PROGRAM AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE NATIONAL SUMMIT THE FUTURE OF THE AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 19 20 AUGUST 2015 HOTEL REALM CANBERRA MAJOR SUPPORTER
AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE NATIONAL SUMMIT THE FUTURE OF THE AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 19 20 AUGUST 2015 HOTEL REALM CANBERRA
PROGRAM WEDNESDAY 19 AUGUST 1530 1600 Registration tea and coffee on arrival PLENARY SESSION BALLROOM 3 1600 1605 Welcome by MC, Steve Cannane, ABC Journalist and host of The Drum 1605 1615 Summit Opening, Neville Gibb, MTAA Chairman 1615 1635 Keynote address, the Hon Joe Hockey, Treasurer 1635 1700 Volvo Cars Australia, Kevin McCann, Managing Director A vision for tomorrow 1700 1800 Panel Discussion Automotive industry more than just vehicle building Facilitator: Steve Cannane Senator Nick Xenophon Senator Ricky Muir Senator John Madigan Kevin McCann, Managing Director, Volvo Cars Australia Kate Carnell, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Eugene Arocca, Chief Executive Officer, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport SUMMIT EVENING RECEPTION 1800 2000 HIGH COURTYARD NORTH Day 1 concludes P3
AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE NATIONAL SUMMIT THE FUTURE OF THE AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 19 20 AUGUST 2015 HOTEL REALM CANBERRA THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 0800 0830 Registration tea and coffee on arrival PLENARY SESSION BALLROOM 3 0830 0840 MC, Steve Cannane Recap of Day One 0840 0905 Keynote address, Senator the Hon Kim Carr Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Industry Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Science 0905 0920 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Dr Michael Schaper, Deputy Commissioner Regulatory Perspectives 0920 0935 Productivity Commission, Dr Warren Mundy, Commissioner Policy Perspectives P4
PROGRAM WORKSHOP SERIES 1 WORKSHOPS TO RUN CONCURRENTLY 0940 1040 Ballroom 4 Workshop 1 Improving Competitiveness and Transparency/Environment and Safety - James Tinslay (facilitator) Natalie Roberts, Executive Director, Society of Automotive Engineers, Australasia Richard Reilly, Former Chief Executive Officer, Federation of Automotive Products Manufacturers Frank Agostino, President, MTA South Australia Board of Management Scott Nargar, Product Planning Manager, Hyundai Motor Company Australia Ballroom 3 Workshop 2 Taxation and User Charging/Infrastructure - Steve Balzary (facilitator) James Whitty, Manager, Office of Innovation Partnerships and Alternative Funding, Oregon Department of Transportation, USA (attendance via pre-recorded message, and teleconference) Brett Fowler, Partner, Business and Private Client Advisory, ShineWing Australia Philip Davies, Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Australia Susan Harris, Chief Executive Officer, Intelligent Transport Systems Australia Damien White, General Manager, Industries and Infrastructure Division, The Treasury Tom Wheeler, Assistant Commissioner, Excise Product Assurance Indirect Tax, Australian Taxation Office 1040 1100 Morning Tea P5
AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE NATIONAL SUMMIT THE FUTURE OF THE AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 19 20 AUGUST 2015 HOTEL REALM CANBERRA THURSDAY 20 AUGUST CONTINUED PLENARY SESSION BALLROOM 3 1100 1120 Keynote address, the Hon Ian Macfarlane Minister for Industry and Science WORKSHOP SERIES 2 WORKSHOPS TO RUN CONCURRENTLY 1125-1230 Ballroom 4 Workshop 3 New Business Models and Whole of Industry Approach - James Tinslay (facilitator) Stuart Charity, Executive Director, Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association Richard Dudley, Chief Executive Officer, Motor Trades Association of Australia Tony Weber, Chief Executive, Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries Ballroom 3 Workshop 4 Skills and the Future Workforce - Steve Balzary (facilitator) Geoff Gwilym, Executive Director, Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce Brian Tanti, Lindsay Fox s Classic Car Collection Dr Subho Banerjee, Deputy Secretary, Department of Education and Training Richard Bendell, Founding Director, MoTec 1230 1315 Lunch P6
PROGRAM PLENARY SESSIONS BALLROOM 3 1315 1330 Workshop Report Back 1330 1350 Automotive Transformation Taskforce, Len Piro, Chief Executive, Automotive landscape, past, present and future 1350 1430 Futurist, Mark Pesce 1430 1530 Panel Discussion The Future of the Australian Automotive Industry What will the industry look like in 2030? Facilitator: Steve Cannane Len Piro, Chief Executive, Automotive Transformation Taskforce Ian Christensen, Chief Executive Officer, AutoCRC Gavin Smith, President, Robert Bosch Susan Harris, Chief Executive Officer, Intelligent Transport Systems Australia Mark Pesce, Futurist 1530 1540 Summation Richard Dudley, Chief Executive Officer, MTAA 1540 1545 MC to close event Summit Concludes P7
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