Preliminary Program

* DRAFT PROGRAM ONLY - SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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Wednesday, 2nd November

4.00pm

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

5.00pm to 7.00pm

WELCOME & NETWORKING EVENT
All delegates and speakers are invited to attend.

Thursday, 3rd November

8.00am

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

9.00am

WELCOME & OPENING CULTURAL CEREMONY
Aunty Caroline Briggs, Arweet/Traditional Boonwurrung Clan Head

9.30am

MINISTERIAL WELCOME
The Hon. Jeanette Powell MP - Minister for Aboriginal Affairs

9.40am

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INNOVATION PRESENTATION
Mr Howard Ronaldson - Secretary, Department of Business and Innovation

9.45am

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Understanding Indigenous Business
Dr Dawn Casey - Chair, Indigenous Business Australia

10.10am

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Exploring the impact of art and cultural spaces on the development of communities.
Ms Monica Haslip - Founder, The Little Black Pearl Workshop (USA)

10.35am

SUMMATION - Q & A
Q&A Facilitated by Ms Jodie Sizer, with Dr Dawn Casey, and Ms Monica Haslip

11.00am

MORNING TEA

11.30am

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Why We Cannot Wait - The Urgent Need to Transform the Indigenous Business Sector in Australia
Mr Neil Willmett - CEO, The Willmett Group

11.50am

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Accessing Global Markets: A Blueprint for Success
Mr Alex Doñé - Associate Director for Business Development- Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
U.S. Department of Commerce

12.10pm

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Aboriginal Business - Our Future
Dr John Moriarty, AM - Chairman & Co-Owner, Jumbana Group

12.35pm

SUMMATION - Q & A
Q&A Facilitated by Ms Jodie Sizer, with Dr John Moriarty AM, Mr Alex Doñé, and Mr Neil Willmett.

1.00pm

LUNCH & NATIVE FOOD COOKING PRESENTATIONS FROM MR MARK OLIVE & MR CHARLES ROYAL

2.00pm

PANEL DISCUSSION
The Victorian Economy and Indigenous Access to it.
Mr Ian Hamm, Executive Director - Aboriginal Affairs Victoria
Mr Saul Eslake, Program Director - Productivity Growth - Grattan Institute
Ms Esmai Manahan, Manager Indigenous Economic Development Unit - Small Business Victoria
Mr Terry Garwood, Executive Director - Freight, Logistics & Marine, Department of Transport

WORKSHOP STREAMS

STREAM 1
Practical Business Skills

STREAM 2
Celebrating Culture & Traditional Wisdom as Economic Assets

STREAM 3
Generating Economic Opportunities

STREAM 4
Research

STREAM 5
Emerging Opportunities

2.45pm

WORKSHOP

PRESENTATION

PANEL

PRESENTATION

WORKSHOP

Social Media as a Marketing Tool
Ms Sam Cook

Emerging Into an Integrated Mainstream: Community Aspirations & Reality
Mr Damein Bell

 Generating Economic Opportunities
Opening the Doors to Procurement Opportunities
Ms Mary Doherty
Mr Neil Willmett
Mr Alex Doñė
Mr Marcus Lee

Progressive Aboriginal Relations Program
Mr Clint Davis

The Next Generation - Economic Trailblazers & Leaders
Ms Marcia Galea, Ms Lidia Thorpe

3.30pm

AFTERNOON TEA

        

4.00pm

 Banking for Indigenous Consumers - Research & Industry Action
Ms Vinita Godinho
Ms Stephanie Rice

Building Capacity within Indigenous Communities
Mr Romeo Crow Chief

 Realising Sustainable Employment Opportunities
Ms Justine Moss
Mr Charles Williams
Mr Richard Young
Ms Francine Pickett
Ms Nicole Bloomfield

Maori Innovation and Enterprise Ecosystems
Ms Daphne Luke

The Resource Sector - How can Victoria take advantage of the Mining Boom
 Mr Derek Flucker, Mr Damien Foley, Dr Manley A. Begay,
Mr Troy Hey

4.45pm

DAY 1 CLOSE

7.00pm

GALA DINNER - PRE DINNER DRINKS

7.30pm to 11.00pm

GALA DINNER
Featuring a performance from Dan Sultan

Friday, 4th November

8.30am

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

9.00am

WELCOME AND SUMMARY OF DAY 1

9.05am

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Indigenous Business: There are no more excuses
Mr Michael McLeod - CEO, Message Stick

9.25am

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Aboriginal Business Survey
Mr. Clint Davis - President & CEO, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business

9.50am

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Business Sustainability - Lessons from the past and strategies for the future.
Ms Toni Ah-Sam - Director, SED Consulting Darwin

10.10am

MORNING TEA

10.40am

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Encouraging Young Entrepreneurs
Dr. dt ogilvie - Rutgers Business School & Dr. Ian O. Williamson - Melbourne Business School

11.05am

SUMMATION - Q & A facilitated by Ms Jodie Sizer, with Dr dt ogilvie, Dr Ian O. Williamson, Mr Michael McLeod, Ms Toni Ah-Sam & Mr Clint Davis

WORKSHOP STREAMS

STREAM 1
Practical Business Skills

STREAM 2
Celebrating Culture & Traditional Wisdom as Economic Assets

STREAM 3
Generating Economic Opportunities

STREAM 4
Research

STREAM 5
Emerging Opportunities

11.30am

Building Business - Building Community

Mr Derek Flucker, Mr Damien Foley, Ms Toni Ah-Sam & Mr Richard Young

The Business of Indigenous Art

Ms Michelle Evans,

A/Prof Wayne Quilliam

 Generating Economic Opportunities
Corporate Social Responsibility - Now and in the Future
Mr John B. Zoe
Mr Clint Davis
Ms Leah Armstrong

Aboriginal Emancipation via Enterprise
Dr Dennis Foley

Tourism Champions Ms Wendy Hills, Mr John Collyer & Ms Caroline Densley

12.15pm

Social Enterprise
Presented by Social Traders

“In the Spirit of the Eagle and Crow: Our Theory of Indigenous Economic Development

Dr Manuka Henare

 The Business of Maintaining Culture: the Yalukit Willam Ngargee Festival
Presented by the City of Port Phillip
Aunty Carolyn Briggs
Mr Todd Condie

For our children’s children: Reactivating Aboriginal prosperity
Ms. Michelle Morning Star Doherty

Stimulating Tourism in Mexico with Indigenous Arts
Ms Adriana Bautista, Mr Roberto Campos, Mr Juan Caraza, Mr Alejandro Corona

1.00pm

LUNCH & SHOWCASE OF INDIGENOUS ENTERTAINMENT

2.00pm

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Indigenous Nation-Rebuilding in North America: Implications for Australia
Dr. Manley A. Begay - Senior Lecturer, University of Arizona

2.30pm

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Reconciliation Business - Getting the Balance Right
Ms Leah Armstrong - CEO, Reconciliation Australia

3.00pm

SUMMARY - Q & A facilitated by Ms Jodie Sizer, with Dr Manley A. Begay and Ms Leah Armstrong
3.20pm CLOSING CEREMONY

3.30pm

AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING

4.00pm

CONFERENCE CLOSE

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