20/20 Vision Lessons from the past, ideas for the future

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1 20/20 Vision Lessons from the past, ideas for the future VICWATER 2015 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Thurs 10 - Fri 11 Sep 2015 The Langham Melbourne One Southgate Avenue, Southbank

2 Welcome On behalf of the Victorian Water Industry Association and its Board of Management, it is our pleasure to invite you to the 2015 VicWater Annual Conference and to share the program we have planned for the event. This Conference is regarded throughout the sector as the Victorian water industry s preeminent event; consistently attracting delegates from the most senior levels of the nineteen Victorian water corporations, together with leaders from Victorian Government departments, regulators and other state and national key water industry stakeholders. 20/20 Vision; Lessons from the past, ideas for the future is the theme for this year s Conference. With this theme we aim to learn from and recognise the sector s history over the past 20 years, this also recognises the role that VicWater has had in that history is the 20th anniversary of the Victorian Water Industry Association (VicWater). In building a future that respects and takes lessons from the past it is important to consider the full spectrum of our responsibilities; to meet our shareholders expectations, to continuously improve and deliver innovative products and services to our customers, to provide fulfilling roles that develop our people and to positively contribute to the social fabric of our communities through improved liveability. The celebratory element of this year s Conference will take place at the main dinner on Thursday night where we have organised an MC who will approach a number of long standing water industry professionals, both past and present, who will share their insights on the sector s growth and VicWater s part in that growth. The sector is likely to see significant changes in the membership of the Victorian water corporation boards this year and through this Conference, and the government s Director Training, VicWater will support the government and our members to ensure our directors have strong collaborative networks and access to contemporary industry thinking. As you will see, the program is packed full of distinguished presenters that are sure to challenge your thinking, give light to a different perspective or possibly even spark new ideas that can be incorporated into your business. We have also included a facilitated psychometric session this year which will introduce you to the field of study that seeks to better match a candidate to a role. This is done through testing or measuring individual mental capabilities and behaviour styles. VicWater believes that the 2015 VicWater Conference program will inspire you to consider the future possibilities for your organisation. As well as providing one of the few genuine opportunities for those in the senior leadership of the Victorian water industry to meet, network and strengthen relationships. This aspect of the event has been found time and again to deliver stronger outcomes for the broader industry. The program has been developed with directors and senior executives in mind and we look forward to welcoming you to The Langham in Melbourne for what we believe will be another outstanding Conference. We face the future fortified with the lessons we have learned from the past. It is today that we must create the world of the future. Spinoza, I think, pointed out that we ourselves can make experience valuable when, by imagination and reason, we turn it into foresight. Eleanor Roosevelt Doug Shirrefs Chair Tony Wright Chief Executive Officer

3 VICWATER 2015 CONFERENCE PROGRAM 20/20 Vision; Lessons from the past, ideas for the future Pre-Conference activities Wednesday, 9 September 2015 Optional Tours We are trialling the addition of water corporation tours onto the program this year but they will only be run if there is sufficient delegate interest from early registrations. You can indicate your interest in a tour as part of the registration process where you will also find more detailed information on the tours. Tours options include: 10.00am 5.30pm Tour A: South East Water, visiting: > Mt Martha Treatment Plant; over the last 4 years has been significantly upgraded with technology including Class A recycle plant, solar dryers and high temperature Anaerobic digeters, as well as a number of other typical treatment technologies that enables an old lagoon plant to accommodate rapid population growth. > Peninsula ECO; the largest pressure sewer system in Australian history, providing sewerage connections to more than 16,000 properties between Rye and Portsea to remove failing septic tanks which uses world first OneBox Technology (South East Water developed control and monitoring system for Pressure Sewer Systems). > Water Emergencies and the State Control Centre; the State Control Centre is Victoria s primary control centre for the management of emergencies including those that significantly impact water supplies, waste water and dam safety. This session provides a tour of the facility, where we will also cover the evolution of Emergency management in the water sector and better understand how Government and industry can use this centre in response to any major water or dam safety emergency in Victoria am 5.00pm Tour B: City West Water, visiting: > Water Emergencies and the State Control Centre; the State Control Centre is Victoria s primary control centre for the management of emergencies including those that significantly impact water supplies, waste water and dam safety. This session provides a tour of the facility, where we will also cover the evolution of Emergency management in the water sector and better understand how Government and industry can use this centre in response to any major water or dam safety emergency in Victoria. > Sunshine Golf Course; which has a sewer mining plant that supplies Class B recycled water to supply the golf course s irrigation needs. > Altona Treatment Plant; where City West Water is working to transform a sewage treatment facility into a water production facility. Attendees will tour the salt reduction plant producing high quality recycled water for industrial uses and golf course irrigation. > Laverton Recreation Reserve; a stormwater harvesting site which not only supplies water for open space irrigation it also addresses water quality, biodiversity and mitigates flood issues associated with Laverton Creek. 7.00pm Pre-Dinner Drinks Alto Rooms 7.30pm Informal Welcome Dinner Alto Rooms

4 Day 1 Thursday, 10 September am Registration am Welcome am Opening Address am Keynote Address Doug Shirrefs Chair, VicWater Adam Fennessy Secretary, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Piers Clark Chairman, Isle Utilities Ltd am Morning Tea Trade Display Area pm pm pm #SoNotCrapTM: Using art to promote community conversations about wastewater and the environment Lessons learnt from the development of a light-handed regulatory framework for the water industry in South East Qld VicWater Leadership Development Award outcomes Sue O Connor Artist and Director, Goulburn Valley Water Bruce Hammond Managing Director, East Gippsland Water Tim Ryan Principal Consultant, Oakley Greenwood Nathan Epp Senior Engineer of Energy and Commercial Projects Business Innovation and Efficiencies, Goulburn Valley Water Trade Display Area pm Lunch Sponsored by: pm pm Interactive Psychometric Session - The Truth About Values Delegates will be asked to undertake a 5 10 min online values assessment prior to day Boss or Bossy? How subconscious gender bias impacts the workplace Introduced by Jarrod McLauchlan Director, SACS Consulting Facilitated by Andrew Marty Managing Director, SACS Consulting Linda McGregor Owner, All About Eve pm Afternoon Tea Trade Display Area 4.30pm VicWater Annual General Meeting VicWater Council Delegates are asked to attend the VicWater Annual General Meeting. All other delegates are invited to observe. 7.00pm Pre-Dinner Drinks Trade Display Area 7.30pm Annual Conference Dinner celebration of VicWater s 20th year of service to the sector Dress; Smart Casual Arron Wood, MC for the evening. Professional speaker, leading sustainable business expert and director of Port Phillip & Westernport Catchment Management Authority and Sustainability Victoria. Vinh Giang, providing the evening s entertainment. Magician, teacher and South Australia s 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year. Sponsored by:

5 Day 2 Friday, 11 September am Where to from here? Lessons from the frontline Professor John Thwaites Professorial Fellow at Monash University, Chair of Monash Sustainability Institute, ClimateWorks Australia and Australian Building Codes Board and a director of the Australian Green Building Council am TCV Economics and Financial update Mark Tracey Economist, Treasury Corporation of Victoria (TCV) am Broader benefits from change: unexpected lessons from benchmarking Andrew Jeffers Managing Director, Wannon Water Suzy Goldsmith Senior Consultant Marchment Hill Consulting am Morning Tea Trade Display Area pm Collaboration - a process to tackle a long standing water quality issue in New Zealand Vivien Twyford Director, Twyfords Wendy Boyce Independent Consultant, Wendy Boyce Consulting pm New Business Rules Engine for Yarra Valley Water Stuart Squires EasyACCESS System Manager pm Products of our past, but not prisoners of it Graham Hawke Deputy Director, Environment and Research, Bureau of Meteorology pm Conference Close Doug Shirrefs Chair, VicWater 1.10pm Lunch Trade Display Area Lessons from the past, ideas for the future

6 Guest Speakers Adam Fennessy Adam Fennessy commenced as Secretary of the new Victorian Government Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) on 1 January Adam leads DELWP in protecting and enhancing Victoria s natural and built environment and heritage and supporting liveability and local government across the state, strongly influenced by decision-making at a regional and local level. Dr Piers Clark Dr Piers Clark, Chairman, Isle Group. Formerly the Managing Director for GWDP, a Blackstone private equity fund created to invest in water infrastructure assets around the world. From 2010 he was the Commercial Director for Thames Water, the largest UK water company, serving 14 million customers in London. Prior to this he was the Managing Director of Mouchel Regulated Industries, part of Mouchel plc. In 2006, Piers helped establish an innovative funding mechanism for technology companies, called TAG (Technology Approval Group). TAG bridges the gap between venture capital investors and the water company end-users and has resulted in over $300million being invested in waterrelated cleantech companies in recent years. The TAG forum is now delivered around the world by Isle, a specialist technical consultancy. Mark Tracey Mark is responsible for Treasury Corporation of Victoria s (TCV) Australian and US economic and interest rate outlooks and provides clients with informed financial market and economic information through regular briefings on the latest economic trends. Mark has a broad range of experience across the public and private sectors, including at Telstra, the Australian Office of Financial Management and the Federal Treasury. Immediately before joining TCV, he worked for the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance in economic policy and public-private partnerships. Mark holds a Bachelor of Economics with Honours from Monash University and a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University. Graham Hawke Graham Hawke leads the Environment and Research Division at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, with responsibilities for Climate, Research, Environment and Water, and Chair of the Audit Committee. He is on the Boards of the National Computational Infrastructure and Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre. Graham is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Chartered Professional Engineer (BE, MEngSci) and holds an MBA. His career has spanned consultancy, local government, small business, a multi-national corporation and 14 years at Southern Rural Water. Professor John Thwaites Professor Thwaites will discuss how lessons from the past can help inform future directions for the water industry. He will draw on his experience at the frontline as Victoria s Minister for Water during the Millennium drought and on his more recent involvement in water research through the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities. John Thwaites was Deputy Premier of Victoria and held Ministerial portfolios including Environment, Water, Climate Change, Planning and Health. He led major policy initiatives including Victoria s Our Water Our Future policy and the Victorian Government s A Fairer Victoria policy. He is now a Professorial Fellow at Monash University, Chair Monash Sustainability Institute, Chair ClimateWorks Australia, Chair the Australian Building Codes Board and a director of the Australian Green Building Council. John is a member of the Leadership Council of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network ( SDSN ). Linda McGregor With over 25 years experience in marketing, advertising, business strategy and staff development in the UK, Asia and Australia, Linda has wide-ranging expertise across most categories from alcohol through FMCG, financial services to Government and others in between. As founder of the leading and most credited female insights consultancy in Australia and NZ, Linda is an acknowledged pioneer in this area and expert on applied understanding around women. She is also a sought after keynote speaker and media commentator. At All About Eve the consultancy she established over a decade ago her team unpack insight into key gender differences impacting women as consumers and shoppers, as well as staff members in the workplace. Uniquely, examining both conscious and subconscious attitudes, actions and impacts, Linda has developed an actionable, holistic approach to allow her consultancy to truly claim, we know women. Vivien Twyford From the early 1990s Vivien Twyford built an international reputation in organisational decision-making with stakeholders. More recently she has been focusing on the needs of leaders and organisations who see change around them and recognise they need to learn new skills to tackle the new issues. Twyfords now offer tools for tough times including a collaborative pathway, mindset map and principles to facilitate the change in thinking required and to guide effective collaborative processes. Vivien draws on emerging theory and her own personal experience to coach, advise and facilitate organisations to achieve reduced risk, fast results and increased confidence with strong ownership of outcomes by all involved.

7 Registration Registrations for this event are done via our website. You can register yourself or others, pay for the package of your choice and indicate interest in the tour options. Customised accommodation options can also be arranged (subject to availability). Requests can be made within the registration form. ONLINE REGISTRATION (click) Member Non Member Full Conference Package Includes attendance at the Conference on both days, both Conference dinners and two night s accommodation $1,690 $1,920 Customised Conference package options Wednesday 9 September 2015 Optional Tours Free Free Thursday 10 September 2015 Conference attendance $690 $800 20th Anniversary Conference dinner $210 $230 Friday 11 September 2015 Conference attendance $690 $800 To guarantee accommodation at the Conference venue we recommend you register before: 7 August 2015