive Advisor, GHD Advisory GHD Caitlin Wade Senior Policy Advisor Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet Piers Wall Electricity Operations Analyst Meridian Energy George Warne Senior Consultant RMCG Susan Watson SIRS Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Rohan Westbury Head of legal water issues Meridian Energy Lucy Weston Project Manager Essential Services Commission Kate Williams Leader, Location Intelligence, GHD Digital GHD
notes
CEDA Victoria
Women in Leadership: readying for resistance
DATE Monday 17 September 2018, 11.45am to 2.00pm
VENUE Sofitel Melbourne on Collins
SPEAKERS Jerril Rechter, Chief Executive Officer, VicHealth, Kathryn Fagg,
Chair, Boral, Mike Kalms, Lead Partner, Australian Defence Industry &
Space, KPMG
EVENT OVERVIEW Join industry leaders for insights on how to advance
gender equality in the workplace.
Sponsored by CEDA member First State Super.
Vice-Chancelors panel
DATE Friday 5 October, 11.45am to 2.00pm
VENUE Grand Hyatt Melbourne
SPEAKERS Professor Peter Dawkins AO, Vice-Chancellor and President,
Victoria University; Professor Jane den Hollander AO, Vice-Chancellor and
President, Deakin University; Professor Margaret Gardner AO, Vice-
Chancellor and President, Monash University; Professor Linda Kristjanson
AO, Vice-Chancellor and President, Swinburne University of Technology.
EVENT OVERVIEW At CEDA’s 2018 Vice-Chancellors panel in Victoria, hear
first-hand from leading VCs on the strategic direction of Australia’s
universities and priorities for the higher education reform agenda.
Sponsored by CEDA members Nous Group, UniSuper and Clayton Utz
Victoria’s economic development
DATE Tuesday 9 October, 11.45am to 2.00pm
VENUE Sofitel Melbourne on Collins
SPEAKERS The Hon. Matthew Guy, Leader of the Opposition, Victoria
EVENT OVERVIEW Join Leader of the Opposition in Victoria, the Hon.
Matthew Guy to find out more about policy priorities ahead of the
November state election.
Sponsored by CEDA member ExxonMobil.
CEDA contact:
Zoë Hewison, Event Coordinator
Phone: 03 9652 8402 Email: [email protected]
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CEDA Victoria
Defence industries: unlocking global markets
DATE Thursday 18 October, 11.45am to 2.00pm
VENUE RACV Club Melbourne
SPEAKERS Gabby Costigan, Chief Executive Officer, BAE Systems
Australia; Dr Sheridan Kearnan, First Assistant Secretary, Department of
Defence; Peter Shute, CEO & Managing Director, Norseld
EVENT OVERVIEW How can Australia unlock global defence markets and
grow export industries?
Sponsorship opportunities available.
Women’s economic security
DATE Monday 29 October, 11.45am to 2.00pm
VENUE Grand Hyatt Melbourne
SPEAKERS The Hon. Kelly O'Dwyer MP, Federal Minister for Women,
Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Federal Minister
Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service
EVENT OVERVIEW Join Australia’s Federal Minister for Women, the Hon.
Kelly O’Dwyer to hear more about the Government’s plans to improve
women’s economic security.
Sponsored by CEDA members First State Super.
CEDA Annula Dinner Address by RBA Governor, Dr Philip Lowe
DATE Tuesday 20 November, 6.00pm to 9.00pm
VENUE Sofitel Melbourne on Collins
SPEAKERS Dr Philip Lowe, Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia
EVENT OVERVIEW CEDA is delighted to welcome Governor of the Reserve
Bank, Dr Philip Lowe, back to its lectern for the 2018 Annual Dinner
Address.
Sponsored by CEDA members Allens and HESTA.
CEDA contact:
Zoë Hewison, Event Coordinator
Phone: 03 9652 8402 Email: [email protected]
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about CEDA
CEDA is a respected independent national organisation with an engaged cross-
sector membership. More than 750 of Australia’s leading businesses, organisations
and academic institutions from around the country are members of CEDA. For more
than 50 years, CEDA has delivered informed discourse and rigorous research to
influence good public policy for Australia’s economic and social development.
Membership
Organisations join CEDA because CEDA delivers exposure to high level thought
leadership, timely briefings on issues of economic importance, access to
networking and brand reach through sponsorship and hosting opportunities. In
addition to high profile public events, CEDA also delivers regular member only
events for employees of member organisations and exclusive Trustee only
boardroom briefings for senior executives from member organisations. These
provide a unique opportunity for peer-to-peer knowledge exchange and for
speakers and attendees to talk candidly on issues.
Research and policy
CEDA’s only agenda is to pursue good public policy to progress Australia’s
economic and social development. Since 1960 CEDA has produced more than
3000 publications, research reports and articles highlighting emerging issues and
directions in a diverse range of policy areas. Research in 2018 will focus on
inequality; community attitudes to economic growth and development; and a major
review of the purpose of economic growth and development in Australia.
For more information on CEDA membership, research and events please contact:
Michael Camilleri, State Director, Victoria and Tasmania 03 9652 8416 [email protected] Zoë Hewison, Event Coordinator 03 9652 8402 [email protected]
Ben Luttrell, Associate Director, Victoria and Tasmania 03 9652 8403 [email protected] Esther Greco, Event Coordinator 03 9652 8414 [email protected]
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