WA Leaders Conference

Wednesday 30 May 2018

2018

Time Activity

9:00am WelcomeSusan Kreemer Pickford, Engineers Australia

9:05am Welcome To Country Prof. Len Collard, University of Western Australia

9:10am Conference Opening Hon Dave Kelly MLA, Minister for Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science

9:20am Keynote SpeakerAndrew Charlton, AlphaBeta Advisors

9:50am Questions from the audience

10:00am Session One: People - Human Resources Moderated by Renee KearneyFrancis Norman, Amy Cooper & Erica Smyth

10:45am Morning Tea Break

11:15am Session One: Panel Discussion Francis Norman, Amy Cooper & Erica Smyth

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm Session Two: Technology - Digital Resources Moderated by Dr Paul Haskell-Dowland Sue Keay, Prof. Jill Slay & Russell Potapinski

2:30pm Afternoon Break

2:45pm Session Three: Leading the Interface of People and Technology Moderated by Dr Sophie Hancock Blair Marsh, Mike Horabin, Conrad Liveris, Sue Keay & Erica Smyth

3:55pm Event Wrap Up

4:00pm Conference Cocktail Function

Andrew has senior experience in business, government and international institutions. After commencing his career with the Boston Consulting Group, he received a Doctorate and Masters in Economics from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

Andrew served as senior economic advisor to the Prime Minister of Australia and Australia’s senior government official to the G20 economic summits. He was the prime minister’s representative to conferences of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate. Andrew has also served in corporate strategy and senior operational roles for Wesfarmers. In 2011 Andrew was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

AlphaBeta Advisors

Keynote Speaker: Andrew Charlton

Len Collard is a Whadjuk Nyungar Traditional Owner of the Perth Metropolitan area and surrounding lands, rivers, swamps, ocean and it’s culture. Len is a Professor and Australian Research Council Chief Investigator with the School of Indigenous Studies at the University of Western Australia.

Len’s research has allowed the broadening of the understanding of the many unique characteristics of Australia’s Aboriginal people andhas contributed enormously to improving the appreciation of Aboriginal culture and heritage of the Southwest of Australia. Len’s groundbreaking theoretical work has put Nyungar cultural research on the local, national and international stages.

Len has a Masters in Literature and Communications and his research interests are in the area of Aboriginal Studies, including Nyungar interpretive histories and Nyungar theoretical and practical research models. Len has conducted research funded by the Australian Research Council, the National Trust of Western Australia, the Western Australian Catholic Schools, the Swan River Trust and many other organisations both in the Government and Private Sectors.

University of Western Australia

Prof. Len Collard

Renee Kearney is the Head of Innovation Delivery at BHP. She is a passionate leader of transformation, bringing people, process and technology together to unlock the full potential of her organization.

Her previous roles include Head of Operations Research, Developing decision science capability in Iron Ore’s Rail and Port operations, and Head of HSEC in Guinea, West Africa

BHP

Renee Kearney

Amy is a Director at People Solutions Australasia Pty Ltd. She has supported Western Australian, National and Global companies in selecting, developing and transitioning employees to help them succeed. She has a strong understanding of a diverse range of industries and role types, providing advice and solutions need.

Amy has a Master of Organisational Psychology and is a Registered Psychologist who has been practicing for over 10 years. Her psychological, consulting and business background and experience has enabled her to draw on theories and models and translate these into practical and bespoke applications. Her areas of expertise are psychological and behavioural assessments, leadership development, career management and outplacement services.

As part of her role at People Solutions, she has been involved in a research project in understanding the drivers of change for organisations and what skills and capabilities will be critical for leaders to have in the future. She has been developing programs to assist leaders in understanding and developing these qualities to succeed in the Digital Age.

People Solutions

Amy Cooper

With over 35 years industry experience, Francis has spent much of his career working on international projects experiencing a growing movement toward international execution of engineering design. This movement to virtual team execution has seen mixed success; some have delivered exceptional outcomes whilst a large number have experienced significant issues.

Seeing several WA projects face major delivery issues, Francis began a PHD in 2011 to research interpersonal communications in these teams to build a better understanding of the drivers that influence the ways in which team members interact. This research is now complete, with his thesis approaching completion.

Francis was the WA division president in 2015 and is the current chair of the WA CLM branch, he is a Fellow and EngExec of Engineers Australia and holds the position of General Manager Strategy and Innovation with National Energy Resources Australia (NERA).

NERA

Francis Norman

Erica Smyth has 45 years experience in the mineral and petroleum industries, initially as a minerals exploration geologist and later in project management, government approvals, corporate affairs and community interactions. She has worked in the iron ore, gold, diamonds, mineral sands, uranium and oil & gas sectors.

Erica is now a full time company director. She is currently the Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Boards for the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environment Management Authority (NOPSEMA) and the Defence First Principles Oversight Board as well as the Industry Advisory Board for the ARC Centre for Mine Site Restoration.

She also has non-executive director roles at the National Energy Resources Australia Growth Centre (NERA), the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), the MinEx CRC and the Royal Flying Doctor Service National and Western Operations boards. She has recently been appointed to the Resources 2030 Taskforce by Minister Canavan.

Erica is an active mentor and is the co-founder and Chairman of the Mega Data Cluster WA networking group.

Chairman and CoFounder Mega Data Cluster WA

Erica Smyth

Paul Haskell-Dowland is the Associate Dean for Computing and Security in the School of Science at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia.

Paul has delivered keynotes, invited presentations, workshops and seminars across the world for audiences including Sri Lanka CERT, ITU and IEEE. He has more than 20 years experience in cyber security researchand education in both the UK and Australia.

Paul is the Working Group Coordinator to IFIP Technical Committee 11, a Fellow of the HEA, a Senior Member of the IEEE, an Honorary Fellow of SAHFOS, a Fellow of the BCS and a Senior Member of teh ACS.

Edith Cowan University

Dr. Paul Haskell-Dowland

Professor Slay is Optus Chair of Cyber Security at La Trobe University and Director of Cyber Resilience Iniatives for teh Australian Computer Society. Jill has established an international research reputation in cyber security (particularly Digital Forensics) and has worked in collaboration with many industrial partners.

Jill was made a member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to the information technology industry through contributions in the areas of forensic computer science, security, protection of infrastructure and cyber-terrorism. She is a Fellow of ACS and a Fellow of the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, both for her service to the information security industry (and is MACS CP and holds CISSP and CCFP certifications).

Jill has published one book and more than 120 refereed book chapters, journal articles or research papers in information assurance, critical infrastructure protection, security and forensic computing for the last 10 years. She has completed the supervision of 19 PhD’s and many Masters and Honours theses and has been awarded over AUD $2,000,000 in Australian Government Category 1 research income, including a Future Fellowship.

La Trobe University & Australian Computer Society

Prof. Jill Slay

Recognised as Superstar of STEM by Science & Technology Australia, Sue is a trained scientist with highly developed business skills, Sue runs the world’s first robotic vision research centre. The Australian Centre for Robotic Vision is an ARC Centre of Excellence with more than 100 researchers distributed across Australian and overseas research institutions.

With a PhD in Earth Sciences, Sue escaped the lab to move into research management and commercialisation where she has demonstrated national leadership, directing and ensuring impact from multidisciplinary R&D programs spanning engineering, physical and social sciences.

With interests in entrepreneurship and disruptive technologies, Sue is completing her MBA with UQ Business School, and successfully delivered an international consulting project in public cloud adoption and cybersecurity with the Wharton Business School (UPenn). A Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, she serves on the Board of the CRC for Optimising Resource Extraction and the Advisory Board of Brisbane.AI.

ARC Centre of Excellence for Robotic Vision

Sue Keay

Russ is the General Manager and Head of Intelligent and Autonomous Systems for Woodside Energy, responsible for leading the vision and implementation of these new technologies throughout the business.

Russ has more than 20 years industry experience.

He joined Woodside in 1998 and has held a variety of roles in areas including engineering, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, business unit leadership, artificial intelligence and robotics.

Woodside Energy

Russell Potapinski

As “Skills Catalyst” Sophie is responsible for leading both format and content innovation, from conception through development and delivery of short burst upskilling courses. Drawing on industry and collaborative experience, Sophie is interested in addressing the diversity of technical challenges of the resources industry.

Sophie has 14 years global experience in multinational mining (Rio Tinto Exploration), junior exploration (Ur Energy USA, Inc) and consulting sectors (Atkins Ltd). During 2016-17, Sophie co-delivered the Australia-wide UNCOVER Roadmap, a world first in mineral exploration, bringing over 40 stakeholders together representing government, research and industry with the goal to improve mineral exploration discovery rates collaboratively. The $900M+ 15-year UNCOVER Australia Roadmap sets out justification of 159 research and technology programs.

CORE Innovation Hub

Dr. Sophie Hancock

Blair Marsh has been involved in the Vocational Education and Training Sector for 17 years having commenced as a lecturer in regional Western Australia and subsequently moved into a range of management roles associated with both Organisational Services and Training Delivery at South Metropolitan TAFE.

As General Manager of Training Services, Blair has the responsibility for South Metropolitan TAFE’s training delivery across 14 campuses, with a key focus on driving strong relationships with both Industry and community partners.

South Metropolitan TAFE is in a unique position to help both individuals and organisations realise their potential and this is a challenge Blair enjoys.

Blair has recently completed an Executive Masters in Public Administration and is excited about the enormous potential for government to co-design workforce development strategies with industry, to prepare for the rapidly evolving world of work.

South Metropolitan TAFE

Blair Marsh

Mike Horabin is the principal of Board Advice, a leading specialist search firm in Western Australia, assisting boards of all types and sizes to find new directors. Commencing in 1991, he founded his own practice in 2000.

Mike has held executive and non-executive directorships in listed, unlisted and not for profit organisations. He has also had over 20 years’ experience as a senior executive and independent consultant in strategy formulation, business development and turnaround activities for a broad cross-section of industry.

He has been a fellow of the Australian Institute of Compandy Directors since 1987 and was an AICD Councillor for the maximum period of nine years (1997-2006), being recognised for his services with it’s National Distinguished Service Award in 2007.

Mike has been an accredited facilitator for the AICD since 1998. He has delivered over 600 modules with acrreditation for 4 Company Director Course (CDC) modules and several short courses and indigenous programs for over 3,000 participants. He has also authored an AICD course and reviewed CDC material for teh National Office.

Mike has had board and chair experience across both the profit and not-for-profit sector including chair/director in IT, telecoms, energy and as an AICD councillor.

Board Advice

Mike Horabin

Conrad Liveris is a corporate adviser on workplaces and risk.

With an emphasis on original evidence and data, Conrad works alongside businesses in Australia and globally to improve workplace performance across a range of HR and management practices. He has expert knowledge on diversity and inclusion, organisational structuring and remuneration.

The ABC calls him “one of Australia’s leading employment and workplace experts” and he writes a column for The Australian newspaper.

He also advises on external and political risk.

Conrad previously worked in management roles across communications, public policy and government. He is alumni of the US State Department and an Associate Fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society.

Corporate Advisor

Conrad Liveris

CORE Innovation Hub is Australia’s first co-working, collaboration and innovation hub focused on resources technology. It is creating an environment that fosters new enterprise and leadership to help address our industry’s evolving challenges.

As a neutral space, CORE enables operators, suppliers, researchers, entrepreneurs and startups with flexibility and opportunity to connect and collaborate with one another along the supply chain and across disciplines. Coworking is a shared work environment for workers from a range of companies and brings a range of benefits including strengthening business networks and collegial support.

CORE also offers programs to support resources technology growth and innovation. A professional skills program, CORE Skills, is being developed to support industry’s successful digital transition while CORE Start and Experts@CORE provide direct and facilitated access to experts and influencers in the resources, innovation and government sectors.

We welcome you to join us on this mission to build Australia’s innovative resources sector into the future. Contact info@corehub.com.au or www.comehub.com.au to learn more.

AiSpanner is the Next-Gen of front-end Turnaround, Shutdown and Outage maintenance simulation tools for Optimisation of Planning and Execution, using advanced visualisation (Digital Twin), dynamic physics, spatial and artificial intelligence. AiSpanner gives dimension to Safety, Work Orders, Crane, Scaffolding, Staging area, Tie-Ins and Spatial relativity to manage and optimise physical space, avoid conflicts, minimise interference and reduce the risk of health and safety incidents. This solution raises efficiency, quality, and accuracy while lowering risk, and increasing performance for turnaround maintenance, major refurbishment, construction and decommissioning.

isoPlan® is a digital process which enables users to generate “Lock Out Tag Out” task specific isolation plans directly from Computer Aided Drawings(CAD) and to store, update and publish isolation plans in a repository in the Cloud or behind user’s firewall systems.

isoPlan was successfully showcased both physically and in a live Virtual Reality demonstration at Australian Oil and Gas Conference in Perth – March 2018.

Join the worlds leading engineering professionals and discover how our industry will transform in the years ahead.

Accelerating technological change is transforming our world by the minute. Smart homes and self-driving cars are already shaping our daily lives. Automation is radically changing the way we work.

How can you future-proof your career in the face of these changes? This year’s Australian Engineering Conference will tackle the impacts of engineering challenges, from the ethics and limits of artificial intelligence to the role of robots in our daily lives. We’ll introduce you to leaders in the field, and concrete applications of emerging technologies.

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