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2011 VMIA Risk Conference Program

Day 1 Wednesday 17 August 2011

09.00 Conference opening and welcome.
   
09.15 Natural Disasters: More extreme, more destructive and more often.
 
  • Dr Evan Mills, Ph.D, Staff Scientist University of California, U.S. Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
    View a video of Evan's presentation. [50 mins, 600MB]
   
10.00 Panel: Examining the impacts and influences of natural disasters. 
   
11.10 Cyber Crime: The faceless and silent threat!
 
   
12.00 Lunch with guest speaker.
 
  • Tim Costello, CEO,  World Vision Australia.
   
 

Concurrent sessions

13.35 C1 - The insightful truth - Risk communications in advertising.
 
  • Jem Wallis, Research Partner, Cat.Dog.
    Geoff Denman, Creative Partner, Cat.Dog.  
     View joint presentation [PDF, 1.11 MB]. 
   
  C2 - The Great CEO Debate - Does risk management really make a difference? 
 
  • Dr Michael Kennedy OAM, CEO Mornington Peninsula Shire.
     View presentation [PDF, 236 KB]. 
 
 
  • Craig Scoggie, Vice President & Managing Director, Symantec Corporation. 
 
  • Janet Dore, CEO Transport Accident Commission.
     View presentation [PDF, 212 KB]. 
   
  C3 -Total cost of risk showcase: Risk management partnerships.
 
  • Claudio Battilana, Chief Operating Officer, VMIA. Setting the context. 
     View presentation [PDF, 286 KB].
 
  • Tony Nippard, Executive Director Knowledge Management & Governance, State Services Authority.
    Merryn Lancaster, Manager Development and Projects, Knowledge Management & Governance, State Services Authority.
     View joint presentation [PDF, 265 KB].
 
  • James Kelly, General Manager, Department of Education & Early Childhood Development.
     View presentation [PDF, 120 KB].
   
15.15 C4 - National disaster resilience strategy: Shared responsibility - partners in disaster resilience.
 
  • Mark Duckworth, Executive Director Citizenship and Resilience, Department of Premier & Cabinet.
     View presentation [PDF, 374 KB].
   
  C5 - Reducing risk through measurement. 
 
  • Prof, Tim Draycott, Consultant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK. 
   
  C6 - The road to enterprise risk management.
 
  • Kylie McKiernan, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
     View presentation [PDF, 2.98 MB]. 
   
16.05 C7 - Melbourne’s population boom and challenges ahead.
 
  • Jeremy Reynolds, Manager Demographic Research, Department of Planning and Community Development.
     View presentation [PDF, 841 KB].
   
  C8 - Continuity and Statewide risk planning - Global trends and Victoria's approach.
 
  • Jeff Floyd, General Manager Strategy & Risk, VMIA.
     View presentation [PDF, 1.46 MB].
   
  C9 - Incident management in Victorian Health - a clear view for the future.
 
  • Alison J McMillan, Director Safety and Patient Experience, department of Health.
     View presentation [PDF, 669 KB]. 
   

Day 2 Thursday 18 August 2011

   
09.00 Conference welcome and day 1 summation.
   
09.10 The Global Risk Agenda. 
  • Gareth Shepherd, fellow of the World Economic Forum (WEF). 
   
10.00  The HBOS Story: Standing up for your professional beliefs. 
 
   
10.10  Key trends and insights from the Australian risk landscape. 
 
   
 

Concurrent sessions

13.35  C1 - Panel: Uncovering the unknowns.
 
  • Gareth Shepherd, fellow of the World Economic Forum (WEF). 
 
  • Karl Davey, RMIA Risk Manager of the Year, Manager Risk Management, Leighton Contractors.
    View presentation [PDF, 324 KB]. 
 
  • Andrew Fronsko, Head, Business Risk and Intelligence, TAC. 
     View presentation [PDF, 315 KB]. 
 
 
  • Adam Fitzpatrick, Managing Director, Seraphim Risk Management.
     View presentation [PDF, 379 KB].
   
  C2 - Social media risk: Blurring of boundaries.
 
  • Mikaela Reynoldson, General Counsel, Calliden Group. 
 
  • Maria Katsonis, Special Adviser, Strategy and Innovation Policy & Cabinet Group, Department of Premier and Cabinet. 
 
  • David McLaughlin, Partner, McPherson Kelly. 
 
  • Michael Short, Journalist, The Age. (Melbourne). 
   
  C3 - Articulating risk appetite.
 
  • Dante Peel, Partner, Risk Advisory, PwC Australia. 
 
  • Nick Chapman, Partner, PwC Australia. 
 
  • Arash Rashidian, Director Risk Advisory, PwC Australia. 
   
15.15  C4 - Strategy execution, risk management and the balanced scorecard. 
 
  • Yvonne Butler, Risk & Governance Practice Leader, The Pallladium Group.
     View presentation [PDF, 1.04 MB].
   
  C5 - Q&A with Paul Moore : The importance of organisational culture and ethics. 
 
  • Paul Moore, Moore Carter & Associates, UK.
 
  • Jane Foley, Director and Principal Consultant, Wheeler Strobel Consulting Group. 
   
  C6 - Risk management innovation - biosecurity showcase.
 
  • Jonathan Benyei, General Manager, Cargo, Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service (AQIS), Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. 
   
16.15  Conference summary and official close.
 

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